Law Enforcement

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspect in Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspect in Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a vandalism investigation. On Friday, October 1, 2021, between 10:00 p.m., and 10:30 p.m., the suspect vandalized several vehicles in the 23600 block of Belmar Drive in Leonardtown by scribbling on them with a black marker. Anyone with information...
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No Injuries Reported After Early Morning House Fire in Waldorf

No Injuries Reported After Early Morning House Fire in Waldorf

On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at approximately 1:31 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to the 1100 block of Bannister Circle in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. 37 personnel responded and first arriving units found smoke showing from all sides of a 2-story single family residence. Firefighters found a fire was...
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Sprinkler Systems Extinguish Fire on Third Floor Balcony in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

Sprinkler Systems Extinguish Fire on Third Floor Balcony in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, November 15, 2021, at approximately 11:30 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee were dispatched to 21070 Kala Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. The St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) advised they had received numerous 911 calls indicating it was a working fire...
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Police Investigating Teen Shot in Great Mills, Victim Flown to Area Trauma Center

Police Investigating Teen Shot in Great Mills, Victim Flown to Area Trauma Center

UPDATE: Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to contact Detective Carl Ball at (301) 475-4200 extension 78131 or by email at [email protected]. Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are...
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AUDIO: 16-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center After Stabbing at Patuxent High School in Calvert County

AUDIO: 16-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center After Stabbing at Patuxent High School in Calvert County

On November 16, 2021 at 11:18 a.m., a School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to Patuxent High School responded to report of a stabbing in the cafeteria area of the school. The SRO determined a physical altercation involving two juvenile males had ensued resulting in injury. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 15-year-old male suspect stabbed a...
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UPDATE: Police Charge Mechanicsville Man who Injured Maryland State Trooper in Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision

UPDATE: Police Charge Mechanicsville Man who Injured Maryland State Trooper in Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision

UPDATE 11/16/2021: On Saturday, November 13, 2021, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Trooper D. Black was driving his marked State Police vehicle in the area of Three Notch Road and South Sandgates Road, in Hollywood, when his vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene but was later...
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Teen Transported to Hospital After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

Teen Transported to Hospital After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Monday, November 15, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Police arrived on the scene and reported a 13-year-old had injuries to the lower body. The victim was conscious alert,...
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Police Investigating Hit and Run on Great Mills Road, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Hit and Run on Great Mills Road, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, November 15, 2021, at approximately 3:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Saratoga Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported hit and run motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway. Multiple witnesses were able to...
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Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad Appoints Dave Morris as Chief of Staff

Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad Appoints Dave Morris as Chief of Staff

Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad announced a key appointment to her executive command staff. Dave Morris has been named to the civilian position of Chief of Staff. Mr. Morris, a lifelong resident of Anne Arundel County, will be an advisor to the Chief, supporting the daily activities of the Chief’s Office...
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One Injured, Police Searching for Operator After Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision in California

One Injured, Police Searching for Operator After Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision in California

On Sunday, November 14, 2021, at approximately 7:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the parking lot of Popeyes located at 45350 Alton Lane in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision in the parking...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Witnesses After Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

UPDATE: Police Seeking Witnesses After Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

UPDATE: Witnesses Sought: The La Plata Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is seeking witnesses of a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on November 10, 2021, at approximately 6:13 p.m., on Crain Highway at Glen Albin Road. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police are assisting the La Plata Police Department’s Collision...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Off-Duty Officer’s Accidental Discharge of Duty Weapon

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Off-Duty Officer’s Accidental Discharge of Duty Weapon

The Prince George’s County Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding an off-duty officer’s accidental discharge of her duty weapon on Wednesday. The officer was struck and injured. She remains hospitalized and is in stable condition. No one else was hurt. The preliminary investigation reveals that on November 10, 2021, at approximately 12:40...
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Charges Pending, Maryland State Police Make One Arrest After Fatal Hit and Run in Prince George’s County

Charges Pending, Maryland State Police Make One Arrest After Fatal Hit and Run in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating an early morning hit and run fatal crash that claimed the life of a 26-year-old Prince George’s County man. The deceased is identified as John Alieu Ted Fofana, 26, of Landover Hills, Maryland. Fofana was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police believe Fofana was the sole occupant and operator...
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Police Investigating 14-Year-Old Shot in Beltsville

Police Investigating 14-Year-Old Shot in Beltsville

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Beltsville Division VI Investigative section is investigating a shooting that injured a 14-year-old boy last night in Beltsville. The victim remains hospitalized and is in stable condition. On October 11, 2021 at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers responded to the 4600 block of Marie Street in Beltsville for the...
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Suspect Who Shot and Injured Riverdale Park Police Officer and Shot at Greenbelt Police Officer Charged, Police Searching for Second Suspect

Suspect Who Shot and Injured Riverdale Park Police Officer and Shot at Greenbelt Police Officer Charged, Police Searching for Second Suspect

The Prince George’s County Police Department charged the suspect wanted for shooting and injuring a Riverdale Park Police Officer. The suspect is 20-year-old Josue Albarran-Dominguez of Riverdale. He is currently held on a no-bond status, and has been charged with the following. ASSAULT-FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT SEC DEG-LE/P&P/FIRE/EM ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT LOADED HANDGUN ON...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Leonardtown

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Leonardtown

On Sunday, November 14, 2021, at approximately 9:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Newtowne Neck Road and Bull Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. While crews were responding to the scene, dispatchers upgraded the assignment to a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Suspect Vehicle Involved in Theft of Semi-Trailer

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Suspect Vehicle Involved in Theft of Semi-Trailer

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying the operator/owner of the pictured vehicle. On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 between the hours of 3:00 a.m., to 2:30 p.m., the unknown suspect operating the pictured vehicle stole a white Fruehauf semi-trailer from the rear parking lot of 30050 Three Notch Road in...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in October 2021

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in October 2021

Criminal Summons Served-October 2021 10/01/21- Vicki Marie Curtis, age 44 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree by Cpl. D. Smith# 297. 10/03/21- Marco Morris Fenwick, age 29 of Lexington Park- Theft by Dep. Jerew# 372. 10/03/21- John Michael Ellsworth Jr., age 40 of Myrtle Beach- Theft by Sgt. Peacher# 130. 10/04/21- Donna Marie James,...
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Southern Maryland Welcomes 39 New Police Officers, 16 New Deputies in Charles, 13 in St. Mary’s, and 10 in Calvert

Southern Maryland Welcomes 39 New Police Officers, 16 New Deputies in Charles, 13 in St. Mary’s, and 10 in Calvert

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce sixteen new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their graduation from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) Police Entrance Level Training Program. The officers were among a total of 39 candidates – ten with Calvert County and thirteen with St....
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Maryland Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

Maryland Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

Sikirat Adunni Brown, 60, of Upper Marlboro, Md., was sentenced today to 13 months in prison for defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more than $340,000. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal Division, Maureen R....
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UPDATE: Police Investigating 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Investigating 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Lexington Park

UPDATE 11/11/2021: On Thursday, Nov. 10, 2021 at 9:37 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in the area of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies arrived on scene and located the operator of the motorcycle in the street with...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison for Murder at Beer 4 U in 2017

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison for Murder at Beer 4 U in 2017

UPDATE 11/10/2021: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Anthony Dangelo Wilkins, 38, of Waldorf, to 70 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Miaquita Gray, Attempted Second-Degree Murder of Emmanuel Perkins, Second-Degree Assault of Steven Mason, Jr.,...
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Detectives Searching for 4-Month Old Puppy Stolen at Gunpoint in Brentwood

Detectives Searching for 4-Month Old Puppy Stolen at Gunpoint in Brentwood

Detectives are actively searching for a four-month-old puppy named Queen. The American Akita was stolen at gunpoint from her owner on Monday, October 8, 2021, in Brentwood. The robbery took place at 4:30 p.m., in the 4500 block of 37th Street. The victim was walking the dog when a car pulled up, a masked...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Muschette Inducted Into Alma Mater’s Hall of Fame

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Muschette Inducted Into Alma Mater’s Hall of Fame

Corporal Gerard Muschette, who serves as the School Resource Officer for Great Mills High School, was recently inducted into the Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame in Pennsylvania for his outstanding football career there. Graduating from Geneva College in 2011, Muschette was inducted into its Hall of Fame for athletics this year. The college...
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Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested in Dunkirk for Theft and Other Charges

Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested in Dunkirk for Theft and Other Charges

On November 5, 2021 Deputy Aranda responded to the Walmart located at 10600 Town Center Blvd. in Dunkirk, MD for the report of a theft. Contact was made with the Loss Prevention Manager who advised a female removed an energy drink from the refrigerator without paying. The female suspect was observed with multiple purses...
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