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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Wanted Wednesday: Melissa Schrae Bowen, wanted for Violation of Probation – Murder

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Wanted Wednesday: Melissa Schrae Bowen, wanted for Violation of Probation – Murder

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Melissa Schrae Bowen. Bowen is wanted for Violation of Probation- Murder. Anyone with information in regards to Bowen is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800 and or DFC Chip Ward at (443) 532-0603, Sgt Phillip Foote at (443)...
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Charles County to Test Early Warning Devices and Sirens on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Charles County to Test Early Warning Devices and Sirens on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

The Town of La Plata will test early warning devices/sirens on December 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Testing is done twice per year in early May and early December. The testing lasts about a half hour. The tests consist of both siren alerts and audible notifications. The tests are conducted in conjunction with the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity Suspects in Charlotte Hall Tractor Supply Theft

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity Suspects in Charlotte Hall Tractor Supply Theft

On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:15 p.m., the suspects walked into the Charlotte Hall Tractor Supply store and each of them picked up a boxed Dewalt corded chop saw. They then left the store without paying for the saws and were last seen departing in a white SUV. Anyone with information about the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office K9 and Maryland State Police Aviation Find Two Missing 7-Year-Old Twins Safe and Unharmed

12/01/2020: It was a happy homecoming for 7-year-old twins Annabelle and Abigail Thanksgiving day after the girls went missing and were reunited with family after several hours of playing in the woods. Deputies responded to a residence on Fireberry Ct. in Prince Frederick, MD for the report of “Missing Persons”, shortly after 4:45 p.m....
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Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest Two Men From New York on Drug Distribution Charges

Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest Two Men From New York on Drug Distribution Charges

On November 22, 2020 at approximately 7:00p.m., Trooper First Class E. Ruggles of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road in the area of Buck Hewitt Road, Lexington Park. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed approximately 225 grams of suspected pure opium powder, approximately 135 grams...
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St. Mary’s County Seeking Identity of California Walmart Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Seeking Identity of California Walmart Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person shown in a theft investigation. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 between 7 and 7:30 pm, the suspect removed numerous Casio wristwatches from their packaging and put them into his pockets. He then left the California Walmart store without paying for the...
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for 2019 Oxon Hill Bank Robbery

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for 2019 Oxon Hill Bank Robbery

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Saleem Abdul Muhammad, age 55, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank robbery. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur Special Agent in Charge Jennifer...
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Detectives Charge Suspect in Domestic-Related Homicide in Langley Park

Detectives Charge Suspect in Domestic-Related Homicide in Langley Park

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a domestic-related homicide in Langley Park on Saturday. The suspect is 24-year-old Marciano Lucas Ramos of the 1400 block of Kanawha Street. Ramos is charged with fatally injuring 48-year-old Gumercinda Juarez-Vasquez of Langley Park. The suspect and victim were...
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UPDATE: DC Homicide Detective Shot & Killed by Wife in Charles County

UPDATE: DC Homicide Detective Shot & Killed by Wife in Charles County

UPDATE: In a statement issued Saturday afternoon, the DC Police Department said: It is with heavy hearts that the Metropolitan Police Department announces that MPD Detective Timothy Francis, most recently assigned to the Homicide Unit’s Natural Squad, tragically passed away. Francis was shot and killed in a domestic-related homicide yesterday in Charles County, Maryland....
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Citizens Asked to Participate in the Maryland State Police Holiday Drive! November 27, 2020, to December 20, 2020

The mens and women of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack are excited to announce the opening of their annual holiday toy drive. Please consider helping because due to the pandemic, we have more people in need of our help. Thank you in advance for your generosity and assistance. Have a safe and happy...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in Mechanicsville

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, November 28, 2020, at approximately 4:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Woody’s Barber Shop located at 27185 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle partially into the building. No injuries were...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Implement Maximum Deployment Initiative for 2020 Holiday Season

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Implement Maximum Deployment Initiative for 2020 Holiday Season

For the ninth year in a row, Sheriff Tim Cameron is implementing Maximum Deployment of Sheriff’s Office personnel throughout St. Mary’s County this holiday season beginning on November 27, 2020. Maximum Deployment is an initiative designed for high visibility patrols and provides increased presence around shopping centers, roadways, and neighboring communities to ensure safety...
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Update: 22-Year-Old Huntingtown Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince Frederick

Update: 22-Year-Old Huntingtown Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince Frederick

UPDATE: On November 26, 2020 at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to single vehicle crash on Wilson Road in the area of Allday Road in Prince Frederick. Upon arrival units located a Ford SUV off the roadway that been involved in the...
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Final Defendant and Drug Supplier in Anne Arundel and Calvert County Drug Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

Final Defendant and Drug Supplier in Anne Arundel and Calvert County Drug Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

Larry Michael Brown, age 62, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to three counts of using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking conspiracy.  Three co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the drug conspiracy. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special...
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UPDATE: Brandywine Woman Succumbs to Injuries Sustained After Head-on Collision in Friendship

UPDATE: Brandywine Woman Succumbs to Injuries Sustained After Head-on Collision in Friendship

UPDATE 11/25/2020: On Monday, November 23, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers responded to the area of W. Chesapeake Beach Road and Sansbury Road for a two vehicle head-on collision. The investigation revealed that a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze was following a Dodge Ram pickup truck while travelling westbound on Chesapeake Beach Road near Sansbury...
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UPDATE: Pasadena Man Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder, and Attempted First Degree Murder in Shooting of Two Anne Arundel County Detectives

UPDATE: Pasadena Man Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder, and Attempted First Degree Murder in Shooting of Two Anne Arundel County Detectives

UPDATE 11/25/2020: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Joseph Willis, 22, of Pasadena entered a guilty plea to one count of first degree murder in the death of Christopher Jones and two counts of attempted first degree murder of Anne Arundel County Detectives William S. Ballard and Ian Preece....
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Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Marbury

Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Marbury

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at approximately 6:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chicamuxen Road and Sweetmans Road in Marbury, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a t-bone style collision with one subject trapped. Firefighters...
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No Injuries Reported, State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Marbury

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

On Monday, November 23, 2020, at approximately 10:40 p.m., 37 firefighters from the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to the 4300 block of Mattawoman Creek Road in Marbury, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to reported fire showing from a one story single family residence....
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UPDATE: Prince George’s County Officer Involved in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Langley Park

UPDATE: Prince George’s County Officer Involved in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Langley Park

UPDATE 11/25/2020: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal pedestrian collision in Langley Park. The name of the deceased pedestrian will be released once his family has been notified. The striking driver was an on-duty PGPD officer driving an unmarked police vehicle. The...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Dump Truck Overturns in Avenue

One Transported to Trauma Center After Dump Truck Overturns in Avenue

On Monday, November 23, 2020, at approximately 5:37 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 22800 Oakley Road in Avenue, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single dump truck off the roadway and overturned with the single occupant/operator out of the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in October, 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in October, 2020

10/01/20- Regina Ann Davies-Bolden, age 40 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree and Malicious Destruction of Property by Dep. Rycyzyn# 350. CASE# 57650-20 10/02/20- James Thomas Tawney Jr., age 57 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Burgess# 355. CASE# 35175-20 10/02/20- Chazze Le Marko Hall, age 29 of no fixed address- nine...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Patrol Deputy

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Patrol Deputy

Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office welcomed Dylan Glenn as a new Patrol Deputy on Monday as he took the Oath of Office, sworn in by Debra Burch, Clerk of the St. Mary’s County Circuit Court. Deputy Glenn transferred to the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office from the Chester Township in...
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Police Investigating Multiple Dirt Bikes Stolen Throughout St. Mary’s County

Police Investigating Multiple Dirt Bikes Stolen Throughout St. Mary’s County

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating three separate theft incidents with five dirt bikes stolen in Hollywood, California, and Scotland in St. Mary’s County. One dirt bike was stolen on Tuesday , November 17, 2020, in Scotland, near Point Lookout State Park. One dirt bike, a 2008 RMZ 450 was stolen...
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Charles County Speed Camera Program Week of November 23, to November 30, 2020

Charles County Speed Camera Program Week of November 23, to November 30, 2020

The Speed Camera Program will operate 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 November 22, speed cameras will be in the following locations: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone...
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Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Maryland for Robbing Nine Banks Over Four Months

Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Maryland for Robbing Nine Banks Over Four Months

Fletcher M. Dorsett, Jr., age 52, pleaded guilty to bank robbery, in connection with nine bank robberies and attempted robberies committed while on escape status from a halfway house and after his release, while he was on supervised release for a previous federal bank robbery conviction. The guilty plea was announced by United States...
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