The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place in Laurel on Tuesday. The decedent is 37-year-old Shawn Lequin Braddy of Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities in Florida had an arrest warrant for Braddy for a homicide that happened in Clay County, Florida. On November 17, 2020, Prince...
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Please join us as we congratulate TFC Evan Ruggles as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for October 2020. TFC Ruggles demonstrates a high level of motivation, dedication, and professionalism in his job as a Trooper. He is consistently conscientious in the performance of his duties and is dedicated to...
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NAS Patuxent River Police would like to thank everyone who donated to the Toys for Tots “Stuff the Cruiser” event this past weekend. Volunteers collected approximately $2,300 worth of toys this year for our Toys for Tots toy drive. The Patuxent River Police will be at the NAS Patuxent River Navy Exchange to accept...
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On Sunday, November 22, 2020, at approximately 2:05 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20700 block of Golden Thompson Road in Avenue, for the reported stabbing. Dispatchers advised all responding units the 911 caller reported the victim was a 56-year-old male with two stab wounds. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County...
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By days, evenings and midnights, he’s a police officer right here in Charles County! But on his days off, he turns into a superhero. Literally. For eight years now, PFC Ron Walls, Jr., a nine-year-veteran of the CCSO, has donned a Spiderman, Black Panther or other superhero costume and has visited sick children at...
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Bayonne Police in New Jersey, arrested Michael Hemi Fischer 23, of Chaptico Road in Mechanicsville, on charges of eluding and resisting arrest by flight. Officers arrested Fischer on Saturday, November 14, 2020, after they attempted to stop his vehicle near 37th Street and JFK Boulevard, Fischer disregarded their attempts and proceeded to flee on...
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On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at approximately 6:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to Sign of The Whale Liquor Store located at 21899 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported commercial building fire. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 calls reporting smoke coming from...
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Detective Christina Gilroy and Police Officer First Class Jack Austin of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were recently awarded the 2020 Law Enforcement Award by the Maryland Retailers Association. The officers were recognized during a virtual ceremony held on October 29. In 2019, Detective Gilroy and PFC Austin investigated an increase in thefts from...
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at approximately 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at North Sandgates Road near the intersection of Cavalier Street. Deputies arrived on the scene where a single vehicle drove off the roadway and into a wooded ravine. The St....
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The Leonardtown Barrack is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the person in the picture below in reference to a theft from McKays, Leonardtown on November 12, 2020. If you can identify this person, or have information related to the crime, please contact Tpr Jordan Pope at (301) 475-8955 and refer to case...
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On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 7:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Billingsley Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a large commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a dump truck overturned. One victim was transported to an...
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On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 6:45 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 10370 Adams Willett Road in Nanjemoy, for the inaccessible terrain rescue with one subject injured. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller was in the area of the given address in the woods with the victim. The 911 caller...
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Detectives with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office- Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested two men wanted in connection with an assault and strong-armed robbery that occurred on October 24, 2020 in Prince Frederick, MD. In that case, the victim advised the two suspects agreed to provide him with a ride to his residence. During...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2020, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. The meeting started with a joint meeting between the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County and the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom). The Commissioners heard from Department of Public Works & Transportation Department Director John Deatrick...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department has charged a suspect in connection with an officer-involved shooting in Langley Park, MD. The suspect is identified as 47-year-old Vicente Gutierrez of the 8100 block of 15th Avenue, Adelphi, MD. On November 15, 2020 at about 6:45 pm, officers responded to a local liquor store located in...
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On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Henry Lee Kenner II, age 43, of Alexandria, Virginia, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for kidnapping and witness tampering. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K....
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Steven Jerome, age 33, of Leonardtown, today to 150 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the federal charge of distribution of fentanyl. Jerome acknowledged that his distribution of fentanyl resulted in the death of two victims. The sentence was announced...
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On Monday, November 16, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Billingsley Road near St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving two vehicles. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of a Subaru was travelling westbound on Billingsley Road when he...
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11/25/2020:UPDATE / PHOTO Added – In continuing our efforts to try locating missing person Charles Daniel Springston, Jr., 66, of Indian Head, family members have provided us a new photo of “Danny” as he’s known to them. Danny left his house on Abell Lane on November 13 to take a walk and never returned....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons shown in a theft investigation. On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 2:12 p.m., the suspects rang the doorbell at a home in the 46300 block of Creeping Primrose Lane in Lexington Park. The suspects told the homeowner they were there to...
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On Monday, November 16, 2020, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Billingsley Road and St. Patrick’s Drive in White Plains, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned and one subject ejected. Police arrived on the scene to report one subject in the roadway...
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On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 9:35 p.m., firefighters responded to the 3500 block of Norwood Court in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire with subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with smoke showing. Upon entry, crews found a fire in the kitchen. Additional firefighters...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons shown in a theft and fraud investigation. On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 3:21 p.m., the suspects attempted to use the victim’s credit cards to make unauthorized purchases at the California Target store. The victim’s credit cards were stolen earlier that...
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at approximately 10:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Dispatchers received additional 911 calls reporting one person had a gunshot wound, and all responding fire and rescue...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Renaldo Solomon Hayes, age 28, of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, to 81 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Judge Hazel also entered an...
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