On January 3, 2023, Deputy First Class Ostazeski of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick for a report of a traffic complaint. The suspect vehicle was observed passing on the shoulder, following too closely, and swerving from lane to lane...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies made a traffic stop this week resulting in the arrest of a Lexington Park man wanted on a warrant for firearm charges. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, Deputy Casey Hill was operating radar at the intersection of Pegg Road and Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park when he...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the two men pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at 4 pm, the two suspects entered the Dollar General in Leonardtown. One suspect brought items to the register, including a large number of gift cards, while the other stood...
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PGPD is warning parents about online threats and extortion attempts being made via social media through Instagram and Tik Tok targeting at least 4 middle schoolers and urging parents to report similar threats against kids immediately for police investigation. The warning comes after 4 students at a county middle school received threatening demands via...
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On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., a 12-year-old student at Smallwood Middle School brought a stun gun to school and showed it to a group of students while in the cafeteria at lunchtime. The student also activated the stun gun underneath the table, which came into to contact with another student. No...
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On January 8 at 4:12 a.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Shirley Boulevard in Port Tobacco for the report of a motor vehicle theft which had just occurred. Sgt. T. Yates was near Shirley Boulevard at the time of the call and upon approaching the scene, he observed five cars that appeared...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, beginning with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented commendations celebrating the dedicated service of two retiring county employees, Theodore Weiner and John Pleisse. The...
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GLEN BURNIE, MD (January 9, 2023) – The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office is accepting grant applications for traffic safety programs and projects that can help reduce crashes, deaths and injuries on Maryland roadways. Now through February 24, applicants are invited to submit grant requests for programs...
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On January 9, 2023, Alvin Lee Redmon of Lusby was sentenced to 50 years incarceration for 2 counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee suspended 20 years of the sentence, leaving Redmond with 30 years of active incarceration followed by 5 years of supervised probation. The...
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UPDATE 1/11/2023: Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division located and arrested Wade Joshua Braithwaite, age 29 of Lexington Park, on Tuesday afternoon. Braithwaite was charged with the following. Home Invasion Armed Robbery First-Degree Assault First-Degree Burglary Robbery Second-Degree Assault Handgun on Person Firearm Use in Felony/Violent Crime Theft: $100...
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The Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack is investigating a fraud that occurred at two PNC Bank locations in St. Mary’s County, MD on Friday, October 14, 2022. If you recognize the people in these photos, please contact the Duty Officer at the Leonardtown Barrack at 301-475-8955 x0 and reference 22-MSP-041570. You can remain anonymous!
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A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for first-degree child sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances, and accessing child pornography. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division....
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UPDATE 1/10/2023: Although Aufderheide was arrested by Mexican authorities and held during their investigation, he was later released after the investigation determined that the victim, Leah Pearse fell from the balcony after attempting to climb to the third floor and ruled her death accidental. The family of the victim released the following. “Leah “Lee”...
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On January 10, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., a student at William B. Wade Elementary School in Charles County reported to school administrators that another student was showing off what appeared to be a firearm to a group of students. School personnel recovered the object which was determined to be a replica firearm that shoots...
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National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – the day to show your support and thank a law enforcement officer for all they do on a daily basis to keep your community safe. Pictured is Sheriff Steve Hall and Retired Deputy Skip Stewart. Stewart was the Sheriff Hall’s first immediate supervisor and one of the longest-serving...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, at 12:25 pm, the victim unknowingly dropped a pocketbook on the sidewalk in front of Fred’s Liquors in Charlotte Hall. The pictured male exited the store, picked up the pocketbook and...
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On January 7, 2023, at 3:44 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of Palmer Place and Pilgrims Square, in Waldorf. The driver pulled over but fled on foot. He was apprehended a short distance away and found to be in possession of a...
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On Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of Brightwell Court in Waldorf for the report of a domestic-related assault in progress in which the suspect was armed with a handgun. When officers arrived, they located the suspect outside of the residence; he had a handgun in his...
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Ashley Sowls was appointed and sworn in as the first African American prosecutor for St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Sowls, a graduate of the Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, N.C. is an experienced prosecutor specializing in special victims’ cases, previously prosecuting in Charles, Calvert and Prince George’s counties. When announcing...
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The suspect wanted in connection with a December 2021 fatal shooting in Camp Springs is in custody. He’s 44-year-old Kevin Lorenzo Jackson of Suitland. He’s charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 51-year-old Kimberly Page of Capitol Heights. On December 17, 2021, at approximately 10:45 pm, officers responded to the 5000 block of Leah...
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On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the School Resource Officer at MacArthur Middle School was notified of a student who had a handgun, loaded magazine, and loose ammunition in a bag at the school. The student is a 12-year-old. Due to the new Juvenile Justice Reform, House Bill 459 voted into law; there are NO...
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On Monday, January 9, 2023, at approximately 7:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Dollar General located at 21907 Budds Creek Road and Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned cement truck. Crews arrived on the scene to find the vehicle...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced the final judicial appointments of his administration: Darren Sebastian Johnson, the first Hispanic to serve on the Prince George’s County Circuit Court Stenise Lanez Rolle, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Llamilet Gutierrez, the first Hispanic to serve on the Prince George’s County District Court In total, Governor Hogan has...
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On Sunday, January 8, 2023, at approximately 9:39 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Bay District and Valley Lee responded to 38730 Dickerson Road in Abell, for the reported house on fire. Seventh District VFD Chief 5 arrived and located a single story home with fire showing from multiple sides of the...
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On January 4, 2023, at 3:12 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Enforcement Team was investigating a suspicious vehicle on Patuxent Court in La Plata. During the course of the investigation, a loaded handgun with an extended magazine was located. Further investigation revealed a pound of marijuana in the vehicle as well as...
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