Law Enforcement

Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in Great Mills

Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in Great Mills

On Monday, May 14, at 4:06 p.m., police, fire and rescue were alerted to a motor vehicle accident on Chancellors Run Road, in the area of Horsehead Road in Great Mills. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision, with one vehicle in the roadway, and the other...
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UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested for Arson After Lighting House on Fire

UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested for Arson After Lighting House on Fire

UPDATE 5/15/2018: A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a Hollywood man who intentionally set fire to a two story single family dwelling in Hollywood. The residence is owned by Michael Nowotny. On May 9, 2018, at approximately 4:45 pm, approximately 50 firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Leonardtown, and Hughesville, responded to...
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Police Investigating Fiery Motor Vehicle Accident in Sunderland

Police Investigating Fiery Motor Vehicle Accident in Sunderland

On May 12, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maryland Route 2 and Wayside Drive in Sunderland for a report of an accident involving three vehicles. The investigation revealed a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Mathew Austin Smith, 29 of Bushwood, was waiting to turn at...
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Juvenile Charged with Arson in Lexington Park

Juvenile Charged with Arson in Lexington Park

On Sunday, May 13, 2018, at approximately 11:35 a.m, firefighters from Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to a shed fire at 21549 Old Missouri Street, in Lexington Park. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and was contained to the interior of a 10 x 10 shed with...
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New Striped Bass Regulations Effective May 16

New Striped Bass Regulations Effective May 16

The opening of regular striped bass season May 16 begins with new conservation-minded regulations pertaining to the use of bait, gear and hooks. The Maryland General Assembly Joint Committee Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee recently approved Maryland Department of Natural Resources regulations, which are effective now through Oct. 12, 2018. Effective May 16, 2018, in Chesapeake Bay and its...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 5/14/2018 to 5/18/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 5/14/2018 to 5/18/2018

During the week of May 14, to May 18, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Berry Rd at Jenifer Elementary School Northbound Leonardtown Rd at Grace Christian Academy Northbound Piney Church Rd at St. Charles High School Northbound Oliver’s Shop Rd at T.C. Martin Elementary Cameras are...
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12-Year-Old Lusby Girl Dies from Injuries Suffered in a Motor Vehicle Crash

12-Year-Old Lusby Girl Dies from Injuries Suffered in a Motor Vehicle Crash

A 12-year-old Lusby girl succumbed on Friday, May 11, 2018, from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. On May 1, 2018 at 6:50 a.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel responded to the area of Indian Bridge Road and Park Drive in Great Mills for...
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UPDATE: 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Killed by Drunk Driver

UPDATE: 3-Month-Old in Waldorf Killed by Drunk Driver

UPDATE 5/10/2018 @ 2:30 p.m.: On Thursday, May 10, 2018, at approximately approximately 2:00 p.m., the 3 month old male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding the above mentioned incident is asked to contact Cpl....
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Co-Defendant in Terrace Drive Murder Sentenced

Co-Defendant in Terrace Drive Murder Sentenced

UPDATE 5/9/2018: On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Rena Cassandra Crandell, 25, to 15 years in prison and an additional 20 years suspended time for the First Degree Burglary of Michael Beers and Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery. On April 12, 2017, pursuant to a plea...
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Animal Cruelty and Neglecting Dogs

Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Animal Cruelty and Neglecting Dogs

UPDATE 5/9/2018: On Thursday, May 3, 2018, Joseph William Smith, 25, of Lexington Park, plead guilty to six counts of animal cruelty and one count of resisting arrest. Smith was given 1 year in jail for the resisting arrest, but it was suspended down to 30 days, he was also given 30 days for each of...
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Repeat Sexual Offender Sentenced to 48 Years in Prison

Repeat Sexual Offender Sentenced to 48 Years in Prison

UPDATE 5/8/2018: On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Lafayette Remoine Crutchfield, 44 of La Plata, to 48 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Offense in the Second Degree, and Sexual Offense in the Third Degree. Tony Covington, State’s Attorney, commenting on the...
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UPDATE: Names Released in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Clements

UPDATE: Names Released in Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Clements

UPDATE 5/8/2018: On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at approximately 11:00pm, Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to the area of MD Rt. 234 (Budds Creek Road) and Pin Cushion Road, Leonardtown, for a reported serious motor vehicle collision. As a result of the collision, a male operator was pronounced deceased at the scene. Upon arrival,...
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Mother Arrested After Her Eight Month Old Overdoses on Heroin

Mother Arrested After Her Eight Month Old Overdoses on Heroin

On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a cardiac incident involving an eight month old in the 2900 block of East Almondbury Drive in Pasadena. Once on scene, first responders were advised that the child possibly ingested a heroin capsule. Paramedics were able to revive the...
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DEA Brings in Record Number of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA Brings in Record Number of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners, DEA collected and destroyed close to one million...
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Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Dunkin Donuts-Baskin Robbins in Lusby

Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Dunkin Donuts-Baskin Robbins in Lusby

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 Deputy Rzepkowski of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dunkin Donuts-Baskin Robbins in Lusby for a disorderly subject. Prior to this call, the subject, Sean Luke Braziel, 27, was issued a trespass warning for the Lusby Commons Shopping Center due to him being disorderly there. Braziel was...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

Waldorf Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

On Friday, April, 20, 2018, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Trooper First Class K. Jeans, and Trooper C. Hunt from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a silver Volvo for the driver not wearing a seatbelt on Timberbrook Drive in Waldorf. Upon making contact with the operator, Keanetria Daishun...
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Bowie Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Bowie Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Trooper Lee from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a white Lincoln Zephyr for the driver swerving between lanes on Northbound Route 301, south of the County Line. Upon making contact with the operator, Nicollette Lavinia Harrison, 31, and...
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Troopers Investigating A Single Vehicle Fatal Crash In Forestville

Troopers Investigating A Single Vehicle Fatal Crash In Forestville

Maryland State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash in Forestville that claimed the life of a Prince George’s County man. The victim is identified as Jerome Sligh, 2nd, 35, of Glenn Dale, Maryland. He was the driver and sole occupant in a silver Mercury Grand Marquis. Emergency medical services personnel pronounced him deceased...
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One Arrest Made at DUI Checkpoint in Remembrance of Taylor Anne Halbleib

One Arrest Made at DUI Checkpoint in Remembrance of Taylor Anne Halbleib

On Saturday May 5, 2018, Troopers from the La Plata & Prince Frederick Barracks, Charles County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata Police Department, and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police participated in a DUI Checkpoint on RT 6 at East Patuxent Drive, in La Plata. The checkpoint was in remembrance of Taylor Anne Halbleib who was...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 5/7/2018 to 5/11/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 5/7/2018 to 5/11/2018

During the week of May 7, to May 11, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Berry Rd at Jenifer Elementary School Northbound Leonardtown Rd at Grace Christian Academy Northbound Piney Church Rd at St. Charles High School Northbound Oliver’s Shop Rd at T.C. Martin Elementary Cameras are...
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Calvert County – Missing Person – 33-Year-Old Kevin Dillard

Calvert County – Missing Person – 33-Year-Old Kevin Dillard

The Maryland State Prince Frederick Barrack is conducting a missing person investigation to locate Kevin Matthew Dillard, 33. Kevin Matthew Dillard is described as Height: 5’6” Weight: 205 lbs. bald head black goatee green eyes He was last seen on Tuesday, May 1, 2018,  in the area of 3015 Nutwood Lane, in Bowie. Kevin...
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Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in Charles County

Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in Charles County

The Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack in partnership with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata Town Police and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Charles County, Maryland. Motorists are encouraged to appoint a designated driver or use public or other alternative...
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UPDATE: Deputies Arrest Lexington Park Man for Trespassing at Greenview Knolls Elementary School

UPDATE: Deputies Arrest Lexington Park Man for Trespassing at Greenview Knolls Elementary School

  UPDATE 5/3/2018 @ 8:30 p.m.: Ernarde Delovestein Banks, 37, of Lexington Park, was arrested by Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and charged with causing a disturbance during a school operation, trespassing on school grounds, and causing a disturbance while intoxicated. 5/3/2018: On Thursday, May 3, 2018, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Deputies from...
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St. Mary’s County – Missing Person – 20-Year-Old Joel Andrew Brinson

St. Mary’s County – Missing Person – 20-Year-Old Joel Andrew Brinson

Joel Andrew Brinson, 20, of Lexington Park, has been reported missing. Brinson was last seen on April 29, 2018, in the Lexington Park area, and has family in Charles County. At this time, there are no critical factors known regarding Brinson being reported as a missing person. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of...
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Maryland State Police Prepare For Increased Patrols For Cinco De Mayo

Maryland State Police Prepare For Increased Patrols For Cinco De Mayo

As Cinco de Mayo approaches on Saturday, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired and distracted driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23...
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