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Maryland State Police Warn Public About Telephone Scams

Maryland State Police Warn Public About Telephone Scams

Maryland State Police are warning the public about telephone scams in which the caller claims to be an agent for Publishers Clearing House, stating that the person contacted had “won the grand prize” from Publishers Clearing House, but only after paying a $250 “fee” to cover the cost of taxes. This scam serves as...
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AUDIO: Two Subjects Overdose in Mechanicsville, One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Suffering Head Injury from Fall

AUDIO: Two Subjects Overdose in Mechanicsville, One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Suffering Head Injury from Fall

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, at approximately 8:35 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 40400 block of Waterview Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported double overdose, with one subject possibly not breathing. Dispatchers advised police were already enroute to the residence for a routine check the welfare after a 911 hangup,...
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Governor Larry Hogan Provides Update of State of Maryland’s Supply of Protective Equipment

Governor Larry Hogan Provides Update of State of Maryland’s Supply of Protective Equipment

Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on the State of Maryland’s supply of personal protective equipment, and announced that the state has launched the Maryland Manufacturing Network Supplier Portal, an online platform that helps connect Maryland suppliers with buyers in need of critical resources. PPE Update. Increasing Maryland’s supply of PPE is one...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Host Flag Raising Ceremony National Correctional Officer and Employees Week

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Host Flag Raising Ceremony National Correctional Officer and Employees Week

This morning, Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans was joined by Lt. Col D. McDowell, Major T.D. Reece and Capt. K. Cross for an annual flag raising ceremony at the Calvert County Detention Center courtesy of Correctional Officers Sgt. Jones, Cpl. Mohler and CDFC Strain to kick off National Correctional Officer and Employees Week. According to Major...
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Detectives Arrest Resident of Group Home After He Fatally Stabs Caretaker in Prince George’s County

Detectives Arrest Resident of Group Home After He Fatally Stabs Caretaker in Prince George’s County

On May 3rd, at approximately 9:10 am, patrol officers were called to a home in the 11000 block of Westport Drive in the Mitchellville area for the report of a stabbing. They located the victim inside of the residence suffering from multiple stab wounds. He died at a hospital a short time later. The...
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UPDATE: No Injuries Reported, Subject in Custody After Barricade Situation in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: No Injuries Reported, Subject in Custody After Barricade Situation in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: May 5, 2020, at 2:10 p.m., Police have the subject in custody, no injuries being reported with all rescue personnel returning to service. On May 5, 2020, at approximately 1:00 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, and troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the reported armed suicidal subject,...
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19-Year-Old Threatens Woman with Shotgun, Strikes Second Victim with Vehicle for Being Told to Slow Down Through Neighborhood

19-Year-Old Threatens Woman with Shotgun, Strikes Second Victim with Vehicle for Being Told to Slow Down Through Neighborhood

On May 2, 2020 at approximately 1:10 p.m. officers responded to Oakdale Circle in Millersville, for an assault. Witnesses reported a male was speeding through the neighborhood in a blue Chevy Silverado. When a homeowner attempted to get the driver to slow down, the driver displayed a shotgun and racked it. The vehicle then...
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Fire Marshals Arrest Charles County Man After Setting His Hughesville House on Fire

Fire Marshals Arrest Charles County Man After Setting His Hughesville House on Fire

Deputy State Fire Marshals charged a Charles County man yesterday after determining he was responsible for intentionally setting fire to a family-owned, single-family dwelling. The home was co-owned by the suspect, Paul Sherwood Swann, age 55, and his brother Wardell Swann. On April 24, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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Police Investigating Fatal Overdose in Great Mills

Police Investigating Fatal Overdose in Great Mills

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 45700 block of Guenther Drive in Great Mills, for the reported overdose with one not breathing. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported the patient overdosed, then called back stating the patient was not breathing and turning blue...
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VIDEO: Smoke Detectors Alert Four Adults and Two Children of Fast Moving Structure Fire in Capitol Heights, Fire Deemed Accidental

VIDEO: Smoke Detectors Alert Four Adults and Two Children of Fast Moving Structure Fire in Capitol Heights, Fire Deemed Accidental

On Monday, May 4, 2020, at approximately 11:35 a.m., firefighters responded to the 7200 block of Joplin Street in Capitol Heights, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2-story duplex with fire showing from the front and rear of the residence. Prince George County Fire Officials reported the...
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VIDEO: Man Runs from Police and Gets Stuck in Drainage Pipe in Hollywood

VIDEO: Man Runs from Police and Gets Stuck in Drainage Pipe in Hollywood

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m., police responded to the 23500 block of Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood, for the reported domestic assault. Officers arrived on the scene to find Anthony John Knittel assaulted family members and left the scene prior to the arrival of police, and was described as wearing...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson Boat Fire in White Plains

State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson Boat Fire in White Plains

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, at approximately 12:53 p.m., police responded to 10651 Deacon Road in White Plains, for the boat fire reported out. Officers arrived on the scene to find a custom designed, aluminum boat with significant fire damage to the cockpit and hull. The owner has been identified as John McNay, with...
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VIDEO: Two Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Two Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

UPDATE: On May 3, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 20900 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported single vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies located a vehicle off the roadway with three injured occupants. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded...
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La Plata and Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Departments Save Trapped Kitten in Spillway at Hospital

La Plata and Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Departments Save Trapped Kitten in Spillway at Hospital

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, police and firefighters responded to the UM Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, for the confined space animal rescue. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a kitten trapped in the spillway at the hospital. La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and Confined Space Team from Potomac Heights  Volunteer...
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45-Year-Old Lexington Park Babysitter Charged with Felony Child Abuse and Assault of Two Infant children

45-Year-Old Lexington Park Babysitter Charged with Felony Child Abuse and Assault of Two Infant children

On April 15, 2020 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Trooper First Class A. Opirhory and Master Trooper J. Preston from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a residence on Ricky Drive, in Hollywood, for a reported child abuse. Upon arrival and making contact with the two complainants, both advised that their child care...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Large Barn Fire in Mechanicsville, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating Large Barn Fire in Mechanicsville, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m., more than 40 firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Seventh District and Charles County responded to the 27800 block of Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported barn on fire. Dispatchers advised all responding units the 911 center received multiple calls stating they heard an explosion...
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Large Funeral Procession for Marcus Paxton to Travel Through Prince George, Anne Arundel, St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles Counties

TRAFFIC ALERT: Large Funeral Procession for Marcus Paxton to Travel Through Prince George, Anne Arundel, St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles Counties

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, between 10:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel will be escorting Marcus Paxton on his “Coming Home” ride from Baltimore City, traveling South through Anne Arundel County, into Prince George’s County, into Charles County, into Calvert County, and into St Mary’s County, ending at Bay District...
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Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Murder in Waldorf Two Weeks Ago

Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Murder in Waldorf Two Weeks Ago

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested two people in connection with a murder that occurred on Aldermans Place two weeks ago. The details of the case are as follows: On Monday, April 20, 2020, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the...
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19-Year-Old Arrested After Armed Home Invasion, Armed Robbery and Assault on Woman in Severn

19-Year-Old Arrested After Armed Home Invasion, Armed Robbery and Assault on Woman in Severn

On April 28, 2020 at approximately 7:50 p.m officers responded for a home invasion in the 1600 block of Meade Village Road in Severn. The male suspect, who was known to the victims, entered the residence, went into her upstairs bedroom and pointed a gun at a female resident, physically assaulted her and demanded her...
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Maryland State Police Seek Assistance in Locating Registered Child Sex Offender

Maryland State Police Seek Assistance in Locating Registered Child Sex Offender

The Maryland State Police is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a registered child sex offender from Baltimore County who is wanted on additional sexual abuse of a minor charges. The suspect, Anthony Lyvonne Howes, 51, of Halethorpe, Maryland has been missing since at least November 4, 2019, when troopers from the Maryland State...
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Waldorf Man Killed in Single Vehicle Motorcycle Collision in Brandywine

Waldorf Man Killed in Single Vehicle Motorcycle Collision in Brandywine

On Wednesday, April 29th, at approximately 9:20 p.m., patrol officers were called to the area of Brandywine Road and Lee Acres Drive in Brandywine, for the report of a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. The victim is 39-year-old Dempsey Herring Jr., of Waldorf. The preliminary investigation revealed Herring was traveling southbound on Brandywine Road...
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Two EMTs Injured After Prince George’s County Ambulance Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision

Two EMTs Injured After Prince George’s County Ambulance Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., fire and rescue personnel were responding to a reported structure fire, when a civilian vehicle and an ambulance collided in the intersection of Iverson Street and Branch Avenue in Hillcrest Heights. Police fire, and rescue personnel responded and arrived on the scene to find a...
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Waldorf Woman Tenisha Andrea Newton Found SAFE! Missing Since February 2020

Waldorf Woman Tenisha Andrea Newton Found SAFE! Missing Since February 2020

UPDATE – Thursday, April 30, 2020: The Charles County Sheriff’s Office wants to thank you for sharing this post! Because of all the shares, detectives received information and located Ms. Newton. She is safe. We appreciate your help! Charles County Detectives are seeking the public’s help locating a woman who left her home in...
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VIDEO: California Woman Arrested for Impaired Driving at 9:45 AM

VIDEO: California Woman Arrested for Impaired Driving at 9:45 AM

On April 30, 2020, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a Trooper from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack initiated a traffic stop on a white Toyota passenger vehicle. Stephanie Lynn Edwards, 65 of California, was arrested and charged with impaired driving and other traffic citations. Troopers were looking for Edwards vehicle after she was involved...
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Deputies Apprehend Man After Shooting Firearm Behind Two Businesses in Waldorf

Deputies Apprehend Man After Shooting Firearm Behind Two Businesses in Waldorf

On April 29, 2020, at 2:50 p.m., deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11800 block of Holly Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots behind a business. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an employee who indicated they had just seen a man firing a rifle in...
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