Is your child safety seat installed correctly? Not Sure? Are you about to become a parent? Let a National Certified Child Safety Seat technician teach you how to install your seat correctly and safely. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and its community partners are hosting another free child safety seat installation event. Deputies...
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UPDATE 3/23/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Marys County Maryland jury convicted Austin Dylan Winbush, 23, of Capitol Heights for first degree attempted murder stemming from a May 5, 2021 shooting in Lexington Park. “Mr. Winbush was charged with these violent crimes nearly two years ago. With today’s verdict, the...
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A school resource officer is investigating a non-fatal overdose that occurred at St. Charles High School. On March 22, 2023, at 10:45 a.m., a student was found semi-conscious on a bathroom floor inside the school. A school nurse responded and the student was subsequently transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Today, it was...
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UPDATE 3/24/2023: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the parking lot of the Big Dogs in Paradise Bar at the 28700 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville at 1:15 am on Friday morning for the report of shots fired. Deputies located one male victim near the scene deceased from gunshot wounds,...
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On Thursday, March 23, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., firefighters from Bay District VFD and Second District VFD&RS will be escorting Steven from the Brinsfield Funeral Home on Hollywood Road in Leonardtown, to the Second District Volunteer Fire Department in Valley Lee. The procession will take place between 11:00 a.m., and 11:45 a.m., police...
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UPDATE 3/22/2023: The victims of an early Monday morning house fire in Lexington Park have been positively identified as 59-year-old Jerome Garcia Barnes and 61-year-old Mary Jacqueline Queen. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, both died due to smoke inhalation. Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded the fire originated within the...
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Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security and Intelligence Section and school resource officers are working with Charles County Public Schools to investigate a bomb threat that was sent to students via an air-dropped message to their cell phones earlier today. The threat indicated a bomb would be detonated at all Charles...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a vehicle theft investigation. On Monday, March 20, 2023, at 5 am, the suspect broke into and stole a Ford F-350 truck from an auto repair lot in Hollywood. The suspect was dropped off, and likely picked back up...
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As part of continued efforts to keep Charles County’s roadways safe as well as provide advanced training opportunities for officers, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office hosted a training on March 3 and 4, 2023, which focused on enhanced techniques for identifying people driving under the influence of drugs. “We are committed to the safety...
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U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, for transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers, and for smuggling firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria. Judge Bennett also...
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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mattawoman Drive, for the reported pedestrian struck. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 calls reporting a pedestrian was struck. Crews arrived on the scene to find...
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UPDATE 3/22/2023: The Calvert County Department of Public Safety has issued the following statement regarding the safety hazard of cliff erosion and an exposed septic tank in the area of Driftwood Beach in Lusby. In October 2020, cliff erosion following a storm exposed a septic tank located on a residential property along the cliffs...
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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at approximately 3:03 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to the 21500 block of South Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a shed on fire to the rear of the residence....
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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at approximately 10:55 p.m., police responded to the 21000 block of Rodine Way in Lexington Park, for the reported home invasion. The 911 caller reported multiple armed suspects were outside of a residence attempting to get inside. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple home occupants injured after...
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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., firefighters in Calvert County responded to 3648 Valley Road in Port Republic, for the reported out of control bonfire threatening structures. Crews arrived on the scene reporting a quarter acre of bamboo on fire. A short time after arrival, the incident was upgraded to a...
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On March 21, 2023, at 10:53 a.m., a student from Lackey High School approached a school counselor and indicated they were hallucinating and felt sick. The student was taken to a school nurse where the student indicated they obtained an edible from another student while attending morning classes at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit arrested a man linked to the armed robberies of two hotels. He’s 31-year-old Rodney Knight of Upper Marlboro. The preliminary investigation revealed Knight robbed a hotel in the 9400 block of Largo Drive West in Upper Marlboro on September 24, 2022. He’s also charged with robbing...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit identified and arrested a man in connection with four recent armed robberies and attempted armed robberies at county businesses. He is 40-year-old James Kareen Day of Jessup, MD. Day is charged with four cases dating back to December of 2022: December 23, 2022: armed robbery of...
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On March 20, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., detectives from the Eastern District Tactical Patrol Unit and Tactical Narcotics Team observed a stolen 2020 white Honda Pilot on Mountain Road near Catherine Avenue in Pasadena. The vehicle had recently fled from police on several occasions. Officers observed the vehicle until it was parked at...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in an attempted burglary investigation. On Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 7:12 am, the suspect attempted to gain entry to an unoccupied residence in the Suburban Estates neighborhood in Lexington Park. While the suspect was attempting to open the door,...
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UPDATE 3/19/2023: Charles Sutherland age 31 of Takoma Park was arrested in June of 2022, for spray painting the word “Groomer” on the front door of the Greenbelt Library, and the New Carrolton Library during Capitol Pride Week. At the time of his arrest, Sutherland worked as a school librarian at the Northview Elementary...
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On Monday, March 20, 2023, at approximately 2:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision involving a bicyclist. Crews arrived on the scene and found a bicyclist laying in the roadway unconscious. Emergency medical personnel requested...
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On Thursday, March 16, 2023, at approximately 7:37 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 45000 block of Robinson Court in Great Mills, for the reported stabbing. The victim was located and evaluated with injuries described as non-life-threatening injuries, emergency medical personnel transported the victim to an area hospital. Deputies identified the...
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On Sunday, March 19, 2023, at approximately 11 :30 a.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Helen Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with the operator possibly impaired. Police located the black Kia sedan completely off the roadway with the female operator still inside the vehicle....
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On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 7:20 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Animal Control responded to 21703 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported bird trapped in a light pole. Animal control arrived on the scene to find a live vulture approximately 40 feet high stuck in-between the light poles metal support...
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