Maryland State Police
Barrack L - Forestville
3500 Forestville Road
Forestville, Maryland 20747
301-568-8101 (phone) 301-735-1693 (fax)
forestville@mdsp.org
Driving Directions
| Counties Served: | Prince Georges (south of Route 50) | |
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| Barrack Information: |
Barrack personnel investigated 26 fatal collisions which took the lives of 28
individuals. Three of the investigations resulted in criminal charges; charges were not
placed in the others because the at fault driver was deceased. In a four vehicle collision
the trooper returned to the at fault vehicle after running the vehicle and driver
information and found the driver was dead. An investigation revealed the driver was
wanted for a variety of offenses in another state, and had committed suicide after
leaving notes and journals indicating he would not go back to jail. Of the 3,660 collisions
investigated 2,020 required a report being completed. Collisions and abandoned
vehicles resulted in 532 vehicles being stored, and personnel responded to assist 4,461
disabled vehicles. Troopers made 183 adult criminal arrests, 103 juvenile arrests, served 263 warrants, and seized 16 guns. The Cheltenham Youth Center/Boys Village resulted in more than 112 calls for service resulting in 91 reports, and 90 juvenile and 4 adult arrests. In one instance, the juvenile stole a staff member’s van and drove it through a 12 foot high fence. Two missing children that prompted an AMBER Alert in Virginia were safely recovered and the baby sitter was charged with two counts of kidnapping. The barrack Volunteers in Police Support program is very successful with eight volunteers who provided 1,253 hours of service fingerprinting 3,107 people, for revenue of $22,876. |
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| Directions: | From the Capital Beltway (495), take Exit 11-B (Pennsylvania Avenue (Rte. 4) North). Barrack located on left at the intersection of Forestville Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. | |
| Fingerprinting Info: | In order to have a "background check" or "police clearance" completed by the Maryland State Police, you must appear in person at a Maryland State Police Barrack. At that time you must present a valid, government-issued, photo identification and a check or money order for $5.00 for each fingerprint card required (usually two are required). You will then have your fingerprints taken and those fingerprints will be checked against state and local databases. You will receive a response to our inquiry within a few weeks. | |
| Fingerprinting Day(s): |
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