On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 5:07 a.m., firefighters were alerted to 3315 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene and found a 1-story commercial building with smoke showing from the BP Gas Station. Incident command requested the working fire upgrade. Additional crews from Charles and Prince...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is asking the community for assistance as we actively work to identify and arrest the four suspects who assaulted a senior citizen in an attempt to steal her car. The crime was caught on camera. On March 29, 2022, at approximately 6:40 p.m., the four suspects approached the...
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UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside her home yesterday, April 6, 2022, in Hughesville. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire...
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Bryant Webster, 38, of Suitland, Maryland, was sentenced today to 39 years in prison for a series of home invasions carried out over a 50-day period in 2016 in which he sexually assaulted three men, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Webster...
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On Saturday, April 2, 2022, at approximately 11:35 p.m., an officer in his marked cruiser attempted to disperse a large crowd that had gathered for a car meet up in the area of Chevy Chase Drive at Sweitzer Lane. There were approximately 100 vehicles as well as the large group of spectators. The officer...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA), in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Division of Vital Records, has expanded its birth certificate printing service to three additional branches. Maryland-born customers can now request a certified copy of their birth certificate and have it printed onsite as proof of...
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Mark Bowser, 42, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder while armed and other charges in a stabbing that resulted in 47 sharp force injuries and that took place inside the victim’s home in Southeast Washington. announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III,...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged two teenagers for a recent fatal shooting in the city of Hyattsville. The suspects are both 16 year old males from Washington, DC. They are charged as adults. The teens are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Daquan Dockery of...
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement after the President unveiled his budget for the Fiscal Year 2023, which includes language to ensure the FBI will have a...
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Larry Clinton Proctor, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and to illegal possession of a machinegun. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Thomas J....
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UPDATE 3/30/2022: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey is pleased to announce that law enforcement has taken down a major dogfighting ring operating in Southern Maryland. Rodney Carlton Rance, 53, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 28, 2022 to 3 years and 6 months of active imprisonment to be served at the Department of...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that took place Friday evening involving a dirt bike and an SUV. The dirt bike operator, 18-year-old Peter Joven of Capitol Heights, died of his injuries the next day. On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers responded to Pennsylvania Avenue...
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Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced that they have reached a historic bipartisan agreement to provide $1.86 billion in tax relief over five years for Maryland retirees, small businesses, and low-income families. Combined with the recently-enacted gas tax suspension, this legislative session will deliver nearly $2 billion...
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Governor Larry Hogan submitted a $291.7 million supplemental budget to the General Assembly with substantial provider rate increases for health care and disability services providers, and additional resources to support child care providers and facilities. “Every day, we are inspired by the commitment of our health care and child care providers, and these investments will...
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The Polar Bear Plunge is part of Maryland’s history. For the past 25 years, thousands of plungers have jumped into the icy waters of the Chesapeake Bay all in support of Special Olympics Maryland. Your dedication to our 6,102 athletes is impactful and has created countless inclusion experiences across the state of Maryland. Help...
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The Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection with a homicide on Wednesday inside of a College Park apartment. The suspect is 30-year-old Junior Bernard, Jr. of College Park. He’s charged with the murder of his mother, 61-year-old Marlene Sloley. They lived together in the apartment where the crime occurred. On Wednesday, March 23,...
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Spring wildfire season has begun in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges residents across the state to prepare and help prevent wildfires. Wildfire occurrence is highest in the spring and fall when forest fuels are the driest and weather conditions — warm, dry, and windy — are most conducive for the spread of fire....
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has donated 50 Astral portable ventilators to treat patients at front line hospitals in Ukraine. Donated to the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation (PCCHF)—a Dickerson-based grassroots medical organization that provides surgical care to people in developing countries—the ventilators will support the treatment of children...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 1:45 a.m., on Monday, March 21, 2022, the Prince George’s County Emergency Operation Center notified Maryland State Police of a report of a pedestrian struck on the north side of Branch Avenue (MD...
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Adrian Proctor, 23, of Fort Washington, Md., has been sentenced to a 7 ½-year prison term for carjacking and other charges stemming from a pair of crimes that took place over a three-day period, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Proctor pleaded...
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UPDATE 3/22/2022: Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a suspected road rage shooting that took the life of a man Saturday evening in Prince George’s County. At approximately, 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, troopers were notified of a shooting on eastbound U.S. Route 50 at Veterans Parkway. According to a preliminary investigation, a tow...
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A message from LSM Executive Director Denise Foster: “When I joined the Leadership Southern Maryland team four years ago, I was excited for the opportunity to lead an organization with such an outstanding reputation for creating positive change in our communities. During my time here, I’ve been privileged to interact with five Executive Program...
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Governor Larry Hogan signed emergency bipartisan legislation (SB1010/HB1486) to immediately suspend the state of Maryland’s gas tax for 30 days. With this action, which both the House and Senate passed with unanimous support, Maryland became the first state in the nation to enact an immediate suspension of the gas tax. “This bipartisan action will...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit charged a suspect in connection with an unsolved 1989 murder in Forestville. He is 64-year-old James Clinton Cole. He’s charged with the murder and sexual assault of 27-year-old Cynthia Rodgers of Forestville. Cole is currently in custody in Cumberland, MD. He is serving a life sentence from an unrelated first degree...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run in Forestville. The deceased pedestrian is 64-year-old Jeannette Diggs of Forestville. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at approximately 8:35 p.m., patrol officers were called to the 3300 block of Walters Lane for a report of a pedestrian...
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