Law Enforcement

St. Leonard Man Arrested for Burglary After Hiding on Roof of Mutual Elementary School

St. Leonard Man Arrested for Burglary After Hiding on Roof of Mutual Elementary School

On August 5, 2018, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mutual Elementary School, on Ball Road in Port Republic for a reported suspicious vehicle and suspicious persons. A witness was walking his dog on Ball Road, when he witnessed an older white sedan park in the rear...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspects

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspects

Can you identify these individuals? On July 11, 2018, the four people in these photos (two females, both wearing black shirts, and two males, one wearing a black shirt and the other wearing a camouflage jacket) walked out of a restaurant in Waldorf leaving their bill unpaid. If you have any information about the...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/19/2018 to 8/25/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/19/2018 to 8/25/2018

During the week of August 19, to August 25, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Smallwood Drive at Wade Elementary School Marshall Corner Road at James Craik Elementary School Berry Road at Berry Elementary School Oliver’s Shop Road at T.C. Martin Elementary School Cameras are activated Monday...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 16, 2018, at approximately 11:10 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of FDR Boulevard and Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find one vehicle in the intersection, and one vehicle off the roadway, in a t-bone...
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26-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Arrested After Killing Uncle in Anne Arundel County

26-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Arrested After Killing Uncle in Anne Arundel County

On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at approximately 8:12 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 200 block of East Thompson Avenue in Glen Burnie for a sick/injured subject. Upon arrival officers made entry into the residence and found an adult male lying on the kitchen floor, deceased. Patrol officers also made contact with the only...
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30-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident in White Plains

30-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident in White Plains

On August 16, 2018, at 11 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of a Chevrolet Traverse was making a left turn from Middletown Road onto Billingsley Road, in White Plains, when the driver struck...
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No Injuries Reported in Afternoon Motor Vehicle accident in California

No Injuries Reported in Afternoon Motor Vehicle accident in California

On Thursday, August 16, 2018, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard, in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles still in the roadway. At least two patients signed patient care refusal forms...
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Three Vehicles Involved in Crash That Sends One to Trauma Center

Three Vehicles Involved in Crash That Sends One to Trauma Center

On Friday, August 17, 2018, at approximately 8:45 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road, and Liberty Street, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered two vehicles off the roadway, a Mazda Protege 5 against a guardrail with heavy front end...
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Two People Injured in Head-on Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Two People Injured in Head-on Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 16, 2018, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Midway Drive, and Great Mills Road, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision with all occupants out of the vehicles....
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State Police Helicopter Performs Aerial Hoist of Passenger Aboard Cruise Ship in Southern Maryland

State Police Helicopter Performs Aerial Hoist of Passenger Aboard Cruise Ship in Southern Maryland

A Maryland State Police helicopter crew helped rescue a sick passenger off of a cruise ship Thursday evening. On August 16, 2018, shortly after 9:45 p.m., the United States Coast Guard – Sector Baltimore was notified by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line that they had a passenger requiring immediate medical evacuation on its Grandeur of...
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UPDATE: Nanjemoy Man Found Guilty of Murdering Neighbor Over $30, Faces 70 Years in Prison

UPDATE: Nanjemoy Man Found Guilty of Murdering Neighbor Over $30, Faces 70 Years in Prison

UPDATE 8/16/2018: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, a Charles County jury, after a 6-day trial, convicted Marcus Darnell Johnson, 34 of Nanjemoy, of the Second Degree Murder of Wayne Proctor, Jr. and 6 counts of Reckless Endangerment. On December 23, 2017, officers responded to the...
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La Plata Man Steals Thousands of Dollars Worth of Lottery Tickets and Liquor from Employer

La Plata Man Steals Thousands of Dollars Worth of Lottery Tickets and Liquor from Employer

On July 26, 2018, at approximately 8:45 p.m., a deputy from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office went to Ollie’s Bar and Liquor at 6970 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, for the report of a theft. Police made contact with the owner who reported that employee James Travis Breiner, 34, of La Plata, had been stealing...
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Police Respond to Pegg Road Shell and Find Two Overdose Victims in Vehicle

Police Respond to Pegg Road Shell and Find Two Overdose Victims in Vehicle

On Monday, August 13, 2018, at approximately 9:45 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the Lexington Park Shell Station on Three Notch Road and Pegg Road, for the report of a female unconscious in a vehicle. Personnel arrived on scene and found two subjects unresponsive in the vehicle, suffering from apparent...
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UPDATE: Police Identify 50-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Identify 50-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Lexington Park

UPDATE 8/14/2018: On August 13, 2018, at approximately 9:24 p.m. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and emergency medical personnel responded to the 18000 block of Three Notch Road, in the area of Bay Forest Road in Lexington Park, for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival the...
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Drunk Driver who Hit Police Officer All Smiles for Booking Photo

Drunk Driver who Hit Police Officer All Smiles for Booking Photo

In May of 2017, Michael Austin Mattingly, of Mechanicsville, was found guilty of causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person’s negligently driving a motor vehicle while the person is under the influence of alcohol. Mattingly was sentenced to 3 years in jail with 2 of them suspended. Mattingly requested an appeal...
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Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of Waldorf Man and Recovery of Illegal Drugs

Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of Waldorf Man and Recovery of Illegal Drugs

On Tuesday, August 7 at approximately 6:05 a.m., detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section and officers assigned to the Emergency Services Team served a search warrant in the 2300 block of Alava Court in Waldorf. Officers located a quantity of marijuana, heroin, methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (molly), three digital scales, and other distribution-related...
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Man Found on Beach at Point Lookout State Park Flown to Area Trauma Center

Man Found on Beach at Point Lookout State Park Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, August 11, 2018, at approximately 6:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue responded to Point Lookout Road, at Point Lookout State Park, for the reported unknown medical problem, possibly a subject not breathing. Dispatches advised there was a male on the beach with a severe head injuries and no other details available. Emergency...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/12/2018 to 8/18/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/12/2018 to 8/18/2018

During the week of August 12, to August 18, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Smallwood Drive at Wade Elementary School Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Piney Church Road at St. Charles High School Cameras are activated Monday through...
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Police and Owners of Liquor Stores in St. Mary’s County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Bottle Thieves

Police and Owners of Liquor Stores in St. Mary’s County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Bottle Thieves

The three females in the video below were caught stealing from ABC Liquors and HV Liquors in California, and are suspects in a theft and property damage at 2000 Liquors in Lexington Park. They were also identified by two other stores as coming into their stores attempting to steal bottles of liquor. In the...
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UPDATE: Police Release Name of Shooter in Attempted Murder/Suicide on Gallery Place

UPDATE: Police Release Name of Shooter in Attempted Murder/Suicide on Gallery Place

UPDATE 8/10/2018: Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office have identified the suspect in the attempted murder on Gallery Place as Kenneth Everette Barnes, 38, of Waldorf. On August 9 at 12:30 p.m., Barnes shot the mother of his child multiple times and fled the scene. The victim was flown to a hospital with...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested for Reckless Endangerment and Assault After Shooting Up House in Park Hall

Leonardtown Man Arrested for Reckless Endangerment and Assault After Shooting Up House in Park Hall

On August 8, 2018, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Deputy Westphal of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 47000 block of Rosemary’s Lane in Park Hall, for a report of shots fired. Investigation determined Jens Edwin Hanson, 42 of Leonardtown, confronted the victim, brandished a firearm, and fired a shot near the...
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Arrest Made After Shots Fired at Birthday Party for 12-Year-Old Girl

Arrest Made After Shots Fired at Birthday Party for 12-Year-Old Girl

On Saturday, August 4, 2018, at approximately 10:30 p.m.. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lee Drive in Lexington Park, for reports of a fight in progress with shots fired. Investigation determined Tyrell Marquice Birdine, 17 of Lexington Park, was carrying a firearm on his person and discharged the weapon...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Lexington Park Man Charged with Attempted Murder

On August 4, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Corporal Stone of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Endeavor Street, in Lexington Park, for a reported disturbance. Investigation determined Ted William Taylor Jr., 28 of Lexington Park, assaulted the victim with brass knuckles. Taylor also obtained a knife and...
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Charles County Man Sentenced to 30 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Charles County Man Sentenced to 30 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Franklin Bate Ngosso, 34, to 55 years suspend all but 30 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Sexual Offense in the Second Degree. The Court’s sentence included 5 years of supervised probation after the completion of...
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Vehicle Fire Under Investigation in Lexington Park

Vehicle Fire Under Investigation in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at approximately 7:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to North Essex Drive in the area of Hancock Road, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Focus with light smoke coming from the back seat, the fire was extinguished by...
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