Law Enforcement

AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

UPDATE @ 11:30 p.m., audio of dispatch added. 7/6/2021 @ 10:45 p.m : On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 10:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a residence in the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for a reported gunshot victim. The 911 caller reported the victim was shot five...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Anne Arundel County Police Searching for Missing James Anthony Bellosi in Leonardtown Area

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Anne Arundel County Police Searching for Missing James Anthony Bellosi in Leonardtown Area

Police Activity in the area of Leonardtown Wharf and Breton Bay regarding a missing person; James Anthony Bellosi The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is assisting Anne Arundel County in locating a critically missing individual named James Anthony Bellosi, age 31. Bellosi is believed to be on foot in the Leonardtown area. His vehicle...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons for June, 2021

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons for June, 2021

On June 1, 2021, Cuauhtemoc Amezcua, 52 of Mechanicsville, was issued a criminal summons for Second-Degree Assault by DFC Carl Ball. Case # 27309-21 On June 1, 2021, Demonie Lashae Ford, 21 of Lexington Park, was issued a criminal summons for Malicious Destruction of Property under $1,000 by Cpl. Vincent Pontorno. Case # 26252-21...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 47700 block of Devin Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing victim. Police arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the arm, Deputies applied a tourniquet at approximately...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

The State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating two fires in Charles County. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 8:20 p.m., neighboring residents extinguished a fire at a community gazebo on Sandhurst Place, in Waldorf. The cause of the fire was the result of juveniles intentionally igniting garbage in the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 8:34 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 39800 block of Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported single vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies observed a minibike into a guardrail, and the operator of the minibike had sustained incapacitating injuries. Members of...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County That Leaves Two Seriously Injured

Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County That Leaves Two Seriously Injured

Maryland State Police are continuing an investigation into a traffic crash that occurred late last night in Prince George’s County. On Sunday, July 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., troopers from the Forestville and College Park Barracks were dispatched to a traffic crash reported on eastbound Route 50 prior to I-495 in Lanham. Upon...
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Police Make Arrest in Shooting of 41-Year-Old Man at Pax River Inn in Lexington Park

Police Make Arrest in Shooting of 41-Year-Old Man at Pax River Inn in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, police arrested De’Quan Savien Gantt Sr., 20, of Lexington Park. Gantt was arrested and charged with First-Degree Assault Second-Degree Assault Loaded Handgun On Person Handgun On Person charge Firearm Use/Fel-Viol Crime Poss Of Firearm Minor Illegal Poss Ammo Reg Firearm:Illegal Possession Reckless Endangerment According to court documents Gantt was...
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Two Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Valley Lee

Two Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Valley Lee

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at approximately 2:12 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Valley Lee, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway and confirmed one...
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VIDEO: Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at approximately 12:28 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Cullison Lane in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with multiple subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned in...
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Operation Dry Water Commences for Holiday Weekend

Operation Dry Water Commences for Holiday Weekend

As part of a nationally coordinated effort to educate boaters about the dangers of boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the Maryland Natural Resources Police will participate in the annual ‘Operation Dry Water’ campaign. This campaign aims to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water....
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Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder at Birthday Party in Bryans Road

Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder at Birthday Party in Bryans Road

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Leon Nathaniel Inabinett, Jr., 25, who was shot and killed on June 20 in the parking lot of a firehouse banquet hall at 3099 Livingston Road in Bryans Road. Inabinett was in the back parking lot when two...
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Six Alleged Ms-13 Members Facing Federal Indictment for Extortion of Maryland Businesses

Six Alleged Ms-13 Members Facing Federal Indictment for Extortion of Maryland Businesses

Six federal criminal complaints charging six defendants with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by violence or threats of violence including extortion were unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Maryland on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  The affidavit in support of the criminal complaints was partially unsealed.  The defendants are: Brayan Alexander Torres a/k/a “Spooky”;...
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UPDATE: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

UPDATE:  Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

  UPDATE 7/2/2021: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19,  of Lexington Park, has tendered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder in connection with the homicide of Dyante Lee Battle, 32, which occurred in Lexington Park, Maryland, during the evening hours of August 22, 2020 in a wooded path at the end of Enterprise Road....
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Detectives Identify and Charge Washington D.C. Man in Connection with Armed Carjacking and Armed Robbery Cases

Detectives Identify and Charge Washington D.C. Man in Connection with Armed Carjacking and Armed Robbery Cases

On November 1, 2020, two male suspects were in the parking lot area of Prestancia Place in Waldorf, after arranging to purchase tennis shoes through someone selling them on an online app. While the suspects were waiting, they observed a man sitting inside a car. The suspects got in the car, pulled out a...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Mechanicsville Woman Struck and Killed in Waldorf

Maryland State Police Investigating Mechanicsville Woman Struck and Killed in Waldorf

UPDATE 7/1/2021: On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at approximately 10:26 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) in the area of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the...
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One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one occupant possibly unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway...
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Safe Boating Tips from the U.S. Coast Guard Ahead of July 4!

Safe Boating Tips from the U.S. Coast Guard Ahead of July 4!

With the July 4th holiday quickly approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard wants to provide a few tips for staying safe out on the water. Always wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket while underway: People don’t typically have time to locate and don a life jacket during an actual emergency. For two years in a...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Great Mills Man for Distribution, Procession of Child Pornography

Maryland State Police Arrest Great Mills Man for Distribution, Procession of Child Pornography

Troopers arrested and charged a St. Mary’s County man early Wednesday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jose Moreno, 26, of Great Mills, Maryland. Moreno is charged with six counts of...
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Bryans Road Man Receives 25 Year Prison Sentence for Vehicular Manslaughter Killing 18-Year-Old Waldorf Woman in 2018

Bryans Road Man Receives 25 Year Prison Sentence for Vehicular Manslaughter Killing 18-Year-Old Waldorf Woman in 2018

UPDATE 6/30/2021: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced James Anthony Christian, 46 of Bryans Road, to 25 years in prison for Motor Vehicle Manslaughter and 4 counts of Second-Degree Assault. Christian entered a guilty plea to the...
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Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: James Winfield Clark, 15, Male, White, 5’10”, 156 lbs. Last seen: Leaving 49293 Harry James Road in Scotland on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., he was riding a red bicycle and carrying backpacks. He was wearing a...
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Maryland State Fire Marshals Office Encourages Citizens to Attend Public Firework Displays

Maryland State Fire Marshals Office Encourages Citizens to Attend Public Firework Displays

With the arrival of summer and the Fourth of July holiday quickly approaching, State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci suggests that Marylanders attend public fireworks displays. “I would highly suggest the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend one of the many public fireworks displays throughout the state,” stated Geraci. To help Marylanders enjoy a...
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Police Investigating Triple Shooting in Glenarden That Leaves 29-Year-Old Bowie Man Dead

Police Investigating Triple Shooting in Glenarden That Leaves 29-Year-Old Bowie Man Dead

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night in Glenarden. The decedent is 29-year-old Rien Green of Bowie. Two additional men were also shot. One remains hospitalized with critical injuries, the other has since been released and suffered non-life threatening injuries. On June 24, 2021, at...
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Three Children and Two Adults Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Police Investigating

Three Children and Two Adults Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Police Investigating

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, approximately 10:07 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road and Pinefield Road in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway and reported no entrapment. Firefighters requested...
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Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Prince Frederick, One Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Prince Frederick, One Flown to Trauma Center

On Sunday, June 27, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3675 Hallowing Point Road in Prince Frederick, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. A Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene in under 3 minutes from the dispatch, and upon his...
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