Law Enforcement

Police Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, at approximately 4:50 p.m., police responded to the area of Saratoga Drive and North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of gunshots. Police arrived on the scene to find at least 19 shell casings in the roadway. No injuries have been reported. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in 13-Year-Old Cold Case

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in 13-Year-Old Cold Case

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the homicide of Austin Brown, a 39-year old resident of Indian Head. His case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Austin and his family. On March 11, 2008, at approximately 6:00 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to 4450 Livingston Road...
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Most of Maryland Under Red Flag Warning Until Thursday, March 11, 2021

Most of Maryland Under Red Flag Warning Until Thursday, March 11, 2021

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from until 6:00 p.m., this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. *WINDS…Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. *RELATIVE HUMIDITY…20 to 30 percent. *IMPACTS…Critical fire weather...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Terronta Antwon Leak, 30 of Pomfret

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Terronta Antwon Leak, 30 of Pomfret

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Terronta Antwon Leak, age 30 of Pomfret. Leak is wanted on an outstanding warrant for rifle/shotgun possession with felony conviction. Leak is a black male, 5’7” and weighs 138 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on the whereabouts...
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Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of 21-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man for Possession of Child Pornography

Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of 21-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man for Possession of Child Pornography

On Thursday, July 7, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit initiated an investigation in reference to a report of a specific account that was directly associated in uploading child pornographic images to a particular internet site. The information was provided by the “National Center for Missing and Exploited Children” (NCMEC) which is...
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Police Investigating a Male in His Twenties Shot in Lexington Park

Police Investigating a Male in His Twenties Shot in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at approximately 4:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Susan Lane in Lexington Park for the report of a shooting. Authorities arrived on scene to find a male in his twenties suffering from a single gunshot wound. The male was located in an apartment. The St. Mary’s...
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Child Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

Child Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Carver School Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck and one child in the roadway, personnel...
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Police Seeking Suspects in Vandalism at Abell’s Wharf in Leonardtown

Police Seeking Suspects in Vandalism at Abell’s Wharf in Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information and the identity of the culprit(s) in a vandalism investigation. Some time during the overnight hours of Tuesday, February 23, through Wednesday, February 24, 2021, an unidentified person or persons damaged property at Abell’s Wharf in Leonardtown, a county-maintained waterfront park. Damaged in the vandalism...
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Equity Task Force Announces Local Air Quality Monitoring Network

Equity Task Force Announces Local Air Quality Monitoring Network

The St. Mary’s County Equity Task Force is pleased to announce the launch of the BreatheWell St. Mary’s initiative, a comprehensive air quality monitoring and health education initiative for St. Mary’s County. Through BreatheWell St. Mary’s outdoor air quality sensors will be installed across the county that will measure particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide...
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Eight Injured and One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

Eight Injured and One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

On Sunday, March 7, 2021, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Route 2 and Pushaw Station Road in Sunderland, for the reported head-on collision with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with one vehicle off the roadway with three patients...
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VIDEO: Two Washington, D.C. Men Arrested After High Speed Chase Across St. Mary’s and Charles County

VIDEO: Two Washington, D.C. Men Arrested After High Speed Chase Across St. Mary’s and Charles County

On Saturday, March 6, 2021, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a suspected impaired driver in the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Three Notch Road in California. When the Deputy stepped out of his vehicle, the suspect fled at a...
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UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Second Fire at Indian Head Mansion, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Second Fire at Indian Head Mansion, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 3/8/2021: On March 7, 2021, at 10:12 p.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to 5200 Rivers Edge Place in Indian Head, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the two story mansion. The owner has been identified as Lanwan, LLC, with the estimated loss of...
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Firefighters Respond to Large Barn Fire in St. Leonard

Firefighters Respond to Large Barn Fire in St. Leonard

3/8/2021: The Horsmon Farm released the following statement on Facebook. “What a horrific day. Our largest barn burnt down today. Not sure on the cause but we were on the farm when it happened. I called it in as soon as we noticed smoke and by the time I got off the phone with...
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UPDATE: One in Custody After Barricade SItuation in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: One in Custody After Barricade SItuation in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 11:00 a.m., EST Teams have moved in and have placed one adult male in custody. UPDATE at 10:45 a.m: No immediate threat is currently posed to the public or residents in the area, however, police are asking all citizens to avoid the area, walking in the area, and to shelter in place inside of...
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Md. National Guard Member/Police Officer Arrested at Six Flags Vaccine Site on Child Porn Charge

Md. National Guard Member/Police Officer Arrested at Six Flags Vaccine Site on Child Porn Charge

On Friday, March 5, at 9:15 a.m., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) detectives successfully detained Daniel Joseph Morozewicz, currently of Frederick Maryland, on one count of child pornography. Morozewicz is a Rockville City police officer, currently on suspension for an unrelated matter, and a corporal assigned to the Maryland National Guard. As part...
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UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Large Barn Fire in Leonardtown, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Large Barn Fire in Leonardtown, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 3/8/2021: On March 6, 2021, at 5:10 p.m., firefighters responded to 41021 Cryer Court in Leonardtown, for a large barn fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a 50 x 100 barn with a large amount of hay stored inside fully engulfed in flames. The owner has been identified as Douglas Mousseau,...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Death in Leonardtown

Maryland State Police Investigating Death in Leonardtown

On Saturday, March 6, 2021, at approximately 9:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 28800 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported subject not breathing. First Responders arrived on the scene to find a 29-year-old female not breathing. The patient was pronounced deceased on the scene a short...
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UPDATE: 20-Year-Old California Woman Identified in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: 20-Year-Old California Woman Identified in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: On March 5, 2021, at 7:02 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision with CPR in progress, in the 43700 block of St. Andrews Church Road, in the area of Sandra Lane, in California. Deputies arrived on scene and located three vehicles involved in the...
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March 2, 2021 St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup

March 2, 2021 St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their first regular business meeting for the month, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. The first item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for the Department of Land Use & Growth Management Proposed Amendment to the Official Zoning Maps of St. Mary’s...
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Former Police Chief Arrested for Arson and Attempted Murder, Suspected in Arson Fires Across Maryland Including Charles and Prince George’s County

Former Police Chief Arrested for Arson and Attempted Murder, Suspected in Arson Fires Across Maryland Including Charles and Prince George’s County

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, members of two Arson Task Forces, along with investigators and detectives from multiple Maryland fire and police agencies, arrested 69-year-old David M. Crawford of Ellicott City. Crawford is facing numerous arson and attempted murder charges in connection with a series of incendiary fires of homes, vehicles, and residential garages...
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March – National Craft Month, First Responders Urge Preparedness for Fire Safety and Escape Plans for Families and Children

March – National Craft Month, First Responders Urge Preparedness for Fire Safety and Escape Plans for Families and Children

March is National Craft month. Share the Fire Truck Fold Up Activity Sheet with your community. Parents and caregivers can help children learn about fire safety and create a home fire escape plan. Once they complete the plan, the activity sheet folds into a fire truck with important safety messages on the ladder rungs....
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Baltimore Man Arrested, Found with Two Firearms After Murder in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Police Investigating

Baltimore Man Arrested, Found with Two Firearms After Murder in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Police Investigating

On Monday, March 1, 2021, at approximately 7:59 p.m. officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to the 7500 block of Baleen Court, Glen Burnie, Maryland for a shooting. Upon arrival officers located an adult male shooting victim lying inside a doorway. Officers immediately began to render first aid until relieved by...
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UPDATE: One Adult Female Found Deceased After Barricade Situation in Dunkirk

UPDATE: One Adult Female Found Deceased After Barricade Situation in Dunkirk

UPDATE 7:15 p.m., A spokesperson for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office confirmed members of their Special Operations Team made entry into the residence and found one adult female victim with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was pronounced deceased on the scene. 3/02/2021 at 5:15 p.m: On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m.,...
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Private Music Instructor Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Female Student

Private Music Instructor Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Female Student

In February of 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received information from Child Protective Services (CPS), regarding a potential sexual assault involving a 13-year-old female and an adult music instructor. Investigation determined the victim was receiving private music lessons at the Music Education Academy (MEA), located at 23127...
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Multiple Guns Stolen from Fred’s Outdoors in Waldorf After Pickup Truck Drives Through Front of Store, Cash Reward Offered for Arrest of Suspects

Multiple Guns Stolen from Fred’s Outdoors in Waldorf After Pickup Truck Drives Through Front of Store, Cash Reward Offered for Arrest of Suspects

UPDATE at 7:00 a.m : Police are searching for a dark colored unknown make and model dually pickup truck that has a silver toolbox in the bed of the truck. Occupied at least one time, along with a dark colored Dodge Charger that was occupied at least four times. Any information, tips can be...
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