Can you help solve this mystery? Detectives seek new leads in cold case. Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking assistance identifying a woman whose body was found 25-years-ago, on June 16, 1998, in a field near Irving Road and Route 301 in Bel Alton, MD. The woman, whose identity remains a mystery, was the...
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UPDATE 6/15/2023: On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 9:11 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the 3600 block of Cassell Blvd. in Prince Frederick, for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Due to the seriousness of the collision, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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A teacher at James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro is charged with solicitation of a minor. The suspect is 33-year-old Jose Zuniga Orellana of Accokeek. He’s charged with soliciting inappropriate photos from a female student at the school. On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the victim advised detectives the suspect recently made inappropriate comments...
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On June 13, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers responded for a report of a person being thrown from a vehicle that just occurred in the area of Solomons Island Road and Jewell Road in Dunkirk. Investigation revealed that the adult female victim was inside her vehicle when she was approached by the suspect....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a non-contact officer-involved shooting overnight in Temple Hills. No one was struck during the incident. Two suspects are in custody. A loaded handgun was recovered. The suspects are 24-year-old Charles Edward Owens of Washington, DC, and a 16-year-old male from Washington, DC. The juvenile is charged...
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June 13, 2023 (Chesapeake Beach, MD) – In the late evening hours of June 12, 2023 and into the early morning hours of June 13, 2023, vandalism occurred on homes, streets, signs and vehicles throughout the Chesapeake Village community. The Town of Chesapeake Beach Public Works team is actively working to address areas of...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man with the murder of his son. The suspect is 44-year-old Marcus Braxton, Sr, of Washington, DC. He’s charged with the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Melodias Scindian of Suitland. On June 10, 2023, at approximately 8:30 am, officers responded to a home in the...
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On Sunday, June 11, 2023, at approximately 9:57 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Rt.231 and Adelina Road in Prince Frederick, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle head-on style collision. Medical personnel requested a helicopter for multiple patients...
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On Saturday, June 10, 2023, at approximately 5:23 p.m., the female suspect, who was wearing a blue shirt and multi-colored pants entered the ABC liquors and lounge where she proceeded to steal a 750ml bottle of alcohol. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded and are investigating. Employees stated the woman in...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash this morning in Charles County that claimed one life and sent two others to the hospital. The deceased, whose identification is being withheld pending next of kin notification, was a passenger in a Dodge Durango involved in the crash. They were pronounced deceased on the...
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On Sunday, June 11, 2023, at approximately 7:58 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 1000 block of Paddington Place, for the reported multi-victim shooting. 911 dispatchers advised all fire and rescue personnel to stage and wait for police to advise the scene is safe. 911 callers initially reported ten or more...
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On June 6, 2023, at approximately 11:30 p.m., an officer was conducting a periodic check in the Heritage Hills Community on Juneberry Way in Glen Burnie. The officer observed a white 2016 Hyundai sedan parked halfway out of a parking spot. When the officer went to investigate, the four occupants exited the vehicle and...
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UPDATE 6/10/2023: On Friday, June 9, 2023, at 5:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf for the report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they discovered a male with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex; he was pronounced deceased on...
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On Thursday, June 8, 2023, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police responded to the Tall Timbers Marina located at 18521 Herring Creek Road in Tall Timbers, for the reported burglary. Deputies are investigating the incident and the Tall Timbers Marina released the following information. “In addition to experiencing the unfortunate event with the fire yesterday,...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged the man who shot two people at a Suitland cemetery, killing one of the victims. The suspect is 48-year-old Wilson Chavis of Hughesville, MD. He’s charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Ronald Steven Banks of Washington, DC. Banks was a pallbearer at...
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On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at approximately 9:55 a.m., deputies advised a high speed chase ended in the area of White Sands Drive and Cedar Lane in Lusby. The male operator of the vehicle fled on foot and was last seen in the area of Cedar Lane and Balsom Road. A large police presence...
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It is with deep sorrow Sheriff Troy Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announce the passing of retired Corporal Nolan B. Woodland on Friday, June 2, 2023. Corporal Woodland was a sworn officer with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 21 years (November 1976–August 1997). He served...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a mother and daughter in connection with a murder inside of the family’s Landover home. The suspects are 44-year-old Candace Craig and 19-year-old Salia Hardy. Based on the preliminary investigation, the victim in this case is believed to be 71-year-old Margaret Craig of Landover. Candace...
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On Friday, June 2, 2023, at approximately 9:40 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 3000 block of Festival Way in Waldorf, for the reported armed robbery with injuries. The 911 caller reported while at the Wells Fargo ATM he was approached by multiple suspects where he was robbed and assaulted at...
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On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at approximately 6:00 p.m., emergency medical personnel was dispatched to the Smallwood Drive Park & Ride located at 1125 Smallwood Drive West in Waldorf, for the unknown problems. The 911 caller requested an ambulance to the location but would not answer any other questions as to why one was...
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On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at approximately 12:07 a.m., police responded to the Charlotte Hall Exxon, for the reported strong armed robbery and assault. The suspect entered the Charlotte Hall Exxon, asked for two packs of cigarettes and held a counterfeit bill, giving the appearance of intent to pay. Once the clerk had the...
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In the last week, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit (CIU) charged five suspects in connection with four carjacking cases. Three of the suspects are adults, two are juveniles. On May 25, 2023, CIU charged a 15-year-old male from Forestville with armed carjacking and related charges. The teenager was driving the...
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On May 28, 2023, at 7:13 p.m., unknown suspects drove by a woman in the area of Huntington Circle in Waldorf and shot her with a suspected airsoft or paintball gun, striking her in the arms and legs. The same suspects are believed to be responsible for a similar assault minutes later. The vehicle...
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UPDATE 5/30/2023: This afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), which includes PGPD officers, located and took into custody the 15-year-old male who is charged with the attempted murder of another teenager on a school bus. The suspect goes by the name “Baby K”. He’s charged as...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit today released a photo of two persons of interest in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in Capitol Heights on Sunday. Investigators are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the two males seen in the picture. They were seen running from the area of the collision that killed...
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