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Murder Suspect Captured in St. Mary’s County After Victim is Found Dead in Baltimore, and Believed to Have Been Killed in Anne Arundel County

Murder Suspect Captured in St. Mary’s County After Victim is Found Dead in Baltimore, and Believed to Have Been Killed in Anne Arundel County

On August 18, 2025, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Baltimore Police Officers responded to the 2700 block of Manokin Street in Baltimore for an unattended death. Upon their arrival, officers located 29-year-old Wilson Estuardo Marroquin Caceros suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The victim was pronounced deceased by medics on scene. An...
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PGPD Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting Involving Tow Truck Company Employee

PGPD Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting Involving Tow Truck Company Employee

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit is investigating a non-fatal shooting Wednesday night involving a tow truck company employee. On January 21, 2026, at approximately 9:40 pm, officers responded to a shooting in the 4800 block of Addison Road in the unincorporated section of Capitol Heights. Officers located a man in...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Two Seperate Theft Cases

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Two Seperate Theft Cases

Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for tipsters who can identify the below pictured people who are suspects in two unrelated theft cases from two local businesses. In one case, a group of suspects entered a business, placed 26 containers of laundry detergent in a cart and fled out of a...
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Man Indicted in Fatal Hit and Run Crash at Childs Birthday Party That Killed Woman and Injured 13 Others, Including 8 Children

Man Indicted in Fatal Hit and Run Crash at Childs Birthday Party That Killed Woman and Injured 13 Others, Including 8 Children

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson announced today that 66-year-old Sunday Okedeyi Joseph has been indicted on 36 charges, including 1 count of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, 3 counts of hit-and-run involving serious bodily injury, 11 counts of failure to return and remain at the scene of accident involving bodily injury,...
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Charges Pending in Fatal Hit and Run Investigation, Police Identify Suspected Driver and Vehicle Involved

Charges Pending in Fatal Hit and Run Investigation, Police Identify Suspected Driver and Vehicle Involved

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit (CARU) is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday evening in Temple Hills. The deceased pedestrian’s name will be released once his family is notified. On January 19, 2026, at about 7:00 pm, officers responded to the 3000 block of Branch...
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PG County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Sex Abuse Charges

PG County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Sex Abuse Charges

Marcus Jerome Hunt, 32, of Temple Hills, Maryland, pled guilty today, to two counts of transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in federal court. Hunt is a previously registered sex offender. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Special Agent in Charge Christopher Heck, Homeland Security...
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UPDATE: Four Arrested in Connection to Murder of Missing 14-Year-Old Who Was Found Dead in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Four Arrested in Connection to Murder of Missing 14-Year-Old Who Was Found Dead in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 1/19/2026: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged four suspects in connection with the murder of a teenager at a park in College Park. The suspects are 18-year-old Jose Merlos-Majano, 21-year-old Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla and 19-year-old William Cuellar Gutierrez. These three suspects are from Washington, DC. A fourth suspect, a 17-year-old from...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man and Calvert Woman Arrested for Waldorf Hookah Lounge Arson

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man and Calvert Woman Arrested for Waldorf Hookah Lounge Arson

UPDATE 1/14/2026: The Office of the State Fire Marshal arrested two people for arson at a Waldorf hookah lounge in October 2025. At 12:30 a.m. on October 30, 2025, the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to an alarm at Pasha Lounge, 3242 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, Charles County. When they arrived, firefighters found the...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Dead, Sister in Custody After Domestic-Related Altercation and Shooting

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Dead, Sister in Custody After Domestic-Related Altercation and Shooting

UPDATE 1/12/2026: On January 11 at 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Williamsburg Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed there was a physical altercation between siblings involving a male, age 38, and a female, age 29. During the altercation, the male was shot by...
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Police Make Quick Arrests After Reported Armed Robbery of Citizen in California

Police Make Quick Arrests After Reported Armed Robbery of Citizen in California

On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m., police responded to the 44000 block of Redwood Lane in California, for the reported armed robbery. The 911 caller reported at least two suspects armed with firearms robbed them of personal belongings before fleeing in a Grey sedan. Police responded to the area and obtained...
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Jury Convicts Seven Defendants in 2023 Carjacking Spree Across Maryland and Washington D.C.

Jury Convicts Seven Defendants in 2023 Carjacking Spree Across Maryland and Washington D.C.

Jaelen Jordan, 20, and Warren Montgomery, 21, both of Washington, D.C., and Bryon Gillum, 20, Isaiah Flowers, 20, Jahkai Goff, 21, Taj Giles, 20, and Irshaad Ellis-Bey, 20, all of Prince George’s County, MD, were found guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges pertaining to three armed carjackings on...
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UPDATE: Suspect in Custody After Multiple Shootings Leaves One Victim Dead; Police Believe All Three Victims Were Randomly Targeted

UPDATE: Suspect in Custody After Multiple Shootings Leaves One Victim Dead; Police Believe All Three Victims Were Randomly Targeted

UPDATE 1/6/2026:  The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Gun Crimes Unit have charged a suspect in connection with a murder and multiple shootings on Sunday in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. He is 26-year-old Damonte Marcel Williams of Upper Marlboro. He is charged with the murder of 65-year-old Joseph Holt...
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Suspect Captured in Virginia After Triple Fatal Shooting Leaves Waldorf Man and Two D.C. Men Dead

Suspect Captured in Virginia After Triple Fatal Shooting Leaves Waldorf Man and Two D.C. Men Dead

A suspect is in custody in Virginia in connection with a fatal shooting early Saturday morning outside of a banquet hall in Temple Hills. The suspect is 39-year-old Antonio Lancaster of the Landover area. He faces multiple charges, to include murder, for fatally shooting 27-year-old Ronez Proctor of Waldorf. Two other adult males were...
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Father Charged in Connection to Murder of His 4-Month-Old Baby

Father Charged in Connection to Murder of His 4-Month-Old Baby

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit made an arrest in the murder of a four-month-old baby. The victim is Kairo Brooks of Suitland. His father, 24-year-old Khalil Brooks-Clarke, has been charged in connection with his death. In the early morning hours of December 27, 2025, at approximately 12:40 a.m., officers responded to...
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Man Arrested in Connection to Murdering His Own Mother in Prince George’s County

Man Arrested in Connection to Murdering His Own Mother in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man with murdering his mother inside of their home on Saturday night. The suspect is 22-year-old Fredy Grijalva-Hernandez of Laurel. He’s charged with the murder of 44-year-old Maria Hernandez-Gonzalez. On December 27, 2025, at approximately 11:50 pm, officers responded for a welfare check in...
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St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office’s 2025: Year in Review – Building on Progress

St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office’s 2025: Year in Review – Building on Progress

St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling reflects on 2025, a year filled with continual commitment to safety, justice, victim services, community engagement, and progress. Secured $507,539 in Grant Funding: In her third year, Sterling’s team successfully secured $507,539 in grant funding for victim services and concentrated gun violence prosecution, bringing the cumulative total of...
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UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 60-Years for Fatal Shooting of 6-Year-Old Girl in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 60-Years for Fatal Shooting of 6-Year-Old Girl in Prince George’s County

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson announced today that 34-year-old Rakeem Gilgeours has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Gilgeours was sentenced to the maximum sentence for each count: 25 years for first-degree assault, 20 years for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and 15 years for illegal...
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MS-13 Members Sentenced to Mandatory Life for Racketeering, Two Murders, and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year-Old Girl

MS-13 Members Sentenced to Mandatory Life for Racketeering, Two Murders, and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year-Old Girl

Three men received life sentences, today, for federal conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders, attempted murders, and drug trafficking, as well as murder in aid of racketeering charges. Wilson Arturo “Humilde” “Marco Saravia” Constanza-Galdomez, 26, of El Salvador; Edis Omar “Little Felon” Valenzuela-Rodriguez, 24, of Honduras; and Jonathan “Truney” Pesquera-Puerto, 24,...
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Police Investigating Another Shooting on Gallery Place in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Another Shooting on Gallery Place in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject shot. 911 Dispatchers advised the 911 callers were uncooperative, stated someone had been shot but provided no further information. Police arrived on the scene to...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Convicted for Attempted Kidnapping, Assault and Armed Robbery After Attacking Woman with Knife

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Convicted for Attempted Kidnapping, Assault and Armed Robbery After Attacking Woman with Knife

UPDATE 12/15/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, Maryland was convicted of attempted kidnapping, armed robbery, and other charges stemming from a March 2025 incident where he attacked a female victim with a knife in Mechanicsville, Maryland. After a five-day trial, a St. Mary’s County jury found Dixon...
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24-Year-Old PG County Man Apprehended in Pennsylvania After Shooting and Killing His Mother

24-Year-Old PG County Man Apprehended in Pennsylvania After Shooting and Killing His Mother

A suspect is in custody in Pennsylvania and charged with fatally shooting his mother inside of their Temple Hills home on Thursday. The suspect is 24-year-old Damari Lipscomb. He’s charged with murdering 45-year-old Adia Lipscomb Mingo. On December 11, 2025, at approximately 8:50 am, officers responded to the 6900 block of Westchester Court for...
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Maryland State Police Investigating State Prison Inmate Death

Maryland State Police Investigating State Prison Inmate Death

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institute. The inmate is identified as Deon Smith, 23. Smith was declared deceased by emergency medical services personnel at the facility. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Jessup Correctional Institute in Jessup, Maryland. A suspect, also...
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Pedestrian Flown Out After Being Struck by Vehicle; Police Investigating Firefighter Struck While on Scene

Pedestrian Flown Out After Being Struck by Vehicle; Police Investigating Firefighter Struck While on Scene

On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Chevrolet HHR struck a 36-year-old male who was...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Murder, Armed Robbery, Carjacking, After Violent Crime Spree Across Maryland and Virginia

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Murder, Armed Robbery, Carjacking, After Violent Crime Spree Across Maryland and Virginia

UPDATE 12/12/2025: Today, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Thaddeus Lamont Wills, 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 55 years in federal prison for his role in a string of commercial armed robberies. The robberies occurred in 2020 and 2021, in Prince William County, Virginia, and in Prince George’s and Charles County, Maryland. During...
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No Charges Filed After Waldorf Man Is Shot and Killed by PG County Business Security Guard, Police Investigating

No Charges Filed After Waldorf Man Is Shot and Killed by PG County Business Security Guard, Police Investigating

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is actively working to determine the circumstances of a fatal shooting late Monday night inside of a business. During this incident, an armed private security guard fatally shot a patron. The deceased patron is 50-year-old Donald Wayne Hunt of Waldorf. On December 8, 2025, at approximately...
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