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100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago

A witness told police they saw a black Mercedes weaving through traffic at 1 a.m. Sunday at westbound MD Route 100 at Governor Ritchie Highway.

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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.

Maryland State Police marks 100th anniversary Posted on PIKESVILLE, MD—The Maryland State Police on Sunday celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding as a statewide, full-service law enforcement department. Officials say the idea was born of necessity. The dawn of the 1920’s brought a perplexing problem to the office of Maryland Governor Albert Ritchie. The advent of the automobile was providing criminals with the means to expand their criminal enterprises and the abilit...

Maryland State Police Marks 100th Year Of Service January 9, 2021 (PIKESVILLE, MD) – The Maryland State Police is proud to announce the 100 th 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.  The idea was born of necessity.  The dawn of the 1920’s brought a perplexing problem to the office of Maryland Governor Albert Ritchie.  The advent of the automobil...

Dec. 23, 1920 A force of motorcycle police to patrol the state roads in an effort to stop automobile banditry will be inaugurated at once, Governor Ritchie announced. The new force will be in effect, a state police force, but, because of the necessities of the law, will be under the immediate direction of the automobile commissioner. The present plans include only a comparatively small force of 20 or 30 men. On motorcycles, however, such a force can cover a large amount of territory. Yesterday,...