Law Enforcement

10-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Bicycle Crash in Lexington Park

10-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Bicycle Crash in Lexington Park

On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:35 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Old Missouri Street in Lexington Park, for the reported traumatic injuries with one semi-conscious. 911 callers reported their 10-year-old was dropped off to the residence by friends with injuries to his head and...
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Calvert Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Calvert and Wicomico County for Sex Abuse of Minor, Production and Possession of Child Pornography

Calvert Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Calvert and Wicomico County for Sex Abuse of Minor, Production and Possession of Child Pornography

On August 27, 2025, Sean Luke Peterson, 33, was sentenced to 25 years of active incarceration by Judge Mark W. Carmean of the Calvert County Circuit Court for three counts of sex abuse of a minor and production of child pornography. On September 26, 2025, Peterson was sentenced to a consecutive 25 years imprisonment...
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Early Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens October 16th throughout Maryland

Early Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens October 16th throughout Maryland

The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season will be open Oct. 16-18 statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, southern, and eastern regions — can also use muzzleloaders from Oct. 20-25 for antlerless deer only.  “The early muzzleloader season is a great opportunity enjoy the colors of autumn while putting venison in the freezer,” Maryland...
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Police Investigating Reported Assault With OC Spray Deployed at Great Mills High School

Police Investigating Reported Assault With OC Spray Deployed at Great Mills High School

On Monday, October 6th, 2025, around 12:50 p.m., emergency medical services responded to the Great Mills High School located at 21130 Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported injuries after an assault. Dispatchers advised to the responding medic and two ambulances that multiple children and multiple adults sprayed by OC, with unknown...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Teen Charged with First-Degree Murder After Admitting to Fatally Stabbing Stepfather

UPDATE: Waldorf Teen Charged with First-Degree Murder After Admitting to Fatally Stabbing Stepfather

UPDATE 10/6/2025: Sean Michael Smith, 18, of Waldorf, has been charged with first-degree murder and multiple related offenses following the fatal stabbing of his stepfather during a domestic dispute at their home on October 3, 2025. According to court documents filed in Charles County District Court, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute

Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute

Juan Antonio Lobo-Diaz, 33, of Lexington Park, has been charged with second-degree assault following a reported domestic incident that took place on September 26, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputy Richard Stillwell of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a...
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Early Morning Garage Fire in Solomons Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Early Morning Garage Fire in Solomons Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:23 a.m., firefighters from Solomons, Prince Frederick, St. Leonard, Bay District, and Hollywood responded to the Spring Cove Marina located at 455 Lore Road in Solomons, for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters from Bay District VFD arrived on the scene to find a 1-story garage fully...
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Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Callaway

Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Callaway

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 5:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Lily Lane in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Upon arrival, Second District VFD Chief 6B found a two vehicle rear-end style collision with one patient trapped....
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16-Year-Old Charged in Murder of 58-Year-Old Landover Man

16-Year-Old Charged in Murder of 58-Year-Old Landover Man

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a suspect in connection with a murder that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The suspect is a 16-year-old male from Mitchellville. He’s charged with the murder of 58-year-old Coleman Williams of Landover. The suspect is charged as an adult. On September...
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Child and Adult Transported to Trauma Centers After Being Run Over at Bensville Park in Charles County

Child and Adult Transported to Trauma Centers After Being Run Over at Bensville Park in Charles County

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Bensville Park located at 6980 Bensville Road in White Plains, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. 911 callers reported a vehicle had run over at least two pedestrians by the turf field. One...
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Deer, Other Wildlife Activity in the Fall Increases Maryland Drivers’ Collision Risk

Deer, Other Wildlife Activity in the Fall Increases Maryland Drivers’ Collision Risk

Deer mating season is right around the corner, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds motorists to be vigilant. The shortening of daylight hours, called the photo period, triggers white-tailed deer breeding season. During this time, deer travel across roads in often unpredictable patterns at all times of the day and night in search of a mate....
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Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

Serious Crash in La Plata Sends Two to Trauma Center, Police Investigating

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 6985 Mason Springs Road in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and a vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, into a...
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La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

La Plata Nursing Home Resident Transported to Hospital After Causing Fire

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 12:24 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Complete Care Nursing Facility located at 1 Magnolia Drive in La Plata, for the reported structure fire with injuries. 911 callers reported a resident had set curtains in the room on fire after smoking a cigarette...
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Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

Police Investigating Body Located Near North Beach Boardwalk in Chesapeake Bay

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, around 8:17 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 9100 block of Atlantic Avenue in North Beach, for the reported possible person in the water. The 911 caller, a resident on Atlantic Avenue, reported they could see a possibly body in the water and would guide...
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Arson at California IHOP Under Investigation, No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported

Arson at California IHOP Under Investigation, No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:52 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the IHOP located at 45138 Worth Avenue in California, for the reduced structure fire assignment. The 911 caller was an employee reporting a fire in the bathroom which was now out. Crews quickly arrived...
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Waldorf Man Arrested in Charles County with Loaded Gun, PCP, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cannabis During Arrest

Waldorf Man Arrested in Charles County with Loaded Gun, PCP, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cannabis During Arrest

Trevon Deshawn Chisley, 30, of Waldorf, has been arrested and charged with more than 20 criminal counts related to drug trafficking and firearms possession after detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on September 24, 2025. According to court documents, investigators with the Narcotics Enforcement Section had been conducting an...
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70-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Indicted and Charged with Over 100 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

70-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Indicted and Charged with Over 100 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

Late last year, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division received a notification from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a cyber tip that indicated someone in Charles County was downloading child pornography. Detectives initiated an investigation and subsequently identified a suspect, Jack Eugene Fullerton, 70, of Port Tobacco. A search warrant...
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Human Remains Found at Piscataway Stream Valley Park Ruled Homicide, Police Seeking Information

Human Remains Found at Piscataway Stream Valley Park Ruled Homicide, Police Seeking Information

Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a homicide after human remains were located at a park in Fort Washington in July of 2025. Extensive efforts are underway to identify the victim. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Killing 22-Year-Old While Impaired, Doing Double The Speed Limit

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Killing 22-Year-Old While Impaired, Doing Double The Speed Limit

UPDATE 10/02/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 26, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Nijale Zaki Mikal-Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 4 years in prison for the Gross Negligent Manslaughter of Ja’Juan Malik Cobb. Upon release, Mikal-Brown will be on supervised probation for a...
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GoFundMe Started for Next Step Produce After Accidental Fire Causes Over $1 Million in Damages

GoFundMe Started for Next Step Produce After Accidental Fire Causes Over $1 Million in Damages

UPDATE 10/02/2025: On October 1, 2025, at approximately 10:18 P.M., firefighters from Maryland and Virginia responded to 10615 Benton Road in Newburg,for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a 100′ x 75′ Produce Barn fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and no animals were harmed....
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Gun and Assault Charges Following Disturbance

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Gun and Assault Charges Following Disturbance

At around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to an establishment located in the 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park for the report of a disturbance between several individuals and a subject with a gun. When deputies arrived, they did not...
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UPDATE: Owner of JNJ Towing Arrested After “Peeping Tom” Incident in Waldorf

UPDATE: Owner of JNJ Towing Arrested After “Peeping Tom” Incident in Waldorf

UPDATE 10/01/2025: Court documents added – A man, who was later identified as Emanuel Jermaine Simmons, of Hughesville, was caught on camera engaging in lewd behavior outside a woman’s bedroom window in Waldorf. The incident occurred on the morning of September 2, 2025, when a neighbor showed the adult female victim a video of...
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Sterling-Backed Legislation Creating a New Felony Crime for Concealment of Death and Dismemberment Becomes Law

Sterling-Backed Legislation Creating a New Felony Crime for Concealment of Death and Dismemberment Becomes Law

Legislation strongly supported and championed by St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, House Bill 674 / Senate Bill 394, Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains, is enacted into law today, October 1st, 2025. This new statute is a criminal felony punishable by up to five years in...
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Governor Moore Announces Resources for Federal Workers as Team Maryland Stands United in Response to Federal Government Shutdown

Governor Moore Announces Resources for Federal Workers as Team Maryland Stands United in Response to Federal Government Shutdown

Governor Wes Moore today announced support and resources available to help meet the needs of federal workers who live in Maryland and are impacted by the federal government shutdown. The renewed surge of resources and support comes as President Trump and Congressional Republicans have failed to reach an agreement to keep the government open, continuing...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources to Begin Fall Trout Stocking for 2025

Maryland Department of Natural Resources to Begin Fall Trout Stocking for 2025

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin its annual fall trout stocking program the first full week in October. The program will bring thousands of hatchery-raised rainbow, brown, and golden rainbow trout to streams and impoundments across the state. This initiative provides recreational fishing opportunities for anglers of all ages and skill...
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