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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Being Stabbed, Police Investigating

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Being Stabbed, Police Investigating

On Saturday, March 16, 2024, at approximately 12:48 a.m., a 911 caller reported they were stabbed and currently driving to an area bar in Park Hall to meet First Responders. As police and emergency medical personnel responded, the 911 caller who remained uncooperative, stated they were stabbed in the back and now driving to...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Vehicle Crash That Killed One Child and Seriously Injured Two Others

UPDATE: Police Investigating Vehicle Crash That Killed One Child and Seriously Injured Two Others

UPDATE _ SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: At approximately 1:44 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road in Leonardtown, MD. Units arrived on the scene to find a single...
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Police Investigating House Shot in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating House Shot in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, around 2:30 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported shots fired in the area of Midway Drive and Weeping Willow Lane in Lexington Park. An additional 911 caller reported several shots were fired into a residence located in the 21000 block of Weeping Willow Lane. No injuries were reported. Detectives from...
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Police Investigating Man Shot in The Neck at Hollywood Plaza, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Man Shot in The Neck at Hollywood Plaza, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, at approximately 12:13 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Hollywood Plaza located at 24502 Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the reported shooting. Crews arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged male with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Murder of 23-Year-Old in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Investigating Murder of 23-Year-Old in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Malic Quinn Freeland, 23, was pronounced deceased at the shock trauma center, where he had been undergoing treatment following an incident. Mr. Freeland was the operator of the vehicle involved in an accident on Monday, February 26, 2024. Upon initial investigation, it was found that the car accident was...
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Police Investigating Attempted Murder in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

Police Investigating Attempted Murder in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a disturbance in the 21000 block of Morris Drive in Lexington Park, MD. Upon arrival, a victim was found with a significant laceration to the throat. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched and responded to find a...
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Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Shooting at Victim in Charles County

Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Shooting at Victim in Charles County

CHARLES COUNTY PRESS RELEASE: On Friday, February 23, 2024, at 1:30 a.m., officers responded to the area of Crain Highway in Newburg for the report of shots fired. The caller advised he was following a car in which the driver, who is known to him, shot at him minutes earlier. The driver, David Arthur...
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UPDATE: Forestville Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Second-Degree Murder

UPDATE: Forestville Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Second-Degree Murder

UPDATE 2/01/2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Malcolm Carl Young, 47, of Forestville, Maryland, was sentenced to 60 years in prison with 30 years of active incarceration for a homicide that occurred on August 9, 2022, in Lexington Park, Maryland. During the sentencing hearing, the State asked the Court to sentence Young to...
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Police Seeking Identity of Woman Who Stole from Optimal Vapor in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identity of Woman Who Stole from Optimal Vapor in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) is seeking assistance to identify and locate an individual connected with a theft from a local business. At approximately 10:55 a.m., on Monday, December 18, 2023, three individuals, including the female shown in these photos, entered Optimal Vapor on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, MD, and...
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Police Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects Pictured at California Five Below

Police Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects Pictured at California Five Below

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) is seeking assistance to identify and locate two individuals connected with a theft from a local business. At approximately 11:30 a.m., on Monday, December 11, 2023, the two individuals pictured entered the Five Below retail store in California, MD, filled the store baskets with multiple items, and...
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Stole Cartons of Cigarettes

Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Stole Cartons of Cigarettes

Press release posted by SMCSO on December 15, 2023: On Thursday, October 12, 2023, at around 8:10 p.m., the person depicted in this photo entered the Wawa Convenience Store in Charlotte Hall, MD. Subsequently, the individual approached the counter, went behind it, took three cartons of cigarettes, and left the store. The suspect is...
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Police Seeking Identify of Theft Suspect Pictured at Leonardtown Family Dollar Store

Police Seeking Identify of Theft Suspect Pictured at Leonardtown Family Dollar Store

At approximately 1:50 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023, the individual pictured below reached over the counter at the checkout lane in the Family Dollar Store in Leonardtown, MD, and stole an employee’s wallet and its contents. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the identity and whereabouts of this person....
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Police Investigating and Seeking Information in Property Destruction Reports Throughout Greenbriar Subdivision

Police Investigating and Seeking Information in Property Destruction Reports Throughout Greenbriar Subdivision

Police are currently investigating multiple reports of property destruction involving slashed tires on at least 6 different vehicles. Anyone with information or possible surveillance footage from Sandstone Street, Silver Slate Drive, Lavender Place, the corner of Sunlight Court and Red Rose Court in the Greenbiar Subdivision are asked to contact the St. Mary’s County...
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UPDATE: Three Indicted for Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz in Great Mills

UPDATE: Three Indicted for Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz in Great Mills

UPDATE 11/25/2023: On Monday, November 20, 2023, James Jerome Adams Jr., 19, of Great Mills, and an adult, who at the time of the incident was a juvenile from Bushwood, were indicted for their involvement in the murder of 26-year-old Marcus Anthony Day on April 4, 2023. Both the juvenile from Great Mills, and...
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Police Investigating Assault in Lexington Park, Detectives Seeking Vehicle, Suspect Identification

Police Investigating Assault in Lexington Park, Detectives Seeking Vehicle, Suspect Identification

On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at approximately 8:58 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Midway Drive in Lexington Park, MD, for a 911 call from a resident who observed an assault on a home security camera. Deputies reviewed the video, and a preliminary investigation indicated...
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Police Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Thursday, November 9, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Cherry Cove located at 21027 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Emergency...
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Additional 55 Years in Prison for Probation Violations After Murder at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park

Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Additional 55 Years in Prison for Probation Violations After Murder at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Leonard Charles Hall, 29, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 55 years in prison for violating probation by incurring a new conviction for conspiracy to commit first degree murder. At the time of the homicide, Hall was on probation for five cases. The new conviction violated...
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UPDATE: Police Make Two Arrests in Murder Outside Great Mills Liquor Store

UPDATE: Police Make Two Arrests in Murder Outside Great Mills Liquor Store

UPDATE 11/6/2023: Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) Criminal Investigations Division have arrested two people in connection with the Saturday morning shooting of Scott Marvin Bernich that took place at St. Mary’s Fine Wine & Spirits in Great Mills. Arrested were Leroy Christopher Neal, 48, of Mechanicsville, MD, and Britny Lee...
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Police Seeking Identity of Hit and Run Suspect in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identity of Hit and Run Suspect in Lexington Park

At approximately 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, the subject pictured backed the white Chevy Tahoe he was driving, into a victim in the parking lot of Canopy Liquors in Great Mills, MD. The suspect then fled the area, failing to contact the damaged vehicle’s owner. Anyone with information about the identity of...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Two Shootings Within One Hour in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Police Investigating Two Shootings Within One Hour in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 11/4/2023:  Police have released an update to the first shooting the occurred at the St. Mary’s Fine Wine and Spirts in Great Mills. The victim has succumbed to their injuries. At approximately 1:16 a.m., emergency personnel was alerted to a second shooting that took place at the Hickory Hills Shopping Center on Three...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian; Witnesses Sought

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian; Witnesses Sought

On Friday, October 27, 2023, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Airport Road in California, for a report of a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find the female victim, identified as Tammy Lynn Boyle, 61, of...
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Can You Identify Robbery Suspect at California, Best Buy?

Can You Identify Robbery Suspect at California, Best Buy?

At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2023, a subject entered the Best Buy store in California, MD, and while in the store, grabbed a Sony Play Station 5 from an employee. The suspect then fled to a waiting Kia parked just outside. The robbery suspect is described as a black male with...
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Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 3, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the two pictured subjects stole a 2014 Hyundai Sonata from the St. Mary’s Landing Apartments parking lot in Lexington Park. The suspects started and drove the vehicle a short distance before an alarm started flashing; the suspects then fled from the vehicle. Anyone with information...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 9:46 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park, MD, for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Deputies located an adult male suffering from two gunshot wounds; emergency first aid was rendered. The victim was then flown to the University of...
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UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for 2022 Murder of 19-Year-Old in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for 2022 Murder of 19-Year-Old in Lexington Park

10/11/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Jevontez Davis, 22, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, was sentenced to Life in prison with 50 years of active incarceration for the shooting homicide of a teenager. On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 3:21 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Pegg Road in...
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