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One Dead and Three Seriously Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Lothian

One Dead and Three Seriously Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Lothian

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 1:36 a.m., Southern District officers responded to Sands Road near Patuxent Mobile Estates for a single vehicle crash. The investigation revealed a 2012 Infiniti G37 was traveling northbound on Sands Road at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating the Throwing of a Cinder Block Off Roof of a Building at Leonardtown Square

Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating the Throwing of a Cinder Block Off Roof of a Building at Leonardtown Square

The Leonardtown Square Facebook Page posted the following information on Monday, April 8th. To the immediate attention of the four young men who decided to climb on the roof of the former PNC Bank building at 12:45 a.m. Saturday morning to trespass and damage private property by tossing a cinder block off the roof...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Four New Correctional Officers

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Four New Correctional Officers

Sheriff Troy Berry, alongside Director Ryan Ross (Charles County Detention Center), Training Commander Lt. Ryan Taylor (CCDC), and Chief Deputy of the Circuit Court Joyce Tippett, gathered for a badge-pinning and swearing-in ceremony, honoring four exceptional new correctional officers set to graduate tonight after completing 11 weeks of training at the Southern Maryland Criminal...
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Blue Catfish Are Spreading in Maryland Waters, State Officials and Fishing Community Are Working to Contain the Spread

Blue Catfish Are Spreading in Maryland Waters, State Officials and Fishing Community Are Working to Contain the Spread

The first catch of the afternoon was a white catfish—saved by its wider head and a few less anal fin rays, and tossed back into the water. The blue catfish came next—two in quick succession. “It only takes a few minutes for them to start biting,” said Capt. Marcus Wilson, whose Rock-N-Robin Charter Fishing, operated...
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Charles County Seeking Assistance in 2003 Cold Case Murder of Waldorf Mother

Charles County Seeking Assistance in 2003 Cold Case Murder of Waldorf Mother

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a murder that occurred in 2003. Charles County Crime Solvers and the CCSO are offering a combined cash reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect(s) On April 7, 2003, Lamon Wright was shot...
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Maryland State Police Investigating T-Bone Collision in Leonardtown That Injures One

Maryland State Police Investigating T-Bone Collision in Leonardtown That Injures One

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and St. Margarets Drive in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Prior to the arrival of First Responders, an additional 911 caller reported two subjects were now trapped. The...
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Impaired Driver Flown to Trauma Center After High Speed Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

Impaired Driver Flown to Trauma Center After High Speed Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Sunday, April 7, 2024, at approximately 1:28 a.m., a 911 caller reported a Toyota sedan with Texas registration plates was driving erratically and was possibly impaired. The 911 caller reported they were following the vehicle which was travelling Southbound on Route 5. While on 911, the caller then stated the vehicle went into...
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No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Hollywood

No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Hollywood

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 2:47 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hollywood Road and Tim Top Hill Lane in Hollywood, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, into...
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One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Vehicle Crashes into Holy Face Church

One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Vehicle Crashes into Holy Face Church

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: At approximately 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, MD. When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Ford F-150 truck crashed...
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Detectives in Calvert County Searching for Missing Prince Frederick Man

Detectives in Calvert County Searching for Missing Prince Frederick Man

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Travis Gregory Pope, 36 of Prince Frederick. Pope is described as a black male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 180 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information in regards to Pope, is asked to please contact Det. Weems at 410-535-2800...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested on Felony Child Abuse and Assault Charges

Leonardtown Man Arrested on Felony Child Abuse and Assault Charges

Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office have charged Darryl Anthony White Robinite, 32, of Leonardtown, with Felony Child Abuse, Second-Degree Child Abuse, and First- and Second-Degree Assault. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 7:47 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a call for the report of an assault...
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Deputies in Calvert County Arrest 5 People for Theft at Ulta in Prince Frederick

Deputies in Calvert County Arrest 5 People for Theft at Ulta in Prince Frederick

On April 4, 2024, at approximately 4:37 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to Ulta Beauty located at 845 Solomons Island Road N. in Prince Frederick, for the report of a theft that had just occurred. Preliminary investigation revealed two males and one female entered the store and placed...
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Impaired Driving Suspected After Single Vehicle Drives Into Ditch at Leonardtown Dunkin Donuts

Impaired Driving Suspected After Single Vehicle Drives Into Ditch at Leonardtown Dunkin Donuts

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 8:04 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the parking lot of Dunkin Donuts located 22841 Washington Street in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a female drove into the ditch between the Dunkin Donuts parking lot and nearby residences,...
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Fire Marshal Investigating, No Injuries After House Fire with Initial Reports of Entrapment in Huntingtown

Fire Marshal Investigating, No Injuries After House Fire with Initial Reports of Entrapment in Huntingtown

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 1:11 p.m., firefighters from Calvert, Anne Arundel, Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the 2300 block of Stella Drive, for the reported house on fire with possible subjects trapped. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from the 2-story residence and upon the completion...
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UPDATE: One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Chaptico

UPDATE: One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Chaptico

UPDATE 4/5/2024: On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 9:24 p.m., patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at Maddox Road and Rivendell Way in Chaptico. Due to the nature of the crash, the Collision Reconstruction Unit was contacted to conduct an investigation. Preliminarily, it was...
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UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Crash Injures 13 Victims, Including 8 Children in Charles County

UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Crash Injures 13 Victims, Including 8 Children in Charles County

UPDATE 4/4/2024: The at fault operator who was driving the Honda sedan was identified as Troy Austin Jones, age 54 of Huntingtown, MD. The collision remains under investigation by the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack and further updates will be provided when they become available. Jones has been charged with the following below....
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Marbury Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Assault and Weapons Charges

Marbury Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Assault and Weapons Charges

UPDATE 4/4/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, March 22, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise A. Brown sentenced James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, of Leonardtown, to a total of 14 years in prison for two separate cases. Gass was sentenced to 9 years for First-Degree Assault against...
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Glen Burnie Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Involving More Than $1.8 Million In Drug Proceeds

Glen Burnie Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Involving More Than $1.8 Million In Drug Proceeds

Gerrod Davis, age 46, of Glen Burnie, pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration – Washington Field Division; and Chief...
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Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack Seeking Identity of Hit and Run Suspect

Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack Seeking Identity of Hit and Run Suspect

The Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack is investigating a hit-and-run accident that just occurred at MD Route 231 (Hallowing Point Road) at Prince Frederick Boulevard. The below pictured suspect fled the scene in his vehicle. The suspect was driving a black Lexus passenger vehicle with Florida tags. As you can see, the vehicle...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested Following Robbery

Lexington Park Man Arrested Following Robbery

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of a theft in Lexington Park at approximately 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2024. When Deputy Santiago Estrada arrived, the victim stated that the suspect, who was known to her from a previous relationship, approached her while she was in her vehicle in the...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Theft and Link Him to Additional Thefts Throughout the Region

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Theft and Link Him to Additional Thefts Throughout the Region

On March 29, 2024, at 11:46 a.m., officersfrom the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft that just occurred at a jewelry store in the 3000 block of Waldorf Market Place. In the case, the suspect asked to see some jewelry, suddenly ran from the store with a ring, and fled in a...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is Pleased to Announce Opening of Two New District Stations in Dunkirk and Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is Pleased to Announce Opening of Two New District Stations in Dunkirk and Lusby

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is pleased to announce the opening of two new Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) District Stations. The new district stations in Dunkirk and Lusby reflect the BOCC and CCSO’s shared commitment to safety, transparency and service to Calvert County. These new district stations are a direct...
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Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy Using Checks Stolen from The U.S. Mail

Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy Using Checks Stolen from The U.S. Mail

Kavon Dupree Jackson, age 26, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a bank fraud conspiracy. The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; Acting Postal Inspector in Charge Ajay Lall of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service – Washington Division (“USPIS”); and Chief Malik Aziz...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged with Multiple Felony Offenses After Police Recover 197 Capsules of Fentanyl, Other Drugs

Mechanicsville Man Charged with Multiple Felony Offenses After Police Recover 197 Capsules of Fentanyl, Other Drugs

Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division executed a search warrant on Kevin Jason Copsey, 39, of Mechanicsville, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024; significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine were recovered during the operation. The warrant was executed in Charlotte Hall, MD, following a traffic stop for...
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No Injuries Reported After Rear-End Collision Sends Van Into Trees in Great Mills

No Injuries Reported After Rear-End Collision Sends Van Into Trees in Great Mills

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Fox Chase Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with...
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