Law Enforcement

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash In Prince George’s County

On May 31, 2023, Maryland State Police responded to and are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 6:00 a.m., in Prince George’s County. The deceased, identified as Angelica Cepero, 30, of Bowie, Maryland, was the driver of a Nissan Altima involved in the crash. She was pronounced deceased on the scene...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Townhouse Fire in North Beach

State Fire Marshal Investigating Townhouse Fire in North Beach

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at approximately 6:12 p.m., firefighters from North Beach and surrounding departments responded to 3923 Sea Bass Court in North Beach, for the reported structure fire. 911 callers reported a fire on the 3rd floor with residents attempting to evacuate the surrounding homes. Crews arrived on the scene to find a...
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Involved in Strong-Armed Robbery and Burglary in Charlotte Hall

Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Involved in Strong-Armed Robbery and Burglary in Charlotte Hall

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at approximately 12:07 a.m., police responded to the Charlotte Hall Exxon, for the reported strong armed robbery and assault. The suspect entered the Charlotte Hall Exxon, asked for two packs of cigarettes and held a counterfeit bill, giving the appearance of intent to pay. Once the clerk had the...
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Two Virginia Men Arrested in Lexington Park After Traffic Stop Yields Multiple Loaded Firearms

Two Virginia Men Arrested in Lexington Park After Traffic Stop Yields Multiple Loaded Firearms

Two Virginia men were arrested on gun charges early on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, following a traffic stop in Lexington Park. Chevis Dominique Smith, age 43 of Poquoson, Virginia, was charged with Handgun in Vehicle and Loaded Handgun in Vehicle. Jordan Timothy Sturdivant, age 31 of Williamsburg, Virginia, was charged with Handgun in Vehicle....
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Police Charge Three Adults and Two Teen Suspects in Connection With Four Carjacking Cases

Police Charge Three Adults and Two Teen Suspects in Connection With Four Carjacking Cases

In the last week, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit (CIU) charged five suspects in connection with four carjacking cases. Three of the suspects are adults, two are juveniles. On May 25, 2023, CIU charged a 15-year-old male from Forestville with armed carjacking and related charges. The teenager was driving the...
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Maryland Attorney General Brown Sues 3M, Dupont, and Other Chemical Manufacturers for PFAS Contamination of Maryland’s Waters and Other Natural Resources

Maryland Attorney General Brown Sues 3M, Dupont, and Other Chemical Manufacturers for PFAS Contamination of Maryland’s Waters and Other Natural Resources

(May 30, 2023) – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced two lawsuits, filed on behalf of the State of Maryland, the Maryland Department of Environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Department of Health, seeking to hold multiple chemical manufacturers accountable for widespread and continuing contamination of Maryland’s natural resources...
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15 Indicted in Prison Contraband Conspiracy Involving Drones, Hospitals, and Staff Member at Roxbury Correctional Institution

15 Indicted in Prison Contraband Conspiracy Involving Drones, Hospitals, and Staff Member at Roxbury Correctional Institution

BALTIMORE, MD (May 25, 2023) – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that fifteen people have been indicted in three different prison contraband conspiracies in connection to inmates at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Maryland. The investigation unveiled a sophisticated criminal network that employed drones, a correctional officer, and a hospital, allowing...
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Charles Officers Arrest Wanted Newburg Man After Burglary at Hotel in Bel Alton

Charles Officers Arrest Wanted Newburg Man After Burglary at Hotel in Bel Alton

On May 29, 2023, at 3:16 a.m., officers responded to a hotel in the 9300 block of Crain Highway in Bel Alton for the report of a burglary in progress. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect was observed entering a room through an unsecured window. Additional evidence showed he tried to enter several other...
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Maryland State Police Hosting State of Maryland Career Expo, State Agencies to Be Recruiting for Sworn, Civilian Positions

Maryland State Police Hosting State of Maryland Career Expo, State Agencies to Be Recruiting for Sworn, Civilian Positions

(SYKESVILLE, MD) – The Maryland State Police, in partnership with other State of Maryland agencies, are hosting a Career Expo, set to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Maryland State Police Training Academy, located at 6852 4th Street in Sykesville, Maryland. The goal of this free...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Waldorf Assault Cases Involving Paintball/Airsoft Guns

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Waldorf Assault Cases Involving Paintball/Airsoft Guns

On May 28, 2023, at 7:13 p.m., unknown suspects drove by a woman in the area of Huntington Circle in Waldorf and shot her with a suspected airsoft or paintball gun, striking her in the arms and legs. The same suspects are believed to be responsible for a similar assault minutes later. The vehicle...
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Expect Heavy Traffic Around Great Mills High School for Graduation – May 31, 2023

Expect Heavy Traffic Around Great Mills High School for Graduation – May 31, 2023

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers that high school commencement ceremonies will be held this week and to expect increased traffic around those school campuses. Drivers should expect heavy traffic conditions around Great Mills High School on Great Mills Road, starting at 7:45 am, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, for commencement exercises....
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UPDATE: Police Locate and Arrest 15-Year-Old Wanted for Attempted Murder After Attempting to Shoot 14-Year-Old Multiple Times on School Bus

UPDATE: Police Locate and Arrest 15-Year-Old Wanted for Attempted Murder After Attempting to Shoot 14-Year-Old Multiple Times on School Bus

UPDATE 5/30/2023: This afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), which includes PGPD officers, located and took into custody the 15-year-old male who is charged with the attempted murder of another teenager on a school bus. The suspect goes by the name “Baby K”. He’s charged as...
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PHOTOS: Police Seeking Two Suspects Who Struck and Killed Woman While Driving Stolen Vehicle

PHOTOS: Police Seeking Two Suspects Who Struck and Killed Woman While Driving Stolen Vehicle

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit today released a photo of two persons of interest in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in Capitol Heights on Sunday. Investigators are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the two males seen in the picture. They were seen running from the area of the collision that killed...
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Two Baltimore Teens Arrested for Home Invasion and Assault in Anne Arundel

Two Baltimore Teens Arrested for Home Invasion and Assault in Anne Arundel

On May 29, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a home invasion and assault that just occurred. Officers on scene provided the suspects’ description to officers that were saturating the area. Officers observed two females in close proximity to the victim’s address, matching the suspects’ description, and detained them....
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Five Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving St. Mary’s County School Bus in Mechanicsville

Five Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving St. Mary’s County School Bus in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 2:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Flora Corner Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a school bus with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck in the roadway and St. Mary’s County...
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Prince George’s County Police Department K9’s Receive Donation of Body Armor

Prince George’s County Police Department K9’s Receive Donation of Body Armor

Prince George’s County Police Department K9’s Morris, Betty, Sultan, Leo and Leroy received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Leo and Leroy’s vests have been embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.” K9...
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Firefighters Respond to Vehicle on Fire in Chaptico

Firefighters Respond to Vehicle on Fire in Chaptico

On Monday, May 29, 2023, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road in Chaptico, for the reported vehicle on fire. Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded with five volunteers on Engine 23 and arrived on the scene to find a van on the shoulder...
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Charles County School Resource Officer Investigating Threat of Mass Violence

Charles County School Resource Officer Investigating Threat of Mass Violence

On May 25, 2023, at 9:20 a.m., a School Resource Officer (SRO) was notified that a 16-year-old student sent a private message on social media to another student, which contained a threat to commit mass violence at Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School. The...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating 63-Year-Old Man Murdered by Suspect with Sword

Prince George’s County Police Investigating 63-Year-Old Man Murdered by Suspect with Sword

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing in District Heights Friday evening. The suspect is 33-year-old Aaron Bynum of District Heights. He is charged with the murder of 63-year-old Anthony Cunningham of District Heights. According to charging documents, the victim suffered over 50 stab...
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Four Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Collision in Bryans Road

Four Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Collision in Bryans Road

On Monday, May 29, 2023, at approximately 7:56 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 2605 Marshall Hall Road and Mommas Place in Bryans Road, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with one overturned,...
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Two Lexington Park Men Arrested After Search Warrant, Police Recover Drugs and Firearms

Two Lexington Park Men Arrested After Search Warrant, Police Recover Drugs and Firearms

On Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Criminal Investigations Division’s Vice Narcotics and Criminal Intelligence Units, in conjunction with the Emergency Services Team and supporting personnel, executed a series of search and seizure warrants at the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park. During the execution of these warrants, Christopher Jujuan Commodore, age...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Regrets to Announce Passing of Retired K9 Denny

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Regrets to Announce Passing of Retired K9 Denny

Sheriff Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are saddened to announce the passing of retired K9 Denny. K9 Denny served the CCSO from 2011 until 2015, and was fiercely loyal to the end to his partner, Sergeant Colby Shaw. K9 Denny specialized in Patrol and Narcotics. During his...
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15-Year-Old Arrested and Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting at Teen in Waldorf

15-Year-Old Arrested and Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting at Teen in Waldorf

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 4:03 p.m., officers responded to the 11400 block of Leland Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they located a juvenile male who reported someone shot at him; however, he was not struck by gunfire. Investigators developed leads and identified a...
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Pasadena Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Murder of His 5-Year-Old Sister

Pasadena Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Murder of His 5-Year-Old Sister

5/28/2023: An Anne Arundel County judge on Friday sentenced 20-year-old Stephen Jarrod Davis II, of Pasadena, to Life in prison, with all but 60 years suspended for the 2020 First-Degree Murder of his 5-year-old half-sister, Anaya Jannah Abdul, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Davis plead guilty to his crimes but pursuant to his...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Add New Cruisers to Fleet

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Add New Cruisers to Fleet

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has added new Ford Explorer police cruisers to its fleet. The first of these new vehicles, equipped with a subdued decal package, will be used by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit, starting immediately. The cruisers have highly reflective markings on the sides and on...
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