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Barrack Information:
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Troopers investigated 338 motor vehicle collisions, a decrease from 2005. Eight
of the 17 fatal collisions were alcohol or drug related, and troopers investigated five of
them in which seven people died. In 2006, 329 violators were arrested for DUI. One of
these was an 18 year old driver who was also charged with homicide by motor vehicle
while intoxicated. A brief sobriety checkpoint yielded two DUI arrests, three CDS
arrests, and one arrest for disorderly conduct. Over the year troopers issued 10,277
citations, 8,605 warnings and 2,423 safety equipment repair orders. A traffic stop in August led to the arrest of two men and the recovery of some marijuana and over
$80,000.
A three month investigation into a string of commercial burglaries ended with the
arrested subject being charged with 11 counts of burglary. Some of the other criminal
cases successfully concluded include a homicide in Lusby, a CDS distribution arrest in
Solomons, and an attempted murder in which the victim was dumped in a parking lot.
Two high school students were charged with several weapons violations in October
when a handgun and two knives were discovered in a book bag. There were 1,122
criminal investigations, with an overall closure rate of 66%.
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