The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing in District Heights Friday evening. The suspect is 33-year-old Aaron Bynum of District Heights. He is charged with the murder of 63-year-old Anthony Cunningham of District Heights. According to charging documents, the victim suffered over 50 stab...
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On Monday, May 29, 2023, at approximately 7:56 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 2605 Marshall Hall Road and Mommas Place in Bryans Road, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with one overturned,...
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On Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Criminal Investigations Division’s Vice Narcotics and Criminal Intelligence Units, in conjunction with the Emergency Services Team and supporting personnel, executed a series of search and seizure warrants at the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park. During the execution of these warrants, Christopher Jujuan Commodore, age...
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Sheriff Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are saddened to announce the passing of retired K9 Denny. K9 Denny served the CCSO from 2011 until 2015, and was fiercely loyal to the end to his partner, Sergeant Colby Shaw. K9 Denny specialized in Patrol and Narcotics. During his...
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 4:03 p.m., officers responded to the 11400 block of Leland Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they located a juvenile male who reported someone shot at him; however, he was not struck by gunfire. Investigators developed leads and identified a...
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5/28/2023: An Anne Arundel County judge on Friday sentenced 20-year-old Stephen Jarrod Davis II, of Pasadena, to Life in prison, with all but 60 years suspended for the 2020 First-Degree Murder of his 5-year-old half-sister, Anaya Jannah Abdul, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Davis plead guilty to his crimes but pursuant to his...
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On Friday, May 26, 2023, at approximately 1:41 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf VFD responded to the area of Old Washington Road and Llewelyn Lane in Waldorf, for a smoke investigation. While firefighters were responding, Charles County Dispatchers advised they were receiving multiple 911 calls for a large black column of smoke in the area...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has added new Ford Explorer police cruisers to its fleet. The first of these new vehicles, equipped with a subdued decal package, will be used by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit, starting immediately. The cruisers have highly reflective markings on the sides and on...
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On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 4:20 a.m., police responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Devin Circle in Lexington Park, for the check the welfare after a 911 caller heard someone yelling for help. Police arrived at the intersection of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road to find a single vehicle...
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UPDATE 5/28/2023: Calling the defendants’ actions senseless, thoughtless and heinous, an Anne Arundel County judge on Friday sentenced a man and woman connected to the disappearance of their former roommate, Megan Tilman to the maximum 40 years in prison, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Christina Harnish, also known as Christina Stallings, and William...
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Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate that has been ruled a homicide. The inmate is identified as Nicholas Joseph Delfosse, 27. Delfosse was a state prison inmate serving time for burglary at the Jessup Correctional Institution in Jessup, Md. Delfosse was pronounced deceased at...
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On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 12:33 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to the 23000 block of Crestwood Lane in California, for the reported kitchen fire. Engine 31 from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene in under 3 minutes to find smoke showing from...
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On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 7:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Indian Bridge Road and Corvette Way in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one ejected. Due to 911 callers reporting the operator of the vehicle was ejected from the vehicle through the...
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On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Bay District and Valley Lee responded to the 21700 block of Oscar Hayden Road in Bushwood, for the reported tractor on fire threatening a residence. Crews arrived on the scene to find a tractor on fire with extensions...
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On Sunday, May 21, 2023, officers responded to the 600 block of Piney Branch Way, for the report of an individual from a former relationship beating on the windows of an apartment. Officers located the individual, who appeared to be intoxicated and when the officers attempted to detain the individual a struggle ensued. The...
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Registration is now open for the Historic St. Mary’s City Adults Only tour, titled “Sin and Scandal.” The tour will take place on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24, 2023, with two tours offered each night 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The program is available only for visitors aged 18 and older. “Sin...
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The Calvert County community came together to enjoy fine cuisine, local wines and spirited dancing, helping to raise more than $143,000 for Hospice of the Chesapeake at the 10th annual Culinary Event held May 12 at The Hall at Huntingtown. In June 2022, Calvert Hospice proudly joined the Hospice of the Chesapeake brand family...
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Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the graduation of Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Lieutenant Anthony Celia, Lieutenant William Welch, Lieutenant Ryan Taylor, and Sergeant Jessica Minor from Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety 545th School of Police Staff and Command. The School of Police Staff and Command is an intensive leadership and management...
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The Marine Corps recently received the first of eight MQ-9 Reapers, which was delivered under a joint contract with the U.S. Air Force. The Navy’s Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air System program team (PMA-266) at Pax River leveraged the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES), an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract,...
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Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Memorial Day weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors and save lives as more motorists are expected to travel this holiday. State troopers from 23 barracks, including members of the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, known as the SPIDRE team, will be focusing enforcement...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred Wednesday evening in the town of Landover Hills. The victim’s name will be released once his family is notified. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On...
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On May 23, 2023, at 12 p.m., a school resource officer was notified about an assault that occurred at Gale Bailey Elementary School during which two students struck another student several times. The students stopped fighting as teachers approached and the student was seen by a school nurse. In accordance with Maryland law, the...
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Summer is in full swing at the Calvert Marine Museum with fun camps, cruises on the river, and the return of concert season! For more information please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Wednesday through Sunday, the month of June – Wm. B. Tennison Public Cruise 2 p.m.: Relax and enjoy a leisurely one-hour sightseeing cruise on the...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is pleased to announce that Officer Keegan Dunn was named First Responder of the Year for 2022 by the Sons of the American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82. Officer Dunn began his career at the CCSO in April of 2022, and has since served in the Patrol...
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Southern Maryland’s largest employer and the region’s largest source of STEM jobs, will hold a job fair to fill more than 100 mid-level positions. The hiring event will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART...
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