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11/02/2026

HO-HO-HO! 🎄🎄There are 52 days (or 53 sleeps) until Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026. Time for the annual MSPAA holiday luncheon. Hope you can attend! 🎄🎄

11/02/2026

Museum Mystery Monday! Here’s one for the history books. Recognize anyone, and what in the world are they looking at? New radar?

10/31/2026

Who approved this week’s lineup?!

We’ve already had a full moon. Now we’ve got Halloween AND we’re turning the clocks back.

What could possibly go wrong? 🤫 Basically, the universe said, “Let’s see how much nonsense we can fit into one week.” 🎃⏰

Good luck out there, folks! Drive safe, be nice, and try not to give us any new stories to tell.

Happy Halloween from the MSPAA!

10/30/2026

Another sad and tragic day in the month of October for the MSP. Today, we pause to remember Corporal Edward M. Toatley, a fallen hero who left us far too soon.
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Corporal Toatley was shot and killed while conducting an undercover narcotics investigation in Washington, D.C. on this date in 2000. He had been deputized as a federal agent, in order to take part in a regional narcotics task force conducted in Maryland and Washington, DC.
As he attempted to purchase narcotics from the suspect, he was shot at close range while sitting in a car. After the shooting, the suspect fled on foot. Corporal Toatley was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries approximately two hours later.
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The suspect was later arrested in New York and extradited to Washington, D.C., where he entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to life without possibility of parole.
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Corporal Toatley was president of the Coalition of Black Maryland State Troopers, and had been with the Maryland State Police for 16 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. May he rest in peace. 💙

10/29/2026

. Boots and breeches! 1947 graduating class. 🎓

10/28/2026

Although 23 years apart, today's date was indeed a sad one for the MSP.
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TFC Phillip Russ and TFC Thomas Noyle were killed in an aircraft accident on this date in 1972.
While en route to Dorchester General Hospital in their medevac equipped Bell Jet Ranger aircraft to accomplish a transport to the Maryland Trauma Center, the helicopter crashed.
Indications were that the aircraft encountered heavy fog and the pilot was attempting to land when the crash occurred. The crash occurred in an empty field 1/4 mile east of Bennett's Paint Road near Queenstown, Maryland.
TFC Russ was 25 years old and had served in the Maryland State Police for three years at the time of his death. TFC Noyle was 28 years old and had served in the Maryland State Police for five years.
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In 1995, TFC Joseph Lanzi, assigned to North East Barrack, was killed in an automobile crash while responding to assist a Cecil County deputy at the scene of a DUI accident in which the suspect was armed with a gun.
During the response, TFC Lanzi's patrol car skidded during a downpour and struck a tree on Route 213 near Town Point Road, seven miles south of Elkton.
TFC Lanzi had served with the Maryland State Police for almost five years. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. {Eleven days prior to the death of TFC Lanzi, the MSP lost another hero in the line of duty, TFC Edward Plank, EOW - 10/17/1995.}
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The MSPAA honors their memories, they will never be forgotten. 💙

10/26/2026

Museum Mystery Monday! Here is another photo from the museum with no identifiers. Doesn't appear to be too old, judging by the vehicles in the background. Any idea on who the troopers are and where this photo was taken?

10/24/2026

Craig A Robertson, a follower from Western Maryland, was kind enough to send along a few vintage photos from Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack. Thank you, Craig, much appreciated! We love these old photos from days gone by.

10/23/2026

Sharp-looking trooper (of course!), sharp-looking car (ditto). Hope you can join us for Coffee with a Cop ☕

The John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Highway Barrack is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the Maryland House Travel Plaza and Areas Management to host Coffee with a Cop.

Monday, November 9, 2026
09:00-11:00 a.m.
Maryland House Travel Plaza

Stop by and spend time with our Barrack Commander and Troopers while enjoying free Lavazza coffee and pastries provided by Sunshine Market.

We hope to see you there!

(Sunshine Market is located inside the Maryland House Travel Plaza on I-95 at Mile Marker 82 in Harford County, MD)

10/22/2026

The first STATE team, photo submitted by Shawn Grove. His brother, Keith Kerr, was a member of this fine looking group. He is in the first row, 3rd from the left. Sadly Keith passed away in 1983. Shawn thinks the photo was taken in the late 1970's. Who do you recognize in this photo? Thank you Shawn for sending this our way!

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