Law Enforcement

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Robbery, Theft, and Assault

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Robbery, Theft, and Assault

On June 6, 2022, at approximately 12:20 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a convenience store in the 3300 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect entered the business, approached a clerk, and asked for cigars. The clerk got...
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UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Collision, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating

UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Collision, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating

UPDATE 6/15/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a collision in Lexington Park that killed a 15-year-old passenger. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 6:09 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the intersection of Route 235/Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park after an on-duty deputy witnessed...
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Calvert County First Responder & Maryland State Trooper Recognized As EMS Clinician of the Year

Calvert County First Responder & Maryland State Trooper Recognized As EMS Clinician of the Year

A 24-year-veteran of the Maryland State Police is recognized as the emergency medical service Clinician of the Year by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). Lt. Nathan Wheelock was honored during a ceremony on June 6, 2022. The prestigious award was presented by Dr. Ted Delbridge, Executive Director of MIEMSS. Each...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Staff Awarded at Maryland Correctional Conference

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Staff Awarded at Maryland Correctional Conference

Staff from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office attended the 45th annual Maryland Correctional Administrators Association Conference from June 5-7, 2022. There, CFC Brianna Edelen, Lt. Jeffrey Knight (not pictured) and Francis Gunn (not pictured) were awarded as Officers and Employees of the Year for St. Mary’s County for 2019 and Cpl. Earl Young...
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Impaired Driving Suspected After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Colton’s Point, Sending One to Hospital and One to Trauma Center

Impaired Driving Suspected After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Colton’s Point, Sending One to Hospital and One to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at approximately 12:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Point Breeze Road in Coltons Point, for the motor vehicle collision with entrapment. While fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene, dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle...
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Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation After Homicide Suspect Aims Shotgun at Officers Serving Warrant in Capitol Heights

Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation After Homicide Suspect Aims Shotgun at Officers Serving Warrant in Capitol Heights

The suspect wanted in connection with a 2021 murder is now charged with assaulting two officers who were serving an arrest warrant at his Capitol Heights home Monday morning. The suspect is 47-year-old Reginald Hawkins. Hawkins is charged with murdering his girlfriend, 45-year-old Nakisha McMillian of Capitol Heights. McMillian was found deceased in her...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Dirt Bike is Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

One Flown to Trauma Center After Dirt Bike is Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at approximately 8:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Crews arrived on the scene and found a dirt bike had been struck by a vehicle in the...
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UPDATE: Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Brutal Assault on Senior Citizen in Beltsville

UPDATE: Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Brutal Assault on Senior Citizen in Beltsville

UPDATE 6/12/2022: Prince George’s County Police investigators identified and arrested two suspects in connection with a recent assault on a senior citizen in Beltsville. The suspects are 25-year-old Julias Wright of Fort Washington and 44-year-old Christina Felder of Beltsville. The victim, a man in his 80s, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Through...
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Officer and Deceased Driver Identified After Fatal Crash in Prince George’s County, Investigating Ongoing Due to Delayed Fire/EMS Response Time

Officer and Deceased Driver Identified After Fatal Crash in Prince George’s County, Investigating Ongoing Due to Delayed Fire/EMS Response Time

UPDATE 6/13/2022: The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General has identified the deceased driver and involved officer in the fatal crash following an attempted traffic stop and police pursuit in Prince George’s County on June 8, 2022. The decedent has been identified as 66-year-old Jonny Morris, of Brandywine, Maryland. The...
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Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating Triple Shooting in District Heights, 20-Year-Old Victim Killed

Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating Triple Shooting in District Heights, 20-Year-Old Victim Killed

Detectives with our Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal shooting in District Heights early Monday morning. The victim is 20-year-old Daniel James Harris of Lanham. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On Monday, June 13, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m.,...
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Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards $13.5 Million for FY2023

Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards $13.5 Million for FY2023

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants to enhance and improve public boating access, facilities, and navigation throughout the state. This funding is awarded to 45 applicants statewide, supporting efforts that include new public boating access, amenities, and facilities; dredging of navigable waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Impaled from Bicycle Accident on Three Notch Trail in Mechanicsville

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Impaled from Bicycle Accident on Three Notch Trail in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at approximately 7:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 38900 block of Reeves Road in Mechanicsville, for the traumatic injuries. The 911 caller reported an adult female had injuries after a bicycle crash on the Three Notch Trail. Firefighters from Mechanicsville responded and found the victim with...
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Detectives Seeking Identities of Suspects Wanted for Triple Shooting at Temple Hills Mall

Detectives Seeking Identities of Suspects Wanted for Triple Shooting at Temple Hills Mall

Prince George’s County Police investigators released surveillance photos of two suspects wanted in a shooting at The Shops at Iverson on Friday. Both suspects fled the scene following the shooting where three people were injured. Two of the victims have been treated and released. One victim remains hospitalized. At this time, that victim is...
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Police and Maryland Center for Missing Children Issue Alert for Breyanna Streeter, 15-Year-Old of Prince George’s County, MD

Police and Maryland Center for Missing Children Issue Alert for Breyanna Streeter, 15-Year-Old of Prince George’s County, MD

Breyanna Streeter – Missing Since June 5, 2022, from – Brandywine area in Prince George’s County, MD. Streeter is 15-years-old, white female with blonde hair, brown eyes, 5’2″and 135 lbs. Breyanna has long, strawberry blonde hair and wears black rimmed eyeglasses. She was last seen wearing a school uniform consisting of a white polo...
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Charles County Police Investigating Woman’s Death After Being Found in Waldorf Parking Lot

Charles County Police Investigating Woman’s Death After Being Found in Waldorf Parking Lot

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Hooters located at 3600 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the check the welfare/unknown medical call. The 911 caller was a passerby and reported a female was laying between the Hooters / Super 8 Motel parking...
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Police Investigating Possible Drowning at Waldorf Hotel, Victim Transported to Hospital with CPR in Progress

Police Investigating Possible Drowning at Waldorf Hotel, Victim Transported to Hospital with CPR in Progress

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 10385 O’Donnell Place in Waldorf, for the reported drowning. Police arrived on the scene and found an unknown aged male unconscious in a hot tub. Officers pulled the victim from the water...
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Police Recover Knife and Stun Gun from Thomas Stone High School Student

Police Recover Knife and Stun Gun from Thomas Stone High School Student

On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School was advised that a student was in possession of a knife and a stun gun, which were recovered. The school resource officer is conducting an investigation and, upon completion, will review the case with the State’s Attorney’s Office...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Wrong-Way Driver on I-495 in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Wrong-Way Driver on I-495 in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of northbound I-495 at Central Avenue for a two-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation,...
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Charles County Detention Center Receives Perfect Score During Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards Audit

Charles County Detention Center Receives Perfect Score During Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards Audit

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) achieved a 100 percent compliance rating, marked with excellence, during an audit conducted by the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards (MCCS) in January. The MCCS created standards to ensure correctional facilities in Maryland operate as safely, efficiently and...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol & Tobacco Unit Recover Four Unlicensed Gambling Machines from White Plains Business

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol & Tobacco Unit Recover Four Unlicensed Gambling Machines from White Plains Business

Members of the Sheriff’s Office Alcohol / Tobacco Unit received a complaint about slot machines being operated without a license at an area business in the 4700 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. Based on the complaint, an alcohol compliance check was conducted at the business. Four slot machines – which were not...
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Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Gwynn Park High School Student and Recover Loaded Gun and Drugs

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Gwynn Park High School Student and Recover Loaded Gun and Drugs

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a student at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine for bringing a loaded gun onto school property. The 17-year-old student is charged as an adult. On Monday, June 6, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a staff member located the gun in the nurse’s office bathroom...
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Three La Plata Police Officers Receive Community Engagement Awards

Three La Plata Police Officers Receive Community Engagement Awards

Lieutenant Payne was honored for leading LPPD’s efforts in collecting over 1,000 toys for residents of Calvert City, Kentucky, after its historic and devastating tornado. On December 15, 2021, the agency determined it would conduct a toy drive for the tornado victims. After agency employees collected over 1,000 toys, games, and pieces of sports...
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Calvert County Government Announces Juneteenth Holiday Schedule – Monday, June 20, 2022

Calvert County Government Announces Juneteenth Holiday Schedule – Monday, June 20, 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022, in observance of Juneteenth. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be open with normal operating hours. The Solomons Septage Receiving Facility...
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Governor Hogan Announces $7.5 Million in Accountability Resources Grant Funding Available Through Re-Fund the Police Initiative

Governor Hogan Announces $7.5 Million in Accountability Resources Grant Funding Available Through Re-Fund the Police Initiative

Governor Larry Hogan announced that $7.5 million in new funding is now available under the Police Accountability, Community, and Transparency (PACT) grant  as part of his Re-Fund the Police Initiative. Administered by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, this funding will help provide more body cameras, de-escalation training, and other critical tools...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Possession of Fentanyl

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Possession of Fentanyl

On June 5, 2022, Deputy Aranda of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the 10000 block of Ward Road in Dunkirk, for a vehicle’s equipment violation. Upon making contact with the driver, Christopher Michael Shaner, 30 of Chesapeake Beach, Deputy Aranda observed a broken piece of a pill container in...
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