This press release is designed to inform the public of our commitment to ensuring safety and enforcing the laws in Maryland.
Our message this week is following too closely causes collisions and injury. We strongly urge everyone to maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. A general rule is to maintain at least one full car length distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front for every 10 mph of speed. In other words, if you are traveling 60 mph, a good distance is six car lengths between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. One of the main causes for rear end collisions is following too closely and speed. The Maryland State Police is committed to enforcing these laws to ensure safe driving. Our enforcement actions will result in the driver receiving a traffic citation. Please slow down, maintain a safe distance and give 100% of your attention to your driving. It will save lives, injury and property damage. Our family’s lives depend on it.
Reporting period 10/21/19-10/27/19
Vehicle collisions that required a report: 51
Vehicle collisions that did not require a report: 33
Community policing activity: 8
Disabled/unattended vehicles: 23
DUI arrests: 10
Miscellaneous: 28
Premise checks: 14
Probable cause searches for drugs: 2
Traffic stops: 213
Vehicle storages: 0
Criminal/civil investigations: 17 (Drugs, Theft and Assault)
Below is a list of individuals that were arrested in this time period:
Date/Time: Last name: First name: Charge:
2306
0329
CONTACT: D/Sgt. Pietanza, Maryland State Police, College Park Barrack, (301)345-3101
Our message this week is following too closely causes collisions and injury. We strongly urge everyone to maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. A general rule is to maintain at least one full car length distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front for every 10 mph of speed. In other words, if you are traveling 60 mph, a good distance is six car lengths between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. One of the main causes for rear end collisions is following too closely and speed. The Maryland State Police is committed to enforcing these laws to ensure safe driving. Our enforcement actions will result in the driver receiving a traffic citation. Please slow down, maintain a safe distance and give 100% of your attention to your driving. It will save lives, injury and property damage. Our family’s lives depend on it.
Reporting period 10/21/19-10/27/19
Vehicle collisions that required a report: 51
Vehicle collisions that did not require a report: 33
Community policing activity: 8
Disabled/unattended vehicles: 23
DUI arrests: 10
Miscellaneous: 28
Premise checks: 14
Probable cause searches for drugs: 2
Traffic stops: 213
Vehicle storages: 0
Criminal/civil investigations: 17 (Drugs, Theft and Assault)
Below is a list of individuals that were arrested in this time period:
Date/Time: Last name: First name: Charge:
10/21/2019 0230 | POAWUI | KARIMU | Driving While Suspended |
10/21/2019 0550 | Diaz | Marcos | DUI |
10/23/2019 0308 | Scott | Donald | Warrant |
10/24/2019 0252 | Aguilar | Raquel | DUI |
10/24/2019 1300 | POSTON | RAYMOND | DUI |
10/25/2019 | Foster | Caluin | DUI |
10/25/2019 0252 | Sosa | Jose | DUI |
10/25/2019 1602 | Alvarado | Angel | POSSESSION-MARIJUANA 10 GM+ |
10/26/2019 0531 | Lopez Gomez | Jimmy | DUI |
10/26/2019 | Lopez | Ubaldo | DUI |
10/26/2019 0550 | Fagge | Habiba | DUI |
10/26/2019 1545 | Donis Castaneda | Edgar | DUI |
10/26/2019 2257 | Douglas | Abinghi | DUI |
10/27/2019 0100 | Wood | Andre | Warrant |
2306
0329
CONTACT: D/Sgt. Pietanza, Maryland State Police, College Park Barrack, (301)345-3101
Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.