Law Enforcement

Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 6985 Mason Springs Road in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and a vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, into a...
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La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 12:24 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Complete Care Nursing Facility located at 1 Magnolia Drive in La Plata, for the reported structure fire with injuries. 911 callers reported a resident had set curtains in the room on fire after smoking a cigarette...
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Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, around 8:17 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 9100 block of Atlantic Avenue in North Beach, for the reported possible person in the water. The 911 caller, a resident on Atlantic Avenue, reported they could see a possibly body in the water and would guide...
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Arson at California IHOP Under Investigation, No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported

Arson at California IHOP Under Investigation, No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:52 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the IHOP located at 45138 Worth Avenue in California, for the reduced structure fire assignment. The 911 caller was an employee reporting a fire in the bathroom which was now out. Crews quickly arrived...
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Waldorf Man Arrested in Charles County with Loaded Gun, PCP, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cannabis During Arrest

Waldorf Man Arrested in Charles County with Loaded Gun, PCP, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cannabis During Arrest

Trevon Deshawn Chisley, 30, of Waldorf, has been arrested and charged with more than 20 criminal counts related to drug trafficking and firearms possession after detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on September 24, 2025. According to court documents, investigators with the Narcotics Enforcement Section had been conducting an...
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70-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Indicted and Charged with Over 100 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

70-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Indicted and Charged with Over 100 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

Late last year, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division received a notification from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a cyber tip that indicated someone in Charles County was downloading child pornography. Detectives initiated an investigation and subsequently identified a suspect, Jack Eugene Fullerton, 70, of Port Tobacco. A search warrant...
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Human Remains Found at Piscataway Stream Valley Park Ruled Homicide, Police Seeking Information

Human Remains Found at Piscataway Stream Valley Park Ruled Homicide, Police Seeking Information

Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a homicide after human remains were located at a park in Fort Washington in July of 2025. Extensive efforts are underway to identify the victim. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Killing 22-Year-Old While Impaired, Doing Double The Speed Limit

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Killing 22-Year-Old While Impaired, Doing Double The Speed Limit

UPDATE 10/02/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 26, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Nijale Zaki Mikal-Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 4 years in prison for the Gross Negligent Manslaughter of Ja’Juan Malik Cobb. Upon release, Mikal-Brown will be on supervised probation for a...
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GoFundMe Started for Next Step Produce After Accidental Fire Causes Over $1 Million in Damages

GoFundMe Started for Next Step Produce After Accidental Fire Causes Over $1 Million in Damages

UPDATE 10/02/2025: On October 1, 2025, at approximately 10:18 P.M., firefighters from Maryland and Virginia responded to 10615 Benton Road in Newburg,for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a 100′ x 75′ Produce Barn fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and no animals were harmed....
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Gun and Assault Charges Following Disturbance

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Gun and Assault Charges Following Disturbance

At around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to an establishment located in the 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park for the report of a disturbance between several individuals and a subject with a gun. When deputies arrived, they did not...
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UPDATE: Owner of JNJ Towing Arrested After “Peeping Tom” Incident in Waldorf

UPDATE: Owner of JNJ Towing Arrested After “Peeping Tom” Incident in Waldorf

UPDATE 10/01/2025: Court documents added – A man, who was later identified as Emanuel Jermaine Simmons, of Hughesville, was caught on camera engaging in lewd behavior outside a woman’s bedroom window in Waldorf. The incident occurred on the morning of September 2, 2025, when a neighbor showed the adult female victim a video of...
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Sterling-Backed Legislation Creating a New Felony Crime for Concealment of Death and Dismemberment Becomes Law

Sterling-Backed Legislation Creating a New Felony Crime for Concealment of Death and Dismemberment Becomes Law

Legislation strongly supported and championed by St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, House Bill 674 / Senate Bill 394, Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains, is enacted into law today, October 1st, 2025. This new statute is a criminal felony punishable by up to five years in...
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Governor Moore Announces Resources for Federal Workers as Team Maryland Stands United in Response to Federal Government Shutdown

Governor Moore Announces Resources for Federal Workers as Team Maryland Stands United in Response to Federal Government Shutdown

Governor Wes Moore today announced support and resources available to help meet the needs of federal workers who live in Maryland and are impacted by the federal government shutdown. The renewed surge of resources and support comes as President Trump and Congressional Republicans have failed to reach an agreement to keep the government open, continuing...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources to Begin Fall Trout Stocking for 2025

Maryland Department of Natural Resources to Begin Fall Trout Stocking for 2025

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin its annual fall trout stocking program the first full week in October. The program will bring thousands of hatchery-raised rainbow, brown, and golden rainbow trout to streams and impoundments across the state. This initiative provides recreational fishing opportunities for anglers of all ages and skill...
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Waldorf Man Driving Impaired With 7-Year-Old Child Crashes Into Loaded School Bus Transporting Football Team in Charles County

Waldorf Man Driving Impaired With 7-Year-Old Child Crashes Into Loaded School Bus Transporting Football Team in Charles County

On Monday, September 29th, 2025, at approximately 8:12 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus in the 3700 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf. The investigation revealed that the driver of a Camaro, traveling southbound on Leonardtown Road, struck the rear of a school bus carrying members of the...
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Hyattsville Man Indicted in Charles County Gun Store Burglary Case – Accused of Stealing Firearms, Suppressors from

Hyattsville Man Indicted in Charles County Gun Store Burglary Case – Accused of Stealing Firearms, Suppressors from

Malcolm Olatokunbo Oshin, 24, of Hyattsville, has been indicted in the Circuit Court for Charles County on multiple charges related to the alleged burglary of a firearms store and the theft of weapons valued at tens of thousands of dollars. According to the indictment, on November 20, 2024, Oshin allegedly broke into Gun Monkey’s...
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Matthew Norris Officially Appointed La Plata Police Department Chief

Matthew Norris Officially Appointed La Plata Police Department Chief

The Town of La Plata has named Matthew J. Norris as the new Police Chief to lead its Police Department. Serving as the Acting Police Chief since March of 2025, Chief Norris has been a key member of the La Plata Police Department (LPPD) for the last 16 years. “Throughout his time in the...
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Maryland’s Black Bears More Active in Fall

Maryland’s Black Bears More Active in Fall

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds residents that black bears are beginning a period of increased feeding activity in preparation for winter hibernation. As the leaves change and the weather cools, bears will travel across roads more frequently. They also can become more attracted to human-provided food sources and lose their natural fear of people, which...
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Former Law Enforcement Officers Convicted in Connection With Arson and Bank, Wire, And Mail Fraud Conspiracy

Former Law Enforcement Officers Convicted in Connection With Arson and Bank, Wire, And Mail Fraud Conspiracy

A federal jury found Philip James Dupree, 41, of Pikesville, Maryland, and Mark Ross Johnson, Jr., 38, of Camp Springs, Maryland, each guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, arson, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and bank fraud. Dupree, a former Fairmount Heights Police Department officer, and Johnson, a former Prince George’s...
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Police Seeking Whereabouts of Waldorf Man After He Violates Protective Order, Points Gun at Victim

Police Seeking Whereabouts of Waldorf Man After He Violates Protective Order, Points Gun at Victim

Charles County Sheriff’s Officers are seeking the whereabouts of Marc Aaron Thompson, 36, of Waldorf, MD. Thompson has an active warrant for first- and second-degree assault, and handgun on person. On September 1st, Thompson violated a Protective Order. During a heated verbal argument, he pointed a black handgun at the victim. An arrest warrant...
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PG County Man Charged After Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officer at NSA Campus

PG County Man Charged After Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officer at NSA Campus

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced it filed a criminal complaint against Amir Phillip Wilson, 23, of Greenbelt, Maryland, charging him with assaulting Federal law enforcement officers. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the criminal complaint with Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno, Federal Bureau...
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Governor Moore Announces Plan to Close the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup

Governor Moore Announces Plan to Close the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup

Governor Wes Moore has announced plans to close the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, known as MCI-J, located in Anne Arundel County. The decision to close the facility by June 30, 2026, will enable roughly $21 million per year in operational cost savings for Maryland taxpayers, in addition to helping the Maryland Department of...
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Hampton Man Charged After Causing Scene and Resisting Arrest at Spirit Halloween Store in Prince Frederick

Hampton Man Charged After Causing Scene and Resisting Arrest at Spirit Halloween Store in Prince Frederick

Christopher Shaun Forde, 43, of Hampton, Virginia, has been formally charged with intoxicated endangerment and disorderly conduct following an incident on September 16, 2025, at a retail store in Prince Frederick. The charges, both misdemeanors, were filed in the District Court for Calvert County after Forde was taken into custody by the Calvert County...
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Prince George’s Man Charged After Stealing Ambulance from Charles County Hospital

Prince George’s Man Charged After Stealing Ambulance from Charles County Hospital

Kevin Lewis Miller, 43, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with felony theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a ambulance valued at approximately $250,000 from the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center on the night of September 13, 2025. According to court documents, the Charles County Department of...
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Port Tobacco Man Indicted on 101 Child Pornography Counts in Charles County

Port Tobacco Man Indicted on 101 Child Pornography Counts in Charles County

UPDATE: Judicial Services received the indictment and began looking for the suspect, who had since moved to Mechanicsville. On October 1, members of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit located Fullerton and arrested him. He was transported to the Charles County Detention Center. Less than 24 hours later on October 2nd, 2025, a judge ordered that...
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