ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department (AACOPD) said Wednesday that an officer was indicted following a criminal investigation that started in August of 2024.
AACOPD said that the investigation started after a fatal crash that happened in Laurel on Aug. 10, 2024. Officer Alexander Rodriguez, a two-year veteran with AACOPD, was reportedly involved in the crash.
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The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Independent Investigations Division was investigating the crash.
According to a news release from the OAG, a motorcyclist crashed into a flatbed truck that was making a left turn onto Washington Boulevard around 4 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2024. The motorcyclist, later identified as 21-year-old Joshua Vanderziel of Laurel, died there…