Law Enforcement

Natural Resources Police Attending National Night Out Community Outreach Events in 19 Maryland Counties

Natural Resources Police Attending National Night Out Community Outreach Events in 19 Maryland Counties

Maryland Natural Resources Police officers will visit communities throughout Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in support of National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign promoting partnerships between the police and the neighborhoods they serve. The National Night Out campaign was established in 1984 and has grown to include more than a million community members...
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Police Investigating Shots Fired at Waldorf Dash-in, No Known Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shots Fired at Waldorf Dash-in, No Known Injuries Reported

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police responded to the Waldorf Dash-In located at 2007 Smallwood Drive West in Waldorf, for the reported shots fired. Dispatchers advised more than five 911 callers reporting shots fired with unknown victims or suspects. Police arrived in the area to find numerous shell casings in...
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18-Year-Old Charged in 2023 Murder of 16-Year-Old

18-Year-Old Charged in 2023 Murder of 16-Year-Old

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection to a fatal shooting in August of 2023 in Clinton. The suspect is 18-year-old Stephon Johnson of District Heights. He is charged with the murder of 16-year-old Robert Isiah Walker of Clinton. On August 12, 2023, at approximately 2:40 am, officers...
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10-Year-Old Child Flown to Children’s Center After Near Drowning in Waldorf

10-Year-Old Child Flown to Children’s Center After Near Drowning in Waldorf

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at approximately 3:25 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to 2300 block of Ashford Lane in Waldorf, for the reported child not breathing after drowning. The first 911 caller reported an approximate 10 year old male was not breathing after drowning in the pool, the caller did...
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UPDATE: Investigation Ongoing After Man Dies Following Boating Incident in Ridge

UPDATE: Investigation Ongoing After Man Dies Following Boating Incident in Ridge

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at approximately 1:05 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to Point Lookout Marina in Ridge for a report of traumatic injuries. According to 911 callers, a 65-year-old man had fallen off a boat and was struck by the propeller, causing a severe leg injury. Maryland State Police...
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Waldorf Man Charged with Arson After Setting Fire While Family Slept

Waldorf Man Charged with Arson After Setting Fire While Family Slept

Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged 49-year-old Omar Shariff Harrison after determining he intentionally set a fire inside his home. At the same time, his wife and two children were asleep. Just after 5:00 a.m. on August 1, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a residence in the...
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Chasing a Slippery Predator: 8 Places to Target Maryland’s Chesapeake Channa

Chasing a Slippery Predator: 8 Places to Target Maryland’s Chesapeake Channa

The Chesapeake Channa, or snakehead, has developed a dedicated following in the sportfishing community–even though they’ve been an unwelcome addition to Maryland waterways. These invasive predators known primarily as snakeheads were coined Chesapeake Channa by the Maryland General Assembly in 2024. Whatever you call this fish, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries biologists...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Hughesville

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Hughesville

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 5:15 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Prince Frederick Road and Welch’s Acres Place in Hughesville, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene and found a three vehicle collision with one overturned off the roadway...
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Three Injured After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

Three Injured After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and St Anastasia Drive in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. 911 callers reported multiple injuries after two vehicle rollover collision involving FedEx van at the intersection. Crews arrived...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection with Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection with Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

Jonathan Alexander Gray, 35, of Prince Frederick, has been arrested and charged in connection with two armed robberies that took place in Calvert County last week, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Court documents state that on July 25, 2025, deputies responded to the Verizon Wireless store in Dunkirk after Gray allegedly stole...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Trooper Vehicle Struck While on Scene of Another Crash in Callaway

UPDATE: Maryland State Trooper Vehicle Struck While on Scene of Another Crash in Callaway

UPDATE 8/1/2025: Three occupants from the Toyota Camry were transported to an area hospital. The Trooper was not transported. The operators in the first crash involving the white Toyota truck and mini-van denied transport and signed care refusal forms on the scene. Police continue to handle the two collisions. UPDATE @ 6:32 P.M.: A third...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

One Transported to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with all...
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Charles County Detectives Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect

Charles County Detectives Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect

Detectives are seeking to identify the individual shown in the photos below. The suspect is wanted in connection with three commercial burglaries that occurred earlier this month at office buildings in the 2600 block of Crain Highway, the 3400 block of Old Washington Road, and the 3200 block of Old Washington Road. The suspect...
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Police Seeking Possible Victims After 25-Year-Old Man Giving Swim Lessons Sexually Assaults Two Children

Police Seeking Possible Victims After 25-Year-Old Man Giving Swim Lessons Sexually Assaults Two Children

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) charged a man with sexually assaulting two children whom he was teaching to swim. The suspect is 25-year-old Tyler Wang’Ombe-Gichuru of Silver Spring. On July 22, 2025, a relative of the two victims contacted the Prince George’s County Police Department to...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection to Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

Prince Frederick Man Arrested in Connection to Two Armed Robberies in Calvert County

On July 25, 2025, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Verizon Wireless store in Dunkirk for a reported robbery. The suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Jonathan Alexander Gray of Prince Frederick, stole an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and left a threatening note on a napkin indicating he had a...
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Twenty-Four of 25 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

Twenty-Four of 25 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

On Wednesday, July 29, 2025, at around 3 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert alcohol compliance checks at licensed establishments throughout the county. The operation involved the use of an 18-year-old Confidential Informant (CI) from the Sheriff’s Office. The CI, dressed in jeans and a...
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No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire at Point Lookout Marina, Two Occupants Displaced

No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire at Point Lookout Marina, Two Occupants Displaced

On Tuesday, July 29, at approximately 2:44 p.m., emergency medical services, police, and firefighters responded to the Point Lookout Marina, for the reported boat explosion and fire. Firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Seventh District, Second District, Hollywood, and Leonardtown responded to the marina, for the reported boat on...
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UPDATE: 1-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Medical Emergency in Lexington Park

UPDATE: 1-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Medical Emergency in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, July 29, at approximately 2:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Williams Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported child not breathing with CPR in progress. Dispatchers advised to all responding units the caller reported a 1-year-old female was not breathing with CPR instructions being...
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First Responders Find Missing Elderly Woman Deceased in Cobb Island

First Responders Find Missing Elderly Woman Deceased in Cobb Island

On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8:42 a.m., police responded to the 11000 block of Neale Sound Drive in Cobb Island, for the reported missing person. Police quickly responded and began a search area while gathering additional information from family members. The caregiver reported the door to the residence was found open with the...
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Lexington Park Man Confesses to Stealing Over $1,100 Worth of Items from Harbor Freight in St. Mary’s County

Lexington Park Man Confesses to Stealing Over $1,100 Worth of Items from Harbor Freight in St. Mary’s County

Trenton Deonn Barnett, 35, of Lexington Park, has been charged with two misdemeanor theft offenses after a series of alleged shoplifting incidents at a Harbor Freight Tools store in California, Maryland, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Records show that Barnett faces charges of theft: $100 to...
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Great Mills Woman Held Without Bond After Firearm-Involved Domestic Assault in St. Mary’s County

Great Mills Woman Held Without Bond After Firearm-Involved Domestic Assault in St. Mary’s County

Damisha Inez Corben, 33, of Great Mills, was arrested on July 27, 2025, after an alleged domestic assault involving a firearm, according to court documents from the St. Mary’s County District Court. Corben faces two counts of first-degree assault, a felony, and one count of second-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The charges stem from an...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested and Released on Own Recognizance After Woman Reports Strangulation

Lexington Park Man Arrested and Released on Own Recognizance After Woman Reports Strangulation

Alan E. Vogel, 59, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following a reported domestic violence incident that occurred on July 27, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputy Julian Grant of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call...
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Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Assault Charges After Domestic Disturbance

Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Assault Charges After Domestic Disturbance

Carlos Alberto Mata, 29, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple counts of assault following an alleged domestic incident that left one man with multiple injuries, according to court records. The District Court for St. Mary’s County records show that deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched on July 26,...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Death in Lexington Park and Seeking Subject Wanted for Questioning

Maryland State Police Investigating Death in Lexington Park and Seeking Subject Wanted for Questioning

On Monday, July 28, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police responded to the 20000 block of Tri-Community Way, for the reported check the welfare. A 911 caller reported that they had been unable to contact the elderly homeowner for approximately two weeks. Concerned for their well-being, the caller went to the residence to check...
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Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2600 block of Hamilton Place in Waldorf, for the report of a suspicious vehicle. A check of the car’s tags revealed that the vehicle, a KIA Sportage, had been reported stolen from Waldorf. Officers established surveillance and observed three males entering...
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