On April 17, 2023, at 3:40 a.m., deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to a commercial burglary at the King Smoke Tobacco Shop located at 4955 St. Leonard Road in St. Leonard. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the front window shattered and various items stolen from the business. During...
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The Hollywood-Leonardtown Optimist Club hopes to instill a strong respect for law in local children during the Respect for Law Banquet on May 2nd, 2023. Through the club’s Respect for Law program, they recognized eight law enforcement officers from St. Mary’s County. Those recognized included: Corporal Holdsworth of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office;...
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Maryland State Police are investigating two separate, fatal crashes in Prince George’s County on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. At about 5:55 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to southbound Crain Highway (US Route 301) at Brandywine Road for a report of a two-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a...
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a person asking for illegal drugs from employees at the Shell station located at 103 Mountain Road. The responding officer located the individual seated in her vehicle, a gray Honda Civic, with the engine running in front of the...
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The PGPD’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team located and arrested two suspects who possessed two cars stolen out of New York. The suspects are 26-year-old Kelvin McCreary and 27-year-old Christian Young. Both suspects are from Oxon Hill. On April 25, 2023, a victim in New York contacted the PGPD about his stolen car. The...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is continuing a northern snakehead tagging program in an effort to spur removal of invasive fish from our waters. This spring, up to 500 tags will be put on snakeheads from Gunpowder River, upper Chesapeake Bay tributaries, and Mattawoman and Nanjemoy creeks...
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., officers responded for an intoxicated male outside of the Anne Arundel Medical Center located at 2001 Medical Parkway in Annapolis. The male was wearing an FBI hat and had a gold-colored badge hanging from his neck and told officers he was an ATF agent. The...
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., six students at McDonough High School assaulted another student at the school; the student was transported to a hospital with an injury that required treatment. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation and has contacted the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office regarding charges. The students...
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred in Prince George’s County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to eastbound U.S. Route 50 at Maryland Route 193 for a report of a pedestrian-related crash. According to a preliminary...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announces that Chief of the Special Victims Unit, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Sarah Proctor will be recognized as a 2023 honoree for two law enforcement officer of the year awards: first by the St. Mary’s County Triad/SALT Council Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and then by the Optimists Respect for Law...
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On April 30, 2023, a concerned citizen was traveling along Bushwood Road in St. Mary’s County when they observed a barred owl fledgling on the side of the road. According to the citizen, they returned to look for the owl after passing it. The search took about two hours, and the owl was finally...
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On Friday, April 28, 2023, at approximately 1:25 a.m., police responded to Buckets Sports Bar located at 12010 Rousby Hall Road in Lusby, for a check the welfare. The first 911 caller advised an intoxicated female was walking around outside the business with a 13-year-old female and a 9-year old male. Charging documents stated...
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On January 26, 2023, the Anne Arundel County Police Department became aware of an alleged sex offense that occurred between a female student at Meade High School and a male teacher. According to the victim, the suspect touched her “private and intimate areas” over and under her clothing while in the school building. The...
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., school administrators at John Hanson Middle School were alerted a student was in possession of suspected cannabis. The student became aggressive with school employees and the school resource officer (SRO) and refused to follow commands. As additional officers arrived, the student became violent and struck an...
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5/1/2023: On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 9:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Weis located at 20995 Point Lookout Road in Callaway, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. 911 callers advised the striking vehicle fled the scene with one 911 caller following the vehicle Southbound on Point...
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Maryland State Police are reminding motorists to drive responsibly ahead of Cinco de Mayo weekend. In anticipation of an increase in impaired drivers this weekend, beginning with Cinco de Mayo on Friday, all 23 barracks across Maryland will ramp up enforcement efforts to combat impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. Troopers at each barrack, along...
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On Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 1:40 am, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Point Lookout Road and Bellevue Lane in Helen for the report of a single-vehicle crash with the vehicle overturned. Offices arrived and located a female passenger unresponsive with suspected serious injuries. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision...
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On Saturday, April 29, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 3000 block of Orangeman Square in Waldorf, for the reported assault in progress. The 911 caller reported multiple suspects were actively “jumping” a victim, and upon arrival, witnesses reported the suspects fled in a blue Nissan. Emergency...
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On April 26, 2023, at approximately 4:35 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the area of 8750 Bowie Road in Nanjemoy, for the reported vehicle on fire. 4 volunteer firefighters from Najemoy VFD responded and extinguished the fire in under 10 minutes. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal responded to investigate the cause...
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On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at approximately 3:38 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 2751 Hadley Drive in Waldorf, for the reported vacant townhouse on fire. The 911 caller reported smoke was coming from the vacant townhome and advised something was on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a...
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On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Commissioners received a briefing on the state of emergency services in Charles County, from 2017-2022. Director Michelle Lilly and Deputy Director Tony Rose provided an overview of total calls, volunteer versus career response to calls and provision of transports, peak hours analysis, and disparate impacts in different parts of the...
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U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman sentenced Sean Christopher Henderson, age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Henderson pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The guilty plea and sentence were announced by Erek...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged five suspects in connection with a recent armed carjacking in Suitland. The two adult suspects are 18-year-old Qamar Comfort and 18-year-old Iriae Williams. Both are from Washington, DC. A third suspect, a 16-year-old male from Temple Hills, is also charged as an adult. The...
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On Friday, April 28, 2023, at 12:10 p.m., two students assaulted another student in a classroom while classes were transitioning. The assailants fled from the school but were identified. Shortly after, another fight occurred in the main lobby of the school. The students were separated by school administrators and the school resource officer (SRO)....
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U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Justin Kuchta, age 40, of Annapolis, Maryland, to four months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for threatening to murder a United States Member of Congress. The sentence was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland;...
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