Law Enforcement

Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine

Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine

On July 24, 2018 Deputy Bowlan received a complaint at the Rod N Reel, Chesapeake Beach for a female stumbling in the parking lot. Deputy Bowlan made contact with the subject, identified as Carol Lyn Ortman, 52, of Chesapeake Beach, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with an open beer...
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58-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Man killed Sunday Afternoon at Leonardtown Wharf Summer Regatta

58-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Man killed Sunday Afternoon at Leonardtown Wharf Summer Regatta

A single boat accident occurred on Sunday, July 29, 2018, during the Summer Regatta at Leonardtown Wharf. Boat 5 from the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department immediately responded to the accident scene and one crew member entered the water. The crew utilized the floating stokes basket and hoisted the patient into Boat 5. CPR was...
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Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for the Murder of Michael Beers

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for the Murder of Michael Beers

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Friday, July 27, 2018, Judge William R. Greer, Jr., sentenced Bryan Javier Aquice, 25, to a sentence of Life plus 50 years for the murder of Michael Beers and other related charges. The Court imposed a sentence of Life for the murder of Mr....
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UPDATE: Police Release Name of 31-Year-Old Man Lexington Park Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

UPDATE: Police Release Name of 31-Year-Old Man Lexington Park Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

UPDATE 7/30/2018 @ 6:00 a.m.: On July 29, 2018, at approximately 6:50 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Three Notch Road, in the area of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Responding deputies found a sport utility vehicle...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting a Shooting Investigation in Columbia Commons

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting a Shooting Investigation in Columbia Commons

UPDATE 7/27/2018: On July 20, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of shots fired. Preliminary investigation determined a vehicle and residence had been shot with an unknown firearm. No injuries were reported, and...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Wanted Individual

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Wanted Individual

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of William Justin Gray, age 38, with no fixed address. Gray currently has an open warrant for unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and is wanted by the Maryland Parole Commission for parole violations. Gray is also wanted for questioning by the St. Mary’s...
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$10,000 Reward Offered for Information About Theft of Numerous Handguns Stolen from The Tackle Box Gun Store

$10,000 Reward Offered for Information About Theft of Numerous Handguns Stolen from The Tackle Box Gun Store

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a combined reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the theft of firearms from The...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Dead Body Found at Nicolet Park Find No Signs of Foul Play

UPDATE: Police Investigating Dead Body Found at Nicolet Park Find No Signs of Foul Play

UPDATE 7/27/2018: On July 23, 2018, Corporal Michael Worrey was patrolling the area of Nicolet Park in Lexington Park at 4:27 a.m. when he found a subject underneath the park’s pavilion. Willie Sheldon Miller, 51, of no fixed address was found to be deceased on a park bench. The St. Mary’s County Criminal Investigations...
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UPDATE: Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Thief at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE: Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Thief at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured for theft. On Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 1:35 a.m. the suspect stole the cash drawer from the Sheetz store in Great Mills at Old Great Mills Road. The suspect is a white male with a chin-strap beard, wearing a...
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Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Injures One

Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Injures One

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police fire and rescue responded to Chancellors Run Road and Norris Road, for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Expedition off the roadway and a Chevy Pick-up truck in the road involved in a rear-end style...
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Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Trauma Center

Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Trauma Center

On Thursday, July 26, 2018, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Millstone Landing Road, in Lexington Park, for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway that had struck a pole and...
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Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Armed Robbers

Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Armed Robbers

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at approximately 2:07 p.m., the Calvert Control Center was notified of a robbery at the Discount Liquor Store located at 5005 Solomons Island Road, in Huntingtown. The caller advised the store was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects. The first suspect was described as a black male wearing a...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Illegal Guns, Destructive Devices, and Possession of Child Pornography

Waldorf Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Illegal Guns, Destructive Devices, and Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Caleb Andrew Bailey, 31, of Waldorf, to 200 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for illegal possession of unregistered machine guns, unregistered short-barreled rifles, and unregistered destructive devices, and for possession of child pornography. Judge Grimm also ordered that Bailey must register as a sex...
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Two Women Safe After Water Rescue in Leonardtown

Two Women Safe After Water Rescue in Leonardtown

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters from the Mechanicsville and Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Departments and Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to 26005 Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown, to assist two citizens at the Craft Guild Shop reported to be stuck in...
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Police Investigating Break-Ins at Subway and Popeye’s on Great Mills Road

Police Investigating Break-Ins at Subway and Popeye’s on Great Mills Road

On Thursday, July 19, 2018, at approximately 6:50 a.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police responded to Subway, on Great Mills Road and North Shangri-La Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary. Police arrived on scene to find the front door of the business broken, it is unknown what time the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Break-Ins at Ledo’s Pizza and Captain Pat’s Seafood

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Break-Ins at Ledo’s Pizza and Captain Pat’s Seafood

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, police responded to Ledo’s Pizza, on Three Notch Road and Corporate Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported vandalism. Upon arrival of police it was discovered unknown suspect(s) had entered the business by breaking the front door and side window. It is unknown what items were stolen, however SMNEWSNET was on...
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UPDATE: Photos of Lexington Park WaWa Armed Robbers Released

UPDATE: Photos of Lexington Park WaWa Armed Robbers Released

On Monday, July 23, 2018, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Deputies St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the WaWa Convenience Store on Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported armed robbery. The suspects are reported to be two black males wearing masks and black clothing with...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Releases Statement on Two Recent Armed Robberies

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Releases Statement on Two Recent Armed Robberies

On July 22, 2018, at approximately 11:30 P.M. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the report of a robbery. Two victims reported while at the PNC Bank ATM, two black males approached and one had a firearm. The suspects...
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VIDEO: Unknown How Many Guns Were Stolen From Tackle Box in Early Morning Break In

VIDEO: Unknown How Many Guns Were Stolen From Tackle Box in Early Morning Break In

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m.. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gun Store located at 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for a burglar alarm activation. Upon arrival of police it was discovered unknown suspect(s) had entered the business and...
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Armed Robbery Reported on Great Mills Road

Armed Robbery Reported on Great Mills Road

On Sunday, July 22, 2018, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the area of Canopy Liquors on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park for the reported armed robbery of two citizens. The suspects are reportedly two black males wearing...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Hollywood

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Hollywood

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with a subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a pole, with the...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 7/23/2018 to 7/27/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 7/23/2018 to 7/27/2018

During the week of July 23, to July 27, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Middletown Rd. at Westlake High School Leonardtown Rd. at Grace Christian Academy Berry Rd. at Jenifer Elementary School Marshall Corner Rd. at McDonough High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday, all...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Callaway Sends Driver to Hospital

Motor Vehicle Accident in Callaway Sends Driver to Hospital

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Point Lookout Road and Aster Drive, in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a single vehicle reported to be overturned with the occupant trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway,...
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VIDEO: Vehicle Fire at Food Lion in Leonardtown

VIDEO: Vehicle Fire at Food Lion in Leonardtown

On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 8:55 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to the Food Lion, at Merchants Lane, in Leonardtown, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find an SUV engulfed in flames, firefighters extinguished the fire in approximately 10 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal responded to...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault in Marbury

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault in Marbury

On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 4:55 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4400 block of Chicamuxen Road in Marbury for the report of a female waving down vehicles in the area of a store. Officers arrived and located the female. Investigation revealed that she had been walking...
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