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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation in Piney Point

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation in Piney Point

On Monday, July 12, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 17800 block of St. George’s Park Road in Piney Point, for the reported one not breathing. The 911 caller reported someone dropped off a deceased subject at the residence, dispatchers began giving CPR instructions to the caller....
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Maryland State Police Investigating Shots Fired at Tractor Trailer on Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, No Injuries Reported

Maryland State Police Investigating Shots Fired at Tractor Trailer on Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, No Injuries Reported

State police are actively investigating an incident that occurred early this morning involving shots fired at a tractor trailer on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., on Sunday, July 11, 2021, troopers from the Forestville Barrack were dispatched to northbound 495, north of Ritchie Marlboro Road for the report...
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No Injuries Reported After Man Shoots Occupied Vehicle Multiple Times During Apparent Road Rage in Prince George’s County

No Injuries Reported After Man Shoots Occupied Vehicle Multiple Times During Apparent Road Rage in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are searching for the person who fired shots into a family’s vehicle in Prince George’s County this afternoon during an apparent road rage incident. The suspect is described as an African American male driving a silver Honda Civic with Maryland temporary registration. An African American female was a front seat passenger...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries after an assault and fall. Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene to find an adult female with injuries to the head and upperbody....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspects

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspects

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a burglary investigation. On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 3:32 am, two suspects broke into the store at Camp Merryelande at St. George Island and stole the safe. The suspects also carried an AR-15 rifle. The suspects arrived and...
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Lusby Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Lusby Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE: On July 6, 2021, Donald Allen Hayes, 31, of Lusby, pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Fourth Degree Sexual Offense, Display of Obscene Item to a Minor, and Solicitation of Child Pornography. He will be sentenced October 1, 2021. In December 2020, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office received a report of...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

UPDATE @ 11:30 p.m., audio of dispatch added. 7/6/2021 @ 10:45 p.m : On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 10:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a residence in the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for a reported gunshot victim. The 911 caller reported the victim was shot five...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 47700 block of Devin Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing victim. Police arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the arm, Deputies applied a tourniquet at approximately...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

The State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating two fires in Charles County. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 8:20 p.m., neighboring residents extinguished a fire at a community gazebo on Sandhurst Place, in Waldorf. The cause of the fire was the result of juveniles intentionally igniting garbage in the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 8:34 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 39800 block of Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported single vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies observed a minibike into a guardrail, and the operator of the minibike had sustained incapacitating injuries. Members of...
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Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder at Birthday Party in Bryans Road

Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder at Birthday Party in Bryans Road

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Leon Nathaniel Inabinett, Jr., 25, who was shot and killed on June 20 in the parking lot of a firehouse banquet hall at 3099 Livingston Road in Bryans Road. Inabinett was in the back parking lot when two...
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Six Alleged Ms-13 Members Facing Federal Indictment for Extortion of Maryland Businesses

Six Alleged Ms-13 Members Facing Federal Indictment for Extortion of Maryland Businesses

Six federal criminal complaints charging six defendants with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by violence or threats of violence including extortion were unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Maryland on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  The affidavit in support of the criminal complaints was partially unsealed.  The defendants are: Brayan Alexander Torres a/k/a “Spooky”;...
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UPDATE: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

UPDATE:  Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

  UPDATE 7/2/2021: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19,  of Lexington Park, has tendered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder in connection with the homicide of Dyante Lee Battle, 32, which occurred in Lexington Park, Maryland, during the evening hours of August 22, 2020 in a wooded path at the end of Enterprise Road....
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Detectives Identify and Charge Washington D.C. Man in Connection with Armed Carjacking and Armed Robbery Cases

Detectives Identify and Charge Washington D.C. Man in Connection with Armed Carjacking and Armed Robbery Cases

On November 1, 2020, two male suspects were in the parking lot area of Prestancia Place in Waldorf, after arranging to purchase tennis shoes through someone selling them on an online app. While the suspects were waiting, they observed a man sitting inside a car. The suspects got in the car, pulled out a...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Great Mills Man for Distribution, Procession of Child Pornography

Maryland State Police Arrest Great Mills Man for Distribution, Procession of Child Pornography

Troopers arrested and charged a St. Mary’s County man early Wednesday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jose Moreno, 26, of Great Mills, Maryland. Moreno is charged with six counts of...
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Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: James Winfield Clark, 15, Male, White, 5’10”, 156 lbs. Last seen: Leaving 49293 Harry James Road in Scotland on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., he was riding a red bicycle and carrying backpacks. He was wearing a...
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Police Investigating Triple Shooting in Glenarden That Leaves 29-Year-Old Bowie Man Dead

Police Investigating Triple Shooting in Glenarden That Leaves 29-Year-Old Bowie Man Dead

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night in Glenarden. The decedent is 29-year-old Rien Green of Bowie. Two additional men were also shot. One remains hospitalized with critical injuries, the other has since been released and suffered non-life threatening injuries. On June 24, 2021, at...
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Police Arrest Five Suspects in Connection with Murder of 15-Year-Old in Langley Park

Police Arrest Five Suspects in Connection with Murder of 15-Year-Old in Langley Park

Detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged five suspects in connection with an April homicide in Langley Park. The suspects are 18-year-old Marlon Steven Miguel Ramirez of Hyattsville, MD 19-year-old Jiecsin Marcelo Portillo Cruz of Chillum, MD 20-year-old William Rivera- Martinez of Reston, VA 20-year-old Edras Araeli Lopez-Lopez...
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Police Investigating 89-Year-Old Female Struck and Killed After Hit-and-Run in District Heights

Police Investigating 89-Year-Old Female Struck and Killed After Hit-and-Run in District Heights

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in District Heights Wednesday night. The deceased pedestrian is 89-year-old woman from Fort Washington. Investigators are working to identify her family. On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at approximately 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Silver Hill Road and...
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Charles County Sheriff Office Investigating Suspious Incident at La Petite Daycare Center in Waldorf, Police Seeking Assistance in Identifying Suspect

Charles County Sheriff Office Investigating Suspious Incident at La Petite Daycare Center in Waldorf, Police Seeking Assistance in Identifying Suspect

On Friday, June 25, 2021, at 9:40 a.m., officers responded to the La Petite Daycare Center in the 100 block of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of suspicious activity. Investigation revealed a four-year-old girl had just exited her mother’s car and was walking toward an employee who was at the entrance of...
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Maryland State Police Arrest La Plata Man for Sexual Solicitation of Minor and Child Pornography Charges, Investigators Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Maryland State Police Arrest La Plata Man for Sexual Solicitation of Minor and Child Pornography Charges, Investigators Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Maryland State Police arrested a man Thursday on charges he solicited sex from a minor and related child pornography charges in Charles County. Jason Christoffer Polk, 43, of La Plata, Maryland, is charged with six counts of possession of child pornography, six counts of production of child pornography, one count of displaying obscene matter...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Indecent Exposure Incident at White Plains Gas Station

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Indecent Exposure Incident at White Plains Gas Station

On Sunday, June 20, 2021, at 5:55 a.m., a woman was sitting inside her car at a gas station located at 4210 Crain Highway in White Plains when a man approached her. The two exchanged words when the man suddenly pulled down his pants and exposed himself to the woman. The suspect then fled...
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Police Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

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

On Monday, June 21, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m., police responded to the area of Columbus Drive and Pacific Drive in Lexington Park, for the reports of shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find evidence of shots fired, and found multiple subjects in the area. One witness reported an unidentified occupant inside...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating 25-Year-Old Man Killed at Birthday Party Bryans Road

UPDATE: Police Investigating 25-Year-Old Man Killed at Birthday Party Bryans Road

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Leon Nathaniel Inabinett, Jr., 25, who was shot and killed on June 20 in the parking lot of a firehouse banquet hall at 3099 Livingston Road in Bryans Road. Inabinett was in the back parking lot when two...
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State Fire Marshal and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fire, Burglary at Charlotte Hall Restaurant

State Fire Marshal and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fire, Burglary at Charlotte Hall Restaurant

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at approximately 7:25 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Charles County responded to the Farmers Market located at 29890 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported commercial structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from a one story commercial building and upon further...
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