In accordance with Governor Larry Hogan’s directive and to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) will implement a temporary, two-week suspension of in-person services at all branch offices and Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) stations statewide beginning the morning of Monday, December 21. Branch offices and...
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On Wednesday, September 16, 2019, police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 25700 block of Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the report of a child not breathing. A Maryland State Police Helicopter was requested, with Trooper 7 transporting the victim to an area pediatric trauma center. On Thursday, December 17, 2020, several...
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The Speed Camera Program operates at schools that are open, and or for those dispensing meals and educational supplies for our students. Please drive responsibly, especially when traveling in the area of these schools. During the week of December 20, speed cameras will be in the following locations: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High...
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12/18/2020n Update with video added: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in the Dunkirk home invasion / shooting from Monday, December 14, 2020. Suspect # 1 was described as a slender black male, approximately 5′ 11″ to 6′ tall, wearing glasses, 20-25 years old. Suspect #2 was...
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Amal Awad took the oath of office to become Chief of Police for Anne Arundel County on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Chief Awad began her career in policing thirty years ago as a patrol officer in Prince George’s County. She returns home to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, where she served as Chief...
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UPDATE 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Police has identified the driver of the Ford pickup truck as William Joseph Tucker, 67, of Mechanicsville, Maryland. Maryland State Police, Press Release: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred this morning in Charles County. Shortly after 6:20 a.m. this morning, troopers from the Maryland...
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We are back at it again with one of our favorite events of the year – Toys for Tots! Our PGPD elves assigned to the Community Services Division are working overtime to make sure every boy and girl in Prince George’s County has a wonderful holiday. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Donnell Duane Berry, age 44, of Forestville, Maryland, to 151 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a 2019 bank robbery. Berry committed this crime while on supervised release for a previous federal conviction. The sentence was announced by United States...
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On December 15 shortly after 2:00 a.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center for the report of a woman who arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. During the investigation, detectives learned the shooting occurred in the 3000 block...
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UPDATE on 1/07/2021: The driver at fault in this crash, Matthew Robert Eppley, 22, of Charlotte Hall, MD, was pronounced deceased yesterday afternoon as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. Police have corrected the information released stating the female operator of the Chrysler Pacifica is still being treated at a...
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UPDATE 12/16/2020: On Tuesday, December 15, at 5:48 p.m., officers responded to the area of St Charles Parkway between Gallery Place and St Thomas Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a hit-and-run crash involving a child. A preliminary investigation revealed three children had just crossed St Charles Parkway, followed by an 8-year-old girl...
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On Monday, December 14, 2020, at approximately 8:55 a.m., firefighters responded to 11338 Tolkien Court in White Plains, for the residential fire alarm. The 911 caller was a Public Works employee who advised he could hear an active fire alarm sounding from a nearby residence and gave the 11338 address. Crews arrived on the...
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Western Parkway and Shasho Place in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle was involved in the collision, with the 45-year-old operator and 10-year-old...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced the reactivation of the Maryland National Guard to support state and local health officials in the efficient distribution of COVID-19 vaccines statewide. “With vaccine distribution now beginning in our state, we have finally reached a turning point. We are able to see the sun rising on the horizon—even if...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their final regular business meeting of 2020 on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. The first order of business for the Commissioners was the approval of a request to amend the St. Mary’s County Code Length of Service Awards (LOSAP) process to award...
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Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate yesterday in Anne Arundel County. The deceased is identified as Terry Proctor, 32, of Clinton, in Prince George’s County. Proctor was a state prison inmate serving time at the Dorsey Run Correctional Institution in Jessup Maryland. The cause...
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On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, officers responded for a burglary of a detached garage in the 7900 block of Belhaven Avenue in Pasadena. The investigation revealed an unknown suspect entered the garage and was able to open the locked gun safe and removed/stole twenty firearms. The safe wasn’t pried, only the electronic keypad was...
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UPDATE: On Monday, December 7, 2020, at approximately 1:18 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a multiple motor vehicle collision with injuries in the area of Three Notch Road and Wildewood Boulevard in California. Deputies arrived on scene where five vehicles were involved in the collision....
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has activated a government-wide response to prepare for heavy snowfall and other severe conditions anticipated on Wednesday and Thursday. A winter storm warning is in effect in Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, and Washington counties. A winter storm watch is in effect in Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Howard,...
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Deputy D. Smith of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area Upland Drive in Bushwood for the report of animal cruelty. Upon arrival he spoke with a female complainant that lives next door to Conrad Benjamin Morris, 46, of Bushwood, and advised she watched Morris shoot...
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Governor Larry Hogan thanked the first five University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) frontline healthcare workers to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The first recipients include a shock trauma physician, an emergency medicine physician, a nurse, a respiratory therapist, and an environmental services worker. “The historic undertaking to vaccinate Marylanders against COVID-19 is now...
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Detectives with the Homicide Unit are working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man Saturday night in a business near Landover. The victim is 22-year-old Leon Frazier of Washington, D.C. Three additional people were also shot. One of those victims remains in critical condition. The two additional victims suffered...
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On Monday, December 14, 2020, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mall Circle in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male laying in the Southbound lanes of Crain Highway, firefighters immediately...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Douglas Bernard Mason Jr., age 37 of Lexington Park. Mason is currently wanted for the charge of escape after violating the conditions of his pretrial release on the original charge of theft. Mason is a black male, 6’1” and weighs 200 pounds with...
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With both children and adults spending more time online due to virtual learning and social distancing measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland State Police is reminding those of all ages to be vigilant as it relates to internet safety. According to the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit, cyber tips concerning the...
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