Law Enforcement

Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County

Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man on Wednesday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jason Pereira, 40, of Laurel, Maryland. Pereira is charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Pereira was transported to...
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School Resource Officer Recovers Knife from Student After Altercation at Thomas Stone High School

School Resource Officer Recovers Knife from Student After Altercation at Thomas Stone High School

On Wednesday, December 12, 2023, at 12:17 p.m., two students at Thomas Stone High School were involved in a verbal altercation. The school resource officer and school staff were able to keep the students separated; however, one student pushed through and ran toward the other student. A third student got involved in the altercation...
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House Fire in Nanjemoy Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

House Fire in Nanjemoy Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at approximately 11:05 p.m., firefighters responded to 3235 Naomi Place in Nanjemoy, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story single family residence with fire showing. 40 firefighters responded and controlled the fire in under 30 minutes. Owner/occupant is identified as Amelious...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Leaves 4-Year-Old Dead, Two Others with Serious Injuries

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Leaves 4-Year-Old Dead, Two Others with Serious Injuries

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Tuesday in the Glenn Dale area. The deceased passenger is four-year-old Divya Akumbom of Lanham. On December 12, 2023, at approximately 9:20 am, officers responded to Glenn Dale Boulevard and Daisy Lane for a collision involving...
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Maryland Tax Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns

Maryland Tax Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Ronald Eugene Watson, also known as Sabir Muhammad, age 59, of Brandywine, Maryland, today to 27 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for 23 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Judge Chuang also ordered Watson to...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – December 12, 2023

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – December 12, 2023

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) welcomed a very special guest to open their business meeting. Santa stopped by St. Mary’s County to wish our entire community a joyous holiday season! The CSMC then proceeded with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The CSMC then held a...
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Two Injured After Driver Reportedly Runs Red Light in California

Two Injured After Driver Reportedly Runs Red Light in California

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a T-bone style collision. Firefighters...
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No Injuries Reported After White Plains Residence is Destroyed During Early Morning Fire, Cause Remains Under Investigation

No Injuries Reported After White Plains Residence is Destroyed During Early Morning Fire, Cause Remains Under Investigation

On Friday, December 8, 2023, at approximately 4:21 a.m., over 40 firefighters from Charles County responded to 4210 JK Rowling Court in White Plains, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the 2 story residence Firefighters controlled the fire in approximately 30 minutes and operated...
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Police Investigating Murder/Suicide Involving Father and 2-Year-Old Son

Police Investigating Murder/Suicide Involving Father and 2-Year-Old Son

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a domestic-related murder/suicide on Sunday. The deceased victim is two-year-old Sterling Glover Petty of Frederick, Maryland. The deceased suspect is 38-year-old Kenneth Petty of Suitland. He is the victim’s father. On December 10, 2023, at approximately 1:00 pm, officers responded to the 1200 block...
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No Students Injured After School Bus Involved in Mechanicsville Motor Vehicle Collision

No Students Injured After School Bus Involved in Mechanicsville Motor Vehicle Collision

On Monday, December 11, 2023, at approximately 9:21 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Village Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a school bus. 911 callers reported at least 4 vehicles involved. Crews arrived on the scene to find one...
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House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, Neighbors and Firefighters Save Three Dogs, One Dog Perished in Blaze

House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, Neighbors and Firefighters Save Three Dogs, One Dog Perished in Blaze

On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 4:35 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to 1395 Gregg Drive in Lusby, for the reported house on fire with animals trapped. The owner/occupant is identified as Emad Dides, with the estimated loss of structure and contents valued at $250,000.00 Smoke alarms were present...
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Charles County Department of Health Advises of Coyote Found with Rabies in Waldorf Area

Charles County Department of Health Advises of Coyote Found with Rabies in Waldorf Area

The Charles County Department of Health has been notified that a coyote collected on 12/2/23 in the Charter Oak/Scarlett Oak in the Waldorf vicinity has tested positive for rabies. There was another sighting of a coyote with a similar description around the 13000 block of Ballantrae Lane in Waldorf, MD. We urge everyone to...
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School Resource Officer Assaulted at Thomas Stone High School

School Resource Officer Assaulted at Thomas Stone High School

On Friday, December 8, 2023, at 12:08 p.m., a school resource officer at Thomas Stone High School was assisting a school administrator with a student who was in the administrator’s office and acting disorderly relating to an argument they were having with another student. The SRO was in the doorway of the office when...
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Independent Investigations Division Investigating Fatal Crash in Anne Arundel County

Independent Investigations Division Investigating Fatal Crash in Anne Arundel County

UPDATE 12/11/2023: The vehicle was identified as a 2011 Infiniti G37, with the operator suffering life-threatening injuries identified as Meziah Johnson age 23 of Baltimore, Maryland. The passenger died of his injuries and is identified as Damione Gardner, age 22 of Baltimore, Maryland 12/8/2023: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the...
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Two Transported with Injuries After Motor Vehicle Collision in California

Two Transported with Injuries After Motor Vehicle Collision in California

On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 9:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Oak Crest Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with no entrapment. Emergency medical...
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UPDATE: Police Say Buggy at Fault in Motor Vehicle Collision That Injured Four People in Loveville

UPDATE: Police Say Buggy at Fault in Motor Vehicle Collision That Injured Four People in Loveville

UPDATE 12/10/2023 @ 5:30 p.m.: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Deputies responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a horse and buggy on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 11:57 a.m. The accident occurred at the Point Lookout Road and Pin Cushion Road intersection in Leonardtown, MD. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a vehicle...
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Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Fatal Road Rage Shooting

Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Fatal Road Rage Shooting

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and arrested the suspect wanted for a recent road rage fatal shooting in Oxon Hill. The suspect is 46-year-old Michael Derrington of Oxon Hill. He’s charged with shooting 47-year-old Neris Requeno Rodriguez of Temple Hills. On November 30, 2023, at approximately 5:55 pm, officers responded...
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Attorney General Anthony Brown Files Petition for Rehearing in Handgun Licensing Case Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore

Attorney General Anthony Brown Files Petition for Rehearing in Handgun Licensing Case Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore

The Office of the Attorney General filed petition for a rehearing en banc in the case of Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore, in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled unconstitutional Maryland’s law requiring most citizens to obtain a license before acquiring a handgun. On November 21, 2023,...
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Independent Investigations Division Investigating Police Use of Force Incident in Anne Arundel County

Independent Investigations Division Investigating Police Use of Force Incident in Anne Arundel County

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a use of force incident involving a Taser that resulted in critical injuries to an adult male in Anne Arundel County on October 29, 2023. On October 29, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police Department Officers responded...
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UPDATE: Suspect Receives No Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to Hate Crime in Connection to Theft and Damage of Black Lives Matter Signs and Pride Flags

UPDATE: Suspect Receives No Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to Hate Crime in Connection to Theft and Damage of Black Lives Matter Signs and Pride Flags

A Severn man plead guilty to a hate crime on Tuesday in connection to the destruction of Black Lives Matter Signs and Pride flags outside the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton last spring, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Michael Deangelo Billups, age 29, entered a guilty plea to Defacing Religious Property...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. The deceased pedestrian is identified as Kerri Snead, 32, of Virginia. She was pronounced deceased on the scene. One occupant traveling with the victim was uninjured in the crash. A dog, traveling with the victim and...
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UPDATE: Virginia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of His Mother in Charles County

UPDATE: Virginia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of His Mother in Charles County

UPDATE 12/8/2023: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 7, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Brandon Kiah Slade, 29, to Life in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Lenora Coates-Slade and the Wear and Carry of a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Injure. Slade...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Burglary to Vacant Apartment; Police Seeking Second Suspect

Waldorf Man Arrested After Burglary to Vacant Apartment; Police Seeking Second Suspect

On December 4, 2023, at 11:09 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 2100 block of Crain Highway for the report of a burglary. Upon investigation, officers observed the front door was damaged and learned that two males had broken into a vacant apartment. The suspects fled prior to the officers’ arrival. Officers...
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17-Year-Old Charged in Connection to Armed Robbery and Armed Carjacking in Waldorf

17-Year-Old Charged in Connection to Armed Robbery and Armed Carjacking in Waldorf

Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and charged a 17-year-old male in connection with an armed robbery case and a carjacking case that both occurred in November 2023 In one case, the suspect approached the occupant of a car on Grouse Place, brandished a firearm, and demanded the car keys. After...
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One in Custody After High Speed Chase and Crash in Waldorf

One in Custody After High Speed Chase and Crash in Waldorf

On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the intersection of Muskrat Court and Hampshire Circle in Waldorf, for the unknown medical problems. The 911 caller reported an unknown aged male was unconscious in the driver seat of a black Cadillac which was parked in...
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