Law Enforcement

AUDIO: No Injuries After Fire Truck Overturns in Prince George’s County While Responding to Reported Apartment Fire

AUDIO: No Injuries After Fire Truck Overturns in Prince George’s County While Responding to Reported Apartment Fire

On Sunday, January 5, 2020, at approximately 11:35 a.m., firefighters in Prince George’s County were dispatched to 6553 Hill Mar Drive in District Heights, for the reported smoke in an apartment building. Silver Hill Volunteer Fire Department Truck 29 was responding to the call when they were involved a single vehicle rollover. An ambulance...
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UPDATE: Former Prince George’s County Delegate Sentenced to 6-Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud

UPDATE: Former Prince George’s County Delegate Sentenced to 6-Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud

UPDATE 1/04/2020: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced former Maryland State Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, age 67, of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, to six months in federal prison, followed by two months of home detention with electronic monitoring, as part of three years of supervised release, on a federal wire fraud charge. Gaines converted...
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Someone in Laurel Lured in Seagulls with Popcorn and Ran Them Over, Police Say

Someone in Laurel Lured in Seagulls with Popcorn and Ran Them Over, Police Say

On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at approximately 10:45 a.m., Laurel Police officers responded to the Laurel Plaza Shopping Center, near the Dollar Tree at 9620 Fort Meade Road, in Laurel, for the report of animal cruelty in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers observed a group of deceased seagulls all in extremely close proximity...
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Death Investigation Currently Underway in Lexington Park

Death Investigation Currently Underway in Lexington Park

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 21600 block of Saratoga Drive and North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported one not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 31-year-old female in the residence not breathing and started CPR. Firefighters...
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Brothers Arrested After Armed Home Invasion in Waldorf, Police Still Seeking Third Suspect

Brothers Arrested After Armed Home Invasion in Waldorf, Police Still Seeking Third Suspect

On Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at 7:34 p.m., officers responded to the 4000 block of Night Heron Court in Waldorf for the report of a home invasion and assault. An initial investigation revealed a known associate, Jeremiah Nicholas, 21, of Waldorf, was allowed inside the apartment by the victim. Once inside, a physical altercation...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Man in Indecent Exposure Incident

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Man in Indecent Exposure Incident

On Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at approximately 2:07 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a library on Village Street in Waldorf for the report of an indecent exposure. The suspect approached the victims and exposed his genitals. The suspect is described as a black male 30-50 years of age. At the time,...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Identifying Burglary Suspect in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Identifying Burglary Suspect in Waldorf

Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for the identity of this man. In the early morning hours of December 12, 2019, an unknown suspect broke into a gas station and a retail store located in the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf. The suspect used a baseball bat to gain entry into...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is Seeking Assistance in Identifying Charlotte Hall Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is Seeking Assistance in Identifying Charlotte Hall Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft case. On December 10, 2019 at 3:20 p.m., the suspect removed a green Apple iPhone Pro Max demo phone and black iPhone 11 Pro demo phone from their tethers and fled the Verizon Wireless store in Charlotte...
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VIDEO: Police in Waldorf Looking for Two Stolen Jaguars an Audi, and Corvette

VIDEO: Police in Waldorf Looking for Two Stolen Jaguars an Audi, and Corvette

Thieves stole four luxury cars on Sunday, December 29, 2019 from AMKO Auto, in Waldorf . Thieves ransacked the office and damaged a 2015 Dodge Challenger during the burglary. According to the owner, the burglary took place at around 6:00 p.m. Approximately five men spent 30 minutes at the lot before fleeing the scene...
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State Releases the Opioid Operational Command Center’s Report for Third Quarter of 2019

State Releases the Opioid Operational Command Center’s Report for Third Quarter of 2019

Steven R. Schuh Executive Director Opioid Operational Command Center Office of the Governor released the following message: I am pleased to share the Opioid Operational Command Center’s (OOCC) 2019 Third Quarter (Q3) Report. This report outlines Maryland’s most recent intoxication fatalities data, and it provides updates on key elements of our response to the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Utilizing National Integrated Ballistic Information Network

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Utilizing National Integrated Ballistic Information Network

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the members of the CCSO Forensic Science Unit are pleased to announce the Agency is now utilizing the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) – a program managed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The NIBIN program automates ballistics evaluations and provides actionable...
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Firefighters in Charles County Respond to the Reported House on Fire with People Trapped.

Firefighters in Charles County Respond to the Reported House on Fire with People Trapped.

On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 5:35 a.m., the Charles County 911 center received a call stating “their home was on fire and someone was trapped in the basement”. Firefighters from La Plata and surrounding volunteer departments responded to 11345 Dobbins Lane in La Plata, and first arriving units reported a working structure...
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Early Morning Head-on Collision in Valley Lee Sends Two to Hospital

Early Morning Head-on Collision in Valley Lee Sends Two to Hospital

On Monday, December 30, 2019, at approximately 6:10 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Denton Road in Valley Lee, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision, with one vehicle...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Plane Crash in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Plane Crash in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Maryland State Police have identified the pilot who was killed in a small plane crash Sunday in Prince George’s County. The victim has been identified as Gordon Allen, 61, of Bronx, New York. According to a preliminary investigation, Allen died when his plane crashed at about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday. Troopers from the...
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Police Arrest Chesapeake Beach Man Wanted by Police for Murder in Manassas

Police Arrest Chesapeake Beach Man Wanted by Police for Murder in Manassas

UPDATE : Ryan Thomas Waker, 22, of Chesapeake Beach, who was wanted in connection to the Denny’s homicide in Manassas, VA, has been apprehended by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Maryland. Additional information to follow. ________________ WANTED: Ryan Thomas Waker, 22, of Chesapeake Beach, is actively being sought in connection to the...
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VIDEO: No Injuries Reported After Wrong Way Drunk Driver Crashes in Great Mills

VIDEO: No Injuries Reported After Wrong Way Drunk Driver Crashes in Great Mills

On Saturday, December 28, 2019, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and First Colony Boulevard in California, for the report of a vehicle travelling Northbound in the Southbound lanes. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and attempted to locate the vehicle,...
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Police Say Alcohol and Speed Contributing Factors in Fatal Prince George’s County Crash

Police Say Alcohol and Speed Contributing Factors in Fatal Prince George’s County Crash

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Greenbelt early Wednesday morning. The decedent is 37-year-old Jose Galvan-Montesinos of Riverdale. On December 25, 2019, at approximately 2:00 am, officers responded to the area of Kenilworth Avenue and Old Calvert Road for a single-vehicle collision. Upon...
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Man Impersonates Police Officer and Sexual Assaults Woman He Met Through Dating App in Prince George’s County

Man Impersonates Police Officer and Sexual Assaults Woman He Met Through Dating App in Prince George’s County

Detectives arrested a man and charged him with sexually assaulting a woman he had just met on a dating app. The suspect is 23-year-old Michael Crutchfield II of the 6900 block of Halleck Street in District Heights. On December 24th, at approximately 3:30 am, detectives responded to a hospital in Washington D.C., for the...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson of Occupied Residence in Leonardtown

State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson of Occupied Residence in Leonardtown

On Sunday, December 22, 2019, at approximately 11:20 p.m., police and firefighters responded to 22640 Wheatleys Apartment Way in Leonardtown, for the fire reported out. Crews from Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from a 1-story single family residence, and after further investigation firefighters found a fire already...
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Maryland State Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating a Second Person Shot on Friday in a Separate Shooting

Maryland State Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating a Second Person Shot on Friday in a Separate Shooting

On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, for the reported gunshot victim. Police arrived on the scene to find a patient, a male in his 20’s,...
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Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Past Lieutenant Joseph (Joey) F. Angle, 48

Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Past Lieutenant Joseph (Joey) F. Angle, 48

Ridge Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the death of past Lieutenant Joseph (Joey) F. Angle. Joey passed away yesterday at his home in Calvert County. Joey joined RVFD on October 13, 1987. He was a member from 1987 to 1993 and held the position of Lieutenant in 1992. Joey resigned in 1994 and...
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UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Identify and Arrest Shooting Suspects in Waldorf

UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Identify and Arrest Shooting Suspects in Waldorf

UPDATE 12/27/19: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested three suspects involved in a shooting which took place earlier this year. On September 27, 2019, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Medinah Street and Mesquite Court in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the...
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UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 12/27/2019 @ 4:20 p.m.: Maryland State Police are searching for a suspect involved in a reported shooting in St. Mary’s County. The suspect is identified as an African American male. He reportedly fled the scene in an SUV with Virginia plates. The victim is identified as Ea’sen Lee Mackall, 18, of St. Mary’s...
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UPDATE: Police Ticket Lexington Park Man They Say Crashed Car Into Great Mills Post Office

UPDATE: Police Ticket Lexington Park Man They Say Crashed Car Into Great Mills Post Office

UPDATE 12/26/2019: On May 18, 2019, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Delante Montario Butler, 27, of Lexington Park, was stopped by Deputy Muschette, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Pegg Road in the area of Pacific Drive driving a brown Mercury Marquis with Virginia tags. On that day Butler was issued two traffic...
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Maryland State Police Warn Motorists Not To Drive Impaired Or Distracted This Holiday Season

Maryland State Police Warn Motorists Not To Drive Impaired Or Distracted This Holiday Season

Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks who patrol every county will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and other violations that often contribute to highway tragedies, especially during the holiday season. Additional troopers will be working overtime assignments funded by highway safety grants...
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