On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at approximately 5:50 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned with entrapment. A Charles County Sheriff’s officer arrived on the scene and requested helicopters for two...
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On August 23, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID), along with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST) and members of the Special Operations Division (SOD), served a search and seizure warrant related to a robbery which occurred on June 15, 2022, in the 22000 block of...
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On August 22 at 12:56 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop near St. Charles Parkway and Leonardtown Road in Waldorf after observing a motor vehicle violation. A check revealed the driver, Melvin Emell Lampkin, 28, of Waldorf, had an open warrant for failure to appear in...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented a Proclamation in honor of Women’s Equality Day and Commendations to local Special Olympics 2022 USA Games participants. Photos...
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On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 9:54 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Cecil Avenue near Kent Avenue in La Plata after observing a traffic violation. Upon approaching the vehicle, a front seat passenger began trying to hide a cross-body bag that had been strapped across his chest....
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Ridgell’s Baymart located at 16595 Three Notch Road in Ridge, and 13270 Point Lookout Road in Ridge, for the reported burglaries. Police arrived on the scene to find Ridgell’s Baymart had damage to the property after a burglary...
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On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a traffic crash on Broadwater Road near Blaine Lane. The investigation would reveal that a 2022 trash truck was making its scheduled refuse pickups along eastbound Broadwater Road when it encountered a wide-bodied dually pickup truck heading westbound. This...
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Detectives with our Homicide Unit are investigating the homicide of a child in the town of Capitol Heights. The victim is 5-year-old Pradeline Delinois. On August 18, 2022, officers with the Capitol Heights Police Department responded to the 5100 block of Cumberland Street for the report of an unresponsive child. Delinois was rushed to...
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On August 22, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) along with members of the Narcotics and Special Operations Division, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, on Jamarr Sherman Mackall, age 31 of Great Mills. Mackall was located...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Oxon Hill. The deceased pedestrian is 38-year-old Noshua Vann of Waldorf. On Saturday, August 20, 2022, at approximately 9:45 p.m., patrol officers were called to the 6100 block of St. Barnabas Road. The preliminary investigation suggests...
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On Thursday, August 18, 2022, at approximately 7:45 a.m., firefighters responded to 20 Greystone Circle in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. The 911 caller was a next-door neighbor who observed smoke coming from the back of the residence and alerted the homeowner, allowing them to safely exit the home. The fire was extinguished...
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Nearly 17,000 students will be returning to classes at St. Mary’s County Public Schools starting on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Private and parochial students return to school on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office remind drivers to slow down, watch out for school buses and be prepared...
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On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and McDaniel Road in Waldorf, for the report of a male who had stolen a firearm from a relative and fled on foot. Family members indicated the man may be experiencing a mental health episode and were concerned...
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On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at approximately 8:30p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27525 Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with all occupants out of the vehicle. One patient was transported...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange (“Orange”) age 37, of Brandywine, Maryland, to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 12 years of supervised release, for enticement of a minor to produce child pornography and to possession of child pornography. Judge Hazel also ordered Orange to pay $15,000 in...
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On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at approximately 11:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 26401 Jones Wharf Road in Hollywood, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene with 8 volunteers and while responding, the St. Mary’s County Communications Center provided an...
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On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 7:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27351 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find two victims in the roadway after a single motorcycle struck a deer. Emergency...
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On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 5:07 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Othello Lane and East Othello Way in California, for the reported overdose while driving. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the area for a 40-year-old male who overdosed while driving. Police arrived on the scene...
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On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 40000 block of Breton Beach Road in Leonardtown, for the reported trapped victim. The 911 caller reported a tree fell on a 83-year-old male, with the victim being trapped underneath of the tree and unconscious. Crews arrived...
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UPDATE 8/19/2022: Police were able to peacefully place the adult female into custody. Emergency medical personnel standing by were placed in service at 6:00 p.m. Deputies transported the female to an area hospital for a mental evaluation. No injuries were reported. 8/19/2022: On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police responded to...
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On August 11, 2022, Detective Forinash with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, conducted a vehicle stop in the 22600 block of MacArthur Boulevard in California. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Malik Shavon Jordan, age 25 of Lexington Park. During the vehicle stop, a loaded handgun was located...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Traffic Operations Unit is conducting an impaired driver checkpoint this Friday, August 19, 2022. Special patrols and enforcement focused on impaired and aggressive driving are conducted year round with the goal of educating the community and deterring these dangerous behaviors. The CCSO is reminding motorists to always designate...
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UPDATE 8/19/2022 @ 8:10 a.m.: On Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 8:18 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Laurel Grove Park in Laurel Grove for the reported motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian. Deputies arrived on scene to find the pedestrian suffering from serious...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, August 12, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Clarence Henry Henderson, 30, of Waldorf, to 10 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor. Upon release, Henderson will be on supervised probation for five years and must...
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A federal jury convicted Mary Francis Biggs, age 65, of Lexington Park, Maryland, late on August 15, 2022, for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and for theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain additional military disability benefits for her husband from the United States Department of Veterans...
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