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Calvert County Detectives Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspect’s

Calvert County Detectives Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspect’s

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a burglary that occurred on Saturday, December 18, 2021 in the 2100 block of German Chapel Road in Prince Frederick, MD. Investigation revealed two unknown suspects used force to gain entry to the vacant residence. Once inside, the suspects damaged drywall surrounding numerous light switches. The...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest 18-Year-Old PG County Man After Armed Robbery

Charles County Detectives Arrest 18-Year-Old PG County Man After Armed Robbery

On December 9, the victim negotiated the sale of tennis shoes, via a social media app, with someone he was familiar with. During the sale, which occurred in Waldorf, the suspect produced a handgun and robbed the victim. Detectives pursued leads and were able to positively identify the suspect as Geordie Cornelious Rauda, 18,...
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Marbury Man Arrested After Cutting Catalytic Converters from Multiple Vehicles

Marbury Man Arrested After Cutting Catalytic Converters from Multiple Vehicles

On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 9:45 a.m., officers responded to a call for suspicious activity in the 5400 block of Mason Springs Road in Marbury after someone reported observing an unknown male underneath a vehicle, which was parked in a driveway, and cutting something from the car. A description of the suspect’s vehicle...
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14-Year-Old Arrested on Christmas Day After Committing Commercial Burglary in White Plains

14-Year-Old Arrested on Christmas Day After Committing Commercial Burglary in White Plains

On Saturday, December 25, 2021, at 12:26 a.m., patrol officers responded to an intrusion alarm at a business located in the 4500 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. Upon arrival, officers observed a teenager inside the main entrance of the business; he was in the process of cutting a lock to gain further...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Waldorf, Multiple Houses Struck by Gunfire

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Waldorf, Multiple Houses Struck by Gunfire

On Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 1:17 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of Brightwell Court after the homeowner discovered a bullet hole in the corner of her house. Officers canvassed the area and located bullet casings nearby. They also discovered that a house behind the first home had a bullet hole in...
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Details Released After Police Arrest 21-Year-Old for La Plata Shooting – Two Guns Recovered

Details Released After Police Arrest 21-Year-Old for La Plata Shooting – Two Guns Recovered

UPDATE: On Sunday, May 9, 2021, at approximately 12:25 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Patuxent Court in La Plata for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, a male was found with a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim was transported to a hospital where...
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Police Investigating Another Shooting Complaint in Lexington Park on December 30, 2021

Police Investigating Another Shooting Complaint in Lexington Park on December 30, 2021

On Thursday, December 30, 2021, at approximately 5:40 p.m., police responded to the area of Midway Drive and Hancock Road in Lexington Park, for the reports of shots fired. Police arrived on the scene and found shell casings in the roadway. Witnesses reported hearing at least five gunshots. No known injuries were reported. The...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Christmas Day Burglary in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Christmas Day Burglary in Waldorf

On Saturday, December 25, 2021, at 6:33 p.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Hammock Court in Waldorf, after the homeowner arrived home and found the front door of her house had been kicked open. After checking the house, it did not appear anything had been stolen. Officers canvassed the area and located...
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Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

On Thursday, December 30, 2021, at approximately 1:52 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Robert Leon Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshots actively being fired. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing at least six gunshots and stated there were possibly multiple shooters, and saw multiple subjects running from the area. Police...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest Wanted La Plata Man Selling Stolen ATV After Owner Finds it for Sale on Social Media Page

Charles County Detectives Arrest Wanted La Plata Man Selling Stolen ATV After Owner Finds it for Sale on Social Media Page

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were notified by a victim of a theft that his stolen ATV was listed for sale on a social media page–the vehicle was actually stolen in another county in November. The victim made an offer and the seller arranged to meet him...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit Seeking Whereabouts of Ryan Alexander Heaney, 30, of La Plata

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit Seeking Whereabouts of Ryan Alexander Heaney, 30, of La Plata

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is seeking the whereabouts of Ryan Alexander Heaney, 30, of La Plata. He currently has three open warrants including a violation of a protective order, telephone misuse, and attempting to purchase a firearm in violation of the protective order. Heaney is 6’0”, 180 lbs., has brown hair...
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Police Investigating Three Shot in Lanham, 24-Year-Old Bowie Man Killed

Police Investigating Three Shot in Lanham, 24-Year-Old Bowie Man Killed

Detectives are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Bilal Rashad of Bowie. On December 27, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 9900 block of Good Luck Road in Lanham for the report of a shooting. At the time, officers located a crime scene at that...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Armed Home Invasion and Assault in Leonardtown

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Armed Home Invasion and Assault in Leonardtown

On Saturday, December 11, 2021, Dep. Fleenor responded to the 25500 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported assault. Contact was made with the victim who advised Derrick Clifton Marshall, age 43 of Lexington Park, entered the residence without permission and confronted the victim. During the confrontation Marshall retrieved a knife...
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Police Investigating Shots Fired on Liberty Street in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shots Fired on Liberty Street in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

On Monday, December 27, 2021, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police responded to the 21600 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park, for the reports of shots being fired. The 911 caller reported a black male wearing a white sweatshirt/coat and black pants got out of a red vehicle and fired a weapon approximately 10...
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Reward Offered – Police Investigating Fatal Christmas Eve Shooting in Temple Hills After Possible Road Rage Incident

Reward Offered – Police Investigating Fatal Christmas Eve Shooting in Temple Hills After Possible Road Rage Incident

Detectives with our Homicide Unit are urging anyone who has information on a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve in Temple Hills to please come forward. Investigators are working to determine who shot and killed 30-year-old Danny Kelly Jr. of Clinton. He and his family were heading to a holiday dinner at the time of...
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Police Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspect Pictured at Green Door Tavern in Park Hall

Police Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspect Pictured at Green Door Tavern in Park Hall

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a vandalism investigation. Between Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 11:00 p.m., and Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 3:40 a.m., the suspect vandalized the victim’s car in the parking lot of the Green Door Tavern in Park Hall. The suspect...
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Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported After Residence and Multiple Vehicles Are Struck

Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported After Residence and Multiple Vehicles Are Struck

On Sunday, December 19, 2021, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police responded to the 46400 block of Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find shell casings in the roadway, and one residence struck multiple times. A spokesperson from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Theft from Auto in Waldorf Leads to Recovery of Stolen Truck

Theft from Auto in Waldorf Leads to Recovery of Stolen Truck

On December 21, 2021, at approximately 2:22 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 13100 block of Hickory Avenue in Waldorf for the report of an individual breaking into a car and rummaging through it. Upon arrival, officers observed a male sitting in a black Ford F150 nearby. As the...
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Police Conduct Enforcement Operation Targeting Illegal Street Racing, Car Meet-Ups, Make Four Arrests and Recovers Guns and Stolen Vehicle

Police Conduct Enforcement Operation Targeting Illegal Street Racing, Car Meet-Ups, Make Four Arrests and Recovers Guns and Stolen Vehicle

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Prince George’s County Police Department, along with several partner agencies, conducted a joint operation to address increasing community concerns over illegal street racing and car meet-ups. The partner agencies included Maryland State Police, Montgomery County Police, Laurel City Police and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.  During...
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UPDATE: Charles County Detectives Arrest Waldorf Man for October 2021 Drive-by Shooting in Waldorf

UPDATE: Charles County Detectives Arrest Waldorf Man for October 2021 Drive-by Shooting in Waldorf

UPDATE December 21, 2021: Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred in October. Jacari Trayvell Long, 22, of Waldorf, was arrested on December 21 after detectives identified him as a suspect in the shooting which occurred on October 27 in the area...
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces More Than $1.8 Million in Grants from the Department of Justice to Reduce the Backlog of DNA Testing in Six Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies

Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces More Than $1.8 Million in Grants from the Department of Justice to Reduce the Backlog of DNA Testing in Six Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies

U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron announced $1,835,897 in Department of Justice grants to six Maryland law enforcement agencies to be used to reduce the backlog in DNA testing at their laboratories. The awards will be used to hire additional staff, improve and maintain laboratory capabilities, purchase specialized equipment to improve laboratory operations, and fund...
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Great Mills Man Arrested After Multiple Thefts at California Target

Great Mills Man Arrested After Multiple Thefts at California Target

On December 1, 2021, at approximately 6:30 p.m., police responded to the Target located at 45155 First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported theft in progress. Deputies arrived on the scene and made contact with the asset protection management who stated an unidentified white male was currently inside the business and had stolen...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery at Lexington Park Papa Johns

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery at Lexington Park Papa Johns

On Saturday, December 18, 2021, at approximately 1:24 a.m., police responded to the Papa Johns located at 21690 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported armed robbery. Officers arrived on the scene to find one suspect entered the business armed with a knife and demanded money. The suspect fled on foot in...
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VIDEO: Police Investigating Christmas Decorations Stolen in Greenbrier Subdivision

VIDEO: Police Investigating Christmas Decorations Stolen in Greenbrier Subdivision

On Friday, December 17, 2021, police responded to the Greenbrier Subdivision for multiple reports of stolen Christmas decorations. Officers made contact with two victims and determined between 8:50 p.m., and 9:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 16, 2021, unknown suspects stole a large inflatable Christmas decoration from a residence located in the 20800 block of...
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Jury Finds Lexington Park Man Guilty of Firearm Charges, Fleeing and Eluding After 2020 Shooting and High Speed Chase

Jury Finds Lexington Park Man Guilty of Firearm Charges, Fleeing and Eluding After 2020 Shooting and High Speed Chase

State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz announces the guilty verdict returned by a St. Mary’s County jury of De Aundre Keys, 25 of Lexington Park, for possession of a regulated firearm with a prior felony conviction as well as numerous other firearm charges and fleeing and eluding a police officer. The case arose from an...
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