Law Enforcement

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – March 29, 2022

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – March 29, 2022

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, March 29, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners recognized five retirements, including Major Michael Merican, Captain Richard Gray, Sergeant Mark Porter, Corporal Earl Young, and Corporal Ralph Butler. The...
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District Heights Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Police Recover 27 Firearms, Large Amount of Cocaine

District Heights Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Police Recover 27 Firearms, Large Amount of Cocaine

Larry Clinton Proctor, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and to illegal possession of a machinegun. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Thomas J....
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La Plata Police Officers Arrest Strong-Arm Robbery Suspect

La Plata Police Officers Arrest Strong-Arm Robbery Suspect

On Monday, March 28, 2022, at approximately 12:38 p.m., LPPD officers responded to the 200 block of Kent Avenue in La Plata, for the report of a strong-arm robbery. Investigation revealed the suspect approached and assaulted the victim from behind, forcefully removing the victim’s wallet and cellphone from his clothing. The suspect fled the...
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UPDATE: Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 3-Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

UPDATE: Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 3-Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

UPDATE 3/30/2022: U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Anthony Michael Mileo, age 56, of Huntingtown, Maryland, to three years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.  At the time of his indictment in January 2020, Mileo was a Corporal with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department...
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Four Firefighters Rescued After Fireboat Capsizes During Training in Chesapeake Bay, No Injuries Reported

Four Firefighters Rescued After Fireboat Capsizes During Training in Chesapeake Bay, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., while in the Chesapeake Bay near Gibson Island, Fireboat 19 advised their boat was taking on water and requested assistance. Anne Arundel County Firefighters from Cape St. Claire were conducting marine operations training on the Chesapeake Bay (near Gibson Island) on Tuesday afternoon. Anne Arundel...
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North Carolina Woman and Prince Frederick Man Convicted at Trial of Federal Tax Fraud Scheme

North Carolina Woman and Prince Frederick Man Convicted at Trial of Federal Tax Fraud Scheme

A federal jury convicted Sandra Denise Curl of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Percy Leroy Jacobs of Prince Frederick, Maryland, for conspiring to defraud the United States, helping file false tax returns, and theft of government funds. The convictions were announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Acting Deputy...
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Calvert Man Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months for Felony Animal Cruelty and Dogfighting

Calvert Man Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months for Felony Animal Cruelty and Dogfighting

UPDATE 3/30/2022: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey is pleased to announce that law enforcement has taken down a major dogfighting ring operating in Southern Maryland. Rodney Carlton Rance, 53, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 28, 2022 to 3 years and 6 months of active imprisonment to be served at the Department of...
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Anne Arundel Man Sentenced to 18-Years for Sexual Abuse of Niece

Anne Arundel Man Sentenced to 18-Years for Sexual Abuse of Niece

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Dennis Moreno, 55, of Norwalk, Calif. entered an Alford plea to one count of sex abuse of a minor and was sentenced to 18 years of active incarceration on March 24, 2022. “It’s beyond devastating that a child’s great uncle would not only abuse...
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UPDATE: Two Southern Maryland Men Sentenced for Involvement in Dog Fighting Operation

UPDATE: Two Southern Maryland Men Sentenced for Involvement in Dog Fighting Operation

UPDATE 3/30/2022: Rodney Carlton Rance, 53, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 28, 2022 to 3 years and 6 months of active imprisonment to be served at the Department of Corrections for 14 counts of felony dogfighting. Rance was also ordered to pay $84,056 in restitution to Calvert County Animal Control. Following his release, Rance...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dirt Bike That Killed 18-Year-Old

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Dirt Bike That Killed 18-Year-Old

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that took place Friday evening involving a dirt bike and an SUV. The dirt bike operator, 18-year-old Peter Joven of Capitol Heights, died of his injuries the next day. On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers responded to Pennsylvania Avenue...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating 2-Alarm Structure Fire in Owings

State Fire Marshal Investigating 2-Alarm Structure Fire in Owings

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at approximately 10:20 p.m., firefighters from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, St. Leonard, Huntingtown, and surrounding departments responded to 140 West Mt. Harmony Road in Owings, for the reported building on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a commercial building with multiple exposures including...
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Patrol Officers Apprehend Burglary Suspects in White Plains

Patrol Officers Apprehend Burglary Suspects in White Plains

On March 27,2022, at 3:45 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8500 block of Kingsway Drive in White Plains for the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers observed the suspects exiting the house and fleeing on foot, and three suspects were apprehended. Officers observed the glass...
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One Transported to Hospital After Suspected Impaired Driver Strikes Utility Pole in California, Police Investigating

One Transported to Hospital After Suspected Impaired Driver Strikes Utility Pole in California, Police Investigating

On Monday, March 28, 2022, at approximately 6:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with live power lines on a vehicle with one occupant trapped. SMECO was requested to expedite a response to...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Package Theft Suspect in Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Package Theft Suspect in Lusby

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify the male subject in these photos in reference to a package being removed from a residence in Lusby, MD. Anyone with information is asked to contact DFC. Wilder at [email protected]. Please refer to case 22-16077.
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Mother and Daughter Serving in the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office Together

Mother and Daughter Serving in the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office Together

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues to celebrate Women’s History Month in March. Meet Corrections Corporal Dannette Barrow and her daughter Andrea Barrow, who is currently a cadet with the agency. Cpl. Barrow joined the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office in 2011, relocating here with her family from Maine. Coming from a military family,...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Two Subjects Wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Two Subjects Wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

The St. Mary’s County Office of the Sheriff is seeking the whereabouts of two individuals, both wanted on warrants for Sex Offender Registry violations. Israel Holmes, age 22 of Great Mills, is wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender and Violation of Probation. Frank James Fenwick, age 46 of no fixed address, is...
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IRS-CI Releases Latest COVID-Related Fraud Investigational Statistics Ahead of CARES Act Anniversary

IRS-CI Releases Latest COVID-Related Fraud Investigational Statistics Ahead of CARES Act Anniversary

The IRS-Criminal Investigation Washington, D.C. Field Office investigated 84 of the agency’s more than 660 tax and money laundering cases related to alleged COVID fraud, totaling $1.8 billion since the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law nearly two years ago. These cases involved a broad range of criminal...
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Calvert County Detectives Seeking Identity of Counterfeit Suspect

Calvert County Detectives Seeking Identity of Counterfeit Suspect

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a passing of counterfeit money that occurred on Wednesday, March 23, and Thursday, March 24, 2022, at two 7-Eleven locations in Calvert County. ▪️ 3855 Old Town Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639 ▪️ 15 N Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 The suspect pictured below passed...
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PHOTOS: Governor Hogan and First Lady Visit Local Businesses in Calvert and St. Mary’s County

PHOTOS: Governor Hogan and First Lady Visit Local Businesses in Calvert and St. Mary’s County

Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan made several stops at local businesses throughout Calvert and St. Mary’s County on Friday, March 25, 2022, as part of a two-day swing through Southern Maryland in celebration of Maryland Day. Calvert County Public Library. Governor Hogan and the First Lady toured the Calvert County Public...
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Lusby Man Sentenced 30 Years for Sexually Abusing a Minor Over a 7-Year Period

Lusby Man Sentenced 30 Years for Sexually Abusing a Minor Over a 7-Year Period

UPDATE 3/25/2022: James Eric Baugher, 56, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 25, 2022, to 30 years imprisonment for sex offenses that he committed over a 7-year period with a minor child. The sentence was imposed by the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court. Baugher will not be eligible for...
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UPDATE: Maryland Office of the Attorney General Releases Investigative Report Released for March’s Fatal Police Pursuit in Charles County

UPDATE: Maryland Office of the Attorney General Releases Investigative Report Released for March’s Fatal Police Pursuit in Charles County

UPDATE 12/1/2022: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General today released its investigative report of the March 11 fatal police pursuit in Charles County. On March 11, 2022, at 4:06 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block...
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Police Investigating Assault and Shooting in Waldorf

Police Investigating Assault and Shooting in Waldorf

On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:17 p.m., police responded to the 4700 block of Shady Hill Lane in Waldorf, for the reported assault in progress. The 911 caller reported his friend was actively assaulting him and that he had struck the caller in the head with a chair before fleeing the scene...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest and Charge Man Wanted in Armed Robbery, Police Searching for Second Suspect

Charles County Detectives Arrest and Charge Man Wanted in Armed Robbery, Police Searching for Second Suspect

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Charles County Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Raequan Traymond Reaves, 26, of Waldorf, in connection with an armed robbery of a citizen that occurred earlier this month. On March 7, officers responded to a tavern in the Waldorf area for the report of a robbery. The...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has corrected their initial press release and have released the following information – Please be advised the press release has been updated as the photos disseminated were not the correct vehicle. The photos previously disseminated are of the GMC which is not stolen but is identical in...
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St. Mary’s County Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee Now Accepting Applications

St. Mary’s County Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee Now Accepting Applications

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County seek applicants interested to serve on the St. Mary’s County Police Accountability Board and St. Mary’s County Administrative Charging Committee. Pursuant to Maryland Annotated Code, Public Safety Art. § 3-102 and § 3-104, respectively, there shall be a St. Mary’s County Police Accountability Board and a St. Mary’s...
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