Law Enforcement

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting His Child, Mother of His Child, and Police

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting His Child, Mother of His Child, and Police

On March 11, 2020, at 10:22 a.m., police responded to the 26000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park, for the report of a domestic disturbance. Dispatchers advised that the male subject in this incident had a confirmed arrest warrant through the Maryland State Police for failure to appear. When Officers arrived on the...
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Maryland Secretary of State, Attorney General Warn of Possible Charity Scams Related to COVID-19

Maryland Secretary of State, Attorney General Warn of Possible Charity Scams Related to COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission has reported that scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the coronavirus, including through the sale of counterfeit products and the solicitation of money and personal information. When charities request donations in response to the coronavirus, Marylanders may feel duty-bound to donate in an effort to help their neighbors. Maryland’s...
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UPDATE: Charging Documents Added, Man Arrested Peacefully After Threatening to Set Off Grenades and Shoot Police After Standoff in Valley Lee

UPDATE: Charging Documents Added, Man Arrested Peacefully After Threatening to Set Off Grenades and Shoot Police After Standoff in Valley Lee

UPDATE 4/9/2020: on February 28, 2020, at approximately 9:45 a.m., police responded to the 44000 block of Pasture View Way in Valley Lee, for the reported assault and violation of protection. Deputies arrived on the scene to find the female victim was assaulted by the suspect, identified as Jamel Tiant Mitchell, 35 of no fixed...
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Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Dana Marie Royster

Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Dana Marie Royster

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dana Marie Royster, 36,  for Second-Degree Escape from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Royster did not return to a rehabilitation center in Frederick as required. Royster is described as 5’4” tall and weighs 130 lbs with brown hair and brown...
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UPDATE: Search Teams and Police Find Gideon McKean’s Body Two Days After His Mother is Found

UPDATE: Search Teams and Police Find Gideon McKean’s Body Two Days After His Mother is Found

UPDATE: On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, The Maryland Natural Resources Police Underwater Operations Team found Gideon McKean’s body at approximately 1:40 p.m., this afternoon nearly 2.3 miles south of his grandmother’s residence in Shady Side, and approximately 2,000 feet from where his mother’s body was found two days ago, on Monday evening. The Maryland...
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Governor Hogan Activates Statewide Strike Teams for Nursing Homes, Enacts Order to Shut Down Unsafe Facilities

Governor Hogan Activates Statewide Strike Teams for Nursing Homes, Enacts Order to Shut Down Unsafe Facilities

Governor Larry Hogan today toured the state’s field hospital site at the Baltimore Convention Center, where he announced additional actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Actions the governor announced today in Baltimore City include: New strike teams to help nursing home facilities in need of additional support A new executive order empowering local...
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces 12 Maryland Jurisdictions Including Charles and Calvert County as “Hotspots” to Receive Federal Attention

Governor Larry Hogan Announces 12 Maryland Jurisdictions Including Charles and Calvert County as “Hotspots” to Receive Federal Attention

Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference Tuesday, April 7, 2020, discussing the ongoing issues, plans and actions to combat COVID-19 in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Hogan said in the conference, “over the past two weeks I have been sounding the alarm with the President, the Vice President, members of the President’s Task Force...
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St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Call Center Operational Changes

St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Call Center Operational Changes

Due to diminished need, as evidenced by reduced call volume, the St. Mary’s County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Call Center will eliminate Saturday hours beginning Saturday, April 11. Additionally, the call center will have reduced hours Friday, April 10, due to the Good Friday holiday – the call center will be open from 8 a.m. –...
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Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Don and Nam Nguyen from County Liquors and Adam and Kim Dennis of Pawnit both made donations recently to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department. Don and his wife Nam who own County Liquors in St. Mary’s Square moved to Southern Maryland in 1996 from Virginia, they...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Owner/Operator of Truck Pictured in Solomons

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Owner/Operator of Truck Pictured in Solomons

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the owner/operator of the vehicle pictured below. The vehicle was in the area of the Solomons Fastop located at 13888 Solomons Island Rd South on Sunday, April 5 around 10:00 a.m. Anyone with information about this vehicle or the driver of the vehicle is asked to...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrested Two suspects in Connection with Series Burglaries to Businesses in the Waldorf Area

Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrested Two suspects in Connection with Series Burglaries to Businesses in the Waldorf Area

Between March 21- March 24, at least ten businesses were broken into. In each case, the suspects broke out the glass doors or windows of the business to gain entry. Once inside, they stole small amounts of cash and other items. Following this series of incidents, detectives initiated an investigation. A break in the...
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Maryland State Police Urge Voluntary Compliance Of Faith Community During State Of Emergency

Maryland State Police Urge Voluntary Compliance Of Faith Community During State Of Emergency

As state and local law enforcement officers are working throughout Maryland to educate citizens about the Governor’s Executive Order and to enforce the law when necessary, State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow Jones III is urging the faith community to be informed and to voluntarily comply with the order as it applies to holding services....
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Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Bryantown

Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Bryantown

On Monday, April 6, 2020, at approximately 8:50 a.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 13705 Edelen Drive in Bryantown, for the reported house on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with fire showing from the chimney and side of the house. 52 volunteers responded...
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Maryland Reporting 3,609 Cases of COVID-19 and 67 Deaths, Increase of 484 Cases and 11 Deaths

Maryland Reporting 3,609 Cases of COVID-19 and 67 Deaths, Increase of 484 Cases and 11 Deaths

Maryland COVID-19 Cases as of Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Number of Confirmed Cases: 3,609 Number of negative test results: 24,728 Number of Deaths: 67 Hospitalizations: 936 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 159 These are the only confirmed cases that the Maryland Department of Health has reported. There is a delay for...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program

Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the implementation of a new initiative aimed at helping victims of crime in Charles County: the Comfort K9 Program. This program, which has been in the planning phase for several months, will be aimed at providing emotional support to victims of crime, particularly children. The Comfort...
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Anne Arundel County Patrolman Charged With Child Solicitation And Possessing Child Pornography

Anne Arundel County Patrolman Charged With Child Solicitation And Possessing Child Pornography

On March 23, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit initiated an investigation of possible sexual child solicitation as information was received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The information received was that on February 26, 2020, a FBI Task Force Officer was working in an undercover capacity inside a specific pornographic website...
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Two Alarm Apartment Fire in Waldorf Caused by Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials, Over $800,000 in Damage with 16 Apartment Units Damaged

Two Alarm Apartment Fire in Waldorf Caused by Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials, Over $800,000 in Damage with 16 Apartment Units Damaged

UPDATE: On Friday, April 3, 2020, at approximately 11:12 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to 6006 New Forest Court in Waldorf, for the reported apartment fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story wood framed apartment complex with fire showing from the first and second...
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House Completely Destroyed After Fire in Nanjemoy, Cause Still Under Investigation

House Completely Destroyed After Fire in Nanjemoy, Cause Still Under Investigation

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, at approximately 5:47 p.m., firefighters from Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to 3875 Oak Grove Place in Nanjemoy, for the reported structure fire. 30 firefighters responded to the scene an found a two-story single family residence on the ground with the remaining structure and content smoldering....
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UPDATE: No Injuries Reported, House Fire in Mechanicsville Deemed Accidental and Caused by Malfunctioning Wood Stove

UPDATE: No Injuries Reported, House Fire in Mechanicsville Deemed Accidental and Caused by Malfunctioning Wood Stove

UPDATE: On Friday, April 3, 2020 at approximately 11:59 a.m., firefighters from Dentsville and surrounding departments responded to 13660 Ryceville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family home on the ground with the structure and contents smoldering. The owners have...
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Police Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center

Police Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, at approximately 10:05 p.m., police and rescue personnel responded to the area of the A&E Motel in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived on the scene to find an adult male in the parking lot of the The Episcopal Church of the Ascension with multiple stab wounds...
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State Police Enforcement Of Governor’s Executive Orders Continues

State Police Enforcement Of Governor’s Executive Orders Continues

Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow Jones III has directed troopers to continue their public education and enforcement efforts regarding the Governor’s Executive Orders and last night issued specific instructions regarding the stay-at-home order. Those instructions are as follows: Enforcement of the expanded Governor’s Executive Order will be conducted by Maryland state troopers.  However,...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Answer Frequently Asked Questions about Governor Hogan’s Stay at Home Order

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Answer Frequently Asked Questions about Governor Hogan’s Stay at Home Order

Governor Hogan has issued a Stay at Home Order in response to the global COVID-19 public health crisis. While there are certain exceptions for essential functions, the primary intent of the order is for people to stay at home in order to limit the spread of the virus. With that in mind, here is...
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The Maryland Department of Health Opens COVID-19 Testing Sites in Charles and Anne Arundel County

The Maryland Department of Health Opens COVID-19 Testing Sites in Charles and Anne Arundel County

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH), in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland National Guard, Maryland State Police, local health departments and private partners, will begin offering drive-through COVID-19 testing to residents who are symptomatic and at high risk for complications from the disease. The test sites, which will be open starting...
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Serious Crash in Valley Lee Sends One to Trauma Center

Serious Crash in Valley Lee Sends One to Trauma Center

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at approximately 2:10 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Piney Point Road and Reindeer Way in Valley Lee, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end-style collision, with one...
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UPDATE: 18 Year-Old Arrested After Robbing Callaway Business, Crashing Stolen Vehicle and Setting a Mobile Home on Fire in Lexington Park

UPDATE: 18 Year-Old Arrested After Robbing Callaway Business, Crashing Stolen Vehicle and Setting a Mobile Home on Fire in Lexington Park

UPDATE 7/06/2020: On June 28, 2020, Dep. Edelen responded to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, for the reported property destruction. Investigation determined Devon Tyler Lee, age 18 of Great Mills, pulled off the sprinkler head in his assigned cell. Lee was charged with Malicious Destruction of Property. CASE# 40183-20...
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