UPDATE 2/15/2022: Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a suspect in connection with the armed bank robbery which took place on February 14, 2022 in Dunkirk. Through the investigation, detectives identified Craig Steven Best, 56 of Mechanicsville, as the individual responsible for the armed robbery at PNC Bank located at 10690 Town Center Blvd.,...
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On Friday, February 11, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division were in the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, and observed a drug transaction involving armed individuals. When approached by deputies, numerous individuals fled on foot, and one vehicle involved fled the area. Deputies pursued the individuals...
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The Homicide Unit identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in the City of Bowie in early January. The suspect is 18-year-old Nekole Sanders of Bowie. He’s charged with murdering 24-year-old Eugene Kelly Gray of Bowie. On January 9, 2022, at approximately 7:50 p.m., patrol officers with the Bowie Police...
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On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Narcotics Enforcement Section served two search warrants in Waldorf as part of an investigation into drug distribution. Investigators recovered approximately 7 pounds of suspected marijuana, 8 grams of mushrooms, 5 handguns, 6 extended loaded magazines, multiple boxes of ammunition, and manufacturing...
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On Thursday, February 10, 2022, at approximately 9:19 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 21600 block of Enterprise Road in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshot victim. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim with one gunshot wound to the upperbody. Police found at least two bullet holes...
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On Thursday, February 10, 2022, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Spring Valley Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple shell casings in the roadway of Spring Valley Drive between Pegg Road and Rosewood Drive. Witnesses reported hearing...
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On Monday, February 7, 2022, administrators at St. Charles High School received an anonymous tip that a student, or students were possibly in possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). The administrators, in conjunction with the School Resource Officer, initiated an investigation subsequently revealing three students in possession of over 250 pills believed to...
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The Homicide Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Brandywine in December 2021. The suspect is 19-year-old Kevin Curtis Coleman of Washington, DC. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Blake White of Accokeek. On December 16, 2021, at approximately 6:25 p.m.,...
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On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at approximately 10:57 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant located in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the report of an armed robbery. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect wearing all black clothing entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun, stole money, and fled in...
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The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today published an article discussing the NIJ-supported and publicly available Violence Project Database that identifies common traits of persons who engaged in mass shootings between 1966 and 2019. During that time, mass shootings in the United States notably increased, with more than half occurring after...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Aaron Crawford, age 37, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for the sex trafficking of two minors. Crawford was also sentenced to pay $10,350 in restitution to the victims. Judge Chuang also ordered that, upon his...
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On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 3:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf for multiple reports of suspicious activity. The complainants, all juvenile females, reported an adult male approached them as they were walking home and attempted to lure them into his vehicle. The man is described...
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On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Thomas Stone High School officials received a report that a trespasser was in the school with a weapon. The school was immediately placed in a Hold status. After a search and investigation, School Resource Officer PFC Payne determined a group of five unknown individuals had...
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Two juveniles from Prince George’s County are charged in connection with a string of armed robberies that took place in the county on Wednesday. One juvenile, a 13-year-old male, is charged in connection with five armed robberies. A second juvenile, a 17-year-old male, is charged with two of those robberies. In a little more...
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On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at approximately 2:25 a.m., officers responded to an undisclosed address for a report of a police impersonation and sexual assault. The adult female victim advised she was driving south on Fort Smallwood Road near Kembo Road at approximately 12:40 a.m. when she was stopped by an unmarked vehicle illuminating...
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On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 1:26 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3046 Waldorf Market Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject laying in the wooded area with unknown breathing status. The 911 caller reported while they were running in the area, they came across a subject wearing...
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Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz joined County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Police Chief Robert Contee III to discuss a rise in carjackings in both jurisdictions, specifically carjackings committed by juvenile suspects. Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia will enhance joint crime-fighting efforts along the border...
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On Monday, January 31, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., during the school’s afternoon dismissal, a school resource officer responded to the report of an assault involving two 8th grade students at Matthew Henson Middle School in the 3500 block of Livingston Road in Indian Head. When the officer arrived, school staff had already intervened; however,...
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Maryland State Police are actively investigating a bomb threat called in Monday morning, January 31, 2022, aimed at Bowie State University. Police are on scene conducting a full search of the campus. There are no reported injuries, no devices found or further threats to the public at this time. Shortly before 6:00 a.m., on...
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On Saturday, January 29, 2022, at approximately 9:10 p.m., police responded to the Dollar General located at 21411 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported armed robbery. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with the employee/911 caller who reported a white male armed with a knife had threatened employees before...
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Detectives Investigating Shooting Case Involving Youth / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: On January 28, 2022, at approximately 9:50 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Charles Regional Medical Center after being advised a 9-year-old male was in the emergency room with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his...
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On Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11:40 a.m., a student at North Point High School showed several students what appeared to be a handgun while inside the school. Another student alerted school staff who recovered an airsoft replica handgun from the student’s locker. The school resource officer, along with school administrators, will complete an...
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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the 4400 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 3:31 a.m., members of the Second District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting inside a hotel. Upon arrival, members located...
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Detectives with the Homicide Unit arrested and charged a 15-year-old female from District Heights with manslaughter and related charges. She is charged as a juvenile in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male from Oxon Hill. On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 4900 block of Glassmanor...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Michael Gibson, 23, of Annapolis entered a guilty plea to first degree murder and using a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence in the death of Leslie Saunders, 50. Gibson, who was paid $3200 by Thomas Smith, 31, to kill the...
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