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Maryland Poacher Charged
9/28/09
Cambridge, Maryland - the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged John Frederick Luthy, 36 years old from Cambridge, Md and Curtis James Windsor, 27 years old, from Cambridge, Md with numerous hunting violations. On September 21, the Natural Resources Police were conducting a nighttime aerial enforcement detail for nighttime hunters in Dorchester County. The detail was a cooperative enforcement operation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. At approximately 3:00 am., Officers observed a vehicle repeatedly shinning its headlights onto fields in the Greenbrier Road area of Dorchester County. The vehicle was stopped and was occupied by Luthy and Windsor. During the course of the investigation, a loaded, silencer equipped 308 caliber rifle was found in the vehicle. Luthy and Windsor were charged with hunting deer at night, and having a loaded weapon in a vehicle, and casting the rays of light from a vehicle onto fields and woodland with a weapon in possession. The maximum penalty for the first two offenses is $1500 per offense and the maximum penalty for casting rays with a weapon in possession is $2000 and six months of imprisonment. Additional penalty for the casting rays of light offense includes suspension of hunting privileges for two to five years and forfeiture of weapons and devices used in the offense.
The Natural Resources Police remind citizens to please obey all conservation laws. For more information regarding Maryland's hunting rules and regulation please visit Wildlife & Heritage Service Home Page.
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police is the enforcement arm of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). With an authorized strength of 247 officers and a dedicated staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, the NRP provide a variety of services in addition to conservation and boating law enforcement duties throughout the State of Maryland. These services include homeland security, search and rescue, emergency medical services, education, information and communications services on a round the clock basis. NRP is the only police force aside from the Maryland State Police that has statewide jurisdiction.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages nearly one-half million acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov
Contact:
Sgt. Art Windemuth (410) 260-8003, (410) 713-8449 (cell) or AWindemuth@dnr.state.md.us
9/28/09
Cambridge, Maryland - the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged John Frederick Luthy, 36 years old from Cambridge, Md and Curtis James Windsor, 27 years old, from Cambridge, Md with numerous hunting violations. On September 21, the Natural Resources Police were conducting a nighttime aerial enforcement detail for nighttime hunters in Dorchester County. The detail was a cooperative enforcement operation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. At approximately 3:00 am., Officers observed a vehicle repeatedly shinning its headlights onto fields in the Greenbrier Road area of Dorchester County. The vehicle was stopped and was occupied by Luthy and Windsor. During the course of the investigation, a loaded, silencer equipped 308 caliber rifle was found in the vehicle. Luthy and Windsor were charged with hunting deer at night, and having a loaded weapon in a vehicle, and casting the rays of light from a vehicle onto fields and woodland with a weapon in possession. The maximum penalty for the first two offenses is $1500 per offense and the maximum penalty for casting rays with a weapon in possession is $2000 and six months of imprisonment. Additional penalty for the casting rays of light offense includes suspension of hunting privileges for two to five years and forfeiture of weapons and devices used in the offense.
The Natural Resources Police remind citizens to please obey all conservation laws. For more information regarding Maryland's hunting rules and regulation please visit Wildlife & Heritage Service Home Page.
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police is the enforcement arm of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). With an authorized strength of 247 officers and a dedicated staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, the NRP provide a variety of services in addition to conservation and boating law enforcement duties throughout the State of Maryland. These services include homeland security, search and rescue, emergency medical services, education, information and communications services on a round the clock basis. NRP is the only police force aside from the Maryland State Police that has statewide jurisdiction.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages nearly one-half million acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov
Contact:
Sgt. Art Windemuth (410) 260-8003, (410) 713-8449 (cell) or AWindemuth@dnr.state.md.us
