On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at approximately 6:30 p.m., firefighters from Prince Georges County, Anne Arundel County and surround companies responded to 5664 Columbia Park Drive in Cheverly, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from a approximate 120 x 100 building. Units shortly evacuated from interior operations set...
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UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals were requested to investigate the origin and cause of late evening fatal Waldorf fire Saturday , January 26, 2019. The 11:05 P.M. fire occurred at 7430 Bensville Road in Waldorf. The one alarm blaze in the single story, wood frame house brought out 45 firefighters from the Waldorf Volunteer...
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On January 13, 2019 Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to Sedgewick Court in Waldorf for the report of a person who would not leave a residence. Deputies met with the victim who told police that Terence Jamal Collins, 26 of Waldorf, his son, came over tonight and wanted to watch football....
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On Friday, December 28, 2018, Cpl. D. Reppel of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a theft at the Leonardtown Rescue Squad on Lawrence Avenue in Leonardtown. A Chief Medic told police that a paramedic with the Rescue Squad made contact with him about the seal on one of...
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On Friday, January 25, 2019, at approximately 9:45 a.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River and Bay District responded to building 1452, on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station for the reported electrical odor. Units on scene reported a working fire on the first floor of the barracks, and were searching for extensions. Firefighters quickly...
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On Friday, January 25, 2019 at approximately 8:30 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to 45201 Clarkes Landing Road, in Hollywood, for the Hazardous Materials Emergency. Crews arrived on scene to find a commercial oil truck overturned in the roadway leaking fluids, with the operator out of the vehicle. SMECO was requested to...
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at approximately 12:15 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, Second District and Seventh District responded to 13311 Point Lookout Road in Ridge, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single family residence with nothing evident from all four sides of the structure. After further investigation,...
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A La Plata man arrived at Maryland Lottery headquarters this week with an unusual Thanksgiving leftover — a $50,000 winning scratch-off. When he claimed the prize with his girlfriend, the winner explained his delay in turning in his winning $1,000,000 Blowout game. “I was kind of waiting for a day off,” the 42-year-old told...
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UPDATE: The Prince George’s County Police Detectives are investigating the death of a man found inside of his car near Indian Head Highway just before midnight Thursday. Officers responded to a 911 call for a single vehicle that had run off Route 210 and had come to rest in the 17000 block of Beech...
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On Friday, January 25, 2019 at approximately 11:50 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road, Indian Bridge Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find 3 vehicles in the roadway with no entrapment, in front...
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UPDATE 1/25/2019: Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that Thomas Hawks was indicted in connection with the Dec. 30 crash that killed 5-year-old Alexander Mejia, 5-year- old Rosalie Mejia, and 1-year- old Isaac Mejia, all of Falls Church, Virginia. According to officials, Hawks’ blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit...
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UPDATE: The Prince George’s County Police Detectives are investigating the death of a man found inside of his car near Indian Head Highway just before midnight Thursday. Officers responded to a 911 call for a single vehicle that had run off Route 210 and had come to rest in the 17000 block of Beech...
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Detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a teenager with shooting his friend inside of a Landover home Wednesday morning. The suspect is 16-year-old Edwin Munoz Hernandez of the 6700 block of Dorman Street in Landover. On January 23rd, at approximately 10:00 am, officers were called to the 6700 block...
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In April of 2018, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division began an investigation into Charles Kevin Niles,’ 46 of Lexington Park, involvement in the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. As a result of the investigation, a search and seizure warrant was obtained for Niles’ person and vehicle. On January 23, 2019,...
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On January 23, 2019 at approximately 9:20 p.m., Trooper First Class B. Ditoto from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the 21000 block of Saratoga Drive, Lexington Park, for a report of a disturbance with shots fired. A witness provided a suspect description and direction of travel. Upon TFC B. Ditoto’s arrival...
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On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at approximately 10:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Point Lookout Road and St. Andrews Church Road in Leonardtown for the report of a vehicle fire. Units arrived on scene to find a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles with one on fire. Witnesses told SMNEWSNET that a...
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UPDATE 1/23/2019: On January 22, 2019 at 12:40 p.m., firefighters responded to 20915 Olympia Court, in Lexington Park for the reported structure fire. The owner is identified as Federal National Mortgage Association, and the occupant Latoya Mason. The estimated loss is valued at $350,000. Smoke alarms were present and activated. 26 firefighters responded and...
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On Saturday, January 19, 2019, Cpl. Stone of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21300 block of South Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported disturbance. Upon arrival Stone saw Tyrell Marquice Birdine, 18, of Lexington Park, was on top of the brother, actively assaulting him. Deputies removed Birdine from...
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at approximately 9:20 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were in the 45500 block of Coronado Drive in Great Mills, actively searching for a burglary suspect who had stolen two firearms from a residence. Corporal Brandon Foor observed a vehicle with a passenger that resembled the...
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at approximately 2:05 p.m., firefighters from Prince Frederick and surrounding companies responded to 6015 Bandit Al Lane in Saint Leonard, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 2-story Cape Cod residence with fire showing from the back deck. The fire had spread to the...
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On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at approximately 4:00 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Second District responded to 21482 Forest Run Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find fire showing from the front of the house. Firefighters made entry and extinguished the fire in...
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On Friday, January 11, 2019, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff Office responded to Olympia Court in Lexington Park for the report of a black male, later identified as Edgar C. Watts, 19 of Fort Washington, operating a silver Hyundai Elantra at a high rate of speed in the area where the child...
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On Friday, January 11, 2019 at approximately 3:15 p.m., Deputy Smith from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to Kenbrook Court in Waldorf for the report of domestic violence. When the deputy arrived, he could hear yelling coming from the inside the residence. When one of the homeowners, who the deputy met in the...
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On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Cpl. C. Beyer of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Korner Karryout on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, after a witness reported what looked like a woman smoking crack in the parking lot. When police arrived, they found the driver of a Silver Hyundai Sonata slumped...
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UPDATE 1/22/2019 @ 9:00 a.m.: On January 18, 2019 at approximately 2:07 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood and surrounding companies responded to Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood, for the single family home structure fire. The owner and occupants have been identified as John and Tracey Russell, Sr., John Russell, Jr., and Heather Payton. The estimated loss...
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