RedactedNarrative: On June 13, 2021 around 1600hrs Officers observed two personal watercrafts (PWC) operating in a reckless manner. The two personal watercrafts were being operated at a high speed and weaving around other vessels. Before the vessels noticed that I had activated my patrol vessel's emergency equipment in an effort to stop them, one operator struck another recreational vessel. 
  
      Once I made contact with the PWC operator, I advised him to follow us back to the commercial harbor boat ramp. The vessel owner was able to follow the marked police vessel back to the boat ramp, as well. I was able to identify the operator by his drivers license as. OP1 advised that it was a rental PWC from Rentals LLC. He said that PWC was rented for the hour for eighty dollars. After a few minutes, I was approached by an individual claiming to be the owner of the jet ski rental company. He advised he is the owner of the PWC company and had recently purchased the PWC's for his company. Both PWC's were displaying out of date registration stickers through Virginia. 
  
     While talking with OWNER, he advised me of his current mailing address. He claimed to be the owner/agent for Trophies Jet Ski rentals LLC. I asked him for a copy of his business license, insurance information, and rental agreements, to which he said "I will email you copies". He was unable to provide any required information to me for his business. 
  
      After I, was finished talking with the PWC owner and operators, I made contact with the vessel owner identified as OP2. OP2 said, he observed the two PWCs approach him at a high rate and one PWC turned and struck his vessel on the starboard side. OP2's vessel is documented through the U.S. Coast Guard with a documentation number of 1135687. I advised OP2 to contact me once he has obtained estimates for the damages to  his vessel. 
  
      OP2 has to date, sent me several estimates for the damages to his vessel, to which the estimates total over three thousand dollars in damages. Once I reviewed the estimates, I again made contact with OWNER, about his companies insurance information. I have still not seen any evidence of insurance on his rental PWCs. OWNER did say, he was willing to pay for the damages out of pocket for OP2's vessel. I had the two individuals get in contact with each other over this issue. 
  
  The operator of the PWC was issued 7 citations for his operation of the watercraft. Charges for OWNER are pending at the time of this investigation. 
  
  All events occurred in Worcester County Maryland. 
  
  On 6/30/21 at approximately 1820 hours, we were on boat patrol when we received a call from DNR communications for passengers on a PWC struggling in the water in Assawoman Bay near Sunset Island.  We were near the area and responded along with another officer who was on a separate NRP vessel.  We located the PWC and people in the water near 65th street and Sunset Island along with another PWC.  We observed one PWC bearing Virginia registration, VA 3743 CF with no one on board and it struggling to stay upright due to significant amount water in the hull.  
  
  The other PWC had 2 people on board.  A third person in the water climbed aboard with the other two passengers and we identified him as OWNER.  We were familiar with OWNER from several incidents in the previous weeks involving him illegally renting PWC's to individuals.  
  
  Officer 1 made contact with the 2 passengers and Owner and asked if anyone was injured and they advised they were all OK.  Myself and another officer then secured the PWC that was inoperable to our vessel and began to tow it back in to 65th street.  When we arrived at the boat ramp we secured the PWC in tow to the dock and made contact with the 2 passengers.  Parties both advised they had rented the PWC we had towed in from Owner.  They advised that they had lost most of their belongings when the PWC flipped over and had taken on a lot of water.  
  
  Both stated they had not taken a Boater's Safety Education course and were not being supervised by Owner while underway.  While sorting things out Owner advised he needed to go back out and check on his other PWC that he had rented.  He spoke with a good samaritan at the boat ramp who agreed to take him back out in the bay to locate his other rental PWC. 
  
      After approximately 20 minutes, another PWC returned to the boat ramp with 2 people on board.  This PWC had VA registration with two females on board who advised they had also rented it from Owner.  After speaking with both of them they advised they had not taken Boaters Safety Education either and were also not being supervised by Owner.  At this time Owner returned on the good samaritan vessel.  
  
  We then advised Owner that he was operating his PWC rental illegally and that we would be issuing citations for the incident today as well as previous incidents over the past weeks.  Owner argued that he was an employee for a business and that he had the necessary licenses.  We explained that the business was not sanctioned by MD DNR to operate a PWC livery business and that he would need to obtain the necessary permits/licenses to do so.  
  
  Owner was unable to provide any documentation that supported Rental LLC as being his place of employment or a legitimate business.  We also explained that he would face further charges if he continued to operate the business illegally.  I issued Owner 6 citations for violations involving the PWC and another officer issued 6 citations for the the other PWC.  We also gave Owner 12 citations issued by an officer from an incident on 6/13 for similar violations. Officer 1 issued 5 citations from violations he also had from a separate incident on 6/17/21.
  
  All events occurred in Worcester County, MD.
  