Law Enforcement

DNR Sponsors National Archery In The Schools Program in Maryland

DNR Sponsors National Archery In The Schools Program in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) will once again be sponsored by the department’s Wildlife and Heritage Service. This in-school offering will be an integral part of the department’s larger educational programming and its Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) program. NASP is...
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Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans Receives Final Salute After 20 Years as Sheriff and 43 Years of Service

Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans Receives Final Salute After 20 Years as Sheriff and 43 Years of Service

On Monday, December 19, 2022, Sheriff Mike Evans received a final salute from Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies, Correctional Deputies, and Maryland State Troopers (including his sons Eric and Charlie). Friends, family, and colleagues joined the Sheriff on the Sheriff’s Office steps for a final farewell. Sheriff Evans retires after 43 years of law enforcement,...
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Prince George’s County Deputy Sheriff Charged with Rape and Assault

Prince George’s County Deputy Sheriff Charged with Rape and Assault

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the Prince George’s County Police Department charged Prince George’s County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Brandon Burroughs with Second-Degree Rape and Second-Degree Assault stemming from an allegation of sexual assault occurring on October 23, 2022. In September of 2022, the Office of the Sheriff was made aware of a separate incident...
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Calvert County Board of County Commissioners Present Team Excellence Award to the Coster Road Accident Response Team

Calvert County Board of County Commissioners Present Team Excellence Award to the Coster Road Accident Response Team

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) presented a Team Excellence Award to the Coster Road Accident Response Team. The team was composed of 11 people from the Sheriff’s Office and Calvert Emergency Communications. On Aug. 13, 2022, the team responded to motorcycle accident on Route 4 where a motorcyclist had severe injuries...
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Fatal Apartment Fire in Glen Burnie Under Investigation

Fatal Apartment Fire in Glen Burnie Under Investigation

On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 7:52 p.m., firefighters from Ann Arundel County, Annapolis Fire Department and the BWI Airport responded to 8067 Green Orchard Road, Apt. 33 in Glen Burnie, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 3-story, multi-family residential apartment with smoke showing. When crews arrived...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff Hall Congratulates Promoted Officers

St. Mary’s County Sheriff Hall Congratulates Promoted Officers

Sheriff Steven A. Hall congratulated St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies last week upon their recent hard-earned promotions within the agency. Lt. Clayton Safford was promoted to Major and Assistant Sheriff of the agency, effective Nov. 14, 2022. Lt. Richard Russell was promoted to Captain, effective Dec. 6, 2022, as is also the Acting...
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Sheriff-Elect Ricky Cox Releases Update on Senior Deputy Flynt

Sheriff-Elect Ricky Cox Releases Update on Senior Deputy Flynt

Good morning Calvert County, I just wanted to give a quick update on Master Deputy Flynt. We are ecstatic to be able to say his condition has improved and currently he can be described as stable. He has been alert and able to communicate. He will undergo more surgery today and remain in ICU...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Waldorf, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Waldorf, No Injuries Reported

On Friday, December 16, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 3612 Lisa Way in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller was a neighbor who stated the residence behind theirs was on fire. Waldorf Engine 31 and Tower 3 arrived on the scene...
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Southern Maryland Firefighters Rescue Two Boaters from Shark Tooth Island in Westmoreland County, VA

Southern Maryland Firefighters Rescue Two Boaters from Shark Tooth Island in Westmoreland County, VA

On Saturday, December 17 at approximately 11:25 a.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to Shark Tooth Island to assist Westmoreland County with an open water rescue after a 911 caller reported an overturned boat with two subjects in the water. 911 callers reported a row boat sank with two victims on...
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Maryland State Trooper Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

Maryland State Trooper Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and St. Johns Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a Maryland State Trooper. Crews arrived on the scene to find a passenger vehicle in the roadway and a marked State police...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday Evening in Leonardtown – December 16, 2022

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday Evening in Leonardtown – December 16, 2022

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, Dec. 16, 2022. The sobriety checkpoint will take place on Route 5 in the Leonardtown area where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment....
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Maryland’s Atlantic Population Canada Goose Season Begins Saturday, December 17, 2022

Maryland’s Atlantic Population Canada Goose Season Begins Saturday, December 17, 2022

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that Maryland’s Atlantic Population Canada goose hunting season opens Saturday, Dec. 17. The season contains two segments, Dec. 17 through Jan. 2, 2023, and again from Jan. 13 through Jan. 31, 2023. (Please note these dates are corrected from a previous announcement.) The daily bag limit...
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One Flown Out After Single Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

One Flown Out After Single Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

On Friday, December 16, 2022, at approximately 9:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Moll Dyer Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a St. Mary’s County Government pickup truck off the...
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Patrol Officers Locate and Arrest Three Subjects Breaking into Vehicles/Recover Stolen Vehicle in Charles County

Patrol Officers Locate and Arrest Three Subjects Breaking into Vehicles/Recover Stolen Vehicle in Charles County

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 2:01 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Officers responded to Oyster Reef Place in the Sheffield Links neighborhood for the report of several subjects walking around with flashlights attempting to get into vehicles. Upon officers’ arrival, the subjects fled on foot before getting into a vehicle and...
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Police Investigating Overdose at Lackey High School

Police Investigating Overdose at Lackey High School

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 10:12 a.m., a student at Lackey High School notified a Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer (SRO) that he had used a vaping device that contained what he believed to be THC and which made him feel sick. The SRO escorted the student to the nurse’s office....
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Police in Indian Head Arrest Man for Rogue & Vagabond / Intoxicated Public Disturbance

Police in Indian Head Arrest Man for Rogue & Vagabond / Intoxicated Public Disturbance

On Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 3:40 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Riverside Run Community in Indian Head for the report of an unknown male banging on doors, attempting to break into vehicles, and acting disorderly. Officers canvassed the area and located the man in the area of...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Baltimore Woman for Fatal Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Baltimore Woman for Fatal Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 12/15/2022: Maryland State Police last night arrested the person wanted in connection for a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Dec. 4 in Prince George’s County. The suspect, Lidia Parada Benitez, 63, of Baltimore, is charged with leaving the scene of an injury collision and failing to report a collision to police. She is...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Lusby Man – David Todd Dennison

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Lusby Man – David Todd Dennison

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of David Todd Dennison, age 46 of Lusby. Dennison is wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Negligent Manslaughter-Auto/Boat/Other Vehicle. Anyone with information in regards to Dennison, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800, Cpl. J....
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Sends Vehicle Into Occupied Business in Indian Head

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Sends Vehicle Into Occupied Business in Indian Head

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Glymont Road and Indian Head Highway in Indian Head, for a reported motor vehicle collision with one vehicle into a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles collided in the intersection which...
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The Living Sheriffs of St. Mary’s County

The Living Sheriffs of St. Mary’s County

Sheriff Steven A. Hall stands with Sheriff David Zylak (2002-2006), Sheriff Tim Cameron (2006-2022) and Sheriff Richard Voorhaar (1994-2002). The three previous St. Mary’s County sheriffs joined Sheriff Hall at St. Mary’s City earlier this month at a private ceremony for friends and family. Sheriff Hall noted that all of his promotions within the...
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UPDATE! MDOT Doubling Lyft Rideshare Credits to $10 to Give Marylanders a Safe Ride Home After 500 DUI Arrests Made in First 2 Weeks of December

UPDATE! MDOT Doubling Lyft Rideshare Credits to $10 to Give Marylanders a Safe Ride Home After 500 DUI Arrests Made in First 2 Weeks of December

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office announced today that it has doubled the Lyft rideshare credit to $10 to encourage more Marylanders to take advantage of the safe ride option this holiday season. The rideshare credits are available through a grant from the Governors Highway Safety Association,...
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16-Year-Old Wanted for Shooting at Suitland High School in Custody, Victim Remains in Hospital with Non-life-threatening Injuries

16-Year-Old Wanted for Shooting at Suitland High School in Custody, Victim Remains in Hospital with Non-life-threatening Injuries

UPDATE 12/15/2022: The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a 16-year-old student in connection with a non-fatal shooting outside of Suitland High School last Thursday. The suspect turned himself in on Tuesday. He is charged as an adult. The 14-year-old victim remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. On December 8, 2022, at approximately 10:00 am,...
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Montgomery County Teen Arrested for Stealing Grease from Lexington Park Restaurant Dumpsters

Montgomery County Teen Arrested for Stealing Grease from Lexington Park Restaurant Dumpsters

K-9 Deputy First Class Phillip Henry was conducting a premise check at the Lexington Village shopping center in Lexington Park early Wednesday morning when he came upon a suspicious vehicle and individual behind the Golden Chicken restaurant at the 46400 block of Lexington Village Way. Defendant Hamsel Lugo Peralta, age 19 of Silver Spring,...
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Impaired Waldorf Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Female, Detectives Seeking Information and Other Possible Victims

Impaired Waldorf Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Female, Detectives Seeking Information and Other Possible Victims

On Tuesday, December 12, 2022, at 12:53 p.m., a twelve year old victim was walking home in the Meadows at White Oak neighborhood in Waldorf when a man began to follow her in his vehicle and yell out of the window for her to get into his car. After the victim ignored the suspect,...
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Calvert County 911 Center Launches Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

Calvert County 911 Center Launches Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

As part of continuing efforts to enhance 911 system technology, the Calvert County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) recently implemented the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). ASAP provides direct communication between the ECC’s computer-aided dispatch system and the alarm system monitoring company. This connection automates 911 notification during an alarm activation and reduces the time...
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