Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Striped Bass Violation

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SALISBURY — On June 14, Craig Alan Lebarron, 24, of Laurel Delaware plead guilty in Wicomico County District Court to possession of striped bass during closed season. Lebarron was charged and arrested by Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) on April 9 for the striped bass violation in the Nanticoke River near Nanticoke and on outstanding warrants from NRP and the Salisbury City Police. Lebarron was fined $510.00 for the offense.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is the enforcement arm of the Department of Natural Resources. With an authorized strength of 285 officers and a dedicated staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, the Natural Resources Police 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.

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June 20, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 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 11 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