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Maryland State Police Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect at Hollywood Burchmart

Maryland State Police Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect at Hollywood Burchmart

The Leonardtown Barrack is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the person or vehicle in the pictures below in reference to a theft that occurred at the Hollywood Burchmart on Sunday, May 20, 2021. If you can identify either this person or the vehicle pictured, or have information related to the crime, please...
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Detectives Arrest 22-Year-Old Fort Washington Man for Manslaughter, After Accidentally Shooting and Killing Girlfriend

Detectives Arrest 22-Year-Old Fort Washington Man for Manslaughter, After Accidentally Shooting and Killing Girlfriend

Prince George’s County Homicide Unit detectives arrested and charged 22-year-old Fransico Alvarado Revelo of the 10100 block of Old Fort Road in Fort Washington with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Gabriela Melendez. The suspect and victim were in a relationship. On Friday, May 28, 2021, at approximately 8:10 p.m., patrol officers responded to the...
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U.S. Marshals Bring Expertise to Attorney General’s New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

U.S. Marshals Bring Expertise to Attorney General’s New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

“Today, we renew our commitment to reducing violent crime and building strong communities where all Americans are safe,” said Attorney General Garland. “The Deputy Attorney General is issuing a comprehensive strategy to deploy our federal resources in the most effective way, disrupting the most dangerous threats and supporting the ground-level efforts of local law...
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AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Leading Police on High Speed Chase in Charles County

AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Leading Police on High Speed Chase in Charles County

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office contacted Charles County in reference to a white Dodge Charger that was coming into Hughesville from St. Mary’s County. Multiple 911 callers reported the white Dodge Charger had Maryland Registration Plates “8EL1779” and was driving recklessly while doing donuts...
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Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Anne Arundel County, Calvert Woman and Lothian Man Killed

Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Anne Arundel County, Calvert Woman and Lothian Man Killed

On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of Southern Maryland Boulevard (MD Route 4) at the intersection with Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for a multiple vehicle collision involving fatal injuries. Investigation determined a Dodge Charger was traveling Southbound on MD Route 4 approaching the intersection, when...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery at Lexington Park Hotel

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery at Lexington Park Hotel

On Saturday, May 29, 2021, at approximately 10:55 p.m., police responded to the TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Lexington Park located at 22520 Three Notch Road, for the reported hold up alarm. Officers arrived on the scene to find a white male suspect entered the hotel and threatened an employee with a weapon while...
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Laurel Man Charged with Rape and Murder in 40-Year-Old Cold Case

Laurel Man Charged with Rape and Murder in 40-Year-Old Cold Case

Howard County police have charged a Laurel man with rape and murder in a long-unsolved kidnapping case dating back nearly 40 years. Howard Jackson Bradberry, Jr., 62, of Montgomery Street, was arrested at his home May 25 after DNA test results linked him to a 1982 crime scene where the body of Laney Lee...
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St. Mary’s County Youth Gun Violence Task Force Make More Arrests, Execute Search Warrants at Lexington Park Hotels

St. Mary’s County Youth Gun Violence Task Force Make More Arrests, Execute Search Warrants at Lexington Park Hotels

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Youth Gun Violence Task Force continued its enforcement efforts this week in removing illegal firearms and illicit drugs from the community. On Thursday, May 27, 2021, task force members, Emergency Services Team and Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives served a warrant on Walead “Wade” Othman, 53 of Lexington Park,...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Large Number of Catalytic Converter Thefts

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Large Number of Catalytic Converter Thefts

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating recent thefts of catalytic converters occurring in the area. Many of the thefts have targeted work vehicles parked in unlit areas with no active video surveillance. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office encourages residents to park vehicles in well-lit areas covered by video surveillance when possible,...
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Police Identify Woman Found Unresponsive at Sandy Point Park, Victim Succumbs to Injuries Sustained

Police Identify Woman Found Unresponsive at Sandy Point Park, Victim Succumbs to Injuries Sustained

UPDATE 5/27/2021: Police have identified Jane Doe as Geeta Stowe, 42, of Linthicum Heights. Unfortunately, Stowe succumbed to her injuries, her family was notified. The identification was made possible by the numerous tips our officers received surrounding this case. The investigation into the cause of death is still ongoing. 5/24/2021: On Sunday, May 23,...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Armed Robbery at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Armed Robbery at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven at 29969 Three Notch Road, in Charlotte Hall for the report of an armed robbery. The business reported two black males armed with weapons...
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Federal and State Law Enforcement in Maryland and DC Announce New Regional Carjacking Prosecution Task Force to Address Spikes in Carjackings Over the Past Year

Federal and State Law Enforcement in Maryland and DC Announce New Regional Carjacking Prosecution Task Force to Address Spikes in Carjackings Over the Past Year

Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced the formation of a regional carjacking task force designed to promote cross-border coordination in the prosecution of carjacking cases.  Mr. Lenzner was joined in making the announcement by the other members of the prosecution task force: Acting United States Attorney for...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Residence Struck by Gunfire in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Residence Struck by Gunfire in Lexington Park

On Thursday, May 20, 2021, at approximately 9:35 p.m., police responded to Castaway Circle in Lexington Park, for reports of gunshots in the area. Officers arrived on the scene to find a large amount of evidence in the roadway along with one resident reporting their home was struck by gunfire. Deputies from the St....
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Police Investigating 3-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed Inside Bowie Apartment

Police Investigating 3-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed Inside Bowie Apartment

Detectives are actively working to determine the circumstances of the fatal shooting of a three-year-old boy inside of a Bowie apartment on Monday. On Monday, May 17, 2021, at approximately 5:45 pm, City of Bowie police officers responded to an apartment in the 16400 block of Governors Bridge Road. Once they arrived, they located...
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Police Investigating House in Pomfret Shot Up / Crime Solvers and Private Donor Increase Reward up to $5,000

Police Investigating House in Pomfret Shot Up / Crime Solvers and Private Donor Increase Reward up to $5,000

On May 12, 2021, at 10:47 p.m., an unknown suspect fired nearly 12 rounds from a gun into a house in the 7700 block of Pomfret Road in Pomfret. The house was occupied at the time; however, no one was injured. Several of the rounds went through the front of the house and out...
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UPDATE: Detectives Investigating Attempted Murder of Police Officers and Officer Involved Shooting

UPDATE: Detectives Investigating Attempted Murder of Police Officers and Officer Involved Shooting

UPDATE 5/18/21 @ 6:45 p.m.: On May 17 at 3:47 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Josephine Road in Waldorf to serve an arrest warrant for a man who had violated his probation related to a prior assault conviction. A family member of the man had recently contacted the Charles County State’s...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

On May 17, 2021 at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Rt. 4/Southern Maryland Blvd. at Lower Marlboro Road in Huntingtown, MD. Upon arrival, units located a blue Suzuki XL7 SUV on its side and a...
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UPDATE: La Plata Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder After Stabbing His Ex-Girlfriend and Her Mother Over 30 Times

UPDATE: La Plata Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder After Stabbing His Ex-Girlfriend and Her Mother Over 30 Times

UPDATE 5/10/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, April 28, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Deon Lennard Johnson, 26, of La Plata, to 40 years in prison for Attempted Second-Degree Murder, two counts of First-Degree Assault, Fourth-Degree Burglary, and Failure to Comply with Peace...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision on Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision on Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a two vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality early Saturday night on I-495 in Prince George’s County. Just after 6:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 15, 2021, troopers from the College Park Barrack were dispatched in response to call for a crash with injuries on I-495 north in the...
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Police Investigating Bank Robbery in Glen Burnie

Police Investigating Bank Robbery in Glen Burnie

On Thursday, May 13, 2021 at approximately 5:40 p.m., officers responded for a robbery at the TD Bank located at 7926 Crain Highway in Glen Burnie. The unknown male suspect entered the bank and displayed a note to the teller announcing a robbery. The clerk complied and the suspect fled north on Crain Highway...
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Prince George’s County Police Warns Citizens of Kidnapping Scam

Prince George’s County Police Warns Citizens of Kidnapping Scam

The Prince George’s County Police Department would like to alert county residents about a kidnapping scam. Scammers call their victims and indicate a loved one has been kidnapped and demand a ransom for their safe return. In the past month, we’ve received six reports of this scam. In some cases, the victim has paid...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Three Burglary Suspects in Leonardtown

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

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons shown in a burglary investigation. On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 6:56 pm, the suspects broke into a building and damaged a window at Maryland Rock on Abells Wharf Road in Leonardtown. The suspects fled in three different vehicles: a black...
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Detectives Arrest 29-Year-Old Lanham Man After Shooting and Killing His Brother

Detectives Arrest 29-Year-Old Lanham Man After Shooting and Killing His Brother

The Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal shooting in Lanham Friday morning. The suspect is 29-year-old Dominick Pailin of the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham. He is charged with fatally shooting his brother, 39-year-old Bryan Pailin, of Morningside. On May 7, 2021, at approximately 8:10...
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Police Make Arrest After Woman Shot at Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville

Police Make Arrest After Woman Shot at Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville

On May 7, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28700 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the report of a disturbance with shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and no victim or evidence of a shooting was located at that time. At...
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MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder and Attempted Murder

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder and Attempted Murder

A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise by murdering a suspected rival gang member and attempting to murder two other victims, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities. According to his plea agreement and other court documents, from March 2016, Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, aka Sicopita, 23, of...
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