Law Enforcement

Over 40 Animal Abuse Charges Filed Against Nanjemoy Man in Charles County Puppy Neglect Investigation

Over 40 Animal Abuse Charges Filed Against Nanjemoy Man in Charles County Puppy Neglect Investigation

Labrons Edward Butler, 50, of Nanjemoy, is facing 42 charges, including multiple counts of animal cruelty and failure to provide proper care, following an investigation into the condition of several puppies found in Bryans Road. According to court documents, the charges stem from an incident on March 10, 2026, behind a Food Lion on...
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Lusby Father and Son Arrested After Caught Stealing NFL Trading Cards at Walmart in Prince Frederick

Lusby Father and Son Arrested After Caught Stealing NFL Trading Cards at Walmart in Prince Frederick

Robert Lee Andujar, 46, of Lusby, is charged with theft under $100 and possession of drug paraphernalia, and Joshua Dillard Andujar, 23, also of Lusby, is charged with theft from $100 to under $1,500 following a March 20, 2026 incident at Walmart on North Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, according to court documents...
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VIDEO: Two Lusby Maryland State Troopers Credited With Saving Life of Choking Infant

VIDEO: Two Lusby Maryland State Troopers Credited With Saving Life of Choking Infant

Two Maryland State Troopers are being credited with saving the life of a choking infant in Southern Maryland this past weekend. While handling an unrelated call in Lusby on Saturday, Trooper First Class Taylor Hersh and Corporal Jonathan Stoltzfus were approached by a frantic mother whose infant was choking. The troopers immediately sprang into...
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BREAKING: Multiple Children Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Occupied School Bus in Bryantown

BREAKING: Multiple Children Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Occupied School Bus in Bryantown

UPDATE 3/24/2026 @ 4:45 P.M.: Emergency medical services have transported a 34-year-old female, a 11-year-old female, 6-year-old male, 7-year-old and two other children, all to an area hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. Police are investigating the motor vehicle collision. 3/24/2026: On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police, firefighters and...
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White Plains Teen Charged in Armed Robbery Involving Alleged Ghost Gun

White Plains Teen Charged in Armed Robbery Involving Alleged Ghost Gun

Asomani Hasan Savage-El, 18, of White Plains, is facing multiple charges including armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a minor, theft between $1,500 and $25,000, handgun in a vehicle, loaded handgun in a vehicle, handgun on person, loaded handgun on person, and possession of a firearm without a serial number, according to court...
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Hollywood Woman Arrested for Trespassing, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest

Hollywood Woman Arrested for Trespassing, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest

Christina Lynn Rivas, 52, of Hollywood, is facing multiple charges including trespass on private property, disorderly conduct, and resisting or interfering with arrest following an incident on Morgan Road, according to court documents. The charges stem from an event on March 20, 2026, when Trooper Marquis Johnson of the Maryland State Police responded to...
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State Police Arrest Man for Suspected Impaired Driving After Striking Two Troopers In Prince George’s County

State Police Arrest Man for Suspected Impaired Driving After Striking Two Troopers In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police arrested a man for suspected impaired driving after striking two Maryland State Troopers early Sunday morning in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Avery Alexander Bost, 31, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Bost, the operator of a Maserati sedan involved in the crash, is charged with suspected impaired driving and...
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UPDATE: Maryland AG Announces No Charges for Deputy After Fatal High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

UPDATE: Maryland AG Announces No Charges for Deputy After Fatal High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

UPDATE 3/23/2026: Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, December 12, 2025 fatal police-involved collision that occurred in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland. On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Campbell was parked in a marked patrol cruiser...
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Two Teens Flown to Children’s Hospital After High Speed Chase and Crash in St. Mary’s City

Two Teens Flown to Children’s Hospital After High Speed Chase and Crash in St. Mary’s City

On Monday, March 23, 2026, just after 5:00 a.m., a Trooper from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle, which was reported stolen through the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The Trooper assigned to the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was operating in the area of Willows Road...
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Troopers Make Arrest After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Troopers Make Arrest After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Friday, March 20, 2026, at approximately 11:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Rue Purchase Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Multiple 911 callers reported one vehicle was repeatedly striking the curb and attempting to drive. Crews...
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Two Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Leonardtown

Two Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Leonardtown

On Sunday, March 22, 2026, at approximately 10:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Potato Hill Farm Lane in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and “sparking”. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle on its side in...
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Remembering Jaelynn Willey, 8 Years After Senseless Act of Violence

Remembering Jaelynn Willey, 8 Years After Senseless Act of Violence

Today, we remember Jaelynn Willey, whose life was tragically taken on March 20, 2018, following a senseless act of violence at Great Mills High School. Her loss continues to be felt throughout our community. We keep her family, friends, the entire Great Mills High School community, and our First Responders who had to witness...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Two Waldorf Men in Armed Robbery Case on Gallery Place

Police in Charles County Arrest Two Waldorf Men in Armed Robbery Case on Gallery Place

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on March 10 in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf. In that case, the victim was in the process of installing carpet when he observed two males stealing a section of carpet that was outside of...
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New Prince George’s County Bill Would Criminalize Spectators at Illegal Street Takeovers

New Prince George’s County Bill Would Criminalize Spectators at Illegal Street Takeovers

A new proposal in Prince George’s County could make it a crime not just to participate in illegal street racing and takeovers—but simply to show up and watch. County Council Member Wanika B. Fisher has introduced legislation, CB-12-2026, aimed at cracking down on illegal car rallies by targeting spectators who fuel the events. Under...
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Cold Case Files (1983): Investigators Seeking Identity of Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle Near Harry Nice Bridge

Cold Case Files (1983): Investigators Seeking Identity of Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle Near Harry Nice Bridge

Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle more than four decades ago and whose identity remains unknown. On July 9, 1983, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound Crain Highway in the...
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Mother and Son Arrested After Jewelry Store Incident in St. Mary’s County

Mother and Son Arrested After Jewelry Store Incident in St. Mary’s County

Corey Michael Bridgett, 29, of Lexington Park, is facing a charge of fraud for allegedly using another person’s identity to avoid prosecution, while his mother, Eundra Keffie Kelly Hensley, 52, of Lexington Park, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents. The charges stem...
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UPDATE: 6-Year-Old and 2-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After 4-Wheeler Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: 6-Year-Old and 2-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After 4-Wheeler Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 3/19/2026: Both children have been flown by Trooper 7 to the Children’s National Hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. Police responded to investigate. It was found the incident occurred in the private driveway of a residence. Further updates will be provided when they become available. 3/19/2026: On Thursday, March 19, 2026, at...
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Avenue Man Charged With Witness Intimidation and Violating a Protective Order in St. Mary’s

Avenue Man Charged With Witness Intimidation and Violating a Protective Order in St. Mary’s

Austin Edward Peed, 44, of Avenue, is facing multiple charges including violating a protective order and attempting to intimidate or influence a juror following an incident reported on March 17, 2026, in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents, deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the District Court in Leonardtown...
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Prince Frederick Man Charged After Crash Leads to Discovery of Loaded Ghost Gun in Leonardtown

Prince Frederick Man Charged After Crash Leads to Discovery of Loaded Ghost Gun in Leonardtown

Zamahri Lydell Talley, 22, of Prince Frederick, is facing multiple firearm-related charges following a reported vehicle crash in Leonardtown, according to court documents. Talley has been charged with loaded handgun in a vehicle, handgun in a vehicle, and possession of a firearm without a serial number. All charges stem from an incident that occurred...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Running From St. Mary’s Traffic Stop, Released on $500 Unsecured Bond

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Running From St. Mary’s Traffic Stop, Released on $500 Unsecured Bond

Stefan Decell Miles, 30, of Lexington Park, is facing two misdemeanor charges of obstructing and hindering and failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order after what court records describe as a brief foot chase during a March 13, 2026 traffic stop in Lexington Park. According to charging documents, Miles was a passenger in...
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California Man Arrested for Drunk Driving in Calvert County With Unsecured Child In Vehicle

California Man Arrested for Drunk Driving in Calvert County With Unsecured Child In Vehicle

Tyrell Marquice Birdine, 25, of California, is charged with reckless endangerment after authorities said he drove at a high rate of speed while under the influence of alcohol with a male juvenile victim unsecured in the front passenger seat. Court records show the case was filed in the District Court for Calvert County on...
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Waldorf Man Released on Own Recognizance Just 3 Days After Shooting at Victim Four Times

Waldorf Man Released on Own Recognizance Just 3 Days After Shooting at Victim Four Times

Casey Maleen Holt, 33, of Waldorf, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, loaded handgun on person, loaded handgun in vehicle, use of a firearm in a felony violent crime, and reckless endangerment in connection with a February 28, 2026, shooting investigation in Charles County, according to court...
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Hughesville Man Faces Six Assault Charges After Reported Rifle Incident, Court Records Say

Hughesville Man Faces Six Assault Charges After Reported Rifle Incident, Court Records Say

Tyrone Robert Goodman, 46, of Hughesville, is charged with three counts of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault after a March 8, 2026, incident on Sewell Place in Hughesville, according to court documents. The case was filed March 13, 2026, in the District Court for Charles County and remains open. According to...
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Nanjemoy Man Charged With 42 Counts of Animal Cruelty and Failure to Provide After Police Find 6 Puppies Without Food, Water, Shelter or Space

Nanjemoy Man Charged With 42 Counts of Animal Cruelty and Failure to Provide After Police Find 6 Puppies Without Food, Water, Shelter or Space

Labrons Edward Butler, 50, of Nanjemoy, is facing 42 misdemeanor charges after Charles County authorities alleged six pit bull-type puppies were found without food, water, shelter, adequate space, or needed veterinary care near Marshall Hall Road in Bryans Road, according to court documents. The case was filed in the District Court for Charles County...
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Police Investigate Cookout Shooting in La Plata; Bryans Road Man Charged With Reckless Endangerment

Police Investigate Cookout Shooting in La Plata; Bryans Road Man Charged With Reckless Endangerment

Jeffrey Carter, 30, of Bryans Road, is facing a charge of reckless endangerment after authorities allege he fired a handgun from a moving vehicle during a March 11, 2026 incident in La Plata. According to court documents, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and La Plata Police Department responded to the area of...
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