On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., police responded to the Rucci’s located at 22685 Washington Street in Leonardtown, for the automated motion detection alarm. Deputies arrived on the scene at 2:09 a.m., to find nothing evident and waited for a keyholder to arrive on the scene to access the interior of...
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Erick Nicohlas Gage, 26, of Waldorf, is facing multiple firearm and ammunition charges after investigators say he illegally possessed a handgun and later admitted the weapon discharged while inside his clothing during a New Year’s Day incident. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, Gage is charged with illegal...
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On Friday, March 6, 2026, at approximately 2:40 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Hampton Inn Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 48-year-old female suffering from a serious laceration to the thigh, and applied two tourniquets to the victim. EMS transported the victim...
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Matthew John Julian, 49, of Lexington Park, is facing three charges of indecent exposure after investigators say he exposed himself and masturbated in front of three women hired to clean his home in February 2026, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident reported on February 16, 2026, at his home in...
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On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at approximately 3:03 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Manor Road and Knotts Farm Lane in Chaptico, for the serious motor vehicle collision. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned with citizens having removed the single trapped occupant. EMS...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit is proud to announce a new partnership with 30×30 Fundraising to provide continuous nonprofit support for the department’s K9 equipment purchasing. Through this collaboration, 30X30 Fundraising will assist in securing resources to help acquire essential K9 equipment, protective gear, training, continuing education, program upgrades, and advanced technology....
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Tyson Wayne Black, 37, and Julia Lynn Bennett, 31, both of North Beach, were arrested on March 3, 2026, and charged in connection with an alleged drug distribution investigation conducted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Black is charged with CDS: Import Into State, conspiracy to import into the state,...
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Marcus Anthony Swann, 23, of Newburg, faces multiple criminal charges including possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or interfering with arrest, failure to obey a lawful order, and littering under 100 pounds following an incident in La Plata on March 3, 2026, according to...
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A Waldorf man is facing a long list of felony and misdemeanor charges after authorities say he threatened a man with a gun in late February and was later arrested with a loaded handgun, drugs, and suspected drug distribution materials during an early morning encounter with deputies. Carioco Jovan Grimes, 37, of Waldorf, is...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has added a one-week extension to the 2026 muskrat trapping season in all counties except Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard and Washington. The revised season will now close March 22, 2026, to make up for unfavorable weather conditions in January and February, including extensive ice coverage, that impacted trapping in...
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Steven A. Price, 69, of the District of Columbia, and Keidi C. Moore, 39, of Temple Hills, Maryland, were found guilty today in U.S. District Court of conspiring to defraud D.C. Medicaid of $4 million, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The jury deliberated for more than a week before finding Price and Moore...
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UPDATE 3/4/2026: On March 4, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division arrested Shawn Lamont Wade, Jr., age 32, of Waldorf in connection with the shooting death of David Leroy Raley, age 47. The shooting occurred on July 3, 2025, in the 3000 block of October Place. Wade was indicted...
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On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police responded to Split Oak Lane in Owings, for the reported domestic disturbance. Dispatchers advised to all responding units that the 911 caller reported coming home to find blood all over the residence with the female unconscious and said “it looked like a homicide” While...
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On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Nice/Middleton Bridge, for the reported rollover motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle rear-end style collision and confirmed one vehicle overturned with no entrapment, and two patients for...
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UPDATE 3/4/2026: Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the crash investigation, however, it is currently believed to be accidental, and caused by a suspected medical emergency. The operator of the pickup truck was transported to an area hospital in Calvert County with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. The operator and one...
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UPDATE 3/3/2026: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, March 2, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Gloristine Pinkney, as well as Theft: $25,000 to under $100,000, Fourth-Degree Burglary,...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is launching Project Y.O.U. – Youth Outreach Unified – a new pilot program starting this April as part of the Sheriff’s Youth Engagement Unit. Project Y.O.U. will bring together police officers and CCSO employees to work with local youth after school, twice a week, focusing on life skills, academic...
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3/3/3026: The State Fire Marshal responded to the scene to investigate. The 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck was a complete loss and valued at $3,000.00 The fire was discovered by a passerby with the area of origin being deemed the engine compartment. Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact...
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UPDATE 3/3/2026: Court documents show Stephan Wayne Klink, 42, of Gloucester, Virginia, has been charged with displaying obscene material to a minor and sexual solicitation of a minor following an investigation in La Plata. According to court documents, an officer responded to a Charles County residence on February 25, 2026, at approximately 10:22 p.m....
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On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 11:18 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and rollover. Multiple 911 callers reported a Jeep rolled multiple times with one victim laying on the ground....
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Patrick Daniel McKernan, 45, of Pasadena, Maryland, is charged with the sexual exploitation of a child as he persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI...
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UPDATE 6/8/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Joseph Daren Brooks, Jr., 23, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to LIFE in prison for the 2024 murder of a 23-year-old man. On February 26, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired near Fox Ridge Road...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that she is seeking reelection as State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, pledging to continue to aggressively prosecute violent crime to ensure public safety for our community. With more than 17 years of prosecutorial experience, Sterling was elected as the County’s top prosecutor in 2022. She took office as State’s...
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UPDATE @ 5:30 p.m.: Smoke in the business has been found to be caused by a faulty HVAC unit on the roof. The incident is being scaled back with units going in service. The operator of the vehicle was transported by ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center with serious injuries....
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UPDATE 3/1/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is set to testify in support of House Bill 0873 — known as “Jamari’s Law” — before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 4 at 1 p.m. The proposed legislation would double the maximum penalty for vehicular manslaughter in Maryland, increasing it from 10 years to 20...
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