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Police Investigating Large Fight with Shots Fired at Mechanicsville Recreation Center, One Assault Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Large Fight with Shots Fired at Mechanicsville Recreation Center, One Assault Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, May 30, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police responded to the St Joseph’s Recreation Center located at 40610 Kavanagh Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported large active disturbance. The 911 caller advised approximately 100 subjects were in an active fight/disturbance with one subject spraying mace, and multiple subjects firing weapons. Police arrived...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Increase Patrol Checks at Schools

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Increase Patrol Checks at Schools

For a number of years, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has provided School Resource Officers at the three public high schools and in 2019 officers were added to the four public middle schools in St. Mary’s County. In addition, the Sheriff’s Office’s Adopt-a-School program provides for deputies to “adopt” a particular elementary school...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Two Suspects Who Stole from Charlotte Hall Ace Hardware

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Two Suspects Who Stole from Charlotte Hall Ace Hardware

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7:10 p.m., the suspects entered the Charlotte Hall Ace Hardware store together. One of the suspects then placed a spool of wire in his jacket as the other suspect kept...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Locate Lexington Park Sex Offender Who Made Multiple Threats of Mass Violence

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Locate Lexington Park Sex Offender Who Made Multiple Threats of Mass Violence

UPDATE 5/25/2022: Officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office located Earl Benjamin Washington, Jr., 46, in St. Mary’s County today. Emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Town Creek Drive in California, for the reported male suspect being unresponsive and vomiting blood. As medical personnel were responding to the...
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Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Conduct Increased Enforcement Initiatives Due to Increase in Violent Crime

Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Conduct Increased Enforcement Initiatives Due to Increase in Violent Crime

Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack have conducted several criminal enforcement initiatives over the past month as a proactive response to an increase in violent crime in St. Mary’s County. Between April 5 and May 13, 2022, troopers have participated in multiple criminal enforcement initiatives, where they have specifically targeted those areas...
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Police Searching for Operator of Vehicle After Striking Two Pedestrians in Piney Point, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Searching for Operator of Vehicle After Striking Two Pedestrians in Piney Point, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Update: Additional photos added on 5/22/2022 5/21/2022: On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Thomas Road in Piney Point, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. Crews arrived on the scene to find two victims in...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Suspects Who Burglarized St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Suspects Who Burglarized St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the suspects pictured in a burglary investigation. On Friday, March 12, 2022 at 12:45 am, the suspects broke into the St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen in Great Mills and carried off property. Anyone with information about the identities of the suspects or this...
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Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, One Vehicle and One Residence Struck 5-11-2022

Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, One Vehicle and One Residence Struck 5-11-2022

On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at approximately 10:50 p.m., police responded to the area of Yorktown Road and Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene in under one minute. Deputies located at least one vehicle and one residence that was struck and damaged. No...
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St. Mary’s County Detectives Arrest 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Drug Dealer After Executing Search Warrant

St. Mary’s County Detectives Arrest 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Drug Dealer After Executing Search Warrant

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division along with members of the Emergency Services Team (EST) served a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Joseph Daren Brooks Jr., age 19, in the 21700 block of Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park. As a result,...
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Police Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported, One Residence Struck 5/10/2022

Police Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported, One Residence Struck 5/10/2022

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police responded to the area of Yorktown Road and Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. One 911 caller reported hearing at least 3 gunshots and reported a white sedan was fleeing the area at a high rate of speed....
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest for 2021 Drive-by Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest for 2021 Drive-by Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 5/9/2022: On May 5, 2022, members of the Lexington Park COPs Unit located and arrested Zeolaunte Monticello Hilliard, age 36 of Lexington Park, on an outstanding warrant for a shooting in March of 2021. On March 17, 2021, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Pegg...
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19-Year-Old Lexington Park Teen Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearm and Sale of Firearms to Minor

19-Year-Old Lexington Park Teen Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearm and Sale of Firearms to Minor

In February 2022, members from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division began an investigation into the distribution, transferring, manufacturing, and purchasing of firearms to minors. During the investigation Keyshawn NMN Green, age 19 of Lexington Park, was identified as a distributer of firearms to a minor. On April 7, 2022, a search...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Patuxent Homes, No Injuries Reported

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Patuxent Homes, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, May 5, 2022, at approximately 12:14 p.m., police responded to the area of North Essex Drive and Saratoga Drive in Lexington Park, for the reports of shots fired. Witnesses reported seeing at least four black males running from the area after the shots were heard. Police arrived on the scene and found...
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St. Mary’s County Deputies Make One Arrest in Connection of Burglary and Theft at Vape Planet, Police Searching for Second Suspect

St. Mary’s County Deputies Make One Arrest in Connection of Burglary and Theft at Vape Planet, Police Searching for Second Suspect

On April 27, 2022, at 3:12 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Vape Planet located at 21632 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the burglar alarm activation. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the glass door to the business shattered, and various items stolen from the business....
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE 5/2/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division arrested and charged two male juveniles with multiple commercial burglaries and vandalisms made over the Easter weekend. Deputies performing proactive community enforcement on the night of the burglaries were able to match specific clothing seen in security video with juveniles they had contact with...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Great Mills, Police Searching for Suspect Vehicle

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Great Mills, Police Searching for Suspect Vehicle

On Sunday, May 1, 2022, at approximately 1:20 a.m., police responded to Coronado Drive in Great Mills, for multiple reports of shots fired. Deputies arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes and located multiple shell casings in the roadway. Police collected multiple pieces of evidence from the scene and recovered multiple videos of...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Four Shootings in 48 Hours in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Investigating Four Shootings in 48 Hours in Lexington Park

On Friday, April 15, 2022, at 10:55 pm, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting complaint at the 45300 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park. Upon investigation, an apartment’s storm door was struck by a projectile, but no injuries were reported. On Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 5:09 am, deputies responded to a...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft and Fraud Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft and Fraud Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft and fraud investigation. The suspect used stolen credit card numbers and made a series of tire purchases from Tom Hodges Auto Sales in Hollywood from March 7-11, 2022. The purchases were made over the phone and the...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Drive By Shooters in Lexington Park That Shot 21-Year-Old Man

UPDATE: Police Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Drive By Shooters in Lexington Park That Shot 21-Year-Old Man

UPDATE 4/12/2022: On April 8, 2022, at 11:52 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46100 block of Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park for the reported shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim, age 21 of Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Commercial Business Scams

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Commercial Business Scams

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office advises our commercial business community and their employees to be aware of a scam being perpetrated near closing times. Several businesses in the community were recently victimized by a scam where callers advised the employee answering the phone that they were “federal law enforcement” requesting money. The scam...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Two Subjects Wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Two Subjects Wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

The St. Mary’s County Office of the Sheriff is seeking the whereabouts of two individuals, both wanted on warrants for Sex Offender Registry violations. Israel Holmes, age 22 of Great Mills, is wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender and Violation of Probation. Frank James Fenwick, age 46 of no fixed address, is...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has corrected their initial press release and have released the following information – Please be advised the press release has been updated as the photos disseminated were not the correct vehicle. The photos previously disseminated are of the GMC which is not stolen but is identical in...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 3:25 pm, the suspect walked out of the California Walmart store with a 75-inch Samsung television without paying for it, placed it in the back of a white SUV and...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Three Suspects Pictured in Assault Investigation

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Three Suspects Pictured in Assault Investigation

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in an assault investigation. On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., at the corner of Coral Place and Tulagi Place in Lexington Park, the suspects ambushed and assaulted the victim who had to be transported to an area hospital...
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St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Car Unveiled to Board

St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Car Unveiled to Board

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with community donors presented the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Board with an agency vehicle promoting the cash-for-tips program on Friday, March 11, 2022. The agency vehicle promotes awareness of the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers program, which offers rewards of up to $1,000 for productive...
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