A Maryland police captain trusted with enforcing the law is now facing felony charges for allegedly cheating the system, skipping work for college classes, and joyriding in her state-issued vehicle, prosecutors announced Friday.
Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III said Captain Astarte Hunt, a sworn officer with the Maryland Department of Health Police since 2016 and promoted to captain in 2022, has been hit with two counts of misconduct in office and one count of theft scheme between $1,500 and $25,000.
Prosecutors say that from January through May 2025, Hunt brazenly cut corners while collecting a state paycheck. Instead of patrolling or supervising, she was allegedly sitting in classrooms at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, completing coursework on the clock and filing timesheets claiming she was on duty…