Law Enforcement

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer After Pulling Over Cop in Silver Spring

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer After Pulling Over Cop in Silver Spring

UPDATE 6/17/2026: Melvin Andrew Oshea Pinkney, 43, of California, has been charged with impersonating a police officer after Montgomery County police said he used red and blue lights to pull over a covert police vehicle in downtown Silver Spring on June 15, 2026. The misdemeanor charge carries a possible penalty of up to two...
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Deputies Say Suspected Crack Cocaine Found During Lexington Park Traffic Stop

Deputies Say Suspected Crack Cocaine Found During Lexington Park Traffic Stop

Steve L Thomas, 56, of Lexington Park, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia after a June 2, 2026 traffic stop near Great Mills Road and FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park. According to allegations filed in District Court for St....
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La Plata Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoint for Thursday, June 18

La Plata Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoint for Thursday, June 18

The La Plata Police Department will conduct a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint on Thursday, June 18, 2026, within the Town of La Plata as part of an effort to reduce alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. The initiative is supported in part through grant funding from the Maryland Highway Safety Office. Police said the checkpoint is intended...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Head-On Minibike Collision That Left 16-Year-Old in Serious Condition, 19-Year-Old Dead

UPDATE: Police Investigating Head-On Minibike Collision That Left 16-Year-Old in Serious Condition, 19-Year-Old Dead

UPDATE 6/16/2026 @ 12:30 p.m.: On Monday, June 15, 2026, at approximately 11:21 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maryland Route 224 (Riverside Rd) in the area of Wilson Landing Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision....
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Former Maryland Based CFO Charged in Embezzlement Scheme and Immigration Fraud

Former Maryland Based CFO Charged in Embezzlement Scheme and Immigration Fraud

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced, today, that a former Maryland-based chief financial officer (CFO), who worked for a multinational company, is facing indictment stemming from an embezzlement scheme and immigration fraud. Teresa Desy Majo, 42, a legal permanent resident from Italy, residing in Annadale, Virginia, is charged with wire...
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After ATV Crash in Hollywood

Man Flown to Trauma Center After ATV Crash in Hollywood

On Monday, June 16, 2026, at approximately 6:15 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 25000 block of Nolan Road in Hollywood, for the reported traumatic injuries after a 4-wheeler crash. 911 callers reported a 59-year-old male wrecked his 4-wheeler and had injuries to his head and limbs. Crews arrived on...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Crash Leaves Woman Trapped in Charlotte Hall

One Transported to Trauma Center After Rollover Crash Leaves Woman Trapped in Charlotte Hall

On Monday, June 16, 2026, at approximately 3:48 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Golden Beach Road at Triangle Drive in Charlotte Hall, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a two vehicle collision with one SUV overturned...
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UPDATE: Valley Lee Man Sentenced to 90-Years For His Role in Quadruple Attempted Homicide in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Valley Lee Man Sentenced to 90-Years For His Role in Quadruple Attempted Homicide in Lexington Park

UPDATE 6/16/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Cameron David-Louis Curtis, 23, of Valley Lee, Maryland, was sentenced to 90 years in prison with 30 years of active incarceration for his role in the 2025 attempted murders of four St. Mary’s County men. Curtis was convicted by a St. Mary’s County jury of two...
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Maryland Man Sentenced in D.C. to 42 Months in Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone

Maryland Man Sentenced in D.C. to 42 Months in Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone

Daijon West, 29, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 42 months in connection with a years-long conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills in the Washington, D.C., area, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. West pleaded guilty on Feb. 5, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. In...
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Home Destroyed and Two Pets Rescued After House Fire in NSWC Indian Head Base Housing

Home Destroyed and Two Pets Rescued After House Fire in NSWC Indian Head Base Housing

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., firefighters from NSWC Indian Head and surrounding departments in Charles County were dispatched to the 4000 block of Parsons Road, located in the on base housing section of NSWC Indian Head, for the reported structure fire. A short time after dispatch, the incident was upgraded...
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No Injuries Reported After Large Tree Falls Into Mechanicsville Home; Briefly Trapping Occupants and Pets

No Injuries Reported After Large Tree Falls Into Mechanicsville Home; Briefly Trapping Occupants and Pets

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, at approximately 7:43 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 30000 block of Summitt Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported technical rescue after a structure collapse with multiple trapped. 911 callers reported a tree fell onto the residence with two occupants and multiple pets trapped on...
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Man Arrested After Crashing Car in Lexington Park Dollar General Parking Lot

Man Arrested After Crashing Car in Lexington Park Dollar General Parking Lot

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, at approximately 9:37 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Lexington Park Dollar General located at 21411 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the serious motor vehicle collision with the operator not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle over a...
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VIDEO: State Police Make One Arrest – Police Stepping Up Patrols in Response to Shootings in St. Mary’s County

VIDEO: State Police Make One Arrest – Police Stepping Up Patrols in Response to Shootings in St. Mary’s County

Following a series of incidents, including the shooting of two individuals, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has deployed extra patrols throughout the Lexington Park and Great Mills areas. On Saturday, June 13, at approximately 6:32 p.m., deputies responded to the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in Lexington Park, where they located two males...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man After Six Same-Day Police Contacts In St. Mary’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man After Six Same-Day Police Contacts In St. Mary’s County

Jerome Lamont Holt, 64, of an unknown address, is facing charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and trespassing on private property after police said he caused a disturbance at a Shell gas station on Point Lookout Road in Callaway on June 8, 2026. According to the allegations, a Maryland State Police trooper from...
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Lexington Park Man Charged With Felony Assault, Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct After Incident in St. Mary’s County

Lexington Park Man Charged With Felony Assault, Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct After Incident in St. Mary’s County

Javontay K Nolan, 19, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of second-degree assault, two felony counts of second-degree assault on law enforcement or emergency personnel, disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and resisting or interfering with an arrest. The charges stem from an incident...
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Indian Head Man Arrested After Deputies Find Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Hidden Compartments During Search Warrant

Indian Head Man Arrested After Deputies Find Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Hidden Compartments During Search Warrant

Jerry Carlos Bannister, 54, of Indian Head, is facing seven drug-related charges after the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said investigators found crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, Suboxone strips, cash, packaging materials and hidden compartments during a June 3, 2026, search at his home on Stump Neck Road in Indian Head. Bannister is charged with possession...
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Wanted Glenn Dale Woman Charged After Assaults During Arrest at Bollywood Masala in California

Wanted Glenn Dale Woman Charged After Assaults During Arrest at Bollywood Masala in California

Angela Kathleen Klosek, 50, of Glenn Dale, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault, resisting or interfering with arrest, disorderly conduct, and failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order after deputies said she refused to comply during an arrest at a California restaurant on May 24, 2026. According to charging information,...
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Wanted Lexington Park Man Faces New Drug Charges Amid Series of Protective Order and Assault Arrests

Wanted Lexington Park Man Faces New Drug Charges Amid Series of Protective Order and Assault Arrests

Corey Coniel Contee, 55, of Lexington Park, faces multiple charges in St. Mary’s County, including possession of a controlled substance other than cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of a protective order, second-degree assault, and possession with intent to distribute a narcotic, following several incidents reported between January 2026 and May 2026. The latest...
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Wanted Baltimore County Man Charged in St. Mary’s Identity Fraud Case After Traffic Stop

Wanted Baltimore County Man Charged in St. Mary’s Identity Fraud Case After Traffic Stop

Mario Jose Fuentes-Mendez, 25, of Middle River, has been charged with fraud-personal identity to avoid prosecution after Maryland State Police said he gave false names during traffic stops in St. Mary’s County. The charge stems from a June 4, 2026, traffic stop on Three Notch Street in Lexington Park. According to the allegation, a...
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Upper Marlboro Man Charged After Calvert Traffic Stop Leads to Rifle Discovery

Upper Marlboro Man Charged After Calvert Traffic Stop Leads to Rifle Discovery

Jykiel Eugene Barnes, 26, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order from law enforcement and resisting or interfering with an arrest after a June 6, 2026 traffic stop in Prince Frederick during which deputies reported finding a loaded rifle inside his vehicle. According to court documents,...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Multiple Victims Shot in Lexington Park

Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Multiple Victims Shot in Lexington Park

On Saturday, June 13 2026, at approximately 6:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in Lexington Park for the reported shooting. Multiple 911 callers reported multiple victims shot. Maryland State Police Aviation Command Trooper 7 and Trooper 2 were pre-launched to land nearby. Crews arrived...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man After Alleged Road Rage Shooting In Anne Arundel County This Morning

Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man After Alleged Road Rage Shooting In Anne Arundel County This Morning

Maryland State Police assigned to the Highway Gun Crimes Initiative charged a Prince George’s County man in connection with an alleged road rage shooting that occurred in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday morning, June 10th, 2026. The accused is identified as Darius Bryant, 21, of Prince George’s County. Bryant is arrested and charged with...
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Charles County Police Recover Two Knives from Students Bookbags at Two Different Middle Schools

Charles County Police Recover Two Knives from Students Bookbags at Two Different Middle Schools

On Thursday, June 11, 2026, school administrators at Milton Somers Middle School received a report that a student, age 12, was in possession of a knife. The student displayed the knife while on the school bus; no threats were made. An administrative search resulted in the knife being located in the student’s bookbag. In...
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Leonardtown Woman Charged With Indecent Exposure, Trespassing at Lexington Park Liquor Store

Leonardtown Woman Charged With Indecent Exposure, Trespassing at Lexington Park Liquor Store

Shyann A. Haley, 34, of Leonardtown, has been charged with failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, disorderly conduct, indecent exposure, and trespassing on private property after deputies said she refused to leave a Lexington Park business and caused a disturbance on June 3, 2026. According to court filings, a deputy with the...
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Waldorf Man Charged With Assault, Trespassing and Drug Possession in Charles County

Waldorf Man Charged With Assault, Trespassing and Drug Possession in Charles County

Jamanti Malik Battles, 30, of Waldorf, has been charged with theft less than $100, possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, second-degree assault and trespassing on private property after an alleged dispute at a Waldorf residence on June 6, 2026. According to allegations filed in the case,...
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