Law Enforcement

Investigation Underway Following Altercation at Calvert High School

Investigation Underway Following Altercation at Calvert High School

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Administration of Calvert High School, is actively investigating an incident that occurred this morning at approximately 10:10 a.m. on school grounds. Preliminary investigation revealed a confrontation ensued among several students regarding a matter unrelated to the school. The confrontation escalated and other students joined the...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in  Huntingtown

UPDATE 2/28/2024 @ 5:00 p.m.: On February 28, 2024, at approximately 11:41 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the area of Hunting Creek Road and Deep Landing Road in Huntingtown, for the report of a single motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, deputies determined that the operator sustained life-threatening...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – February 27, 2024

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – February 27, 2024

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented a proclamation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce. Join the Chamber at: https://smcchamber.com. During County Administrator Time, the Commissioners took...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Armed Robbery and Assault in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Armed Robbery and Assault in Prince George’s County

February 28, 2024: Maryland State Police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. At approximately 2:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a robbery and assault on the outer loop of Interstate 495. According to a...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Murder of 23-Year-Old in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Police Investigating Murder of 23-Year-Old in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Malic Quinn Freeland, 23, was pronounced deceased at the shock trauma center, where he had been undergoing treatment following an incident. Mr. Freeland was the operator of the vehicle involved in an accident on Monday, February 26, 2024. Upon initial investigation, it was found that the car accident was...
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Police Recover Replica Firearm from John Hanson Middle School Student

Police Recover Replica Firearm from John Hanson Middle School Student

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., a school administrator at John Hanson Middle School was made aware of a student who was possibly in possession of a firearm. Further investigation revealed the student had a water pellet gun in their book bag. No threats were made, and the investigation is ongoing. The...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Impaired Driving After Hit and Run in Bushwood

Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Impaired Driving After Hit and Run in Bushwood

On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 22000 block of Colton Point Road in the area of Bushwood Wharf Road in Bushwood, for a motor vehicle collision. 911 callers reported a white Mitsubishi Mirage struck a guardrail, fled the scene and then crashed again...
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CALEA Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment on St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

CALEA Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment on St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

A Site-based assessor from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), is currently examining all aspects of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Sheriff Steve Hall announced. “Verification by the assessor that SMCSO meets the Commission’s comprehensive state-of-the-art standards is part of...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Three 18-Year-Olds On Gun Charges in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Three 18-Year-Olds On Gun Charges in Waldorf

On February 23, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a deputy from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Winslow Court, in Waldorf, for the report of four suspicious males in all black wearing ski masks standing out front of a home attempting to assault a child of the residence. Upon arrival police observed four...
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Police Make Arrest and Locate Handgun Used in Armed Robbery of Great Mills High School Student

Police Make Arrest and Locate Handgun Used in Armed Robbery of Great Mills High School Student

Police arrested Drake Joseph Riley, 18, of Lexington Park, for Illegal possession of a firearm, possession of a handgun in a vehicle and possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle. According to court documents, while in jail for two armed robberies that occurred on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, Delano Jurail Parham-Nash Jr....
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

On Monday, February 26, 2024, at approximately 7:14 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mechanicsville Road and Beverly Drive in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one possibly ejected. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the operator out of...
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UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and 4th Degree Sexual Offense

UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and 4th Degree Sexual Offense

UPDATE 2/26/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, February 26, 2024, Malcolm Fluellyn, 27, of Bryans Road, entered a guilty plea to two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and six counts of Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense. On February 10, 2023, a school resource officer at General Smallwood Middle...
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Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day Announced on Saturday, April 13, 2024

Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day Announced on Saturday, April 13, 2024

Do you have paper documents with personal information that you’d like to purge? Or do you have unused, unwanted, or expired medications in your cabinets? This is your chance to dispose of them safely at the Community Shred & Medication Take Back Day! This event will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from...
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Police Raid Two Drug Houses in St. Mary’s County and Recover Three Handguns, Cash and Multiple Drugs

Police Raid Two Drug Houses in St. Mary’s County and Recover Three Handguns, Cash and Multiple Drugs

On Friday, February 23, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division, and Special Operations Division executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road Lexington Park. During the search of the residence police located suspected fentanyl, cocaine, oxycodone, numerous...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Recruit Mina Geric, Achieves U.S. Citizenship

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Recruit Mina Geric, Achieves U.S. Citizenship

Mina Geric, a dedicated recruit at the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, realized her long-held dream of becoming a United States citizen when she took her Oath of Allegiance on February 8, 2024, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Geric’s journey to citizenship began when she immigrated to the U.S. with her family from Montenegro as a...
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Police Investigating 17-Year-Old Teen Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in PG County

Police Investigating 17-Year-Old Teen Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in PG County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Friday in the city of Greenbelt. The deceased driver is 17-year-old Erson Cruz of Riverdale. On February 23, 2024, at approximately 08:40 am, officers responded to the 7900 block of Kenilworth Avenue for a single-vehicle collision....
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Driver Flown to Burn Center After Vehicle Strikes Electrical Box, Causing Large Fire in Waldorf

Driver Flown to Burn Center After Vehicle Strikes Electrical Box, Causing Large Fire in Waldorf

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, at approximately 2:57 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 2500 block of Hatteras Circle in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision with one vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Charger struck a electrical box and was on fire. SMECO was requested...
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Police Investigating Attempted Murder in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

Police Investigating Attempted Murder in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a disturbance in the 21000 block of Morris Drive in Lexington Park, MD. Upon arrival, a victim was found with a significant laceration to the throat. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched and responded to find a...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Pole and Flips in Great Mills

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Pole and Flips in Great Mills

On Sunday, February 25, 2024, at approximately 3:08 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Guenther Drive in Great Mills, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle overturned with...
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2-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Drowning at Waldorf Hotel

2-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Drowning at Waldorf Hotel

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, at approximately 10:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Holiday Inn Express located at 11370 Days Court in Waldorf, for a child not breathing after a drowning. 911 callers reported a baby was not breathing after being pulled from the hotels pool with an unknown time in...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Linked to 8 Armed Robberies

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Linked to 8 Armed Robberies

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit today released surveillance video and photos of the suspect now linked to multiple armed robberies in recent months. Investigators are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying him. A cash reward is available for information leading to an arrest and indictment. The suspect is currently wanted for...
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No Injuries Reported After Trash Truck Catches on Fire in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After Trash Truck Catches on Fire in Lexington Park

On Friday, February 23, 2024, at approximately 12:43 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River and Ridge responded to the area of Spyglass Way and Driftwood Court in Lexington Park, for the reported commercial vehicle on fire. Crews from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene to find a large pile...
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Prince Frederick Sentenced to 18 Years of Incarceration for Rape and Sex Abuse of A Minor

Prince Frederick Sentenced to 18 Years of Incarceration for Rape and Sex Abuse of A Minor

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Jonathan F. Huffman, 38 of Prince Frederick, was sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 18 years of active incarceration, for sex abuse of a minor and second degree rape. In imposing this sentence, Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee described Huffman as “a wolf in sheep’s...
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Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Shooting at Victim in Charles County

Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested in St. Mary’s County After Shooting at Victim in Charles County

CHARLES COUNTY PRESS RELEASE: On Friday, February 23, 2024, at 1:30 a.m., officers responded to the area of Crain Highway in Newburg for the report of shots fired. The caller advised he was following a car in which the driver, who is known to him, shot at him minutes earlier. The driver, David Arthur...
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Detectives Recover 30 Kilos of Cocaine and Make One Arrest

Detectives Recover 30 Kilos of Cocaine and Make One Arrest

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gang Unit and Narcotics Enforcement Division recovered approximately 30 kilos of cocaine at a home in the Lewisdale area. The net worth of the seized drugs is more than three million dollars. The suspect is 37-year-old Willians Quintanilla Beltran of Lewisdale. During the course of the investigation, detectives...
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