The Law Enforcemnt Arm in the State of Maryland.

Basic Duties

Each Trooper has a set of basic duties they must perform. They include, but are not limited to

-Enforcing the criminal and motor vehicle laws of the State of Maryland

-Investigating traffic accidents

-Investigating and completing criminal investigations

-Providing basic medical attention to ill and injured persons

-Issuing traffic citations and warnings

-Interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects

-Writing field reports

In Additon, Troopers can be assigned to one of the Special Units listed Below

Specialized Units

- Drug Enforcement

- Homeland Security

- Executive Protection

- S.T.A.T.E. Team (SWAT)

- Aviation Command

- D.A.R.E.

- Accident Reconstruction

- Canine Unit

- Crime Lab

- Media Communications

- Criminal Investigations

- Computer Crimes

- Automotive Safety Enforcement Division

- Police Academy or Training Division

- Motorcycle Unit

- Licensing Division

- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division

Aviation Command

The State Police Aviation Command is responsible for Aerial Traffic Monitoring, MEDEVAC and Search and Rescue operations around Maryland. The Command performed the first Civilian Medivac in the United States back in 1970. Airbus A310 MRT MedEvac of the German Airforce. ... Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea...

The Command operates 3 types of Aircraft

HH-65 Dolphin The HH-65 Dolphin is a MEDEVAC-capable short-range recovery (SSR) helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). ...

Beechcraft King Air C-90

Cessna Centurion P210

External Links

Official Homepage [1]

Aviation Command [2]