Law Enforcement

VIDEO: Detectives Seeking Person of Interest Pictured in Double Shooting / Murder Case

VIDEO: Detectives Seeking Person of Interest Pictured in Double Shooting / Murder Case

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit today released video and photos of a person of interest in a fatal shooting in Landover on Tuesday. Detectives would like to speak to the man in an effort to further the active investigation. Thirty-year-old Antonio Crump, Jr. of Washington, DC, was fatally shot. A second...
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Child Flown Out with Serious Injuries After Being Struck by Vehicle in Waldorf

Child Flown Out with Serious Injuries After Being Struck by Vehicle in Waldorf

On Sunday, May 21, 2023, at approximately 1:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Barrington Drive and Stone Avenue in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. While crews responded to the scene, 911 dispatchers advised they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a child was...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Collision in Loveville That Sends One to Trauma Center

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Collision in Loveville That Sends One to Trauma Center

UPDATE 5/22/2023: On Friday, May 19, 2023, at 9:19 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving life-threatening injuries in the area of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Frederick Lane in Loveville. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to continue the...
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Charles County Officers Recover Loaded Handgun and Narcotics During Traffic Stop, All Four Suspects Released in Under 48 Hours

Charles County Officers Recover Loaded Handgun and Narcotics During Traffic Stop, All Four Suspects Released in Under 48 Hours

On Monday, May 15, 2023, at 11:52 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 3900 block of St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf on a passenger vehicle with expired registration plates. Through further investigation, a search of the vehicle was conducted, during which officers located a loaded handgun as well as suspected MDMA,...
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PG County MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murders

PG County MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murders

A Maryland man was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for his part in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, related to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). According to court documents, from at least August 2018 through July 2021, Franklyn Edgardo Sanchez, aka Freddy, aka Magic, aka Miclo, aka Delinquente, 25, of...
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Police and Firefighters Respond to Camper Set on Fire in Callaway

Police and Firefighters Respond to Camper Set on Fire in Callaway

On Sunday, May 21, 2023, at approximately 1:55 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, Leonardtown, and NAS Patuxent River responded to the area of the St. Mary’s Automotive on Piney Point Road and Austin Lane in Callaway, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a camper fully...
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Police in Charles County Recover Three Stolen Hyundai Cars and Arrest Multiple Suspects

Police in Charles County Recover Three Stolen Hyundai Cars and Arrest Multiple Suspects

On May 16 at 1:07 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling the 3500 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf when they observed two occupied Hyundai vehicles in the parking lot of a business. A computer check revealed both cars were reported stolen in nearby jurisdictions. Officers initiated a traffic stop,...
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Police Recover Loaded Handgun from 17-year-old at Cheltenham School

Police Recover Loaded Handgun from 17-year-old at Cheltenham School

The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating after a student at Non-Traditional Program 9-12 South school in Cheltenham brought a loaded gun onto school property. The 17-year-old student will be charged as an adult. Thursday, May 18, 2023, at approximately 9:15 a.m., the department was notified that Prince George’s Schools security personnel recovered...
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CPR Patient’s Family Unites with First Responders Who Saved Victim Earlier This Month

CPR Patient’s Family Unites with First Responders Who Saved Victim Earlier This Month

On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Paramedic Ambulance 27 was alerted to Fish Hawk Court for the Unconscious Person. Moments later the call was upgraded for a Subject Not Breathing. Hughesville VFD&RS responded with Engine 24, Engine 52, Paramedic Ambulance 517, Medic 18, and the North Medical Duty Officer responded. Engine 24 (FF Jenkins and...
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools, Sheriff’s Office Continue School Resource Officer, Adopt-A-School Programs

St. Mary’s County Public Schools, Sheriff’s Office Continue School Resource Officer, Adopt-A-School Programs

St. Mary’s County Public Schools and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office formally approved the continuation of the successful School Resource Officer and Adopt-a-School programs last week. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, and Sheriff Steve Hall signed A Community Partnership for Safe and Secure Schools agreement and Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, May...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges In Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges In Anne Arundel County

Troopers arrested an Anne Arundel County man on Wednesday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Matthue R. Koontz, 38, of Odenton, Maryland. Koontz is charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts...
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Police Arrest 15-Year-Old and 17-Year-Old After Armed Carjacking and High Speed Pursuit

Police Arrest 15-Year-Old and 17-Year-Old After Armed Carjacking and High Speed Pursuit

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two suspects, a 15-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, with armed carjacking. Both suspects are from Washington, DC. The 17-year-old suspect is charged as an adult. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at approximately 12:10 am, Division IV – Oxon Hill patrol officers responded to...
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Two Juveniles Arrested After Being Found Sleeping in Stolen Hyundai

Two Juveniles Arrested After Being Found Sleeping in Stolen Hyundai

On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at approximately 3:30 a.m. officers discovered discarded property strewn along Appalachian Drive in Glen Burnie. In their attempts to locate the owner of the property officers learned that the property belonged to a victim in the 1200 block of Leonard Drive. The victim informed officers that their vehicle, a...
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Assistant Principal at Leonardtown High School Charged with Sex Offenses

Assistant Principal at Leonardtown High School Charged with Sex Offenses

On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office charged a 55-year-old Lexington Park man with sex offenses involving an 18-year-old victim. Kelly Eugene McClure-Hewitt, an Assistant Principal at Leonardtown High School, was arrested and charged via warrant with Third-Degree Sex Offense, Fourth-Degree Sex Offense: Sexual Contact and Second-Degree Assault. On March...
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The La Plata Police Department is Seeking the Whereabouts of Jerek Giovanni Proctor – Wanted for Carjacking

The La Plata Police Department is Seeking the Whereabouts of Jerek Giovanni Proctor – Wanted for Carjacking

On April 15, 2023, at approximately 4:11 a.m., officers responded to the area of East Hawthorne Drive near Washington Avenue for the report of a carjacking. Investigation found two individuals had carjacked the victim’s vehicle outside a building in the 700 block of Washington Avenue. Officers were informed that one of the suspects entered...
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California Man Arrested After Pointing Handgun in Two Road Rage Incidents

California Man Arrested After Pointing Handgun in Two Road Rage Incidents

A 32-year-old California man was arrested and charged by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, following two road rage incidents involving two separate drivers. Eric Michael Davis, age 32 of California, was charged with two counts of First-Degree Assault, two counts of Second-Degree Assault and two counts of...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Gears Up for National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Gears Up for National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26

As boating season kicks into high gear, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is encouraging all waterway users – whether boating, kayaking, swimming, or fishing – to take proper precautions on the water. The department and its partners will provide opportunities to promote the use of personal flotation devices and other lifesaving habits and equipment...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Paul Xinis sentenced Jeffrey Darnell Alderson, age 34, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Judge Xinis also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Alderson must register as a sex offender in the places where he...
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Maryland Summer-Fall Striped Bass Season Regulations Includes New Maximum Size to Conserve Spawning Stock

Maryland Summer-Fall Striped Bass Season Regulations Includes New Maximum Size to Conserve Spawning Stock

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced regulations for the summer recreational striped bass fishing season beginning May 16, 2023, including a new maximum size of 31 inches that is being enacted in states throughout the Atlantic Coast. The department will continue other conservation actions – including a one-fish daily catch limit and a summer closure...
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UPDATE: Former Prince George’s County Police Department Lieutenant Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Tax Evasion

UPDATE: Former Prince George’s County Police Department Lieutenant Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Tax Evasion

UPDATE 5/15/2023: U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Edward Scott Finn, age 48, of Dunkirk, Maryland, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for a tax evasion charge. Finn is a former Lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department and owned and operated Edward Finn Inc....
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May 15th, 2023 – Police Investigating Bomb Threats at La Plata High School

May 15th, 2023 – Police Investigating Bomb Threats at La Plata High School

On Monday, May 15, 2023, an anonymous person called the front office of La Plata High School and asked if the school was checked for bombs. The caller then called a local police department and made a bomb threat at the school. It is believed the same person called the school on May 12...
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Shoppers Food Donates $1,000 to National Night Out in St. Mary’s County

Shoppers Food Donates $1,000 to National Night Out in St. Mary’s County

Last week, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was grateful to receive a generous donation of $1,000 from Shoppers Food for this year’s National Night Out events in August in St. Mary’s County. Shoppers Food recently reopened its store in California and opened a new store in Leonardtown. (Pictured: Deputy Patrick Hudson and Jennifer...
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St. Mary’s County Board of Health to host Community Briefing on Cannabis Legalization on June 7, 2023

St. Mary’s County Board of Health to host Community Briefing on Cannabis Legalization on June 7, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC), in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department, will host a briefing on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. to share information with the community on the upcoming legalization of cannabis for adult-use in Maryland. This event will be held in the CSMC meeting room...
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Infant Transported with Life-Threatening Injuries After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

Infant Transported with Life-Threatening Injuries After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at approximately 10:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St Charles Parkway and Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned and one on fire. Dispatchers advised to responding units they were receiving multiple calls reporting one vehicle...
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Two Transported After CO Poisoning Investigation in Charles County, Police Continuing Investigation

Two Transported After CO Poisoning Investigation in Charles County, Police Continuing Investigation

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at approximately 8:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 14000 block of Mill Spring Court in Bryantown, for the reported subject not breathing. Additional units were dispatched less than 2 minutes later for the reports of multiple victims not breathing. The incident was upgraded to a...
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