Law Enforcement

Servpro Provides Decontamination for First Responders and Emergency Response Apparatus and Stations Across St. Mary’s and Calvert County

Servpro Provides Decontamination for First Responders and Emergency Response Apparatus and Stations Across  St. Mary’s and Calvert County

Servpro of St. Mary’s and Calvert County continue their decontamination process on our Emergency Response Vehicles. Over the past week they focused on decontaminating Fire Apparatus, Emergency Services (Animal Control), and Police (St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Vehicles), and Fire Stations. Servpro continues to provide an in-depth cleaning of each...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Callaway Man On Firearms Violations In St. Mary’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Callaway Man On Firearms Violations In St. Mary’s County

Maryland State Police arrested a St. Mary’s County man on open warrants for firearms-related charges and a violation of probation charge. Colin Jacob Eaton, 26, of Callaway, was arrested Monday, May 11, 2020, by troopers from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division – Firearms Enforcement Unit. Eaton is charged with nine counts of...
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National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Law Enforcement

National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Law Enforcement

National Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. This year, the week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020. Peace Officers Memorial Day, which every year falls on May 15, specifically honors law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line of...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Waldorf, No Injuries Reported

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

On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 9:40 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf, Hollywood, Bay District, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 2604 Pebblebrook Terrace Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire with subjects possibly trapped. Over 40 firefighters responded, with firefighters arriving within minutes of dispatch to find a two story...
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Calvert County First Responders and Community Pay Tribute to Health Care Workers for International Nurses Week

Calvert County First Responders and Community Pay Tribute to Health Care Workers for International Nurses Week

In honor of Nurse Week, and International Nurses Day which is on May 12, 2020, police and members from the Calvert County Public Safety, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office,  along with fire and rescue personnel from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Solomon’s, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, and St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads paid tribute to...
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AUDIO: Child Transported to Area Trauma Center After Riding Lawn Mower Overturns Onto Him

AUDIO: Child Transported to Area Trauma Center After Riding Lawn Mower Overturns Onto Him

On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 5800 block of Ketch Road and 200 Cedar Beach Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported tractor on a subject. A medic unit was the first arriving unit and reported the child was pulled out from underneath the...
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Suspect Arrested After Robbing Man in Electric Wheelchair in Anne Arundel County

Suspect Arrested After Robbing Man in Electric Wheelchair in Anne Arundel County

On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 1:30 p.m., police officers responded to a robbery of a citizen on Route 175 near Sappington Station Road. The victim advised he was heading home in his electric wheelchair, when an unknown suspect ran up behind him striking the wheelchair. The suspect hit the chair so hard...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Juvenile – Manuel E. Salamanca, 17

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Juvenile – Manuel E. Salamanca, 17

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the missing juvenile pictured below, Manuel E. Salamanca. Manuel is 17-years-old, approx. 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 100-110 lbs, with a distinguishable scar above his left eyebrow. He was last seen on May 9, 2020 wearing a black sweater with white writing, black...
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Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating 18-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Riverdale

Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating 18-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Riverdale

On Saturday, May 9th, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of 67th Avenue for a shooting. Responding officers located the victim in an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital. Homicide Unit detectives are actively working to identify and arrest...
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Speed Camera Program in Charles County Continues Despite School Closure

Speed Camera Program in Charles County Continues Despite School Closure

In light of school closures, Charles County Sheriff’s Office has withdrawn their Speed Camera Program from locations not being used for critical operations. The Speed Camera Program will continue to operate at school areas that are dispensing meals and educational supplies for our students. During the week of May 11, to May 15, 2020,...
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Two Citizens and Charles County Police Officers Rescue Wounded Osprey from Roadway in Waldorf

Two Citizens and Charles County Police Officers Rescue Wounded Osprey from Roadway in Waldorf

On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Officer Chadbourne from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was working patrol in Waldorf, when he observed two people in the roadway tending to a wounded Osprey. The osprey was removed from the road and brought to safety. The Officer helped keep the bird calm until his sergeant responded to...
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UPDATE: 37-Year-Old Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

UPDATE: 37-Year-Old Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

UPDATE: The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday evening in Brandywine. The victim is 37-year-old Nicholas Howard Moore of Brandywine. On May 10, at approximately 8:20 pm, officers responded to the 14200 block of Brandywine Road for a collision. Moore, the driver and only occupant in a pick-up truck, was pronounced dead...
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Prince George’s County Homicide Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old on First Degree Murder Charges

Prince George’s County Homicide Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old on First Degree Murder Charges

Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged a suspect in connection with a homicide in Camp Springs on Saturday. The suspect is 17-year-old Damani Reddix of the 6300 block of Maxwell Drive in Camp Springs. He is charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Jose Romero-Salgado of District Heights. Reddix is charged as an adult. On May...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Referrals from April 12, to May 6, 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Referrals from April 12, to May 6, 2020

On April 12, 2020 a 13-year-old female from Valley Lee was referred to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for Second-Degree Assault by Deputy Travis Wimberly. Case # 22271-20 On April 13, 2020 a 13-year-old female from Great Mills was referred to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for Harassment by Deputy Blake Haas....
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AUDIO: No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

AUDIO: No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, May 10, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., firefighters from Charles, and St. Mary’s County arrived on the scene of a rollover collision at Mohawk Drive and Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, and requested a rescue box assignment. The firefighters on the scene reported one vehicle on its side, with the single...
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La Plata Police Requesting Public’s Assistance in Locating Critical Missing Individual – Daquan Brown

La Plata Police Requesting Public’s Assistance in Locating Critical Missing Individual – Daquan Brown

The La Plata Police Department is Requesting the Public’s Assistance in Locating a Critical Missing Individual – Mr. Daquan Brown was last seen in the area of Charles Street and Garrett Avenue in La Plata. Mr. Brown is described as 5-06 and 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing green jacket and black pants....
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Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in California Shopping Center

Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in California Shopping Center

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at approximately 1:55 p.m., firefighters from Bay District responded to the Petsmart on Alton Lane and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a vehicle with fire showing from the engine compartment. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 10...
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5-Year-Old Child Attacked by Family Dog in Lusby

5-Year-Old Child Attacked by Family Dog in Lusby

On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at approximately 12:15 p.m.., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on McMichael Drive in Lusby, for a reported animal bite. Preliminary investigation revealed a 5-year-old child was playing inside the residence, when the child was attacked by the family German Shepard. During the...
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VIDEO: Single Vehicle Rollover in California Sends One to Trauma Center

VIDEO: Single Vehicle Rollover in California Sends One to Trauma Center

On Thursday, May 7, 2020, at approximately 10:15 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported single vehicle overturned on its side, with one subject trapped and unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle on...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identification of Armed Robbery Suspect in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identification of Armed Robbery Suspect in Waldorf

On Saturday, May 2, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the suspect approached a cashier at a gas station in Waldorf, and asked for Newport cigarettes. When the clerk turned to get the cigarettes, the suspect produced a knife and announced a robbery. The suspect fled after obtaining the cigarettes and money. The suspect appears to...
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VIDEO: Man Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road After Flipping Off State Trooper and Walking Into Traffic

VIDEO: Man Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road After Flipping Off State Trooper and Walking Into Traffic

On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at approximately 11:05 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Mt Wolf Road and Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian struck with the victim unconscious. A Trooper from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was travelling Southbound on...
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Calvert County Opens Emergency Vehicle Decontamination Site in Prince Frederick

Calvert County Opens Emergency Vehicle Decontamination Site in Prince Frederick

Calvert County has established a decontamination site for police, fire, paramedic and emergency medical services (EMS) and other county vehicles. The vehicle decontamination site, which began operating April 21, is part of ongoing efforts to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission by providing clean, safe transport for first responders and the public. The site,...
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AUDIO: Firefighters Returning to Firehouse Find Single Vehicle Overturned and on Fire in Leonardtown, Police Investigating After Operator Flees

AUDIO: Firefighters Returning to Firehouse Find Single Vehicle Overturned and on Fire in Leonardtown, Police Investigating After Operator Flees

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, at approximately 1:10 a.m., Engine 11 with five personnel were enroute back to their firehouse after responding to a residential fire alarm in Bushwood, when they came across an overturned vehicle off the roadway and on fire, in the area of Budds Creek Road and Big Chestnut Road in...
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20-Year-Old California Man Arrested After Armed Home Invasion in Lexington Park

20-Year-Old California Man Arrested After Armed Home Invasion in Lexington Park

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21600 block of North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported armed home invasion with shots fire, with Detective Trevor Teague initiating the investigation. The victim advised that Dewayne McClain Milburn Jr., 20 of California, entered the basement of...
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Maryland State Police Still Seeking Public Assistance as Investigations Continue Into Two Fatal Hit-And-Run Pedestrian Crashes in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Still Seeking Public Assistance as Investigations Continue Into Two Fatal Hit-And-Run Pedestrian Crashes in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are still seeking public assistance as the investigations continue into two separate hit-and-run crashes that claimed the lives of two pedestrians in Prince George’s County. The first fatal hit-and-run crash occurred between 3 and 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 29, 2020 along the inner loop of I-495 near the ramp to northbound...
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