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or suspected offender wanted for a crime committed outside of the limits of the municipality, or when interviewing or seeking to inter- view a witness or supposed witness to such a crime; or (3) when requested to act by the chief executive officer of the municipality in question or its chief police officer; or (4) when ordered by the Gov- ernor, to act within the municipality in question; or (5) when en- forcing the motor vehicle laws of this State (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 88B, sees. 3, 4, 20, 23). Through its Investigation Division the Department maintains finger- print and photograph files; it cooperates with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in the exchange of information regarding crime and criminals (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 88B, sec. 19); it is charged with the licensing of private detectives (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 56, sees. 75-92) and the registration of firearms (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., Art. 27, sees. 441-448). In June 1962 the organization of the State Police was expanded to include an Intelligence Unit, the primary purpose of which is to collect, evaluate, file for ready reference, and disseminate intelligence on organized crime (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 88B, sec. 19). In 1966, the General Assembly created a State Central Crime Records Bureau which is a repository of criminal data resulting from the submission of fingerprints and related information by law en- forcement agencies and penal institutions throughout the State. For the purpose of uniform crime reporting, the Bureau also maintains statistical data on crime within the State (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1966 Supp., Art. 88B, sec. 19A). The Central Accident Records Bureau, established in 1953, receives motor vehicle accident reports from all police agencies. It tabulates and analyzes such reports and publishes monthly summaries in coop- eration with the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 88B, sees. 42-48). The Department, through safety talks and the display of moving pictures by its members, promotes highway safety. The Department maintains radio and teletype communication between its own installa- tions and those of other law enforcement agencies within the State; it participates in a national teletype network; and it maintains a Police Academy for the training of its own personnel and these training facilities are available to other law enforcement agencies in the State. In 1963, the Maryland State Police took over the police functions in connection with the operation of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, the first toll road in Maryland. Legislation in 1965 gave the State Police responsibility for licensing qualified garages and other facilities to make inspections and correc- tions of equipment and mechanisms and to certify that used motor vehicles, for which titles are sought, meet the equipment standards promulgated by the Department of Motor Vehicles (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., Art. 66 1/2, sees. 429-36). On January 1, 1967, the State Police assumed responsibility for the enforcement of the truck weight laws of the State (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1967 Supp., Art. 88B, sec. 21A). The Department carries on its field operations through barracks, posts, and detachments, located throughout the State as follows: Troop "A"—Central Troop "B"—Western Waterloo Barrack Frederick Barrack Rockville Hagerstown College Park Cumberland Barrack Ellicott City Oakland Westminster Barrack |
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