Maryland
Police Supply assists federal, state, municipal, local law enforcement,
correctional entities and private security in achieving their goals.
They have a staff that has been in the business for more than 30 years,
and is very knowledgeable about the products they are selling. MPS was
founded in 1971 and continues to be the leader in police supply for
their area, which also boasts the most professional officers per capita.
Maryland Police Supply carries uniforms and different patches and insignia
for different ranks and institutions as well as shoes. Drug testing
equipment, metal detectors, police tape, evidence lockers, belts and
holsters can all be found in one place, with many different styles to
choose from. Pepper spray, batons, and other crowd control items are
also available, but not necessarily to the general public.
Maryland Police Supply offers a wide of products that are only available
to police officers. Hand-cuffs and certain types of pepper spray are
not available to the public because of safety issues. By allowing hand-cuffs
to be purchased by the public, quickly master keys and new methods for
picking locks would be devised rendering hand-cuffs ineffective. Pepper
sprays are caustic and damaging enough to subdue even the largest bears,
and should only be used by professionals in emergency situations.