Sgt. Boatwright says a student with a ghost gun was arrested Wednesday

Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, president of the Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police and Sgt. with  Baltimore City Public Schools police said on Wednesday, school police seized a loaded ghost gun at the Academy for College and Career Exploration High School in Baltimore City.

Statement from Clyde Boatwright, President, Maryland State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police

The Maryland Fraternal Order of Police takes seriously the health and safety precautions in place to protect officers and citizens. While the FOP encourages officers to get vaccinated, the Maryland-National Capital Park Police’s termination of three officers for circumstances surrounding the medical and religious objections to their COVID-19 vaccine without affording them their due process rights is unethical and unlawful.

Every newscast leads with another story about a shooting or lawbreaking in our area. Yet, at a time when violent crimes are at near-record highs, officer recruitment and morale is at historic lows, and COVID protocols are being rescinded, hardworking officers are being terminated and their retirement eliminated without proper due process rights, including a hearing, as would be required through the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights. We call on the Maryland-National Capital Park Police leadership and local officials in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to stand up for our officers and the citizens we seek to serve.

Clyde Boatwright

President

Maryland police officer hailed hero after stopping two suicide attempts in two months

Two lives in two months have been saved by a Maryland Natural Resources police officer. Those two people were showing signs that they might be suicidal. FOX 5 spoke with the officer who is now being hailed a hero about his quick thinking.

Suspect Rams Cop Car, Crashes Into Another Vehicle

A suspect attempting to break into vehicles at the shopping center located in the 6400 block of Dobbin Road Wednesday night fled the scene in a Chevy Impala then rammed an unoccupied police vehicle and a second vehicle. Police saw the crash and engaged in pursuit, prompting the suspect to take off.