THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY – ALL CRIME, ALL THE TIME
– News and commentary on the Criminal Class – Featuring the Chesapeake Region of Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
Maryland State Police Lt. Fred Davis and troopers inspect cartons of frozen shrimp for drugs after the arrest of the driver, Timothy A. Ridgell, of St. Inigoes, Md., on June 1, 1994, after a search warrant was obtained and the truck towed to the State Police Barrack parking lot in Leonardtown.
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While on routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific, Valiant’s crew interdicted a self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters carrying approximately 12,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $165 million and apprehended four suspected drug smugglers.
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DIRTBAG ROUNDUP: Quince Orchard High School Assistant Wrestling Coach Dake Williams Charged in Meth Importing and Child Porn Possession GAITHERSBURG, MD. – The Maryland State Police report that various computer data devices seized during a drug investigation of a volunteer assistant wrestling coach at Quince Orchard High School in Montgomery County revealed a cache of […]
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OUTLAW POACHER PIRATES OF THE CHESAPEAKE: Gregory Parks Sent to Slammer for One Year for Poaching in Virginia and Smuggling to Maryland NORFOLK, Va. – A Tangier Island man was sentenced Aug. 22, 2019, to one year in prison for violating the Lacey Act by harvesting oysters from the Chesapeake Bay in excess of Virginia […]
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COCAINE CALAMITY: Okay, MR. BIG. Those lawn chairs you ordered from China are here, along with your four black bags full of $10 million in cocaine To arrange to pick up your shipment from Port of Baltimore, our delivery assurance department wants to hear from you call 410 244-3500 BALTIMORE – Federal authorities and local […]
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OUTLAW PIRATE POACHERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE: Recreational fisherfolks busted for poaching Rockfish Department of Natural Resources has eliminated press releases on those arrested for poaching or violations. LIST OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS CENTREVILLE, MD. – The following persons have been charged with violations of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources rules on harvesting of Chesapeake […]
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The following information has been provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Commercial Fishing Suspensions/Revocations and Aquaculture Suspensions 5/30/19 . COMMERCIAL SUSPENSIONS Robert L. Copsey –Tidal Fish License # 97199 Suspendedo Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following period: 12/1/19 – 1/29/20. Heather V. Fuentes – Entitlementto Engage in Commercial […]
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OUTLAW POACHERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE: Montgomery County Market Cited for Selling Egg-Bearing Female Crabs GERMANTOWN, MD. – Maryland Natural Resources Police charged Lotte Plaza Market, located at 13069 Wisteria Drive, in Germantown, Md., with offering three bushels of egg-bearing female blue crabs — known as sponge crabs — for sale in violation of the state’s […]
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SHIP WITH $1 BILLION IN COCAINE UNLOADED BY FEDS – The good ship MSC Gayane wasn’t carrying lollipops. PHILIDELPHIA, PA. – The cokeheads of the Philly region are going to be paying more for their snorting at the beach this weekend when they find out their fun lines of coke will cost more due to […]
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SOUTHERN MD. POLICE BEAT: St. Mary’s Jail Employee Tammy Hill Busted for Supplying Drugs to Inmates LEONARDTOWN, MD. – There is a proud tradition in Maryland of corruption among a small but persistent minority of prison and jail employees providing drugs, sex and even cell phones for use in cells. This story is another one […]
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