Law Enforcement

One Firefighter Injured, One Dog Rescued After 2-Alarm Apartment Fire in Prince George’s County

One Firefighter Injured, One Dog Rescued After 2-Alarm Apartment Fire in Prince George’s County

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at approximately 4:10 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 6500 block of Pennsylvania Ave in District Heights, for an apartment fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 3-story garden-style apartment building with fire showing from a third floor apartment with extensions into the attic space....
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Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Hits Chancellors Run Park Sign in Great Mills

Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Hits Chancellors Run Park Sign in Great Mills

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the Chancellors Run Park on Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway that struck the brick Chancellors Run Park sign....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Male Theft Suspect Who Stole Tip Jar from Ledo Pizza in Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Male Theft Suspect Who Stole Tip Jar from Ledo Pizza in Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm, the suspect stole the tip jar from the Ledo Pizza restaurant in Leonardtown. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a red puffy jacket. Anyone with...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Valley Lee, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Valley Lee, No Injuries Reported

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at approximately 4:35 a.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Hollywood, Seventh District and Leonardtown responded to 43637 Potomac Shores Road in Valley Lee, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single story residence with a attached garage with...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Dirt Bike Collision in Temple Hills

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Dirt Bike Collision in Temple Hills

On May 25th, at approximately 9:35 pm, officers responded to the intersection of Branch Avenue and Naylor Road for a collision involving a dirt bike and a car. The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Temple Hills on Monday night. The victim is 31-year-old Mistie Smallwood of...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in Bowie

Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in Bowie

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at approximately 1:37 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 6800 block of Race Track Road in Bowie, for a report of a vehicle into a building. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had collided into a brick column outside of a strip...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Apartment Fire in Waldorf, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating Apartment Fire in Waldorf, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 2:08 a.m., firefighters responded to 2400 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported structure on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a two story apartment with a fire on the vacant second floor. Other occupants of the building were alerted to the fire after...
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SouthPoint Church Seeking Assistance After Three 24-Foot Trailers Stolen from Property in Leonardtown

SouthPoint Church Seeking Assistance After Three 24-Foot Trailers Stolen from Property in Leonardtown

On Friday, May 22, 2020, three (3) of our 24′ trailers were stolen. A white truck, black truck, and white SUV were seen pulling away with the trailers. As a “portable church” SouthPoint sets up and tears down everything we need for church services each week. All of our supplies, from carpets for kids...
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Playground Fire in Anne Arundel Causes $30,000 in Damage, Fire Under Investigation

Playground Fire in Anne Arundel Causes $30,000 in Damage, Fire Under Investigation

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 5:27 p.m., firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a playground on fire near the 7800 block of Willing Court in Pasadena. First arriving firefighters reported the residential playground, consisting of plastic and metal with a rubber mulch base, fully involved in fire. Firefighters controlled the fire...
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13 Traffic Citations Issued After Police Respond to a Few Vehicles Gathering in Mechanicsville

13 Traffic Citations Issued After Police Respond to a Few Vehicles Gathering in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at approximately 10:10 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 37700 block of Golden Beach Road (Charlotte Hall Park and Ride) in Mechanicsville, for the reported traffic complaint called in by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Charles County Sheriff’s Office advised approximately 400 vehicles...
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UPDATE: 55-Year-Old Drunk Driver Arrested After Hitting Motorcycle on Sandgates Road

UPDATE: 55-Year-Old Drunk Driver Arrested After Hitting Motorcycle on Sandgates Road

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On May 25, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 27400 block of North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Deputies arrived on scene and located a vehicle and motorcycle involved in the collision....
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Head-on Collision in Leonardtown, One Flown to Area Trauma Center

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Head-on Collision in Leonardtown, One Flown to Area Trauma Center

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On May 25, 2020, at approximately 3:15 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22000 block of Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Deputies arrived on scene and located two vehicles involved. The St. Mary’s...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Solomons Volunteer Firefighters Save Duck and Ducklings Stuck in Grate

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Solomons Volunteer Firefighters Save Duck and Ducklings Stuck in Grate

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, while Calvert County Sheriff Deputies were patrolling the south end shopping centers, D/S Anderson found a mother duck and her duckling stuck in a grate at the Lusby Commons Shopping Center. With the help of D/S S. Naughton, D/S Freeland and the Solomons Fire department, D/S Anderson was able...
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VIDEO: Police Respond After Hundreds of Cars Show Up in Charles and St. Mary’s County – Running Red Lights, Reckless Driving, Doing Donuts & Burnouts

VIDEO: Police Respond After Hundreds of Cars Show Up in Charles and St. Mary’s County – Running Red Lights, Reckless Driving, Doing Donuts & Burnouts

Deputies from the Charles and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Offices and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the Golden Beach Park & Ride in Charlotte Hall, after receiving numerous complaints by citizens. Callers reported cars drag racing, running red lights, blocking traffic, burning tires, doing donuts and reckless driving. Prior to responding...
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Police Investigating Dirt Bike Crash in Leonardtown, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 12:08 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Medleys Neck Road and White Point Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a single motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find the operator in the roadway, with the dirtbike in...
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Police Investigating Single Vehicle Rollover in Avenue, Occupant Fled Scene Prior to Arrival of First Responders

Police Investigating Single Vehicle Rollover in Avenue, Occupant Fled Scene Prior to Arrival of First Responders

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, at approximately 7:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Paul Ellis Road and Dennis Road in Avenue, for the reported single vehicle rollover collision. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle on its roof, with the occupant(s) fleeing the scene before...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Motorcycle Crash in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Motorcycle Crash in Lexington Park

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, at approximately 3:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcycle and male operator in the roadway....
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed a 53-Year-Old La Plata Woman

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed a 53-Year-Old La Plata Woman

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, at approximately 2348 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 6 (Charles Street) in the area of Bel Alton Newtown Road in La Plata. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State...
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St. Mary’s County Man Arrested After Breaking Drive Through Window at McDonald’s in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Man Arrested After Breaking Drive Through Window at McDonald’s in Lexington Park

On April 27, 2020 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Tpr E. Ruggles, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barack responded to the McDonald’s restaurant, located at 21600 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, for a reported malicious destruction of property. Investigation revealed a Rainier Nazal Dizon, 38, of Lexington Park, entered the McDonald’s lobby at 5:20...
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State Police Issue Hundreds of Citations on Capital Beltway During Enforcement Initiative

State Police Issue Hundreds of Citations on Capital Beltway During Enforcement Initiative

During a focused traffic safety enforcement initiative on May 21, 2020, around the Capital Beltway, troopers issued almost 400 traffic citations and warnings for a variety of offenses, including speeds that reached 110 mph. Throughout the afternoon, troopers from the Forestville, College Park and Rockville barracks teamed up with troopers from the Commercial Vehicle...
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Police Release Name of 61-Year-Old Lexington Park Motorcyclist Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Mary’s County

Police Release Name of 61-Year-Old Lexington Park Motorcyclist Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On May 21, 2020, at approximately 5:25 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21130 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Deputies arrived on scene and located a truck and motorcycle involved...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Information About Missing 63-Years-Old Man

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Information About Missing 63-Years-Old Man

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Daniel Alan Willie. Daniel is 63-years-old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing approx. 200 lbs with grayish/brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on April 28, 2020, around 7:00 p.m., when he was released from George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C. Family...
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AUDIO: Adult Male Transported to Trauma Center After Being Attacked by Dog in Mechanicsville

AUDIO: Adult Male Transported to Trauma Center After Being Attacked by Dog in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at approximately 12:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 26600 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the injuries after an animal attack. Dispatchers advised police and animal control were en route to the scene for a male in his 40’s actively being attacked by...
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VIDEO: Structure Fire at Hilltop Signs and Graphics in Hollywood Deemed Accidental

VIDEO: Structure Fire at Hilltop Signs and Graphics in Hollywood Deemed Accidental

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at approximately 12:55 a.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River responded to the Hilltop Signs and Graphics located at 43915 Commerce Avenue in Hollywood, for the reported commercial structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story commercial building with multiple garage doors, with smoke...
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2-Alarm House Fire in St. Leonard Deemed Accidental Due to Electrical Failure, No Injuries Reported

2-Alarm House Fire in St. Leonard Deemed Accidental Due to Electrical Failure, No Injuries Reported

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at approximately 9:33 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to 1601 D Street in St. Leonard, for the reported house on fire with occupants unaccounted for. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family dwelling with fire showing. Firefighters reported faulty and...
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