Law Enforcement

Chesapeake Beach Woman Accused of Violating Peace Order, Threatening Witness

Chesapeake Beach Woman Accused of Violating Peace Order, Threatening Witness

Marie Ann Lamb, 60, of Chesapeake Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with failing to comply with a peace order and intimidating or influencing a juror or witness after an alleged incident on May 20, 2026, according to court documents. The criminal case was filed on May 22, 2026, and remains...
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Juvenile and Hollywood Man Charged Following Investigation Into Stolen Gun And Burglaries

Juvenile and Hollywood Man Charged Following Investigation Into Stolen Gun And Burglaries

Nathaniel Warren Shaklee, 19, of Hollywood, has been charged with 13 counts connected to an alleged burglary at Brudergarten in Leonardtown and a series of reported vehicle break-ins in the Leonardtown area, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. Shaklee is charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary of a store, eight...
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Huntingtown Man Charged With Two Counts of Assault in Calvert County Case

Huntingtown Man Charged With Two Counts of Assault in Calvert County Case

Joshua Chazz Brown, 30, of Huntingtown, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with two misdemeanor counts of second-degree assault after an alleged May 17, 2026, altercation at a home in Prince Frederick, according to court documents. The case, filed May 18, 2026, remains open in District Court for Calvert County. According to...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged With Assault After Reported Domestic Incident

Saint Leonard Man Charged With Assault After Reported Domestic Incident

Darien Marquell Chase, 28, of Saint Leonard, has been charged with second-degree assault after Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported domestic incident on Garrison Street in Saint Leonard on May 20, 2026, according to District Court of Maryland records. Court documents state that Cpl. R. Shrawder responded at about 8:32 p.m....
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced After Spitting on Deputy During Lexington Park Arrest

Lexington Park Man Sentenced After Spitting on Deputy During Lexington Park Arrest

Ty-Kane Shi-Heim Briscoe, 30, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in St. Mary’s County District Court after an arrest tied to a February 5, 2026 incident in Lexington Park. Court records show Briscoe was also charged with disorderly conduct, resisting or interfering with arrest, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while...
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Avenue Man Charged With Obstructing Police During Hit-and-Run Investigation

Avenue Man Charged With Obstructing Police During Hit-and-Run Investigation

Jeremiah Robert Jameson, 19, of Avenue, has been charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with one misdemeanor count of obstructing and hindering after a deputy reported that he interfered with a hit-and-run investigation in Charlotte Hall, according to court documents. The charging document states that the alleged incident happened on May 20, 2026,...
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UPDATE GoFundMe Started for Family After 1-Year-Old Dies Following Medical Emergency in Mechanicsville

UPDATE GoFundMe Started for Family After 1-Year-Old Dies Following Medical Emergency in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 5/22/2026: A GoFundMe has been started to support the family of a 1-year-old girl who died after suffering a medical emergency in Mechanicsville. According to the fundraiser, Savi was born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, also known as CDH, and spent her entire first year in the NICU at Children’s Hospital. During that time,...
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Fugitive Wanted in Connection with Sexual Assault of a Minor Located and Arrested

Fugitive Wanted in Connection with Sexual Assault of a Minor Located and Arrested

On May 21, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Judicial Services Section assigned to the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas, age 45, of Riverdale, MD, in connection with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas had...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Receives Probation Before Judgment After Roadway Incident

UPDATE:  Lexington Park Man Receives Probation Before Judgment After Roadway Incident

UPDATE 5/22/2026: Legend McKinley Carter, 30, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty in St. Mary’s County District Court to failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order by law enforcement after an April 19, 2026, incident near Old Hewitt Road in Lexington Park, according to court documents. The case was filed on April 20, 2026,...
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Bowie Police Sergeant Found Guilty of All Charges After Shooting at Unarmed Victim

Bowie Police Sergeant Found Guilty of All Charges After Shooting at Unarmed Victim

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson has announced that 37-year-old Sergeant Robert Warrington has been convicted of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office. Warrington is a police officer with the City of Bowie Police Department. After the judge rendered a verdict, the State’s Attorney was advised of information...
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Wanted Indian Head Man Arrested After Being Found Hiding Under Relatives Home

Wanted Indian Head Man Arrested After Being Found Hiding Under Relatives Home

On May 11, 2026, at approximately 5:46 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4600 block of Smallwood Church Road in Indian Head to serve multiple outstanding warrants on Sean Patrick Heckman, 23, of Indian Head. While relatives inside the home told officers they did not know Heckman’s whereabouts, officers conducted a search...
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Lusby Man Arrested After Burglary and Theft from Swan Point Golf Course Shop in Charles County

Lusby Man Arrested After Burglary and Theft from Swan Point Golf Course Shop in Charles County

On May 4, 2026, patrol officers responded to a reported burglary at the Swan Point Golf Course pro shop in Swan Point, MD. Officers learned that at approximately 9:35 p.m., on May 3, a male suspect forced entry into the business using a pry tool and stole approximately $5,300 worth of golf clubs and...
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Student Armed With Knife Charged After Threatening to Stab Teacher at Great Mills High School

Student Armed With Knife Charged After Threatening to Stab Teacher at Great Mills High School

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the school resource officer assigned to Great Mills High School was notified by school administrators that a student had threatened to stab a teacher. Following the verbal threat, school administrators searched the student and located a pocketknife in the student’s pants pocket. The knife was immediately confiscated. The 15-year-old...
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Eastern Shore Cheer Academy Owner Arrested, Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Eastern Shore Cheer Academy Owner Arrested, Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Maryland State Police arrested an Annapolis man with sexual abuse of a minor in Queen Anne’s County. The accused is identified as Dustin Moss Burket, 52, of Annapolis. Burket is criminally charged with second-degree rape, abuse of a minor, fourth degree sexual offense, and second-degree assault. He was taken into custody yesterday without incident...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested Twice in Less Than a Week on Multiple Fraud and Theft Charges in Charles County

Waldorf Woman Arrested Twice in Less Than a Week on Multiple Fraud and Theft Charges in Charles County

UPDATE 5/22/2026: Annaya Lisette Hines, 26, of Waldorf, is facing multiple fraud, identity theft, and theft-related charges after detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division said she used stolen personal information to lease an apartment on Talbert Place in Waldorf. Court records show Hines was arrested on May 20, 2026, and...
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UPDATE: Fraud Suspect Arrested for Second Time in Under a Week After Additional Cases of Theft and Fraud is Discovered

UPDATE: Fraud Suspect Arrested for Second Time in Under a Week After Additional Cases of Theft and Fraud is Discovered

UPDATE 5/22/2026: On May 20, 2026, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Annaya Lisette Hines, age 26, shortly after she was released from the Charles County Detention Center on electronic monitoring. Hines had initially been arrested on May 14 on an active warrant. While she was in custody, detectives served her with a...
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Waldorf Man Arrested Among 9 In Pennsylvania “Operation Wrong Place” Targeting Child Predators

Waldorf Man Arrested Among 9 In Pennsylvania “Operation Wrong Place” Targeting Child Predators

May 20, 2026: Pennsylvania State Police recently concluded “Operation Wrong Place” a three-day undercover sting targeting individuals seeking to sexually exploit children online. Police conducted the operation from May 15 to May 17, which utilized online ads to lure suspects to designated meeting spots where troopers made arrests. Undercover troopers posted ads on a...
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Traffic Stop in Indian Head Leads to Drugs and Firearm Arrest of Waldorf Man

Traffic Stop in Indian Head Leads to Drugs and Firearm Arrest of Waldorf Man

On May 18, 2026, at approximately 3:39 a.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on Chicamuxen Road near High Ground Farm Place in Indian Head. The driver slowed but continued traveling for a short distance. During that time, the driver was observed placing items into the back seat...
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12-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center with Burns After Accident Involving Acid in Charles County

12-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center with Burns After Accident Involving Acid in Charles County

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at approximately 6:33 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 13000 block of  Sankston Place in Newburg, for the reported hazardous materials investigation with injuries. 911 callers reported a 12-year-old male was conscious alert and breathing after spilling acid on his face. Firefighters arrived on the scene...
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Horseshoe Crab Spawning Migration Arriving in Maryland

Horseshoe Crab Spawning Migration Arriving in Maryland

Thousands of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have started landing on Maryland’s shores this spring for what is believed to be the world’s oldest wildlife migration. Dating back an estimated 350 million years, the annual spawning occurs from May through July, peaking with high tides on or around the full and new moons in June....
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95 Animals Seized From Prince Frederick Property – Three Prince Frederick Residents Charged In Animal Cruelty Case

95 Animals Seized From Prince Frederick Property – Three Prince Frederick Residents Charged In Animal Cruelty Case

Filo Joseph Blake, 43, of Prince Frederick; Katie Renee Blake, 45, of Prince Frederick; and Makayla Leann Brehm, 20, of Prince Frederick, are facing misdemeanor animal cruelty-related charges in Calvert County District Court after authorities alleged about 95 animals were seized from an Arthur King Road property in Prince Frederick on May 7, 2026....
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Day After Receiving Suspended Sentence and Probation, Dunkirk Man Faces New Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

Day After Receiving Suspended Sentence and Probation, Dunkirk Man Faces New Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

Joseph Moreland Bylan, 50, of Dunkirk, is facing new misdemeanor charges in Calvert County for possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after a May 13, 2026, traffic stop on Maryland Route 260, according to District Court records. The open case, filed May 14, 2026, in the...
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Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Welcome

Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Welcome

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police, firefighters, emergency medical services and dive teams responded to the Port Tobacco River in Welcome, for the reported missing person in the water. 911 callers reported a 40-year-old female was last seen in the water with her location currently unknown. Crews arrived on the...
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Lexington Park Man Charged With Violating Protective Order After Disturbance

Lexington Park Man Charged With Violating Protective Order After Disturbance

Joel Harold Notman, 31, of Lexington Park, has been charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with one misdemeanor count of violating a protective order after an alleged disturbance on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park on May 14, 2026. According to charging documents filed by Deputy Matthew Craig of the St. Mary’s County...
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St. Mary’s County Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine and DUI Arrest

St. Mary’s County Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine and DUI Arrest

Matthew Tyler Eastburn, 31, of Mechanicsville, has been charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol per se, driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol,...
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