Law Enforcement

Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood Under Investigation

Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood Under Investigation

On Thursday, February 1, 2024, at approximately 9:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Three Notch Road and Clover Hill Road in Hollywood, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one or more vehicles on fire. 911 callers reported the driver of a black Nissan sedan was possibly...
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Charles County Detectives Investigating Robberies Involving ATMs in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Investigating Robberies Involving ATMs in Waldorf

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 3:13 a.m., officers responded to a convenience store in the 3300 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. A preliminary investigation showed the suspects entered the store, which was open for business, forcibly stole money from an ATM, and fled. A short time...
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17-Year-Old PG County Teen Arrested for Armed Robbery in Hughesville

17-Year-Old PG County Teen Arrested for Armed Robbery in Hughesville

Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and charged a juvenile in connection with a robbery. The robbery occurred on December 28, 2023, at a convenience store located in the 7700 block of Leonardtown Road in Hughesville. In this case, the suspect entered the store, produced a firearm, and stole money from...
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St. Mary’s County Jury Convicts Callaway Man in Domestic Violence Case

St. Mary’s County Jury Convicts Callaway Man in Domestic Violence Case

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Charles Ray Reid, IV, 35, of Callaway, Maryland of charges stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred on May 26, 2023. Following a two-day jury trial, Reid was found guilty of all charges: Fourth degree burglary; Second degree assault; Second...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Hit and Run That Claimed Life of 27-year-old Upper Marlboro Woman

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Hit and Run That Claimed Life of 27-year-old Upper Marlboro Woman

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that occurred in Capitol Heights. The deceased pedestrian is 27-year-old Ayanna Myrick of Upper Marlboro. On January 29, 2024, at approximately 3:20 am, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department were called to the...
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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder in Maryland

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder in Maryland

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced MS-13 member Kevin Alexander Castillo Calderon, a/k/a “Fantasma,” “Ghost,” “Eterno,” and “Josue Argueta Gonzalez,” age 25, of Adelphi, Maryland, to 26 years in federal prison, followed by X years of supervised release, for a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha,...
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Two Arrested Following Assault and Robbery in Lexington Park

Two Arrested Following Assault and Robbery in Lexington Park

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Sue Drive in Lexington Park  for the report of an assault and robbery. According to the victim, the incident occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m., in the rear of the St. Mary’s Square shopping center near the...
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Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Maryland

Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Maryland

One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. According to court documents, from December 2020 through March 2021, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, conspired with each other in a plot to...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Life for Killing His Wife Loses Bid for Reduction of Sentence

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Life for Killing His Wife Loses Bid for Reduction of Sentence

UPDATE 1/29/2024: James Walter Harley, Jr., convicted of First-Degree premeditated murder in Calvert County in 2018, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee denied Harley’s motion for reconsideration of sentence on January 26, 2024, stating that he has “serious concerns for the safety and well-being of...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Announces Graduation of Academy Session 150

Prince George’s County Police Department Announces Graduation of Academy Session 150

The Prince George’s County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of 36 recruits from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Police Training Academy on Friday. Of the 36 graduates, 25 will join us here at the Prince George’s County Police Department. The remaining 11 will join the ranks of multiple partner law...
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Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrew’s Church Road and Blacksmith Shop Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male was struck by a vehicle, he was...
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Local Law Firm Hosted Annual Expungement Day

Local Law Firm Hosted Annual Expungement Day

On Wednesday January 24, 2024, Williams McClernan, & Stack LLC (“WMS Lawyers”) hosted its annual Expungement Day at the St. Mary’s County Library in Lexington Park. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., citizens were able to receive free legal services from attorneys Marsha Williams, Kathleen McClernan, Alycia Stack, and Tiffany Young, in regard to...
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UPDATE: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward After Woman Shot at Waldorf Mall During Attempted Robbery

UPDATE: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward After Woman Shot at Waldorf Mall During Attempted Robbery

UPDATE 1/28/2024: On January 25, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mall Circle for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a woman with a gunshot wound to her arm. She was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. A...
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Woman Transported to Hospital with Leg Injury After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

Woman Transported to Hospital with Leg Injury After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at approximately 9:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and Spring Wood Court in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult female was struck by a vehicle and was...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Introduces Newest Deputies

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Introduces Newest Deputies

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to introduce Calvert’s newest deputies. Please join us in welcoming Deputy Ryan Campbell, Deputy Casey Hill, and Deputy Anna Morrison to the agency. Our new deputies were sworn in, pinned, and signed their Oath of Office during the Calvert Board of County Commissioners’ public meeting on Tuesday,...
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Baltimore Woman Charged with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder Following Violent Crime Spree

Baltimore Woman Charged with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder Following Violent Crime Spree

The Prince George’s County Police Department located and arrested a suspect who committed two stabbings and several additional violent crimes in the county Thursday evening. The suspect is 31-year-old Tanay Stallings-Brown of Baltimore. On January 25, 2024, at approximately 5:05 pm, PGPD officers were dispatched to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capitol...
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Police Investigating Attempted Murder in White Plains, Multiple Residences Struck by Gunfire

Police Investigating Attempted Murder in White Plains, Multiple Residences Struck by Gunfire

On Friday, January 26, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 3000 block of Amberton Court in White Plains, for a possible shooting. The 911 caller was hysterical and could not provide much information other than a male subject was shot and actively being driven to an area...
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VIDEO: Four Transported to Hospital After Collision in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Four Transported to Hospital After Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, January 18, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with one subject trapped in the SUV. Firefighters extricated...
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Bay Bridge Westbound Span Still Closed Due to Serious Motor Vehicle Pileup Involving Over 13 Vehicles

Bay Bridge Westbound Span Still Closed Due to Serious Motor Vehicle Pileup Involving Over 13 Vehicles

As of 12:10 p.m.; westbound lanes remain closed – east and westbound traffic are alternating on the eastbound span. There is currently no estimated time for reopening. Tow trucks are on the scene however, drivers are asked to delay travel in the area or move to the side of Route 50 to allow emergency...
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Huntingtown School Instructional Assistant Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Huntingtown School Instructional Assistant Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Tyler Edward Perkins, age 30, of Huntingtown, Maryland, today to seven years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.  The statement of facts also established that Perkins distributed child sexual abuse material to others and Judge Chuang took that...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Troopers arrested a man on Thursday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Adam T. Rubin, 51, of Columbia, Maryland. Rubin is charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at approximately 6:12 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27534 Old Village Road and Reeves Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision with one overturned and unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to report one vehicle in the roadway and one vehicle...
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Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Reckless Endangerment Case in Waldorf

Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Reckless Endangerment Case in Waldorf

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 3:15 p.m., officers responded to the 11700 block of Palm Desert Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Witnesses advised a group of juveniles were in the area when one juvenile pulled out a gun and fired a round in the direction of the homes as...
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Man Charged with Assault, Armed Robbery and Theft Released Within 24 Hours

Man Charged with Assault, Armed Robbery and Theft Released Within 24 Hours

Repeat shoplifter and suspect in first-degree assault/armed robbery case apprehended: On January 24 at 4:38 p.m., officers responded to a business on Mall Circle after a loss prevention officer observed a male who was attempting to steal clothes. The loss prevention officer recognized the male as being the same subject who pointed a knife...
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One Injured After Head-on Collision Involving Semi-Truck and SUV in Clements

One Injured After Head-on Collision Involving Semi-Truck and SUV in Clements

On Thursday, January 25, 2024, at approximately 12:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Budds Creek Road and Colton Point Road traffic circle in Clements, for a motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a head-on collision involving a semi-truck and an SUV with...
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