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Waldorf Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman

Waldorf Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman

On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 2600 block of Walbrook Court in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived on the scene to find a female victim with stab wounds to the chest. Emergency medical personnel transported the victim to an area trauma...
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Reward Offered: Detectives Investigating Double Shooting Which Leaves 17-Year-Old Dead

Reward Offered: Detectives Investigating Double Shooting Which Leaves 17-Year-Old Dead

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday evening in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The victim is 17-year-old Michael Nwaulu of Upper Marlboro. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On...
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Prince George’s County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors

Prince George’s County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors

Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, were sentenced  for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teenage victims. Lewis was sentenced to life in prison; Jones was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The result was announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant...
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Thomas Stone Resource Officer and Student Assaulted by Six Other Students

Thomas Stone Resource Officer and Student Assaulted by Six Other Students

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 10:19 a.m., a group of six students were threatening physical harm to another student in the hallway area of Thomas Stone High School. The School Resource Officer responded immediately and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse but they refused. One student approached, and struck the...
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Mayor of College Park Arrested for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

Mayor of College Park Arrested for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

UPDATE from PG County Government: The City of College Park was made aware this morning of former Mayor Patrick Wojahn’s arrest by Prince George’s County Police and the charges that have been filed. We are shocked and disturbed by the news; what has come to light in this investigation is a total surprise to...
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Assaulted Security at ABC Liquor and Lounge

Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Assaulted Security at ABC Liquor and Lounge

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in an assault investigation. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 11:25 p.m., the pictured subject was refused service at ABC Liquor and Lounge in California and then proceeded to assault the security staff at the business. The suspect then left...
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Police in Charles County Recover Stolen Vehicle, Apprehend Occupants, and Recover Drugs and Replica Firearm

Police in Charles County Recover Stolen Vehicle, Apprehend Occupants, and Recover Drugs and Replica Firearm

On February 25 at 3:02 a.m., officers were patrolling the area of Holly Tree Lane in Waldorf when they observed a Hyundai Elantra with a broken out window. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver fled. Officers pursued the car which came to a stop at a construction site near the...
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Police Investigating Reports of 4th Degree Sex Offenses at Westlake High School

Police Investigating Reports of 4th Degree Sex Offenses at Westlake High School

On February 27, school administrators at Westlake High School were made aware that a male student had inappropriately touched two female students earlier this year while inside the school. The same male student was reported to have been involved in a similar case early last week, which was reported to school officials and the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wayne Joseph Brooks of Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wayne Joseph Brooks of Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Wayne Joseph Brooks, age 30 of Leonardtown, on a warrant for Violation of Probation for Stalking, Harassment and Violation of a Protective Order. Anyone with information about Brooks’ whereabouts is asked to call the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008. Citizens may...
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Police Investigating Dodge Challenger Hellcat Stolen from Residence in Lexington Park

Police Investigating Dodge Challenger Hellcat Stolen from Residence in Lexington Park

On Monday, February 27, 2023, at approximately 3:40 a.m., police responded to the 47900 block of Piney Orchard Street in Lexington Park, for the reported stolen vehicle. A witness reported suspects were breaking into a blue Dodge Challenger and then advised the suspects were fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in the...
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APPREHENDED: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Lusby Woman for Escape

APPREHENDED: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Lusby Woman for Escape

UPDADE 2/24/2023: Stahl has been apprehended and is being held on a no-bond status. Stahl was sentenced to 180 days in jail for theft $100 to under $1,500.00. The entire sentence was suspended down to 10 days. Stahl was issued bench warrants for Failure to Appear on 7/22/2022, 9/8/2022, and 12/06/2022. Stahl failed to...
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18-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Prompting Amber Alert for 3-Year-Old in Upper Marlboro

18-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Prompting Amber Alert for 3-Year-Old in Upper Marlboro

UPDATE 2/24/2023: The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a man with kidnapping a child prompting an Amber Alert on Thursday evening. The suspect is 18-year-old Ariel Florentino-Galeas of Hyattsville. The child was located unharmed approximately two hours later. Approximately two hours later, a driver called 911 after being the victim of...
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Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Dump Truck on Route 2 in Anne Arundel County

Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Dump Truck on Route 2 in Anne Arundel County

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 3:59 p.m., Southern District officers responded to Solomons Island Road at Birdsville Road for a crash involving multiple vehicles. The investigation revealed that a 2023 Kenworth W900 dump truck was traveling northbound on Solomons Island Road, approaching Birdsville Road. A 2001 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck was traveling eastbound...
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Detectives Release Photos of Fraud Suspect Who Attempted to Steal $130,000 from Bank

Detectives Release Photos of Fraud Suspect Who Attempted to Steal $130,000 from Bank

The Financial Crimes Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man who tried to steal approximately $130,000 from an account at a Fort Washington bank. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect went to the bank in the 10000 block of Indian Head Highway on November 22, 2022. Once he reached a teller,...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Suspect, Information in Fatal Road Rage Shooting in Prince George’s County

VIDEO: Police Seeking Suspect, Information in Fatal Road Rage Shooting in Prince George’s County

As the one-year anniversary of a fatal road rage shooting approaches, investigators release more details and continue to seek the identity of the suspect pictured in video footage captured during the incident. Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is a 2018 or 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The color of the vehicle is either black or gray....
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UPDATE: Victim Succumbed to Injuries, Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man After He Shoots Roommate

UPDATE: Victim Succumbed to Injuries, Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man After He Shoots Roommate

UPDATE: 2-24-2023 – The victim in this case, identified as 48-year-old Sharod Moore of Brooklyn, succumbed to his injuries on February 23, 2023. This case is now being investigated as a homicide. 2/22/2023: On February 22, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded for a report of a shooting that just occurred in the unit...
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Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of several individuals in a theft investigation. Over the course of last several months, the pictured suspects were involved in multiple thefts from the Target store in California. The subjects were seen leaving in a black Mitsubishi on several occasions as well as a...
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Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles who were in possession of a carjacked car. Both males are 17-years-old and are from District Heights. They are both charged as adults. A loaded ghost gun (unserialized) was recovered in the car. On February 21, 2023, at approximately 4:30 pm, Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team officers...
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Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, a man arrived at an apartment where...
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25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro,...
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Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked...
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Two 13-Year-Old Males Arrested After Attempting to Steal Kia with USB Cable

Two 13-Year-Old Males Arrested After Attempting to Steal Kia with USB Cable

On February 17, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of suspicious subjects at the Antwerpen Motor Cars, 8065 Ritchie Highway in Pasadena. The caller indicated that the subjects were inside of a vehicle, removing the dash. As officers arrived, they observed three subjects flee from a Kia sedan, two of...
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UPDATE: Detectives in Charles County Seeking Additional Information About Registered Sex Offender

UPDATE: Detectives in Charles County Seeking Additional Information About Registered Sex Offender

UPDATE: 2/17/2023: Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are also investigating Bunn in connection with reports of unusual activity after a witness learned Bunn is a registered sex offender and has approached several women’s homes in his neighborhood. According to publicly available information, Bunn is currently on probation stemming from two sexual assaults...
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PG County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits

PG County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Jerry Phillips, a/k/a “Tian Juzo,” age 25, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession of a machine gun, related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan applications (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster loan...
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Stethem Educational Center School Resource Officer Investigating Suspected Overdose

Stethem Educational Center School Resource Officer Investigating Suspected Overdose

On February 16, 2023, at 11:55 a.m., a 14-year-old student at Stethem Educational Center notified a school nurse that they were ill after consuming several edibles containing what they believed to be marijuana. The student was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. As administrators and the school resource officer investigated further, they learned...
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