Law Enforcement

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Memorializes Nolan Scully

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Memorializes Nolan Scully

Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office today solemnly mark the two-year anniversary of the passing of Nolan Ray Scully, who died on Feb. 4, 2017, at the age of 4. Born in Leonardtown to parents Ruth Rebecca Rogers Scully and Jonathan Patrick Sully, Nolan bravely...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Rolls Over in Great Mills

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Rolls Over in Great Mills

On Friday, February 1, 2019, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Brass Rail on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one vehicle overturned and subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off...
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One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Parking Lot During Disturbance

One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Parking Lot During Disturbance

On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at approximately 9:35 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Precision Towing located on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Police arrived on scene to find an active disturbance in the parking lot of A&M glass with more than 10...
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One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and resting on its roof. The single occupant was...
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Getaway Driver for Home Invasion Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Getaway Driver for Home Invasion Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Brandy Lynn Deluca, 44, of Waldorf, to 7 years in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion. On October 22, 2018, Deluca entered a guilty plea to the above-mentioned charge in...
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Shoplifting at Waldorf Safeway Leads to Arrest and Multiple Charges for Welcome Man

Shoplifting  at Waldorf Safeway Leads to Arrest and Multiple Charges for Welcome Man

On January 19, 2019, at approximately 2:20 pm, Deputy Thayer from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to the Safeway on Market Place in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the witness who stated that the subject attempted to flee the scene and is...
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AUDIO: 16-Year-Old Reportedly Stabbed Multiple Times in Waldorf During Robbery

AUDIO: 16-Year-Old Reportedly Stabbed Multiple Times in Waldorf During Robbery

On Thursday, January 31, 2019, at approximately 7:20 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to 3080 Huntington Circle in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Dispatchers advised responding units the 911 caller advised her son’s friend showed up at the door stating he was robbed and stabbed. Crews arrived on scene to find the 16-year-old...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Shooting Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Shooting Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder

UPDATE: On Friday, February 1, 2019, Marcus Anthony Mills was located and arrested. UPDATE: Marcus Anthony Mills, age 31, of no fixed address, has been identified as a suspect in the shooting that took place on December 19, 2018. Mills currently has an open warrant for the charge of Attempted Murder. Citizens are asked...
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Indian Head Man Arrested and Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

Indian Head Man Arrested and Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

On Wednesday, January 13, 2019, at approximately 7:20 pm, Deputy Welch of the Charles County Sheriff Department was patrolling in the area of Scotts Store off of Port Tobacco Road, in Welcome, when he observed a Chevrolet Impala cross over the white line while traveling down Port Tobacco Road headed towards Hilltop Road. The...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested at Walmart with Beer, Machete and BB Gun

Prince Frederick Man Arrested at Walmart with Beer, Machete and BB Gun

On Sunday, January 27, 2019, at approximately 7:40 pm, OFC Lewis responded to the Walmart on Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick for the report of a person with a weapon. The Calvert Control Center advised that a white male, wearing a black jacket, camo pants, was seen in the parking lot with a...
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St. Mary’s City Woman Arrested After Knife Assault

St. Mary’s City Woman Arrested After Knife Assault

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Cpl. Handy, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 48000 block of Freehold Drive in St. Mary’s City for the reported assault involving a knife. The investigation determined Ann Marie Owens,  42, of St. Mary’s City, was in a verbal argument with the victim when she grabbed...
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Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in St. Mary’s County This Weekend

Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in St. Mary’s County This Weekend

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of other agencies, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint during the evening of Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, on Route 4 in California. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will also be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Route 4 on the St. Mary’s County side of...
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Huntingtown Woman Found with Adderall, Suboxone, Xanax, and Alprazolam and Over 100 Heroin Capsules After Traffic Stop in Dunkirk

Huntingtown Woman Found with Adderall, Suboxone, Xanax, and Alprazolam and Over 100 Heroin Capsules After Traffic Stop in Dunkirk

On Sunday, January 27, 2019, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Deputy Crum of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation at West Ward Road and Southern Maryland Blvd, in Dunkirk. The officer made contact with the driver, Jennifer Sue Perricone, 30, of Huntingtown, and during the traffic asked Perricone...
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UPDATE: Three Adults and 2 Children Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

UPDATE: Three Adults and 2 Children Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

UPDATE 1/31/2019: On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on eastbound Maryland Route 6 in the area of Rollins Court in La Plata. Due to the circumstances,...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Prince Frederick

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Prince Frederick

On January 30, 2019, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Stafford Road in Prince Frederick, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Engine 22 arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with multiple passengers in the white vehicle...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Stealing Cell Phone at World Gym in Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Stealing Cell Phone at World Gym in Prince Frederick

On Thursday, January 24, 2019 Deputy Ridgely of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to World Gym in Prince Frederick for the report of a theft. The complainant advised while he was taking a shower Dru Mathew Maguire, 19, of Prince Frederick, stole his black Apple iPhone 8 from his gym bag. Deputy Ridgely made...
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No Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Great Mills

No Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Great Mills

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Indian Bridge Road in the area of Bean Family Lane in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Dispatch advised one patient was trapped in the vehicle but was able to extricate themselves prior to arrival of...
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Lexington Park Man Wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

Lexington Park Man Wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Michael Ryan Norfolk, 30 of Lexington Park. Norfolk has an active warrant for his arrest for Escape Second Degree for failing to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, to serve his sentence as court ordered. Norfolk was originally sentenced...
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Huntingtown Man Faces Multiple Firearm Violations After Reporting a Stolen AK-47

Huntingtown Man Faces Multiple Firearm Violations After Reporting a Stolen AK-47

On Thursday, January 24, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Trooper First Class Backus, from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack, responded to the 2100 block of Wilson Road in Huntingtown, for a report of a stolen AK-47 style rifle. Christopher Dale Hiner, 27 of Huntingtown, reported a AK-47  WASR 10 7.62 mm X39...
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Bushwood Drug Dealer Arrested in Lexington Park with Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Buprenorphine and Naloxone

Bushwood Drug Dealer Arrested in Lexington Park with Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Buprenorphine and Naloxone

In January of 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division began an investigation on DeAndre Terille Taylor, (aka “DT”) 29 of Bushwood, for the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. During the course of the investigation, a Search and Seizure Warrant was obtained for an apartment in Lexington Park. On January 25,...
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Mechanicsville Women Faces Multiple Theft Charges After Car and Cash go Missing on Date Night

Mechanicsville Women Faces Multiple Theft Charges After Car and Cash go Missing on Date Night

On January 12, 2019 at approximately at approximately 4:15 am, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff Office responded to Scotch Neck Road for the report of a theft. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the victim. The victim that he had recently met the defendant Melissa Ruth Melenson, 39 of Mechanicsville, on...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Cruiser Struck by Another Vehicle While Running Radar in Charlotte Hall

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Cruiser Struck by Another Vehicle While Running Radar in Charlotte Hall

UPDATE: On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at approximately 4:20 pm, Master Trooper J. Preston from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, was sitting stationary in his marked agency vehicle on the southbound side of Maryland Route 5 in the parking lot of the Napa Auto Parts in Charlotte Hall, conducting speed enforcement. The business was...
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Virginia Beach Man who Sexual Assaulted a Mentally Disabled Man in 2017, Arrested in St. Mary’s County for Recording a Man in Walmart Bathroom

Virginia Beach Man who Sexual Assaulted a Mentally Disabled Man in 2017, Arrested in St. Mary’s County for Recording a Man in Walmart Bathroom

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at approximately 10:00 p.m., Deputy B. Foor, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Walmart in California, Maryland for the report of an assault. Police were told a black male was caught recording a 19-year-old male in the bathroom, and when confronted he assaulted the victim...
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2-Alarm Fire in Prince Georges County

2-Alarm Fire in Prince Georges County

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at approximately 6:30 p.m., firefighters from Prince Georges County, Anne Arundel County and surround companies responded to 5664 Columbia Park Drive in Cheverly, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from a approximate 120 x 100 building. Units shortly evacuated from interior operations set...
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UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigate Fatal Fire in Waldorf

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigate Fatal Fire in Waldorf

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals were requested to investigate the origin and cause of late evening fatal Waldorf fire Saturday , January 26, 2019. The 11:05 P.M. fire occurred at 7430 Bensville Road in Waldorf. The one alarm blaze in the single story, wood frame house brought out 45 firefighters from the Waldorf Volunteer...
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