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Police Seeking Assistance Identifying Man Who Stole Cash from Victims Wallet at Harris Teeter in California

Police Seeking Assistance Identifying Man Who Stole Cash from Victims Wallet at Harris Teeter in California

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at 12:30 pm, the pictured subject removed a wallet from a customer’s purse in a shopping cart at the California Harris Teeter store. The suspect removed the cash from the wallet,...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Single Vehicle Collision

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Single Vehicle Collision

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday evening in the town of Bladensburg. The deceased driver is 22-year-old Michelle Hernandez of Bladensburg. On February 1, 2023, at approximately 8:15 pm, officers responded to the 5400 block of Annapolis Road for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed...
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Two 14-Year-Olds and 15-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Kia and Joyriding

Two 14-Year-Olds and 15-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Kia and Joyriding

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Team arrested three juveniles for stealing a Kia. The suspects are two 14-year-old males and one 15-year-old male who all live in Bowie. On January 31, 2023, at approximately 10:45 pm, WAVE detectives stopped the stolen Kia in the 2800 block of Curtis Drive...
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Charles County Police Investigating Possible Overdose After 14-Year-Old Middle School Student Eats Edibles

Charles County Police Investigating Possible Overdose After 14-Year-Old Middle School Student Eats Edibles

On February 1, 2023, at 12:34 p.m., Charles County Emergency Medical Services responded to a home in Waldorf for the report of an overdose. Responders discovered a 14-year-old complaining of feeling ill after eating edibles that may have contained THC while at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. A subsequent investigation revealed the student, along with...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Joshua Joseph Yates

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Joshua Joseph Yates

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues seeking the whereabouts of Joshua Joseph Yates, age 33 of St. Inigoes, who is wanted on several warrants including: Violation of Probation, three counts of Second-Degree Assault, Failure to Appear and Second-Degree Escape from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Yates was serving on pre-trial...
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Police Recover Replica Firearm from John Hanson Middle School Student

Police Recover Replica Firearm from John Hanson Middle School Student

On January 31, 2023, a student at John Hanson Middle School notified school administrators that another juvenile student was possibly in possession of a gun at school. Administrators located the student and recovered a replica firearm from his backpack, which turned out to be a BB gun. A school resource officer is investigating and...
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Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro Under Investigation, Victim Identified by Police

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro Under Investigation, Victim Identified by Police

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Monday evening in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The deceased driver is 32-year-old Taha Robinson of Upper Marlboro. On January 30, 2023, at approximately 8:50 pm, officers responded to the 8000 block of Rosaryville Road for a single-vehicle collision. The...
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Wanted Waldorf Man Arrested After Threatening Two Deliverymen with Firearm and Committing Shooting in PG County

Wanted Waldorf Man Arrested After Threatening Two Deliverymen with Firearm and Committing Shooting in PG County

On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 4:13 p.m., officers responded to the area of Pagnell Circle in Waldorf for the report of an armed suspect threatening two deliverymen. The victims reported they were making a delivery when one of the victims saw the suspect standing near a car with a gun in his hand....
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Anne Arundel Police Seeking Information, Searching for Indecent Exposure Suspect in Pasadena

Anne Arundel Police Seeking Information, Searching for Indecent Exposure Suspect in Pasadena

On January 28, 2023, at approximately 1:30 p.m., officers responded for a report of an indecent exposure that just occurred in the 1300 block of Old Water Oak Point Road in Pasadena. The victim reported that she and her daughter were walking in the area of Rockanna Road and Old Water Oak Point Road...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted: Timothy Wayne Brooks, age 52 of Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted: Timothy Wayne Brooks, age 52 of Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Timothy Wayne Brooks, age 52 of Lexington Park. In November, Brooks removed his GPS monitor while on pretrial release for charges of theft, unlawful taking of motor vehicle and CDS possession. Brooks is a black male, 6’2” and weighs 200 pounds with black...
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Reward Offered: Charles County Police Investigating Tires Removed from Vehicles in Bryans Road and Waldorf

Reward Offered: Charles County Police Investigating Tires Removed from Vehicles in Bryans Road and Waldorf

Between January 24 – January 25, during the overnight hours, unknown suspect(s) removed the tires from a vehicle in the area of Sir Douglas Drive in Bryans Road. A similar theft occurred on Stream Vista Place in Waldorf and an attempted theft occurred in the parking lot of a business in Waldorf that was...
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Accokeek Man Accidentally Discharges Firearm During Waldorf Home Invasion After Pistol-Whipping Victim

Accokeek Man Accidentally Discharges Firearm During Waldorf Home Invasion After Pistol-Whipping Victim

On Saturday, December 24, 2022, at approximately 11:26 p.m., police responded to the 2200 book of Stream Vista Place in Waldorf, for the reported assault with a firearm. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with the adult female victim who was emotionally upset. The victim advised while herself and a male friend...
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UPDATE: Police Make Arrest and Recover an Assault Pistol After Another Shootout in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Make Arrest and Recover an Assault Pistol After Another Shootout in Lexington Park

UPDATE 1/26/2023: Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) executed a series of search and seizure warrants, with the assistance of the agency’s Emergency Services Team. As a result, investigators located a loaded Cobray MK-11 assault pistol as well as a loaded Taurus G2C semi-automatic handgun, which are suspected...
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Police Investigating Altercation at Lackey High School , One Transported to Hospital

Police Investigating Altercation at Lackey High School , One Transported to Hospital

On January 25 at 10:50 a.m., two students, who are siblings, entered a bathroom at Henry E. Lackey High School to fight another student. The school resource officer was made aware of the fight and he and a school staff member responded. At that point, the students were already engaged in a physical altercation....
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Police Arrest 17-Year-Old and Recover Stolen Dirt Bike and Stolen Vehicle

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old and Recover Stolen Dirt Bike and Stolen Vehicle

On Monday, January 23, 2023, at 12:32 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a victim of a theft who reported a dirt bike, that was previously stolen from his house, was being advertised for sale on an online social media site. Officers from the Neighborhood Enforcement Team investigated and learned the suspect was...
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Suspect Charged with Assault, Firearms Offenses Following Officer-Involved Shooting

Suspect Charged with Assault, Firearms Offenses Following Officer-Involved Shooting

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a Lanham man in connection with a non-contact officer-involved shooting on Monday. The suspect is 20-year-old Tyler Clendenen. He’s charged with assaulting two PGPD officers as well as multiple firearms offenses. On January 23, 2023, at approximately 8:40 am, a resident called 911 about a...
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Police Seeking Identity of Two Suspects Who Burglarized and Damaged Ridge Elementary School Building

Police Seeking Identity of Two Suspects Who Burglarized and Damaged Ridge Elementary School Building

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the two pictured individuals in a burglary investigation, including malicious destruction of property. On Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 10:00 p.m., the two suspects broke into a classroom trailer at Ridge Elementary School, caused damage inside of the classroom, stole a fire extinguisher...
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Police Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Committing Armed Carjacking and Leading Police on High Speed Pursuit

Police Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Committing Armed Carjacking and Leading Police on High Speed Pursuit

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles, a 14-year-old male and a 15-year-old male, with an armed carjacking that occurred Wednesday night. The 14-year-old suspect is from District Heights. The 15-year-old suspect is from Suitland. They are currently in custody in Washington, DC. On January 17, 2023, at approximately...
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Neighborhood Enforcement Team Recovers Firearm and Large Quantity of Narcotics After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Neighborhood Enforcement Team Recovers Firearm and Large Quantity of Narcotics After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 3:48 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office assigned to the Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive and Old Washington Road, in Waldorf. Further investigation revealed marijuana inside the car as well as a loaded firearm and a large amount...
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Maryland State Police, FBI and Partners Seeks to Educate Public About Warning Signs Of Human Trafficking and Sextortion Schemes

Maryland State Police, FBI and Partners Seeks to Educate Public About Warning Signs Of Human Trafficking and Sextortion Schemes

With January being Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Maryland State Police are urging the public to recognize potential warning signs to reduce the chances of others becoming victims in the future. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a child is trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation every two minutes in the United States....
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Detectives Arrest Two Adelphi Men and a 15-Year-Old for Robbing Taxi Drivers

Detectives Arrest Two Adelphi Men and a 15-Year-Old for Robbing Taxi Drivers

Hyattsville Division I investigators recently arrested three suspects in connection with multiple armed robberies of independent taxi service drivers in the Langley Park area. The suspects are 20-year-old Omar Hernandez and 20-year-old Jose Linares-Hernandez. Both are from the Adelphi area. These two suspects are linked to five armed robberies of victims who were operating...
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Delivery Driver Found Shot to Death in Prince George’s County, Police Offering Reward for Information Leading to Arrest

Delivery Driver Found Shot to Death in Prince George’s County, Police Offering Reward for Information Leading to Arrest

The Homicide Unit is actively working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who fatally shot a man Friday night in Temple Hills. The victim is 34-year-old Stephen Lee Green of Sykesville, MD. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On Friday,...
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Calvert and St. Mary’s County Police Execute Search Warrants and Recover Large Amount of Drugs and 15 Firearms

Calvert and St. Mary’s County Police Execute Search Warrants and Recover Large Amount of Drugs and 15 Firearms

On September 1, 2022, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit along with the agency’s Special Operations Team, St. Mary’s County Narcotics and Emergency Services Team executed multiple search warrants based on drug investigations conducted. A search in both jurisdictions took place with the targets during this investigation being identified as Devonte Sequan Claggett,...
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Maryland State Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Man On Sextortion, Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Man On Sextortion, Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County

Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man on Thursday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of sextortion and possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Isaiah S. Poole, 21, of Suitland, Maryland. Poole is charged with seven counts of possession of child...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Reports of Shots Fired Over 24 Hour Period

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Reports of Shots Fired Over 24 Hour Period

On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police responded to the area of Buck Hewitt Road and Victoria Circle in Great Mills, for reports of shots fired. At least 5 gunshots were heard in the area. A few minutes later at approximately 11:20 p.m., additional gunshots were reported in the area of...
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