Law Enforcement

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dump Truck and School Bus in Mechanicsville

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dump Truck and School Bus in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 6:32 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Chaptico Park located at 26600 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision involved a commercial vehicle and school bus. Crews from Mechanicsville, Seventh District and Leonardtown responded to the scene and found...
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Lusby Man Arrested After Stealing Over 400 Hundred Dollars Of Merchandise From Giant in Prince Frederick

Lusby Man Arrested After Stealing Over 400 Hundred Dollars Of Merchandise From Giant in Prince Frederick

On April 19, 2022, Deputy McCourt, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Giant Food store located at 655 N Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, for the reported theft that already occurred. Investigation revealed Craig Michael Ringler, 40 of Lusby, was observed leaving the store with approximately $400 – $500 worth...
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VIDEO: Lexington Park Man Arrested with Loaded Ghost Gun and Ammunition

VIDEO: Lexington Park Man Arrested with Loaded Ghost Gun and Ammunition

On April 26, 2022, at 3:06 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21400 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported man with a gun observed near a business. Deputies arrived on scene and the individual fled into the woods, behind the business. A perimeter...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash in La Plata That Killed Indian Head Man

Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash in La Plata That Killed Indian Head Man

On Monday, April 25, 2022, at approximately 1450 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in the area of Valley Road in La Plata. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State...
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Two Businesses Out of Ten Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks in Leonardtown

Two Businesses Out of Ten Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks in Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 10 businesses in Leonardtown. Eight of the businesses were found to be compliant, while two businesses failed to ask a minor for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on April 22,...
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Police Investigating Double Fatal Crash in Seat Pleasant

Police Investigating Double Fatal Crash in Seat Pleasant

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating the circumstances of a double fatal crash on Friday in the city of Seat Pleasant. The deceased driver is 20-year-old Giselle Hernandez of Capitol Heights. A passenger in her car also died. She is identified as 20-year-old Joy Nija Naomi Brown...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Staff Honored for Excellence in 2021

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Staff Honored for Excellence in 2021

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office held its annual awards banquet on Friday, celebrating the very best of law enforcement, Sheriff Tim Cameron said, as personnel were awarded for professionalism and excellence during the 2021 year. Deputy Sheriff of the Year:  Cpl. Gerard Muschette, School Resource Officer for Great Mills High School since August...
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Charles County Officers and Narcotics Enforcement Recover Suspected Fentanyl and Drug Manufacturing Paraphernalia

Charles County Officers and Narcotics Enforcement Recover Suspected Fentanyl and Drug Manufacturing Paraphernalia

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 4:42 p.m., officers responded to a motel in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a fraud case connected to a room that was being rented. After obtaining a search warrant for the room, officers found Jeffrey Jeziorowski, 40, of Waldorf, inside....
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Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Suspended Following Arrest for First Degree Assault in Charles County

Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Suspended Following Arrest for First Degree Assault in Charles County

On Monday, April 18, 2022, the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office received information of an off-duty domestic incident that occurred in Charles County involving a Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputy. As a result of the incident, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained charges for the other involved person in the domestic incident. On April...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Locating Missing 11-Year-Old

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Locating Missing 11-Year-Old

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: Dewitt Cooper, 11 year-old black male. Last seen wearing black shoes, black pants and a black shirt. Last seen: Franklin Drive in Lexington Park, MD on Friday, April 22, 2022. If you have information that can assist in helping safely...
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Detectives Locate and Arrest Landover Man for Murder That Occurred in February 2022

Detectives Locate and Arrest Landover Man for Murder That Occurred in February 2022

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a man with a murder that occurred in Landover in February. The suspect is 27-year-old David Hunter Jr. of Landover. He’s charged with the murder of 26- year-old Ernesto Gomez of Landover. On February 18, 2022, at approximately 8:00 pm, patrol officers were...
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Charles County Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect Who Fired Handgun in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect Who Fired Handgun in Waldorf

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 12:55 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation revealed two males were in the parking lot of the complex when one male pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old for Attempted Murder After Shooting in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old for Attempted Murder After Shooting in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on Monday, April 4, 2022, in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive and Wakefield Circle. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was arrested on April 20. In the shooting case, an off-duty officer was in the area of Wakefield...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest Wanted Waldorf Man in Oklahoma for Rape, Sexual Solicitation of a Minor

Charles County Detectives Arrest Wanted Waldorf Man in Oklahoma for Rape, Sexual Solicitation of a Minor

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force Western District of Oklahoma, arrested James Alonzo Young, 29, of Waldorf, in connection with sexually assaulting a teenaged acquaintance. The sexual assaults occurred over a period of time and were...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery in Waldorf

On Sunday, April 17 at 12:06 a.m., officers responded to a pizza carryout in the 2200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect entered the carryout, displayed a handgun in his waistband, and demanded money. The clerk fled and called 9-1-1. The...
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Governor Hogan Signs More Than 100 Bipartisan Bills Into Law, Including More Jobs for Marylanders Act and Judicial Transparency Act

Governor Hogan Signs More Than 100 Bipartisan Bills Into Law, Including More Jobs for Marylanders Act and Judicial Transparency Act

Governor Larry Hogan today signed an additional 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to advance key administration initiatives, such as the More Jobs for Marylanders Act and the Judicial Transparency Act. “Today, we signed another 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to promote job creation, address violent crime, advance our Chesapeake Bay...
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Tiki Bar Opening – Public Safety Announcement – Traffic Alert

Tiki Bar Opening – Public Safety Announcement – Traffic Alert

This weekend, the iconic Tiki Bar located in Solomons, MD will be hosting its 42nd annual opening that will take place on Friday, April 22 – Sunday, April 24. The Tiki Bar draws in hundreds of patrons from around the region to Solomons Island for a weekend of celebration. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting...
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St. Mary’s County Man Found Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

St. Mary’s County Man Found Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 20, 2022, following a three-day trial, a Saint Mary’s County jury found Terry Lee Kent, 31, of California, guilty of trafficking both fentanyl and cocaine on August 2, 2019. The jury also found the defendant guilty of distributing cocaine on December 19 and December 28, 2019,...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Fence in Hughesville

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Fence in Hughesville

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 14298 Oaks Road in Hughesville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle struck a fence with the female operator being impaled by the fence. Crews...
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Patrol Officer Recovers Loaded Stolen Firearm During Traffic Safety Assignment in Waldorf

Patrol Officer Recovers Loaded Stolen Firearm During Traffic Safety Assignment in Waldorf

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 5:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Poston Drive at Piney Church Road in Waldorf, after observing a traffic violation – the officer was working a traffic assignment funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office grant focused on speed, moving violations, and...
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Four Injured and One Killed After Large Tree Falls on Residence in Annapolis

Four Injured and One Killed After Large Tree Falls on Residence in Annapolis

On Monday, April 18, 2022, at 9:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Anne Arundel, Annapolis, and Fort Meade responded to 891 Holly Drive W, in Annapolis for the reported structure collapse with multiple subjects trapped. Firefighters responded to a report of a tree that had fallen into a home with occupants trapped....
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Intoxicated and Distracted Driver Receives 20 Years in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash

Intoxicated and Distracted Driver Receives 20 Years in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Guarav “Sonny” Rawal, 38, the owner of Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, was sentenced to 20 years of active incarceration for negligent manslaughter and failing to remain at the scene of a collision involving in the death of Anthony Jean-Louis, 37. Rawal was sentenced...
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Daughter Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder of Her Mother

Daughter Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder of Her Mother

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Kimberly Windsor, 47, of Linthicum Heights entered a guilty plea to second degree murder in the death of her mother, Carol Windsor. The defendant will be sentenced on July 12, 2022. “This is truly heartbreaking,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “The defendant...
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Calvert County Police, Firefighters Rescue Man in Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail Marshlands

Calvert County Police, Firefighters Rescue Man in Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail Marshlands

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at approximately 1:25 p.m., police responded to the Chesapeake Rail Trail, for the check the welfare. The 911 caller reported an unknown aged male was walking in the marsh and then sat down, causing the 911 caller to lose sight of the subject. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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Prince George’s County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8-Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Prince George’s County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8-Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Charles Benjamin Stewart, Jr., age 49, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on April 18, 2022, to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine; for illegally transporting a firearm obtained out of state; and for possession with intent...
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