UPDATE 4/26/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Mehki Joseph Smith, 24, of Waldorf, to Life with all but 35 years suspended in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. and the Use of...
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Maryland State Police are encouraging people to take part in National Drug Take Back Day in an effort to combat opioid addiction. People can drop off unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at all 23 state police barracks—no questions asked. Maryland State Police are participating in this...
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UPDATE 4/26/2024: Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Steven Richard Davis, Jr, 34, of no fixed address, who has an active warrant charging him with failure to register as a sex offender. Davis is known to stay in Baltimore. He is 6’1”, weighs approximately 165 pounds,...
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Today marks 28 years since Ms. Holt was last seen. The Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack is asking for the community’s help with information. Let’s come together and bring the family closure. Dawn Michelle Holt was last seen at the Howard Johnson’s Motel in Waldorf, Maryland on April 25, 1996. Ms. Holt was...
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On April 22, 20224, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects, ages 17 to 21, who were identified as suspects in several armed robberies that go back to April 9, 2024. In these cases, the suspects used a fake profile of a female on a...
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On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Firefighters from the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the 25500 block of Vista Road, in Hollywood for the vehicle fire. Engine 72 and Tanker 74 responded with 10 firfighters. Units arrived on the scene to find a box truck on fire. Crews made...
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At approximately 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, while conducting a traffic stop for failing to make a required stop at a stop sign near the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, Deputy First Class Tyler Westphal observed suspected cocaine in plain view inside the 2003 Acura TL driven by Kristina...
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On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 2:08 p.m., firefighters responded to 11264 Flagstaff Place in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a three story end of the row townhouse with fire showing from the second floor balcony. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 20 minutes. No injuries...
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On April 16, 2024, the school resource officer at Davis Middle School was made aware of an assault that occurred on April 15 in which a male student inappropriately touched a female student during class. The student will be charged on a Juvenile Offense Report with assault. Anyone with additional information is asked to...
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On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at approximately 12:22 a.m., a La Plata Police Department Officer observed a vehicle speeding and driving erratically in the area of Crain Highway and Centennial Street. The vehicle was stopped and upon interviewing the driver the officer noticed signs of impairment. The officer also observed two children ages 4...
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UPDATE 4/25/2024: On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at approximately 3:55 a.m., firefighters from Second District and surrounding departments responded to 17581 Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two and a half story residence fully engulfed in flames threatening two nearby residences and...
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On Monday, April 22, 2024, Trooper First Class Black was in the area of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive, in Lexington Park, attempting to locate a suspect, identified as Deodis Lee Clyburn Jr, 29 of Great Mills, who was involved in a disturbance in the area. While searching for Clyburn, it was...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies recovered drugs and cash following two separate traffic stops. At approximately 12:27 a.m., on April 22, 2024, Deputy First Class Travis Wimberly stopped a 2021 Nissan Versa at the intersection of Pleasant Mill Drive and Great Mills Road in Great Mills for equipment and traffic violations. After observing...
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Maryland State Police are asking the public for assistance as investigators continue the search for a 10-year-old boy who was reported missing more than 55 years ago in Calvert County. Bob Boyes was last seen on Dec. 26, 1968, while walking home with his pet deer on Wash Hance Road in Port Republic. Hundreds...
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UPDATE 4/25/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at approximately 5:47 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 2129 Briarwood Drive in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene within minutes of dispatch to find fire showing from the rear of the split foyer single family dwelling. Firefighters...
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UPDATE 4/23/2024 @ 12:30 p.m.: Mr. McCormick is still missing. Officers and resources from four different agencies have deployed, including blood hounds from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Prince George’s County Police Department. Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 assisted with an aireal search that was supplemented by CCSO and LPPD drones....
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UPDATE 4/23/2024: On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 2:58 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) at Acton Lane for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to assume the investigation....
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On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 10:02 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Melissa Moore Lane in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into the NAS Patuxent...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred in Oxon Hill on Friday. The deceased passenger of one of the involved vehicles is 71-year-old Herminia Gamit of Suitland. On April 19, 2024, at approximately 1:20 pm, officers responded to a collision in the...
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The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office hosted their 34th Annual Memorial Service for Maryland Crime Victims and their families from Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties on Sunday April 21st, 2024. The annual memorial service creates a safe and nurturing environment for families of crime victims to share their stories. The...
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Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Isaiah Mercado is no stranger to high-stress scenarios. As a Navy armament weapons support equipment technician with Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Detachment Patuxent River (NMCLANT DET Pax) his duties include supporting both air- and surface-launched weapons by performing intermediate level maintenance on both peculiar and common ordnance handling and transportation...
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Defendant Alleged to Have Facilitated 60 Sham Marriages and submitted over 100 fraudulent documents to perpetrate his scheme U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Joshua Shonubi, age 59, of Bowie, Maryland, for federal charges of Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud and a charge of Aggravated Identity Theft. The sentence was announced...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted for a recent shooting at a gym in the city of Glenarden. The suspect is 24-year-old Nelson Ballard III of Landover. On April 11, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, officers with the Glenarden Police Department responded to the 9400...
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UPDATE 4/19/2024: The juvenile passenger from the SUV that was transported to Children’s Hospital has succumbed to her injuries. UPDATE 4/7/2024: On Sunday, April 7, 2024, at approximately 10:19 a.m., were dispatched to the scene of an automobile collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV at Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive in Hollywood....
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UPDATE 4/19/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Michael Darrell Dukes, 22, to 10 years with all but 18 months suspended in prison for the Gross Negligent Manslaughter of Zkiara Kemp. Dukes will also be on supervised probation...
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