Law Enforcement

VIDEO: Another Shooting in Lexington Park: Man Survives Gunshot Wounds to Face

VIDEO: Another Shooting in Lexington Park: Man Survives Gunshot Wounds to Face

In the early hours of Wednesday, March 5, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Marshall Boulevard, in Lexington Park. At approximately 1:10 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported hearing around 20 gunshots. Firefighters and emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene and...
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Deputies Arrest Leonardtown Woman Accused of Forcing Her Way into Lexington Park Residence

Deputies Arrest Leonardtown Woman Accused of Forcing Her Way into Lexington Park Residence

Terrie Lynn Carter, 57, of Leonardtown, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary and disorderly conduct following an incident in Lexington Park. Carter was taken into custody on February 27, 2025, after deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary in progress. According to court documents filed...
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Hayes Appointed Interim U.S. Attorney for The District of Maryland

Hayes Appointed Interim U.S. Attorney for The District of Maryland

Today, Kelly O. Hayes was appointed and sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.  Prior to her appointment, she served as the Chief of the Southern Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland since 2021. Ms. Hayes began serving the District of Maryland in 2013 as...
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UPDATE: Burning Debris Sparks Massive Fire in St. Mary’s County, Injuring One

UPDATE: Burning Debris Sparks Massive Fire in St. Mary’s County, Injuring One

UPDATE 3/5/2025: A fire that started from a pile of burning debris quickly spread out of control Tuesday afternoon, leaving an adult male injured and causing approximately $100,000 in damages. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the blaze occurred on March 4, 2025, at approximately 12:34 p.m. at a property...
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Lusby Woman Sentenced for Impaired Driving and Child Neglect in Calvert County

Lusby Woman Sentenced for Impaired Driving and Child Neglect in Calvert County

On March 3, 2025, Ronni Laine Davis, 34, of Lusby, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 8 years incarceration, with 60 days of active time, followed by 3 years of supervised probation. The sentence was imposed by the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee. Evidence revealed that Davis was observed by concerned citizens to...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Avenue

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Avenue

On Monday, March 3, 2025, at approximately 7:17 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 22373 Oakley Road in Avenue, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. The first 911 caller advised they heard a loud crash and saw a vehicle on its side. The second 911 caller...
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Drunk Owings Man Boasts After Ramming Police Vehicles in High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

Drunk Owings Man Boasts After Ramming Police Vehicles in High-Speed Chase in Calvert County

Tarvaris Tony Reid, 47, of Owings, is facing multiple assault charges after leading deputies on a high-speed chase through Calvert County, ramming police vehicles, and resisting arrest. According to court documents, on February 26, 2025, at approximately 10:19 p.m., a deputy was conducting traffic enforcement on Southbound Route 2 near Wayside Drive when he...
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Indian Head Man Charged with Assault and False Imprisonment After Domestic Attack

Indian Head Man Charged with Assault and False Imprisonment After Domestic Attack

Marc Roderic Long, 41, of Indian Head, is facing multiple charges following a violent domestic incident that occurred in the early hours of February 24, 2025. Long has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and false imprisonment after allegedly attacking a woman at a residence in Indian Head. According to court documents, deputies...
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IID Investigating a Fatal Pedestrian Collision Following an Attempted Traffic Stop in Prince George’s County

IID Investigating a Fatal Pedestrian Collision Following an Attempted Traffic Stop in Prince George’s County

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision following an attempted traffic stop that occurred in Chillum, Prince George’s County, Maryland on Friday night. The preliminary investigation revealed on Friday, February 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 pm, an officer with the Hyattsville City...
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Security Guard Arrested and Charged After Fatally Shooting Man During Altercation

Security Guard Arrested and Charged After Fatally Shooting Man During Altercation

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man in connection to the fatal shooting on Saturday night. The suspect is 54-year-old Murwanashyaka Francois of Gaithersburg. He is charged with the murder of 45-year-old Ricardo Clemons Jr. with no current address. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 8:25 pm, officers responded to...
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La Plata Police Chief Carl Schinner Announces His Departure from the La Plata Police Department

La Plata Police Chief Carl Schinner Announces His Departure from the La Plata Police Department

La Plata Police Chief, Carl Schinner, announced he would be departing service from the Town of La Plata. Chief Schinner began his career in May 1987 with the Greenbelt Police Department (GPD). Chief Schinner retired from GPD at the rank of captain in September 2013. He began his tenure as Chief with the La...
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Lexington Park Man Flushes Baseball Sized Bag of Cocaine Down Toilet at St. Mary’s County Jail After Arrest

Lexington Park Man Flushes Baseball Sized Bag of Cocaine Down Toilet at St. Mary’s County Jail After Arrest

Danielyn Marshall Winder, 44, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple drug-related charges after a traffic stop led to his arrest on February 27, 2025. According to court documents, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit had been conducting an ongoing investigation into the alleged drug-related activities of Winder. As part of...
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Father Said He Would “Gladly Take Out” Son After Choking and Threatening to Kill Him

Father Said He Would “Gladly Take Out” Son After Choking and Threatening to Kill Him

James Levi Curtis, 59, of Waldorf, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly attacking his teenage son in their home and making violent threats, according to court documents. Curtis was arrested on February 22, 2025, and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and second-degree child abuse. According to the charging documents, deputies responded to...
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Indian Head Woman Charged with First-Degree Assault Following Stabbing at Motel

Indian Head Woman Charged with First-Degree Assault Following Stabbing at Motel

Lisa Maria Genao, 41, of Indian Head, has been charged with first-degree assault following an alleged stabbing incident at a motel in Charles County. Genao was arrested on February 24, 2025, after deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at the Indian Head Inn,...
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VIDEO: Lusby Man Facing Multiple Traffic Charges Following DUI Incident in St. Mary’s County

VIDEO: Lusby Man Facing Multiple Traffic Charges Following DUI Incident in St. Mary’s County

Troy Rinaldo Cannegieter, 28, of Lusby, is facing multiple traffic-related charges after allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in St. Mary’s County on February 25, 2025. According to court documents, Cannegieter was cited for driving while under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, negligent driving, and failure to control vehicle speed...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Two Found Unresponsive in St. Ingoes, Both Transported in Critical Condition

Maryland State Police Investigating Two Found Unresponsive in St. Ingoes, Both Transported in Critical Condition

On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Grayson Road and Villa Road in St. Inigoes, for the report of two subjects possibly not breathing. According to the initial 911 call, a concerned family member was searching for a male relative when...
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Police Investigating Shots Fired on Gallery Place That Damages Six Vehicles, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Shots Fired on Gallery Place That Damages Six Vehicles, No Injuries Reported

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:40 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of multiple gunshots. When officers arrived, they canvassed the area but did not locate anyone with injuries. Upon further investigation, officers discovered six vehicles had been damaged by the...
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No Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Pole, Road Sign, and Garage in Leonardtown

No Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Pole, Road Sign, and Garage in Leonardtown

On Thursday, February 27, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to 26961 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported residential structure fire after a vehicle struck the building. Multiple 911 callers reported a vehicle into a garage with smoke throughout the building. Firefighters from Leonardtown, Seventh District,...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Charles County Shooting

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Charles County Shooting

  A Waldorf man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault first degree, assault second degree, and reckless endangerment, following a shooting incident in Charles County on February 26, 2025. James Wendell Andrews, 54, of Waldorf, was taken into custody after allegedly shooting a man with a high-powered air rifle during...
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15-Year-Old Charged with Armed Robbery and Assault After Pistol Whipping Victim

15-Year-Old Charged with Armed Robbery and Assault After Pistol Whipping Victim

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, officers assigned to the COPS Unit charged a 15-year-old juvenile in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on January 30th, 2025, on Reeves Place in Waldorf. During the robbery, two juveniles approached the victim, displayed a handgun, and hit the victim several times with the gun. The suspects...
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Woman Arrested for Domestic-Related Murder in Prince George’s County

Woman Arrested for Domestic-Related Murder in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection with the domestic-related murder of her boyfriend. The suspect is 59-year-old Shelia Robinson of Temple Hills. She is charged with the murder of 67-year-old Antonio Dillard of Temple Hills. On February 19, 2025, at approximately 11:05 pm, officers responded to a...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Shed Fire That Spreads to House in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Shed Fire That Spreads to House in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 2:34 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Hollywood responded to the area of Franklin Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shed on fire. Shortly after dispatch, the St. Mary’s County 911 center advised to all responding units they were receiving multiple...
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No Children Injured After School Bus Accident in St. Mary’s County

No Children Injured After School Bus Accident in St. Mary’s County

On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 3:16 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Medleys Neck Road and Watson Lane in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find a passenger vehicle and a St....
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UPDATE: Police Arrest St. Mary’s County Man and Find Cash Drugs and Guns After Early Morning Raid at Great Mills Drug House

UPDATE: Police Arrest St. Mary’s County Man and Find Cash Drugs and Guns After Early Morning Raid at Great Mills Drug House

UPDATE 2/27/2025: Authorities in St. Mary’s County have arrested Daiquan Malik Barnett, 28, of Great Mills, on multiple felony drug and firearm-related charges following a police investigation that led to the execution of search warrants at his residence and associated vehicles. Barnett was taken into custody on February 26, 2025, after detectives from the...
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Lexington Park Couple Charged with Theft After Shoplifting from Ollie’s in St. Mary’s County

Lexington Park Couple Charged with Theft After Shoplifting from Ollie’s in St. Mary’s County

A man and woman were charged with theft after allegedly stealing merchandise from the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Miranda Ann Martin, 35, and Deaune Nathan Clybourne, 30, both of Great Mills, were stopped by police on...
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