UPDATE 7/18/2022: On July 16 at 5:13 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Acton Lane and Western Parkway in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. A preliminary investigation revealed a passenger car was making a left turn from westbound Acton Lane onto southbound Western Parkway. A...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has activated an online portal and is seeking additional information related to a homicide investigation on Friday, July 15, 2022, at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Carnival. Anyone who has video of the incident, prior, during or after the shooting is asked to share the digital file with...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has announced that in a collaborative effort with the St. Mary’s County Health Department and Serenity Place, LLC, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announces that free mental health and counseling services will be available on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad from 10:00...
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The following information was released by the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department: Due to an incident that occurred on Friday evening in our Parking Lot, the Carnival has been cancelled for Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th.. On Friday evening at approximately 11pm, as the Carnival ended and guests were leaving, a shooting occurred...
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The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department has released the following statement over the shooting incident that occurred on Friday night, July 15, 2022. “Due to an incident that occurred on Friday evening in our Parking Lot, the Carnival has been cancelled for Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th. On Friday evening at approximately 11:00pm,...
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UPDATE 7/18/2022: On Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 2:49 a.m., 50 firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 7040 Leonardtown Road in Bryantown, for the reported large barn on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a large equestrian Barn which was vacant. The owner is identified as Noe Zavala, with...
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On Thursday, July 14, 2022, at approximately 9:40 a.m., a concerned parent contacted Thomas Stone High School stating that she saw a male student with what she believed could be a weapon at the bus stop, and that the student got on the bus. School administration notified officers and the bus driver. Officers responded...
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SMCSO UPDATE @ 10:50 a.m.: A 19-year-old Lexington Park man has been arrested and charged by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in a fatal shooting at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival on Friday evening. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, age 19 of Lexington Park, is being held at the St. Mary’s County Detention...
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United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today that the Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...
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In light of the recent contact and non-contact shooting incidents, the Anne Arundel County Police Department is asking members of the community to come forward with any and all information. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling 410-222-4700. Remember if you #SeeSomethingSaySomething. We are committed to protecting life, property and sustaining viable communities to live,...
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On Thursday, July 14, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police responded to the Tobacco Hub located at 46925 South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary alarm. Police arrived on the scene and found broken windows and an open door. Deputies cleared the building and found no-one inside. A police K9 conducted...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Purnell Summerville, 40, was sentenced to 25 years of active incarceration for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. This case is the defendant’s fourth felony drug conviction and third conviction for a case involving...
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On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at approximately 4:30 a.m., officers responded for a report of a carjacking at the Westfield Annapolis Mall at 2002 Annapolis Mall in Annapolis. The victim, a security guard, was assaulted and pulled from the driver’s seat of their marked security vehicle before the vehicle was taken by the suspect....
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State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz announces that on July 7, 2022, Damien Terrell Wilson, Damien Terrell Wilson, 49, of Woodbridge, VA, was convicted of five felony counts of Dog Fighting, and fourteen misdemeanor counts related to dog fighting activities. The State’s Attorney’s Office filed these charges after ten Pit Bulls and one Rottweiler were...
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For the third straight year, the nationwide Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, also known as Responsibility.org, have awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office with a grant to support the state’s efforts to prevent motor vehicle crashes involving drug-impaired drivers....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 18 businesses on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that all 18 businesses were compliant, checking an underage cadet for identification for each attempted purchase. The covert compliance...
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On Thursday, July 7, 2022, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, with assistance from the CCSO Emergency Services Team, Special Operations Division, and K9, served a search warrant at a house in the 9500 block of Kline Drive in La Plata. A resident of the home, James Leroy Brown, III,...
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On Friday, July 8, 2022, as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug distribution allegations, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, with assistance from Emergency Services Teams from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant in the 5400 block of...
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A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging nine defendants in relation to a Maryland and California CARES Act COVID-19 unemployment insurance scheme. The indictment charges the defendants with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and theft of United States Postal Office arrow keys. The indictment was returned on June 21, 2022, and unsealed...
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UPDATE 7/12/2022: On July 4, 2022, Cpl. Muschette responded to the Dollar General on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park for the reported robbery in progress. A store employee advised that a man entered the store, pushed an employee and took currency from a cash register. As the suspect fled, he also knocked over...
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On Friday, July 8, 2022, at approximately 5:50 a.m., police responded to 12065 Forgotten Farm Place in Waldorf, for the reported vehicle fire reported out. Officers arrived on the scene to find a 2-door Infiniti G35 sedan completely burnt that had self-extinguished. The owner is identified as Tyrone Holmes with the estimated loss at...
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On Sunday, July 10, 2022, at approximately 12:45 p.m., police responded to Missouri Avenue in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Dispatchers advised they had received multiple 911 calls reporting at least 30 shots were fired. Police arrived on the scene and located numerous shell casings in the roadway. Upon further investigation, officers located...
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Homicide Unit detectives charged a man in connection with the murder of his sister. The suspect is 34-year-old Timothy Edwards of the unincorporated area of Hyattsville, Maryland. He is charged with fatally stabbing 38-year-old Nashanna Belnavis of the unincorporated area of Hyattsville, Maryland. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, at approximately 4:50 p.m., patrol officers...
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UPDATE 7/11/2022: On Sunday, July 10, 2022 at approximately 2:56 am, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Pin Cushion Road in Loveville for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash. Officers arrived on scene and determined that one vehicle crashed into the...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, through the state’s Connect Maryland initiative, the Office of Statewide Broadband has awarded more than $127.6 million to local jurisdictions, Internet Service Providers, educational, and community organizations to increase high-speed internet access and affordability. The funding will help provide broadband service to an estimated 15,000 households that are currently unserved...
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