ByMichael Duears
We are broken hearted to report the tragic loss of an active Maryland State Police Cpl. Kenneth K. Shilling, III of the Planning & Research Division and formerly of the Hagerstown Barrack. Cpl. Shilling died on March 15, 2025 as result of complications from a recent surgery. He is the son of MSP retired Sgt….
ByMichael Duears
We regret to inform you of the recent passing of former MSP Trooper Harold Anthony Koudelka, Jr., 81, Westminster, Md. on February 4, 2025. He was a veteran with the United States Air Force. Koudelka served the Maryland State Police for over a decade before exiting to the private sector. OBITUARY Harold Anthony Koudelka, Jr.,…
ByMichael Duears
It is a heavy heart that I report the loss of another great trooper, Sergeant Preston Mears on August 9, 2024. OBITUARY Preston Lee MearsApril 19, 1946 – August 9, 2024 Preston Lee Mears Jr. passed away on August 9, 2024, due to complications from fibrosis of the lungs. Born on April 19, 1946, in…
ByMichael Duears
On behalf of the Maryland State Police Alumni Association, we sadly report the loss of one of “Maryland’s Finest,” Lt. Edward Smith Johnson, MDSP, Retired. Obituary for Edward Smith Johnson Edward Smith Johnson of Ijamsville, MD, passed away peacefully at home surrounded in love in the late evening of January 11, 2024. He was born…
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