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Three Injured After Two Vehicle Collision Sends SUV Into Patuxent Moose Lodge in Hollywood

Three Injured After Two Vehicle Collision Sends SUV Into Patuxent Moose Lodge in Hollywood

On Friday, February 24, 2023, at approximately 5:37 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Mervell Dean Road and Clarkes Landing Road in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with two trapped. 16 volunteers from Hollywood and Bay District VFD responded and arrived on the scene to find...
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18-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Prompting Amber Alert for 3-Year-Old in Upper Marlboro

18-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Prompting Amber Alert for 3-Year-Old in Upper Marlboro

UPDATE 2/24/2023: The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a man with kidnapping a child prompting an Amber Alert on Thursday evening. The suspect is 18-year-old Ariel Florentino-Galeas of Hyattsville. The child was located unharmed approximately two hours later. Approximately two hours later, a driver called 911 after being the victim of...
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Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Dump Truck on Route 2 in Anne Arundel County

Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Dump Truck on Route 2 in Anne Arundel County

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 3:59 p.m., Southern District officers responded to Solomons Island Road at Birdsville Road for a crash involving multiple vehicles. The investigation revealed that a 2023 Kenworth W900 dump truck was traveling northbound on Solomons Island Road, approaching Birdsville Road. A 2001 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck was traveling eastbound...
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Detectives Release Photos of Fraud Suspect Who Attempted to Steal $130,000 from Bank

Detectives Release Photos of Fraud Suspect Who Attempted to Steal $130,000 from Bank

The Financial Crimes Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man who tried to steal approximately $130,000 from an account at a Fort Washington bank. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect went to the bank in the 10000 block of Indian Head Highway on November 22, 2022. Once he reached a teller,...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Suspect, Information in Fatal Road Rage Shooting in Prince George’s County

VIDEO: Police Seeking Suspect, Information in Fatal Road Rage Shooting in Prince George’s County

As the one-year anniversary of a fatal road rage shooting approaches, investigators release more details and continue to seek the identity of the suspect pictured in video footage captured during the incident. Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is a 2018 or 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The color of the vehicle is either black or gray....
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Waldorf Couple Takes Home $34,683 FAST PLAY Win!

Waldorf Couple Takes Home $34,683 FAST PLAY Win!

A $34,683 FAST PLAY win will help the “Power Couple” from White Plains pay off their food truck. A White Plains husband-and-wife team of Lottery players decided to try their luck recently with FAST PLAY progressive jackpot games. Last week, they were focused on the growing jackpot in the Gold Fish® game and the...
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Cornhole Tournament, Silent Auction, and More to Benefit Southern Maryland Firefighter Steven King

Cornhole Tournament, Silent Auction, and More to Benefit Southern Maryland Firefighter Steven King

Steven King is a volunteer firefighter with the Second District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad in St. Mary’s County, MD. Steven has been a volunteer for over 20 years with departments in Southern Maryland. Steven has been diagnosed with Colon Cancer and is currently in the care of Hospice. Steven’s family is hosting...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office 2022 Torch Run Fundraiser Raises Over $111,000

Charles County Sheriff’s Office 2022 Torch Run Fundraiser Raises Over $111,000

That’s a wrap on our 2022 Torch Run fundraising! The final total raised in t-shirt and hat sales for 2022 by Charles County was over $111,000‼️ Sheriff Troy Berry, Community Organizer Gus Proctor, and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank YOU, Charles County, for your AMAZING...
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Hughesville Man Arrested After Police Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop

Hughesville Man Arrested After Police Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop

On February 22, 2023, at 2:34 p.m., officers with the Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of St. Thomas Drive and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf. Officers detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed there was marijuana inside the vehicle as well as a loaded...
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UPDATE: Victim Succumbed to Injuries, Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man After He Shoots Roommate

UPDATE: Victim Succumbed to Injuries, Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man After He Shoots Roommate

UPDATE: 2-24-2023 – The victim in this case, identified as 48-year-old Sharod Moore of Brooklyn, succumbed to his injuries on February 23, 2023. This case is now being investigated as a homicide. 2/22/2023: On February 22, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded for a report of a shooting that just occurred in the unit...
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Suspended Prince George’s County Police Department Officer Indicted for Misconduct in Office

Suspended Prince George’s County Police Department Officer Indicted for Misconduct in Office

A grand jury today indicted a suspended Prince George’s County Corporal Anthony Brooke on a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office. The charge stems from a February 2021 stop on a vehicle in Capital Heights. Corporal Brooke is indicted for the allegation of assaulting the driver during the arrest. After reviewing body camera footage...
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Charles County Patrol OfficersLocate Gun During Suspicious Vehicle Investigation

Charles County Patrol OfficersLocate Gun During Suspicious Vehicle Investigation

On February 19, 2023, an officer responded to the Marshall Hall Boat Ramp in Bryans Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and a loaded handgun. The driver, Josue...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Handgun Charges

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Handgun Charges

Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division located and arrested a Lexington Park man on Wednesday resulting in several handgun charges. Keyshon Marquez Gant, age 22 of Lexington Park, was arrested without incident and subsequently charged with Handgun on Person; Loaded Handgun on Person; Concealed Dangerous Weapon and Prohibited Detachable...
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Prince George’s County Caretaker Takes Home $50,000 Lottery Win

Prince George’s County Caretaker Takes Home $50,000 Lottery Win

She buys scratch-offs regularly, a District Heights resident told Lottery officials this week. And, while she wins often enough to maintain interest in her favorite pastime, the Lottery’s newest $50,000 winner just knew that she’d never hit it big. A $5 Crazy 8s instant ticket proved her wrong. “I knew the chances were against...
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Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of several individuals in a theft investigation. Over the course of last several months, the pictured suspects were involved in multiple thefts from the Target store in California. The subjects were seen leaving in a black Mitsubishi on several occasions as well as a...
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Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles who were in possession of a carjacked car. Both males are 17-years-old and are from District Heights. They are both charged as adults. A loaded ghost gun (unserialized) was recovered in the car. On February 21, 2023, at approximately 4:30 pm, Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team officers...
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Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, a man arrived at an apartment where...
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25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro,...
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Multiple Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving U.S. Navy Police in Lexington Park

Multiple Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving U.S. Navy Police in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at approximately 6:32 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a marked U.S. Navy Police SUV and a Nissan Maxima involved in a T-bone...
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Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked...
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La Plata Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Police Car and Fleeing

La Plata Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Police Car and Fleeing

On Friday, February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver fled...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces February, 2023 SPIRIT Award Winners

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces February, 2023 SPIRIT Award Winners

Let’s celebrate: Jessica B. and Ryan T. have been named our SPIRIT Award winners for February! These associates were nominated by their coworkers for going above and beyond for others. Jessica, an outpatient case management nurse with the Population & Community Health team, recently worked with a patient who was reluctant to take any...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Service Dog from Canine Companions

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Service Dog from Canine Companions

Canine Companions, the nation’s first and largest service dog organization, is proud to announce the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a highly trained service dog who will work with children and other victims/witnesses in Calvert County. Facility dog Dougall is a two-year-old lab-golden retriever cross that has been bred and trained...
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SMECO Sponsors 29th Annual MATHCOUNTS Competition

SMECO Sponsors 29th Annual MATHCOUNTS Competition

The 29th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition challenged more than 150 students from 17 schools throughout Southern Maryland to test their math skills at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick on Saturday, February 4, 2023. A competitive technological world requires a proficiency in mathematics as a foundation for success in science, technology, and engineering. MATHCOUNTS...
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Student Transported to Hospital After Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

Student Transported to Hospital After Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, two students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center became engaged in a fight in a classroom resulting in one of the students being transported by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries. The school resource officer was made aware and began an investigation. A preliminary investigation revealed that the...
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