Tag: Driving under the influence

Police Cite 22 Teens For Underaged Drinking In Severna Park
On March 23, 2013, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Southway Drive in Severna Park for a report of an underage drinking party. This was the third such call in four months at this address. As the first officer arrived, the officer observed juveniles walking out […]

Snowden Resigns From State Position
The Capital is reporting that Carl Snowden has resigned his position as the Director of Civil Rights for Maryland’s Attorney General’s Office. According to The Capital, his resignation is effective 6 years after he took the office. In April of 2012, Snowden took an unpaid leave of absence from his position to wage a legal battle against […]

Annapolis Police Win Award
On May 30, 2012 Annapolis Police Department received the 2011 Maryland Law Enforcement Challenge Award from the Maryland Law Enforcement Challenge (LEC). Annapolis Police won first place among municipalities with 100 or more police officers. The Maryland LEC focuses on three areas of traffic safety: seatbelt enforcement, aggressive driving, and impaired driving. The LEC considers department’s educational and media […]

Man Causes 4 Accidents, Crashes Into House In Annapolis
On April 6, 2012 at 1:58 pm, officers responded to the area of Hilltop Lane and Boxwood Rd for a motor vehicle accident with possible injuries. Upon the officers’ arrival the driver of one of the vehicles stated the other vehicle involved in the accident left the scene. The driver described the vehicle as a […]

A Sobering Reminder
As we approach the holidays, there are going to be more opportunities to drink and drive. Do not take them, it is simply not worth the risk. The Transport Accident Commission in Australia has been running very graphic public service messages for over twenty years and it is working. On December 10th 1989 the first […]

Carl Snowden Arrested For Third DUI Offense
Carl Snowden is in the news again today. It seems that he was picked up for driving while intoxicated early this morning on his way back from Baltimore where he only had “one drink” according to The Baltimore Sun. Snowden is a former Annapolis City Alderman, the current Chairman of the Housing Authority of the […]

OPINION: DUI Licence Plates
Like That Will Solve The Problem One of the bills being considered by our illustrious legislators this year is to issue special bright yellow license plates for over 2000 strong habitual offenders. Yes, you read that right, there are over 2000 drivers in Maryland right now who have had three or more convictions for drunken […]