Law Enforcement

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old and 18-Year-Old for Bringing Firearms to School; One Teen Was Wanted for Carjacking

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old and 18-Year-Old for Bringing Firearms to School; One Teen Was Wanted for Carjacking

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested two Suitland High School students who brought handguns on to school property on Monday morning. The first student is a 16-year-old male from Suitland. He is charged as an adult. The second student is 18-year-old Christopher Harris of New Carrollton. On Monday. August 29, 2022, at approximately...
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Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Owings, One Adult and Two Children Seriously Injured

Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Owings, One Adult and Two Children Seriously Injured

On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a traffic crash in the 600 block of West Chesapeake Road in Owings. The investigation revealed that a 2016 Toyota was either stopped or slowing while preparing to make a left turn from westbound West Chesapeake Road into a...
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UPDATE: Chesapeake Beach Man Succumbs to Injuries After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lothian

UPDATE: Chesapeake Beach Man Succumbs to Injuries After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lothian

UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the Traffic Safety Section was advised that the motorcycle driver succumbed from his injuries at an area trauma center. The investigation is still ongoing. 8/31/2022: On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 9:45 p.m., officers responded to southbound Southern Maryland Boulevard (Route 4) and Talbot Road for a crash...
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Maryland Senators Announce Over $10 Million in Direct Investments for Anne Arundel County and Southern Maryland Included in Key Committee Legislation

Maryland Senators Announce Over $10 Million in Direct Investments for Anne Arundel County and Southern Maryland Included in Key Committee Legislation

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced the inclusion of $10,170,000 in direct federal funding for local projects in Anne Arundel County and Southern Maryland within the Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed annual funding legislation for fiscal year 2023. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities,...
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Governor Hogan Honors International Overdose Awareness Day and Recognizes September as Substance Use Disorder Recovery Month

Governor Hogan Honors International Overdose Awareness Day and Recognizes September as Substance Use Disorder Recovery Month

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that all flags in Maryland will be flown at half-staff today in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The occasion is observed annually on August 31st in remembrance of people around the world who have lost their lives to drug overdose and to help raise awareness regarding the substance use...
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19-Year-Old Newburg Man Arrested After Police Recover Loaded Firearm and Large Amount of Marijuana During Traffic Stop

19-Year-Old Newburg Man Arrested After Police Recover Loaded Firearm and Large Amount of Marijuana During Traffic Stop

On Monday, August 29, 2022, at 1:12 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on St. Charles Parkway in White Plains after observing a violation of the vehicle’s registration plates. Upon approaching the car, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed 65 grams of marijuana and a loaded handgun in the vehicle....
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Apartment Building in Waldorf

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Apartment Building in Waldorf

On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 11:38 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 4200 block of South Winds Place in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find that an elderly male drove his car into the building. 35 Fire/EMS members...
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One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Guardrail and Residence in Lexington Park

One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Guardrail and Residence in Lexington Park

On Monday, August 29, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Winding Way and Tri-Community Way in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a residence with one unresponsive. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into...
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Former Volunteer Westlake High School Track Coach Indicted on Sex Abuse of a Minor Charge

Former Volunteer Westlake High School Track Coach Indicted on Sex Abuse of a Minor Charge

In June 2022, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of possible misconduct between a former Westlake High School volunteer track coach and a former student. Upon receiving the notification, detectives immediately contacted school authorities and began an investigation. The coach was identified as Jason Michael Roberts, 32, of North Carolina. The case...
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl for Over 2 Years

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl for Over 2 Years

A 46-year-old man, formerly of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from sexual abuse that he committed against a minor girl in the District of Columbia and Maryland over more than two years. The victim was between the ages of 13 and...
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Waldorf Man Faces Money Laundering Charges Related to an International Romance Scam

Waldorf Man Faces Money Laundering Charges Related to an International Romance Scam

A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Charles K. Egunjobi, age 48, of Waldorf, Maryland, with operating an unlicensed money service business relating to numerous online romance scams. Egunjobi had his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. He was released under the supervision of...
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Anne Arundel County Police Charge 19-Year-Old with Negligent Manslaughter After Killing Pedestrian and Fleeing Scene

Anne Arundel County Police Charge 19-Year-Old with Negligent Manslaughter After Killing Pedestrian and Fleeing Scene

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Northern District officers were dispatched to a traffic crash on Aquahart Road near Oakwood Road. The investigation revealed that two pedestrians were walking along a sidewalk on Aquahart Road when a 2003 Toyota that was traveling eastbound near this intersection lost control, rotated, and left...
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Father and Step-Mother Charged in Connection with 5-Year-Olds Death

Father and Step-Mother Charged in Connection with 5-Year-Olds Death

Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives arrested and charged two suspects in connection with the death of 5-year-old Pradeline Delinois. The suspects are identified as 44-year-old Pradel Delinois and 42-year-old Ornelie Charles. The suspects are the father and stepmother of the victim. On August 18, 2022, officers with the Capitol Heights Police Department...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Property Destruction to Multiple Lexington Park Businesses

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Property Destruction to Multiple Lexington Park Businesses

On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at approximately 10:35 p.m., police responded to the Ashley / Regency Furniture located at 21716 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for an intrusion alarm. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple windows shattered with no signs of entry. A few minutes later, police responded to the Family...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Helen

One Flown to Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Helen

On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at approximately 2:37 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road in the area of Foley Mattingly Road in Helen, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned with multiple trapped. Firefighters from Leonardtown and Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire responded to...
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Tall Timbers Man Arrested for CDS Distribution After St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Executes Search Warrant

Tall Timbers Man Arrested for CDS Distribution After St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Executes Search Warrant

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, along with members of the Emergency Services Team (EST) and Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 17800 block of 2nd Street in Tall Timbers. Located in a vehicle at the residence was...
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Calvert County Government Announces Labor Day Holiday Schedule 2022

Calvert County Government Announces Labor Day Holiday Schedule 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in observance of Labor Day. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 and will reopen with normal...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Assault in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Assault in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries

On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office District 4 Office located at 21633 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries from an assault. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male with serious injuries to...
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Three Displaced After Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata, No Injuries Reported

Three Displaced After Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at approximately 12:18 p.m., firefighters responded to 422 Patuxent Court in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from the rear of a townhouse. 20 firefighters responded and extinguished the fire in under 5 minutes. The owner is identified as...
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Grand Jury Indicts 13 Suspended PGPD Officers and 1 Retired Officer on Misconduct in Office & Theft Charges

Grand Jury Indicts 13 Suspended PGPD Officers and 1 Retired Officer on Misconduct in Office & Theft Charges

A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted 13 current Prince George’s County Police officers and one recently retired police officer on misconduct in office as well as felony and misdemeanor theft charges. The officers are accused of working secondary employment positions with a private security company while also on-duty with the police department. The...
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Brandywine Woman Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter After Striking and Killing Her Boyfriend

Brandywine Woman Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter After Striking and Killing Her Boyfriend

The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a woman for striking and killing her boyfriend with a car in Brandywine. The suspect is 38-year-old Udele Burno of Brandywine. The victim is 40-year-old Shamatto Clarke of Riverdale. On August 20, 2022, at approximately 8:45 pm, officers responded to the 6100 block of Floral Park Road...
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Great Mills Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Fleeing Car Crash and Later Returning to Scene on Foot, No Injuries Reported

Great Mills Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Fleeing Car Crash and Later Returning to Scene on Foot, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, August 20, 2022, at approximately 7:40 p.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision with no injuries. The 911 caller reported a black Jeep struck their vehicle and fled South on Chancellors Run Road. No injuries were reported. Approximately...
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Impaired Driver Arrested After Striking Pedestrian in Dunkirk, Released Under 24 Hours After Arrest

Impaired Driver Arrested After Striking Pedestrian in Dunkirk, Released Under 24 Hours After Arrest

On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 10:07 p.m., police responded to the Walmart located at 10600 Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk, for the reported disorderly female suspect that was possibly intoxicated. The Calvert County Communications Center received two 911 calls reporting a female suspect operating a black Ford SUV drove towards a group...
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Waldorf Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

Waldorf Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

On August 20 at 3:26 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11600 block of Billingsley Road for the report of a domestic-related assault that occurred at a different location. When officers arrived, they spoke with a man who indicated the suspect, Dayana Garcia-Munoz, 24, of Waldorf, assaulted him at...
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No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dump Truck and Semi-Truck in Hollywood

No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dump Truck and Semi-Truck in Hollywood

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at approximately 9:34 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Airport View Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a semi-truck and flat-bed trailer and a loaded dump truck involved in...
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