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Identity Needed for Theft Suspect at 7-Eleven in Charlotte Hall

Identity Needed for Theft Suspect at 7-Eleven in Charlotte Hall

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 at 12:30 pm, the victim left a black leather bi-fold wallet on the counter of the 7-Eleven convenience store in Charlotte Hall after making a purchase. The suspect, who was the...
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Charles County Detectives Make Arrest in Assault Case, Recover Multiple Firearms

Charles County Detectives Make Arrest in Assault Case, Recover Multiple Firearms

UPDATE 9/21/2021: Charging Documents added. On Monday, September 13, 2021, police responded to the area of Hope Circle in Waldorf, f0r a reported dispute. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with the victim who stated he was walking his dog when an unknown male suspect and the victim had a verbal dispute,...
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UPDATE: Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Girl Involved in Shooting of Woman in Great Mills

UPDATE: Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Girl Involved in Shooting of  Woman in Great Mills

UPDATE: On Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, a 16-year-old female was arrested in connection with the shooting that occurred on Sept. 15, 2021. Further investigation determined prior to the shooting, the juvenile suspect was arguing with a group of individuals and was observed walking to the vehicle where the victim and passenger were later injured...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating the circumstances of a fatal crash in Brandywine. The deceased driver when be identified once his family is notified. On Friday, September 17, 2021, at approximately 01:23 a.m., patrol officers responded to Floral Park Road near Arya Drive for a single-vehicle crash. The driver was pronounced...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park

Maryland State Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park

On Sunday, September 19, 2021 at approximately 12:25 p.m., police responded to 21000 block of Hancock Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshot victim. One 911 caller reported hearing at least four gunshots in the area of Hancock Drive and Midway Drive. A short time later, a second 911 caller reported a 17-year-old...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Three Suspects and Vehicle After Theft from Huntingtown Tractor Supply

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Three Suspects and Vehicle After Theft from Huntingtown Tractor Supply

On Thursday, September 16, 2021, DFC. Mason responded to Tractor Supply, located at 3150 N Solomons Island Road in Huntingtown, for a reported theft. Investigation revealed on Saturday, September 4, 2021, three suspects removed merchandise from the business without paying. The items included two Champion generators, a Simpson power washer, and a lithium jump...
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Detective/PFC David Roys Selected as La Plata Police Department’s Officer of the Year for 2020

Detective/PFC David Roys Selected as La Plata Police Department’s Officer of the Year for 2020

On April 22, 2020, at approximately 6:42 p.m., La Plata Police Officer First Class David Roys and Charles County Sheriff’s Officer Gregory Champaign along with other members of the La Plata Police Department (LPPD) and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to the 5900 block of Crain Highway where a Maryland State trooper...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Lexington Park Teen That is Possibly Armed with Shotgun

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Lexington Park Teen That is Possibly Armed with Shotgun

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Malachi Alexander Steele, age 19 of Lexington Park. Steele is a black male, 5’8” and weighs 156 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Steele is possibly in possession of a firearm and the circumstances are still under investigation. Anyone with information on...
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Attempted Armed Robbery on Poplar Lane in Lexington Park Under Investigation

Attempted Armed Robbery on Poplar Lane in Lexington Park Under Investigation

On Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 5:07 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45500 block of Poplar Lane in Lexington Park for the reported attempted robbery. The victim advised deputies an unknown male approached him at his residence with his face concealed. The victim advised the suspect was...
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UPDATE: Police Make Three Arrests for the Murder of 8-Year-Old After Drive-by Shooting in Landover

UPDATE: Police Make Three Arrests for the Murder of 8-Year-Old After Drive-by Shooting in Landover

UPDATE 9/16/2021: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has charged an arrested three suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old in August. They are 21-year-old Desmond Nkwocha of the 9800 block of Good Luck Road, 23-year-old Mark Nkwocha also of the 9800 block of Good Luck Road and 23-year-old...
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Police in Charles County Make Four Arrests and Recover Handgun in Stolen Vehicle After High Speed Chase

Police in Charles County Make Four Arrests and Recover Handgun in Stolen Vehicle After High Speed Chase

On Monday, September 13, 2021, at approximately 12:35 a.m., an officer operating a marked Police Cruiser in the area of Crain Highway and Heritage Green Parkway activated his emergency equipment an attempted to pull over a Hyundai passenger vehicle for traffic violations. The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Occupied Trailer in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Occupied Trailer in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, September 12, 2021, at approximately 4:00 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Ridge, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to the 45000 block of Langley Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Engine 32 arrived on the scene with four personnel and found the fire was extinguished...
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UPDATE: Churchton Man Who Stabbed Woman with Semen-Filled Syringe Sentenced to 10 Years

UPDATE: Churchton Man Who Stabbed Woman with Semen-Filled Syringe Sentenced to 10 Years

UPDATE: 9/11/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Thomas Stemen, 52, of Churchton was sentenced to 10 years of active incarceration and five years of supervised probation in the stabbing of a woman with a semen-filled syringe outside of a local grocery store. The defendant entered an Alford plea to...
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Police Investigating Homicide in Nanjemoy, Victim Identified as 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man

Police Investigating Homicide in Nanjemoy, Victim Identified as 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man

On Monday, September 6, 2021, at 7:02 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area in the 7900 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy for what appeared to be an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers discovered the male was deceased. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, an autopsy was performed and the manner of death was...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Tour Bus Driver Shot on I-295

Maryland State Police Investigating Tour Bus Driver Shot on I-295

Maryland State Police investigators remain on the scene of a shooting that wounded a bus driver in Anne Arundel County early Tuesday morning. The victim is not being identified at this time. He was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment. He was the driver of a passenger tour bus transporting ten passengers....
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Police in Charles County Asking for Assistance in Solving Cold Case Murder

Police in Charles County Asking for Assistance in Solving Cold Case Murder

Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the homicide of Karen Sabrina Wills, a resident of Waldorf. Her case remains unsolved, and your assistance can help us bring justice to Karen and her family. On September 4, 2001 at approximately 1:30am, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at Kings...
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Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Charles County

Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Charles County

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Potomac River in the area of Swan Point near Matthews Manor Road in Charles County, for the reported drowning. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was requested to respond for aerial reconnaissance and possible patient transportation. Crews...
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VIDEO: One Arrested After Attempted Assault with a Machete in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

VIDEO: One Arrested After Attempted Assault with a Machete in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

9/3/2021: On Friday, August 27, 2021, at approximately 11:55 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Suburban Drive and Pleasant Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported assault with a machete. The 911 caller reported a man armed with a machete attacked multiple people, an active disturbance was heard in...
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Detectives Identify One Suspect After Burglary in June 2021, Police Searching for Second Suspect

Detectives Identify One Suspect After Burglary in June 2021, Police Searching for Second Suspect

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, two males broke into an apartment on Abberly Place in Waldorf, and stole clothing and valuables. Through investigation, detectives were able to identify one of the suspects and obtain an arrest warrant. Members of the CCSO and the U.S. Marshals task force located and arrested Frank Bernard Maddox, 25,...
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VIDEO: Prince George’s County Man Wanted for Road Rage Shooting in Washington, DC is Arrested in Costa Rica

VIDEO: Prince George’s County Man Wanted for Road Rage Shooting in Washington, DC is Arrested in Costa Rica

UPDATE 9/2/2021: As a result of the investigation, the suspect was identified and an arrest warrant was obtained for 42 year old Kenneth Miles Davis, Jr., of Clinton, MD, charging him with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon Gun. The collaborative investigative effort between the Metropolitan Police Department, United States Marshals Service, Department of State...
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UPDATE: Calvert County Detectives Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Attempted Home Invasion in Lusby

UPDATE: Calvert County Detectives Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Attempted Home Invasion in Lusby

UPDATE 9/1/2021: Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) have identified and charged two suspects in connection with the attempted armed home invasion that occurred on August 25, 2021 in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates on Rawhide Road in Lusby, MD. Both suspects are juvenile males, aged 14 and 15 of Lusby, MD. The suspects...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Locating Two Wanted Individuals

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Locating Two Wanted Individuals

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Jennifer Gail Labanowski, age 37 of Waldorf. Labanowski is wanted for escape for violating the conditions of court ordered treatment. Labanowski is 5’2 and weighs 175 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Location of Man Wanted for Killing His 71-Year-Old Mother

UPDATE: Police Seeking Location of Man Wanted for Killing His 71-Year-Old Mother

UPDATE 8/31/2021 – Homicide Unit detectives obtained an arrest warrant for the man wanted for killing his mother inside of her Temple Hills home. He is identified as 53-year-old John Frederick Carrington of no fixed address. He is charged in connection with the murder of his mother, 71-year-old Johnetta Wormley. On August 29, 2021,...
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ATF Announces $10,000 Reward for Information in Murder Investigation of 8-year-old in Prince George’s County

ATF Announces $10,000 Reward for Information in Murder Investigation of 8-year-old in Prince George’s County

Today the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division announced a reward of $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the case of 8-year-old Peyton “PJ” Evans, a child who was shot and killed in Landover, Md. This is in addition to the reward of up to $25,000...
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Three Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for Attempting to Illegally Export Firearms and Ammunition to Nigeria

Three Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for Attempting to Illegally Export Firearms and Ammunition to Nigeria

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three Maryland men for the federal charges of conspiracy, violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Reform Control Act, related to the export of firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria.  Charged in the indictment, which was returned on Thursday,...
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