Announcements
ByMichael Duears
September 12, 2021 Upcoming Events – Safety Measures Dear Friends attending our upcoming events: Crab Feast, Ocean City, and the Road Dawg Rumble. There have been concerns for all of us with the uptick with the Delta Variant of COVID-19. While there are no individual mandates offered by the county or state, we should all…
ByMichael Duears
July 16, 2021 Today represents the future of forty-six proud men and women that have chosen to be Maryland State Troopers. In a time where law enforcement has been derailed by negative comments, pressed with defund the police, total lack of respect from the public, and subjected to denial and disbelief of their every move,…
ByMichael Duears
April 29, 2021 “It’s not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.” Words inscribed at the National Law Enforcement Officers wall in Washington DC. Those words have a deeper meaning today as I sadly write this message. One of ours… a fellow police officer has been killed in the…
ByMichael Duears
April 22, 2021 On behalf of the MSPAA Board of Directors and the Trooper of the Year Committee, we would like to congratulate TFC Evan Ruggles of the Leonardtown Barrack as our recipient of the MSPAA Trooper of the Year. TFC Ruggles is recognized for his dedication to the citizens of Maryland as he serves…
ByMichael Duears
March 18, 2021 The MSPAA in cooperation with the MSP is seeking information for the “First Era of the Maryland State Police, (1920’s to 1930’s). Detailed research has gone into the History of the MSP but we are looking for more focused, personal vignettes from family, friends or acquaintances whenever possible, to bring our historical…
ByMichael Duears
March 16, 2021 Last summer, I had the privilege of meeting and honoring Ms. Miriam Fine, one of the first female Maryland State Police employees, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Ms. Fine joined the Maryland State Police on December 1, 1941, six days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was hired as…
ByMichael Duears
February 10, 2021 We would like to honor the Maryland State Police during the month of February in recognition of Black History Month. We celebrate the accomplishments of our great leaders in the department, current and retired. We recognize the first African American Maryland State Trooper, Milton Taylor, who achieved the rank of Captain before…
ByMichael Duears
January 28, 2021 Every trooper that has had the honor to wear the badge and Stetson as one of “Maryland’s Finest” earned it by going through the gauntlet that is the Maryland State Police Academy. Although every class is unique, the experience is an accomplishment that binds us all together! Everyone remembers their class number,…
ByMichael Duears
January 28, 2021 Dear Retirees: Governor Larry Hogan recently announced new actions to expand the state’s COVID-19 vaccination network, including the opening of at least six mass vaccination sites at central locations, and new pharmacy partners in targeted areas. Throughout this pandemic, I have been determined to do whatever is necessary to protect our Maryland…
ByMichael Duears
January 10, 2021 The Maryland State Police is proud to announce the 100th anniversary of its founding as a statewide, full-service law enforcement department that has continually provided dedicated and professional police services to the people of Maryland. “While much has changed in 100 years, the two things that have remained constant are our mission…
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