Law Enforcement

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Two Armed Robbery Suspects

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Two  Armed Robbery Suspects

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals in connection to an armed robbery that took place on December 23, 2017 at the Safeway store in Prince Frederick. If you have any information about the robbery or the identity of these two individuals you are encouraged to contact...
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Bicyclist Struck on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

Bicyclist Struck on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue crews responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist, on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, in the area of the Toyota dealership. Crews arrived on scene to discover a bicyclist laying in the roadway after being struck...
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Piney Point Women Arrested on Burglary Charges

Piney Point Women Arrested on Burglary Charges

On Thursday, January 4, 2018, Deputy Robinson of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 20000 block of Red Rose Court, in Lexington Park, for a report of a burglary. Evidence from the scene indicated the victim’s garage door had been forced open, as well as the interior door leading into the...
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Three-Year-Old Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

Three-Year-Old Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

UPDATE 1/9/2018 @ 7:05 p.m.: On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at approximately 11:42 AM deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Three Notch Road near Tom’s Way, in Lexington Park, for a reported serious motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, deputies found two vehicles and a total of five...
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Fort Washington Man Charged with Assault and Resisting Arrest

Fort Washington Man Charged with Assault and Resisting Arrest

On Saturday, January 6, 2018, at approximately 9:30 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Chancellor’s Run Road and Amber Drive, in California, for a report of a disturbance involving a knife. Contact was made with the victim, who is employed as a driver. According to the...
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Piney Point Man Arrested, Charged with Rape and Assault

Piney Point Man Arrested, Charged with Rape and Assault

On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, police officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in Piney Point. Upon arrival, officers witnessed the victim running to the door partially dressed and “visibly upset,” according to charging documents. The victim proceeded to tell the officers that she was sexually assaulted by James...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Assistance in Walmart Theft Case

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Assistance in Walmart Theft Case

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured below. On January 4, 2018, at the Walmart located in California, Maryland, the suspect attempted to leave the store without paying for a cart full of merchandise. The suspect was confronted by an employee of Walmart, at which time the...
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Prince George’s County Sees Drop in Overall Violent Crime and Homicides in 2017

Prince George’s County Sees Drop in Overall Violent Crime and Homicides in 2017

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III and Prince George’s County Police Chief Henry P. Stawinski III announced Monday the county saw a 6.6% drop in overall violent crime in 2017.  This marks the 7th year in a row where the overall violent crime number dropped from the previous year.  This continuing downward trajectory translates...
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Icy Roads Lead to Head-On Motor Vehicle Collision in California

Icy Roads Lead to Head-On Motor Vehicle Collision in California

On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at approximately 8:15 a.m.., police, fire, and rescue crews responded to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Buck Hewitt Road in the area of Oriole Drive, in California. Units arrived on scene to discover a two-vehicle accident involving a Ford Focus and a Chevrolet Tahoe. While the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 1/9/2018

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 1/9/2018

The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On January 3, 2017 Deputy Williamson conducted a traffic stop in the area of Route 4 and Chaneyville Road. While making contact with the driver later identified as Christopher Slattery, 37, of Prince Frederick, Trooper McCombs...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 1/8/2018 to 1/12/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 1/8/2018 to 1/12/2018

During the week of January, 8 to January 12, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Berry Road at Jenifer Elementary School Marshall Corner Road at McDonough High School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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HIV Positive Charles County Track Coach & Instructional Assistant Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges

HIV Positive Charles County Track Coach & Instructional Assistant Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges

Carlos Deangelo Bell, 30, of Waldorf, pleaded guilty Friday, January, 5, 2018, to sexually abusing students and filming child pornography, prosecutors said. Bell, signed a plea agreement admitting guilt on 27 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor, porn charges and attempted transmission of HIV, the state’s attorney for Charles County, Tony Covington, said....
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 27-Year-Old Man Shot on Great Mills Road, Suspect Still at Large

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 27-Year-Old Man Shot on Great Mills Road, Suspect Still at Large

On January 4, 2018, at approximately 1:45 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, responded to St. Mary’s Square, located on Great Mills Road, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, a 27-year-old male victim, was found to have sustained a gunshot...
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Charles County Corrections Division Implements New Peer Mentor Program

Charles County Corrections Division Implements New Peer Mentor Program

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division recently rolled out a program aimed at supporting new correctional officers through their first year of service. The newly created Peer Mentor Program, spearheaded by Lt. Matthew Irby, was engineered to provide a physical model of the agency’s core values – professionalism, respect, integrity, duty and excellence...
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Maryland State Police DUI Arrests for Prince Frederick Barrack 1/3/2018

Maryland State Police DUI Arrests for Prince Frederick Barrack 1/3/2018

The following persons were arrested for DUI by Troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack.
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Lothian Man Found Passed Out in Chesapeake Beach Behind the Wheel Arrested on Drug Charges

Lothian Man Found Passed Out in Chesapeake Beach Behind the Wheel Arrested on Drug Charges

On Monday, December 18, 2017 Deputy T. Buckler of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Dory Brooks Road and Dalrymple Road, in Chesapeake Beach, for a check welfare for a male subject who appeared to be passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle. Deputy Buckler observed the vehicle matching the...
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Alabama Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby

Alabama Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby

On Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Trooper First Class T. Davis from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby for a patron becoming disorderly. Upon arrival, Josh R. Manuel, 31 of Alabama, was observed leaving the establishment and walking toward the woods. Upon observing...
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Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Possession of Marijuana After Traffic Stop

Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Possession of Marijuana After Traffic Stop

On Thursday, December 21, 2017, at approximately 10:55 p.m., Trooper First Class Jones from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Chaneyville Road in Owings for traffic violations. While speaking with the driver, Shantel D. Randall, 20 of Chesapeake Beach a clear plastic bag containing suspected marijuana...
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UPDATE: Third Victim in Triple Fatal Car Crash on Rose Hill Road Positively Identified

UPDATE: Third Victim in Triple Fatal Car Crash on Rose Hill Road Positively Identified

UPDATE 1/2/2018: Today, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore positively identified the third victim of the triple fatal car crash that occurred on December 26 on Rose Hill Road in La Plata as James Edward Proctor, Jr., 50, of Hughesville. There are no further updates at this time. Cpl. K. Syvertsen is...
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Official St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release on Sick Students at Spring Ridge Middle School

Official St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release on Sick Students at Spring Ridge Middle School

On January 2, 2018, school staff at the Spring Ridge Middle School located at 19856 Three Notch Rd. Lexington Park, were alerted to a child not feeling well after ingesting food they brought from home. It was later determined the child had shared the food with four friends during the morning and several children...
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Maryland State Police Holiday Enforcement Efforts

Maryland State Police Holiday Enforcement Efforts

This year’s holiday season efforts of the Maryland State Police had a positive effect on reducing crashes and keeping the public safe. Traffic enforcement efforts by Maryland state troopers during the holiday period resulted in more than 10,000 traffic stops that led to 264 arrests and more than 180 arrests of impaired drivers. Maryland...
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UPDATE: DC Man Shot During Home Invasion in Bryans Road was Looking For Marijuana

UPDATE: DC Man Shot During Home Invasion in Bryans Road was Looking For Marijuana

UPDATE 1/2/2018: On Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at approximately 7:40 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call from victim at Marshall Hall Road in Bryans Road, in reference to a burglary in progress. The caller reported individuals were in his house and stated, “don’t shoot me” while on the phone...
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North Carolina Man Arrested in Huntingtown for Possession of a Firearm After a Felony Conviction

North Carolina Man Arrested in Huntingtown for Possession of a Firearm After a Felony Conviction

On December 20, 2017 Deputy Trigg of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a random commercial motor vehicle safety inspection in the parking lot of Lord Calvert Bowling, Huntingtown. While making contact with the driver later identified as Richard Stevens, 40, of North Carolina, Deputy Trigg observed a large hunting knife near the...
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Prince Frederick Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Found Passed Out in Vehicle

Prince Frederick Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After Found Passed Out in Vehicle

On Thursday, December 21, 2017 Deputy Trigg of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Calvert County Health Department, in Prince Frederick for the report of a check welfare for a female in a vehicle who appeared to be passed out. Other deputies on scene with the female who was later identified as...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Cell Phone Thief

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Cell Phone Thief

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On December 9, 2017, at approximately 12:10 p.m., the suspect stole the victim’s cell phone from the counter while at the Charlotte Hall Motel, located on Three Notch Road, in Charlotte Hall. Anyone with information about this incident/and or the...
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