Law Enforcement

Minor Injuries After Vehicle Rolls Multiple Times in Charlotte Hall

Minor Injuries After Vehicle Rolls Multiple Times in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 8:32 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Traveled Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover. Crews arrived on the scene to find two-vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with no entrapment...
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Police Arrest 17-Year-Old and Recover Stolen Vehicle in Waldorf

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old and Recover Stolen Vehicle in Waldorf

On Friday, March 21, 2025, at 1:34 p.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Western Parkway near Acton Lane in Waldorf on a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The driver refused to pull over and fled from officers where they later struck a curb in the area of Crain...
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Two Children Flown to Children’s Center After ATV Strikes Tree in Calvert County

Two Children Flown to Children’s Center After ATV Strikes Tree in Calvert County

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 3:57 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 2300 block of Dunkirk Drive in Owings, for the reported ATV accident. 911 callers reported a pediatric operator on an ATV was ejected after striking a tree. A helicopter was placed on standby. Crews arrived on...
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Firefighters from Charles, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s County Respond to Large Brush Fire in Hughesville

Firefighters from Charles, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s County Respond to Large Brush Fire in Hughesville

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 4:10 p.m., firefighters responded to the 14000 block of Oaks Road in Hughesville, for the reported unknown fire. 911 callers reported a large amount of smoke coming from the woods in the area of the given address. Additional callers then reported a fire in the woods near...
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Illegal Alien Indicted for Fentanyl, Firearm, and Immigration-Related Crimes

Illegal Alien Indicted for Fentanyl, Firearm, and Immigration-Related Crimes

A federal grand jury has indicted Sarah Maud Jess, 61, of Capitol Heights, Maryland. Jess is charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien, and reentry of an alien removed after...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 10-Years After High Speed Crash Claims Life of Lusby Woman in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 10-Years After High Speed Crash Claims Life of Lusby Woman in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 3/28/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Michael Anthony Carlucci, 50, of Waldorf, Maryland, has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison in connection with a multi-vehicle high-speed crash that claimed the life of a mother of four, Jaleisa Wilcox, 33, and injured another individual. During the sentencing hearing, the State...
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Maryland State Police Searching for Critical Missing Person in Leonardtown

Maryland State Police Searching for Critical Missing Person in Leonardtown

Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack are actively searching for a critically missing person, 51-year-old Joseph Herbert Swann, who was last seen on the morning of Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Swann reportedly left his residence on Gunnell Drive in Leonardtown at approximately 11:03 a.m. and was observed getting into a black Nissan...
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UPDATE: Missing Waldorf Man, Richard Wilson Jr, Located Deceased in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Missing Waldorf Man, Richard Wilson Jr, Located Deceased in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 3/27/2025: On March 27, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s detectives were notified by the Prince George’s County Police Department that Richard Wilson, Jr., age 86, who had been reported missing from his Waldorf home on January 25, 2025, was located deceased in the water near Mariner Drive in Fort Washington,...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Stabbing Dog Multiple Times During Domestic Incident

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Stabbing Dog Multiple Times During Domestic Incident

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 9:24 p.m., police responded to the 21400 block of Exquisite Court in Lexington Park, for the reported domestic involving a knife. Multiple 911 callers reported a domestic disturbance involving a knife with the suspect attempting to kill the dog. According to court records from the District Court...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving Box Truck and Occupied School Bus in Prince Frederick

UPDATE: Police Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving Box Truck and Occupied School Bus in Prince Frederick

UPDATE 3/26/2025 @ 1:00 P.M.: On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, shortly after 9 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision involving a school bus on Rt. 231 near Sea Gull Beach Road in Prince Frederick. Upon arrival, deputies found that the school...
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Maryland Sergeant Makes Quick Arrest After Witnessing 16-Year-Old Fatally Shoot Victim

Maryland Sergeant Makes Quick Arrest After Witnessing 16-Year-Old Fatally Shoot Victim

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a teenage suspect in connection with a fatal shooting on Tuesday night. The suspect, a 16-year-old male from Laurel, is charged with the murder of 39-year-old Leo Addison of Largo. The suspect is charged as an adult. On March 25, 2025, at approximately 10:30 pm,...
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Lexington Park Woman, Britny Lee Blankenship, Wanted by Police for Escape

Lexington Park Woman, Britny Lee Blankenship, Wanted by Police for Escape

UPDATE 3/26/2025: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Britny Lee Blankenship, 35, of Lexington Park, for escape. On March 22, 2025, Deputies responded to the 21000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park for the report of tampering on Blankenship’s ankle monitor. The monitoring device was found to have...
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Charles County Police Quickly Arrest PG County Teen in Stolen Hyundai After Slow Speed Chase

Charles County Police Quickly Arrest PG County Teen in Stolen Hyundai After Slow Speed Chase

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 3:25 a.m., patrol officers were responding to the area of Wedgewood Place in Waldorf for the report of an iPhone notification of a crash. As officers approached the scene, an officer noticed a silver Hyundai with front end damage and the driver wearing a ski mask. When the...
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Jury Finds PG County Man Guilty of Felony Strangulation of His Partner

Jury Finds PG County Man Guilty of Felony Strangulation of His Partner

Desmond Fletcher, 37, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been found guilty by a jury of one count of felony strangulation and two counts of misdemeanor assault for charges that took place in southeast Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Identified in Fatal Single Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Identified in Fatal Single Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE 3/26/25: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday afternoon. On March 25, 2025, at around 1:15 p.m., First Responders responded to the 44000 block of St. Andrews Church Road and Pops Way in California, MD, for a report of a crash. A preliminary investigation determined that...
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UPDATE: Virginia Man Dead After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Charges Pending Investigation

UPDATE: Virginia Man Dead After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Charges Pending Investigation

UPDATE 3/26/2025: On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) at Holly Lane for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland...
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Hollywood Woman Charged with DUI and Multiple Traffic Violations Following Late-Night Stop

Hollywood Woman Charged with DUI and Multiple Traffic Violations Following Late-Night Stop

A Hollywood woman is facing multiple traffic charges following a late-night incident along Three Notch Road in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents filed on March 25, 2025, Kaylee Alyssa Burnett, 26, of Hollywood, was cited by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office after being stopped near the intersection of Three Notch Road...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Two Separate Domestic Incidents

Lexington Park Woman Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Two Separate Domestic Incidents

A Lexington Park woman is facing charges in two ongoing criminal cases following separate incidents involving alleged domestic altercations and a protective order violation, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Nijah Ziniah Briscoe, 23, of Lexington Park, is charged with second-degree assault for an incident that occurred on February...
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Two Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Head-on Collision in Indian Head Leaves Two Trapped

Two Transported to Trauma Center After Serious Head-on Collision in Indian Head Leaves Two Trapped

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 6:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 4800 Livingston Road in Indian Head, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. The first 911 call came from an automatic crash notification which could only advised a female was heard in the...
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Pursuit of Justice – Cold Case Files: Detectives Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Serial Sex Offender

Pursuit of Justice – Cold Case Files: Detectives Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Serial Sex Offender

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives and Forensic Science personnel are seeking to identify a serial sex offender. Here are the facts of the cases: Between November 1996 and August 2003, an unidentified male targeted women in Prince George’s County and Washington, DC by offering them a ride under false pretenses. Once inside his vehicle, the...
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UPDATE: Callaway Man Arrested After Attempting to Enter Little Flower School and Assaulting Staff, Police Officers

UPDATE: Callaway Man Arrested After Attempting to Enter Little Flower School and Assaulting Staff, Police Officers

UPDATE 3/25/2025: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance at Little Flower School in Great Mills at approximately 7:45 a.m. on March 25. A 911 caller reported that a male suspect had assaulted a staff member at the school before fleeing the area on a bicycle. Responding deputies...
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Lexington Park Man is Third Person Charged in Connection with Shootout in the Streets of St. Mary’s County

Lexington Park Man is Third Person Charged in Connection with Shootout in the Streets of St. Mary’s County

A months-long investigation into a March 2024 shooting on Ronald Drive has led to the arrest and charging of three individuals, all connected to a complex series of events involving gunfire, surveillance footage, and alleged retaliation. The incident began in the early hours of March 2, 2024, when deputies from the St. Mary’s County...
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Helicopter Requested After Serious Two Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown, Budds Creek Road Closed

Helicopter Requested After Serious Two Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown, Budds Creek Road Closed

On Monday, March 24, 2025, at 9:50 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Big Chestnut Road in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned. 911 callers reported a two-vehicle collision with one patient being semi-conscious with a possible compound fracture to...
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No Injuries or Structures Damaged After Large Woods Fire in California

No Injuries or Structures Damaged After Large Woods Fire in California

On Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 8:32 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, and Hollywood were dispatched to the Salem State Forest located at 22343 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported large woods fire. The 911 call came from couple who drove to the State Forest for their morning walk, a short...
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Elderly Driver Flown to Trauma Center After Causing Serious Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

Elderly Driver Flown to Trauma Center After Causing Serious Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, March 23, 2025, at approximately 10:59 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mount Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one patient trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style...
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