Law Enforcement

Police Arrest One Man, Currently Searching for Two Other Suspects After Attempted Armed Robbery and Shooting

Police Arrest One Man, Currently Searching for Two Other Suspects After Attempted Armed Robbery and Shooting

UPDATE – 8/27/2020: After conducting an investigation that included gathering statements and evidence, Northern District Detectives identified Kevin Michael McNally as a suspect in this shooting. On August 21, 2020 detectives conducted a search warrant at a residence in the 4300 block of Alan Drive in Baltimore where they located McNally. He was placed...
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Drunk Driver Receives Maximum Sentence of 14-Years in Prison After Death of Passenger in 2018 Crash

Drunk Driver Receives Maximum Sentence of 14-Years in Prison After Death of Passenger in 2018 Crash

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that the Honorable Mark Crooks sentenced Tashya Johnson, 34, of Glen Burnie to 14 years in prison for one count of negligent manslaughter for the death of 16-year-old Tyrese Glenn and for driving while intoxicated and endangering the lives of two other teenagers, including...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Collision in Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Collision in Leonardtown

UPDATE: On Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 at 12:16 am, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Budds Creek Road in Leonardtown for the report of a motorcycle crash. When patrol units arrived on the scene, deputies found the operator of the motorcycle...
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Tuesday, August 25th Commissioner Meeting Review – Food Services, Early Childhood Education, Coronavirus Relief Grants Passed

Tuesday, August 25th Commissioner Meeting Review – Food Services, Early Childhood Education, Coronavirus Relief Grants Passed

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25. During their regular work session, the Commissioners delivered two proclamations, recognized county employees, met with the Board of Education to approve multiple grants, received a briefing from the St. Mary’s County Library, and approved multiple requests from the Department of...
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WANTED WEDNESDAY: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Scotwyn Baine Plater Sr.

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Scotwyn Baine Plater Sr.

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking there whereabouts of Scotwyn Baine Plater Sr. The subject is wanted for VOP: Drug Distribution. Anyone with information in regards to the whereabouts of Plater is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800 and or DFC Chip Ward at (443) 532-0603, Sgt...
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Calvert Woman Who Robbed Two Banks in St. Mary’s Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

Calvert Woman Who Robbed Two Banks in St. Mary’s Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

UPDATE 8/26/2020: Defendant Angela Marie Roselee Fitzhugh-Hill, 41, of St. Leonard, was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery for her participation in two separate February 2020 bank robberies in Charlotte Hall, and California. Fitzhugh-Hill was sentenced to serve twelve (12) years of active incarceration in prison for her involvement in the bank...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Family of Murder Suspect Malachi Aaron Banks Speaks Out to SMNEWSNET.COM

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Family of Murder Suspect Malachi Aaron Banks Speaks Out to SMNEWSNET.COM

Malachi Aaron Banks, 18, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder. Banks is currently incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, on a no bond status. He is accused of murdering Dyante Lee Battle, 32, of Capitol Heights. Read the full article HERE After...
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Great Mills Drug Dealer Arrested After Search Warrant, Police Find Fentanyl and Stolen Gun in Residence

Great Mills Drug Dealer Arrested After Search Warrant, Police Find Fentanyl and Stolen Gun in Residence

On August 22, 2020, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team (EST), K-9 Unit, and Patrol Division, executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence in the 20200 block of Flat Iron Road in Great Mills. Terrance Marquis Savoy, age 28...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Thanks Fire and Rescue Crews, Charles County Emergency Services for Large Donations

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Thanks Fire and Rescue Crews, Charles County Emergency Services for Large Donations

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend a huge thank you to the IAFF Local 4658 Professional Paramedics and EMT’s Charles County, MD and the Charles County Department of Emergency Services, which donated 355 goody bags to our officers. The bags contained drinks, snacks, hand sanitizer, notebooks, pens, and other items. Special...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Collision in Chesapeake Beach

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Collision in Chesapeake Beach

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at approximately 8:12 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on Bayside Road in the area of Camp Roosevelt Dr. in Chesapeake Beach, MD. Upon arrival units located a 2004 Lexus...
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UPDATE: One Arrested After Poker Game Argument Leads to Machete Attack in Lexington Park

UPDATE: One Arrested After Poker Game Argument Leads to Machete Attack in Lexington Park

UPDATE: On Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 12:20 a.m., Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ritz Drive in Lexington Park, for a reported assault. Upon arrival, police observed a male victim in front of the address with large amounts of blood on his chest and a laceration to his neck....
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VIDEO: Two Men Charged with Attempted Murder After Three Prince George’s County Officers Are Shot

VIDEO: Two Men Charged with Attempted Murder After Three Prince George’s County Officers Are Shot

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged two men for opening fire on patrol officers, shooting three of those officers. The patrol officers were attacked while responding to a call for a residential robbery in progress at a home in the 1300 block of Capital View Terrace in Landover on Sunday at...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County Involving a Pedestrian

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County Involving a Pedestrian

Maryland State Police are investigating an overnight traffic fatality in Prince George’s County that occurred when a pedestrian walked into the travel portion of Rt. 301 and was struck by a vehicle. The victim is identified as Amy Howard, 26, of Brandywine. She was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating 19-Year-Old Waldorf Teen Struck and Killed in Sunderland

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating 19-Year-Old Waldorf Teen Struck and Killed in Sunderland

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Maryland Route 2 and Kent Road in Sunderland, MD for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Chevrolet...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Sunderland

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Sunderland

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Maryland Route 2 and Kent Road in Sunderland, MD for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Chevrolet...
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UPDATE: Police Release Name of Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Release Name of Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Lexington Park

UPDATE 8/22/2020 @ 10:50 a.m.: On Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, at approximately 11:46 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Copeland Lane in Lexington Park for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Officers arrived on scene and due to the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Makes Quick Arrest After Attempted Armed Robbery in Prince Frederick

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Makes Quick Arrest After Attempted Armed Robbery in Prince Frederick

On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 6:36 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies responded to the 7-Eleven store located at 685 N. Prince Frederick Blvd. in Prince Frederick, MD for the report of a robbery. Preliminary investigation revealed, a male suspect entered the 7-Eleven store on Aug. 20, 2020 and attempted to purchase...
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VIDEO: Police Release Name of 21-Year-Old Lexington Park Man Shot and Killed on Ronald Drive

VIDEO: Police Release Name of 21-Year-Old Lexington Park Man Shot and Killed on Ronald Drive

UPDATE 8/22/2020 @ 10:50 a.m.: On August 22, 2020, at approximately 12:30 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Upon arrival a male victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Antione...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Nichole Corine Underwood

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Nichole Corine Underwood

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Nichole Corine Underwood (W-F-11-12-90). She is 5-08, 180lbs with green eyes and brown hair. She was last seen on 08-06-20 in the area of Leonardtown wearing gray pants and red & white tennis shoes.
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Announces Application for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Announces Application for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Charles County Circuit Court, announces it will apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program through the United States Department of Justice. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program...
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UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Triple Stabbing in Waldorf After Home Invasion

UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Triple Stabbing in Waldorf After Home Invasion

UPDATE: On Thursday, August 20 at 4:40 a.m., police responded to the 2600 block of Hamilton Place in Waldorf, for the reported home invasion and stabbing. Police arrived on the scene to find that two male suspects broke into the apartment and stabbed three adults who were inside. One victim was transported to a...
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California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Abell’s Tavern in Callaway

California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Abell’s Tavern in Callaway

UPDATE: Rex Douglas Reece, 48, of California, was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years in prison for attempted armed robbery. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz would like thank Deputy State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling and Detective Daniel Sidorowicz for the successful investigation and prosecution of this case. On December 13, 2019, the Defendant committed an attempted...
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Calvert Fugitive Arrested in Florida After Eight Years on the Run

Calvert Fugitive Arrested in Florida After Eight Years on the Run

On August 19, 2020, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit received an anonymous tip that 30-year-old wanted suspect Ryan James Watson was currently residing in St Johns County, Florida under alias name ‘ Sean Riley’. Based on the tips and a collaborative effort between the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit and...
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UPDATE: Gofundme Page Started for 13-Year-Old Who Died After Injury at Hockey Camp at Capital Club House in Waldorf

UPDATE: Gofundme Page Started for 13-Year-Old Who Died After Injury at Hockey Camp at Capital Club House in Waldorf

UPDATE: A gofundme page is raising money for the family of Henry Lent, a loved member of our hockey community, gone too soon. The page states: While at a hockey clinic, Henry collapsed on the ice and suffered a catastrophic brain injury. We don’t know why. He was administered CPR, then lifeflighted to a...
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Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, August 20, 2020, at approximately 10:05 p.m., police responded to the area of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of gunshots. Police arrived on the scene and located multiple shell casings on the ground, along with at least one business struck by gunfire. No suspects...
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