Detective Paul Hoke Half-Staff

Type: Local | State: MD
Dates: January 13, 2026 - January 13, 2026

Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. This is the day of interment for Detective Paul Hoke of the Baltimore County Police Department who died on Friday, January 2, 2026, from a medical emergency suffered while in the line of duty on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff as well. The Maryland flag is currently flying at half-staff. At sunset on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the United States flag and Maryland flag should return to full-staff.

Source: https://sos.maryland.gov/Pages/Services/PastFlagStatus.aspx

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