On March 9, 2022 at approximately 5:04 p.m., units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division as well as the Crash Reconstruction Unit and Maryland State Police responded to the area of Main Street and Calvert Town Way in Prince Frederick, for report of a serious motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a...
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Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating suspects sought in a fatal hit and run resulting that occurred on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue, Northwest. Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 8:03 pm, suspect entered...
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It was business as usual on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, during 6th period at Patuxent High School (PHS) in Lusby. Shortly before noon, a few PHS staff members had gathered in the Guidance Office conference room to eat lunch. All of a sudden, School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy First Class C. Childress, of the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Desean Naheem Cobb, 18, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with a violent assault that occurred on March 7 in Waldorf. Cobb is alleged to have pointed a gun at a female acquaintance after she left work. He fled...
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On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 4:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., there is donation drive at the clubhouse (located at 12146 Pawtuckett Lane, Waldorf, MD 20602) for the two families that have been displaced. Gift Cards Donation of school supplies – book bags, pens, pencils, composition books…etc Clothing donations: Iris – (72) – Extra...
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State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that Alexander Desales DeMarr, 65 of Great Mills, entered a plea of guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, and was sentenced on March 1, 2022, to 25 years in the Department of Corrections. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz would like to...
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UPDATE 3/8/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on February 24, 2022, Judge McGann sentenced Anthony Leon Brooks, 40, of Lexington Park, for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, and multiple counts of illegal possession of firearms to 45 years in the Department of Corrections. In April 2019, SMSO Narcotics Division executed a search warrant...
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The Maryland Secretary of State and Attorney General are warning that while appeals for charitable donations may surge as the crisis in Ukraine escalates, it is important to do research before giving. There are a number of ways to donate to Ukraine-related causes, while ensuring donations are given to a reputable organization. “Scam artists...
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On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at approximately 4:40 a.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Valley Lee, and Leonardtown responded to the 48000 block of Sea Side View Road in Ridge, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a 1-story...
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Due to the decline of COVID-19 infection rates in Maryland, and consistent with the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and local health agencies, the Maryland Judiciary has resumed normal operations under Phase V, including jury trials, effective Monday, March 7. On March...
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Life Member, Past Fire Chief, Past President Charles “Danny” Davis Jr. Chief Davis passed away today with family by his side after a long and heroic battle with cancer. Chief Davis is a Legend in Hollywood VFD and the State of Maryland within...
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02/01/22- Regina Ann Davies-Bolden, age 42 of Lexington Park- Resist/Interfere with Arrest and Obstructing and Hindering by Dep. Marsch# 397. 02/01/22- Clinton Maurice Gantt, age 45 of Lexington Park- Robbery by Cpl. Knott# 234. 02/02/22- Amanda Nicholle Marxer, age 39 of California- Failure to Appear/Defense Witness by Dep. Reynolds# 394. 02/03/22- Taylore Una Medley,...
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Shortly after 11:45 p.m., on Friday, March 4, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Annapolis Barrack responded to Interstate 97 North for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian. According to a preliminary investigation, Maria Ines Cortes-Gutierrez, 40, of Glen Burnie, Maryland was traveling north on I-97 when she stopped her vehicle,...
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On March 6, 2022, at approximately 9 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Unit and Crash Reconstruction Team as well as Maryland State Police (MSP) responded to the area of H.G. Trueman Road and Garden Way in Lusby, MD for an accident involving a motorcycle. Preliminary investigation revealed the operator of...
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A Charles County man claims a $100,000 top prize on Power 10s scratch off. Nine months had passed since the Bel Alton resident had bought a scratch-off. Now, the fellow who chose the nickname “Once in a Lifetime” for Lottery publicity just took home a life-changing $100,000 prize from a Power 10s scratch-off. The...
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A grand jury today indicted a suspended Prince George’s County Police Officer. Sergeant Shaun Urbina was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office. The charge stems from a July 2020 fatal crash in Clinton in which two people, a mother and her adult son, were killed. Prince George’s County Police Officers pursued...
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On Sunday, March 6, 2022, at approximately 4:17 a.m., firefighters from Calvert County responded to 1324 Duchess Lane in Huntingtown, for the reported house on fire. While crews were responding to the scene, dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting fire was coming through the roof. Crews arrived on the scene at 4:24 a.m., and...
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On Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 9:45 a.m., police responded to the IHOP located at 116 Rosewick Road in La Plata, for the report of an assault involving a knife. Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect approached the victim who was sitting at a table. After a brief verbal encounter the suspect produced a knife...
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NAS Patuxent River announced March 2 that indoor mask-wearing is not required for DoD personnel in all but two DoD spaces at NAS Patuxent River, regardless of vaccination status. The two exceptions to this policy are the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and NAS Patuxent River Child and Youth Programs spaces, where masks are...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Corps is hosting a community meeting next week to discuss the ongoing issue of gun violence and how to address it. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., at the St. Mary’s County Church of Christ at 44850 St. Andrew’s Church Road...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Amanda Ellen Tucker, age 35 of Mechanicsville. Tucker is a white female, 5’6” and weighs 150 pounds with blond hair and green eyes. Tucker was last known to be in Baltimore, MD. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Amanda Ellen Tucker is...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Edith Elizabeth Ford, 78, of Waldorf who was reported missing this evening by a family member. She was last seen at her home on Chamberlin Court in Waldorf at about 8:30 a.m. Ford might be driving a 2007, blue, Chrysler minivan, MD...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has suspended a correctional officer – a four-year veteran of the Charles County Detention Center – and relieved him of his duties after being made aware that the officer is alleged to have violated the privacy of an arrestee’s cell phone during the booking process. In accordance with...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested a 17-year-old male from Washington, DC, in connection with the recent murder of 71-year-old Abdul Rauf Khan of Springfield, VA. The suspect is charged as an adult. On Saturday, February 26, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3700 block of Dunlap...
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A former Correctional Officer, two inmates, and an outside “facilitator” have pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI), involving inmates and outside facilitators paying bribes to correctional officers to smuggle contraband, including narcotics, alcohol, tobacco, and cell phones into the prison. As a result of the guilty pleas,...
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