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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Alcohol Theft Suspect in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Alcohol Theft Suspect in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at 3:10 pm, the suspect entered the Pegg Road Shell store in Lexington Park with several others. While his associates tried to block anyone from witnessing, the suspect placed a bottle...
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Police Officers Arrest 15-Year-Old Male After One Stolen Vehicle Hits A Second Stolen Vehicle

Police Officers Arrest 15-Year-Old Male After One Stolen Vehicle Hits A Second Stolen Vehicle

On November 8, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., while on routine patrol, an officer witnessed a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie. The striking vehicle, a white Kia Optima, came to a stop just beyond the intersection, and the occupants bailed out of the vehicle....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times at Waldorf Restaurant

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times at Waldorf Restaurant

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a shopping center in the 12500 block of Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was involved in a verbal altercation with the suspect inside a seafood restaurant, which evolved...
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Lusby Man Arrested After Stabbing Victim in Callaway, Victim Flown to Area Trauma Center, Suspect Released 24 Hours Later

Lusby Man Arrested After Stabbing Victim in Callaway, Victim Flown to Area Trauma Center, Suspect Released 24 Hours Later

UPDATE 11/11/2022: Deputies arrested suspect Nathan Daniel Field, age 24 of Lusby at a nearby business in Callaway a short time after the assault occurred. Field has been charged with the following. Assault First Degree Assault Second Degree Possession of Contraband in Place on Confinement CDS Possession – Not cannabis Fields bail was set...
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Police Investigating Double Fatal Shooting in Oxon Hill Grocery Store Where Security Guard and Suspect Shoot and Kill Each Other

Police Investigating Double Fatal Shooting in Oxon Hill Grocery Store Where Security Guard and Suspect Shoot and Kill Each Other

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a double fatal shooting inside of an Oxon Hill grocery store. The victim, a store security guard, is identified as 43-year-old Willie Tate of Fredericksburg, VA. He was shot and killed by the decedent, 20-year-old Zaila Akida of District Heights. On Friday, November 4,...
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Detectives to Canvass for Information in Fatal Stabbing in Langley Park, Cash Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest

Detectives to Canvass for Information in Fatal Stabbing in Langley Park, Cash Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest

This evening, Homicide Unit detectives will canvass a Langley Park neighborhood as they continue to investigate the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Fidelino Velasquez-Cano. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at approximately 12:50 a.m., the victim...
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Suspected Drugs Recovered from Student After Possible Overdose, Officer and Student Transported to Hospital

Suspected Drugs Recovered from Student After Possible Overdose, Officer and Student Transported to Hospital

On Monday, November 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., a school resource officer at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was assisting staff with a student who was having a medical emergency as a result of a possible drug overdose. The officer located packaged pills and suspected marijuana in the student’s book bag. After locating the...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Waldorf Shooting Case

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Waldorf Shooting Case

On November 4, 2022 shortly before 2 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2700 block of Hadley Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, an adult male, with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with injuries that did...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are actively investigating an early morning fatal crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County. The identification of the deceased is pending next of kin notification. The individual was pronounced deceased on the scene. The body of the deceased will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident in Prince Frederick, Victim Identified as 31 Year-Old Waldorf Man

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident in Prince Frederick, Victim Identified as 31 Year-Old Waldorf Man

On November 5, 2022, at approximately 10:09 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the area of Solomons Island Road and Auto Drive in Prince Frederick, for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a work van. Upon arrival, deputies located...
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Police Identify Victims in Quadruple Murder / Suicide on Wildflower Drive in La Plata

Police Identify Victims in Quadruple Murder / Suicide on Wildflower Drive in La Plata

11/5/2022: On November 4, shortly before 4 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Wildflower Drive in La Plata for the report of a shooting. Officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and The La Plata Police Department arrived and located the homeowner, who was at the front door and advised he had...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward for Information in Thefts from Autos in Indian Head

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward for Information in Thefts from Autos in Indian Head

On Saturday, October 30, 2022, during the early morning hours, officers were notified of at least three suspects who were trying to open several car doors in the area of Riverwatch Lane. In one case, the suspects were able to get inside a car on Meadowside Court and steal several items. Officers canvassed the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Theft at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Theft at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at approximately 2:10 a.m., police responded to the 7-Eleven located at 29969 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported theft. The 911 caller reported a male wearing a mask and a reflective vest came into the business and jumped over the counter and stole the entire cash...
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17-Year-Old Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Teen, Assaulting Victims During Drug Deal

17-Year-Old Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Teen, Assaulting Victims During Drug Deal

UPDATE 10/31/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, October 27, 2022, Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, entered a guilty plea in Charles County Circuit Court to two counts of First-Degree Assault and one count of the Wear, Carry, and Transport of a Handgun Upon Their Person. Immediately after...
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Detectives Investigating Fatal Stabbing in Upper Marlboro

Detectives Investigating Fatal Stabbing in Upper Marlboro

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Sunday morning in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The victim is 34-year-old Ian Persaud 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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Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Persons in Theft Investigation at California CVS

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Persons in Theft Investigation at California CVS

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at 6:33 pm, the two pictured suspects entered the CVS pharmacy on Three Notch Road in California. While in the store, the pair loaded a cart full of cosmetics, scanned the...
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Police Issues Warning About Card Reader Skimming Devices

Police Issues Warning About Card Reader Skimming Devices

The Financial Crimes Unit is issuing a community-wide warning about skimming devices. In the last week, the PGPD has recovered three skimming devices at convenience stores in the county. Skimming devices can be placed at point of sale terminals inside of retail stores, grocery stores, convenience stores or any location where credit card transactions...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at 10:06 a.m., the suspect entered the Big Lots store in Lexington Park, gathered up merchandise and left the store without paying for the items. The suspect is believed to be...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking the Whereabouts of Wanted Individual – Heather Ann Thompson

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking the Whereabouts of Wanted Individual – Heather Ann Thompson

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Heather Ann Thompson, age 29 of Waldorf. Thompson is wanted for escape for failing to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, to serve a court ordered sentence for the charge of driving without a license. Thompson is a white...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Man Who Stole Traffic Cones

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Man Who Stole Traffic Cones

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at 12:02 am, the suspect took five traffic cones from the St. Mary’s County Health Department’s Health Hub on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The suspect was operating an older...
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St. Mary’s County Drug Dealer Arrested After Police Search Warrants Recover Nearly 1,000 Pills and 5 Firearms

St. Mary’s County Drug Dealer Arrested After Police Search Warrants Recover Nearly 1,000 Pills and 5 Firearms

On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, along with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST) and the Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 45800 block of Jay Dee Court in Lexington Park. Dominick NMN Mackall, age 34 of Lexington...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Collision with St. Mary’s County Deputies

Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Collision with St. Mary’s County Deputies

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic complaint in the area of Loveville Road and Old Red Oak Lane in Mechanicsville. The complainant reported a black Expedition was driving erratically, and into oncoming traffic. Deputies arrived in the area and located...
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Charles County Detectives Investigating 60-Year-Old Waldorf Man Shot and Killed in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Investigating 60-Year-Old Waldorf Man Shot and Killed in Waldorf

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, who had been shot, deceased. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded and are investigating. The victim was identified as Michael Anthony Dodson,...
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19-Year-Old Prince George’s County Teen Charged with 5 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography Following Search Warrants

19-Year-Old Prince George’s County Teen Charged with 5 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography Following Search Warrants

Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man Thursday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Paul David, 19, of, Fort Washington, Maryland. Allen is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography. He was transported to the...
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Nelson Brothers Arrested Again After Police Execute Multiple Search Warrants, Pair Charged with Felony Drug Charges and Theft

Nelson Brothers Arrested Again After Police Execute Multiple Search Warrants, Pair Charged with Felony Drug Charges and Theft

On Friday, October 21, 2022, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division served search warrants at 44025 Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood. During the execution of the warrant, a large quantity (more than 10 grams) of raw marijuana was located within the bedroom of Justin Phillip Nelson, age 21 of...
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