Maryland State Troopers arrested a Calvert County man on Thursday August 17th, 2023 after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of possession of child pornography. The suspect, identified as Hunter Lee Kirby, 26, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On August 18, 2023, at around 2:00 AM, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for shots fired in the area of Patuxent Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 17-year-old male inside a residence suffering from a...
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Prince George’s County Police patrol officers arrested two suspects linked to multiple armed robberies at businesses in the county this week. The suspects are identified as 18-year-old Hevander Maradiadi Lozano of District Heights and 19-year-old Christian Garcia Carranza of District Heights On August 16, 2023, at approximately 1:20 am, officers responded to the 4800...
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UPDATE 8/15/2023: On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, Carol Badart VanWie, 77, pleaded guilty in Calvert County District Court to multiple charges involving violations of Maryland’s animal cruelty laws. Ms. VanWie was found to have housed more than 40 rabbits and other creatures in unsanitary and inhumane conditions at her nonprofit venture, Bunny Magic and...
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On Friday, August 4, 2023, at 4:22 p.m., a lone male suspect approached the victim who was in the backyard of his residence in the 3300 block of Malcolm Road in Brandywine. The suspect pulled a mask over his face, brandished a firearm and stole a motorcycle the victim was working on. The suspect...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in Clinton. The victim is 16-year-old Robert Isiah Walker of Clinton. On August 12, 2023, at approximately 2:40 am, officers responded to a gas station in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road for the report of...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple cases of property destruction in the Huntingtown and Owings area. Preliminary investigation revealed unknown suspects damaged several mailboxes on Holland Cliffs Road, Hunting Creek Road, Huntingtown Road, Mill Branch Road and Lower Marlboro Road. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting residents on those streets with home...
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On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 3:40 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-66 near the 74 mile marker. The truck that caused the crash fled the scene. The truck had been reported stolen out of Falls Church, Va., with the driver being later identified as...
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On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21000 block of Windsor Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering a reported graze wound to the back. The victim was transported to an area...
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UPDATE: On August 7, 2023, at 11:02 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf to check on the welfare of a woman who had possibly been shot. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking out of an apartment building on Gallery Place with another person when unknown suspect(s)...
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Phil’s Place is reaching out to ask to friends and family for help. “On Friday, August 4th, 2023, sometime after 3 a.m. the vehicle pictured below pulled into the parking lot and the three occupants proceeded to break in, destroy property and steal products. Thankfully, security cameras were able to capture the majority of...
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The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department and the Prince George’s County Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a stolen fire department vehicle. The vehicle is a 2011 Chevy Silverado Pickup with Ritchie Volunteer Fire Department markings and Maryland Tag LG92945 The vehicle was removed from the Ritchie Volunteer Fire Department station located...
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On August 6, 2023. at 12:28 p.m., several suspects drove up to a woman who was getting into her vehicle in the parking lot of St. Charles Towne Center. The two male suspects then exited their car, pulled the woman from her vehicle, and stole her black Ford Edge. The suspects fled in the...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a shooting on Saturday in Glenn Dale. Detectives have charged a teenager with possession of a loaded firearm. He’s a 17-year-old male from Mount Rainier. On August 5, 2023, at approximately 12:30 pm, PGPD officers responded to the 9900 block of Marguerita Avenue for a reported...
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UPDATE: On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 8:50 a.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) north of Rhodes Way for a report of a body off the roadway in a ditch. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary to the concession stand at the Cove Point Pool. If you have any information on this incident at Cove Point Park that occurred overnight Friday (8/4) into Saturday (8/5) please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy M. Contic at 410-535-2800.
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On July 28, 2023, at 12:19 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a male shooting a gun toward unknown persons. Officers were already in the area and observed a male matching the suspect’s description running away from the location; the...
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UPDATE 8/3/2023: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced former youth and high school football coach, Moshe Michael Imel, age 53, of Owings, Maryland, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for two counts of production of child pornography involving two minor victims. Imel also pleaded guilty to charges...
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In a continuing effort to keep Calvert County residents safe and informed, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Calvert County Emergency Management and will be utilizing Calvert County Alert, a countywide notification system. The service allows our agency to quickly provide you with critical information for a variety of situations, such as...
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On August 1, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a robbery that just occurred in the area of Thomas Avenue and Alley 13 in Brooklyn. As officers were arriving in the area, dispatch advised that the suspects assaulted the victim and stole her keys. The suspects attempted to take...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting that occurred in the unincorporated section of Capitol Heights on Saturday evening. The victim is 43-year-old Isaac Jenkins of Winnsboro, SC. Preliminarily, this does not appear to be a random crime. On July 29, 2023, at approximately 9:20...
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Maryland State Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday afternoon in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 1, 2023, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to a report of a body located on the grass along the onramp from Woodyard Road to southbound Branch Avenue (Maryland...
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On July 28, 2023, Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 23, of Washington, DC, was sentenced to 18 years of active incarceration for his role in the shooting death of Tyree Richardson. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee. In April, Yancey was convicted by a Calvert County jury of voluntary...
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The La Plata Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with a hit and run that occurred on July 25, 2023, between 1045-1048 a.m. The hit and run occurred at the intersection of Charles Street and North Maple Avenue. The involved vehicle is a 2007-2010 Lexus LS460. The vehicle should have frontend damage and...
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On Monday, July 24, 2023, at 12:12 a.m., units responded to the Cloud Smoke Shop located at 22811 Three Notch Road in California, for an alarm. Upon arrival, evidence of forced entry was found. Video showed the suspect filling a black backpack with stolen items, the suspect looked at the camera and fled back...
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