On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 4:02 p.m., firefighters from Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the 2300 block of Progress Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Multiple 911 callers reported their neighbors house was on fire with smoke coming from the roof. Crews arrived on the scene to...
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On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 1:52 p.m., firefighters from Charles County and Prince George’s County were alerted to the 7300 block of Gabriel Drive and 2900 block of Edgewood Road in Bryans Road, for the reported house fire. Multiple 911 callers reported a large brush fire involving a fence which was quickly...
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UPDATE 3/21/2025: St. Charles High School Principal Tammika P. Little released the following statement. “I want to notify you about a community situation that impacts the community. Last night, St. Charles High School administrators were notified by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office about the arrest of a former coach. We were informed that Marquise Taylor,...
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A Washington, D.C., man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a firearm inside a liquor store in Charles County, leading to a confrontation with police. According to court documents, Cato Alexander Johnson III, 21, of Washington, D.C., was taken into custody on March 16, 2025, following an incident at Buddy’s Liquors on Indian Head Highway,...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, a student, age 11, at the F. B. Gwynn Educational Center made a threat that they were going to kill all of the teachers and students by using a gun. The school resource officer initiated an investigation, contacted the student’s relative, and went to the student’s home. There are...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 6:58 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Bean Family Lane in California, for the reported structure fire with one trapped. 911 callers reported a kitchen fire with a bedridden female trapped in the home. Multiple firefighters including Safety 6 and...
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A Mechanicsville man with a history of violent crimes, including a 1994 conviction for second-degree rape and attempted first-degree murder, has been arrested in connection to an attempted kidnapping and armed robbery in St. Mary’s County. William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, was taken into custody on March 18, 2025, after allegedly assaulting a...
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William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, who was arrested for an attempted kidnapping and armed robbery March 18, 2025, has a violent criminal past, including a 1994 conviction for second-degree rape and attempted first-degree murder after a violent attack on a woman in St. Mary’s County. Dixon was taken into custody on March 18,...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision with...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Cold Case Unit identified and charged a man for an unsolved murder that occurred more than 45 years ago in Glenarden. The suspect, 82-year-old Rodger Zodas Brown of Pinehurst, North Carolina, is now in custody for the 1979 murder of 31-year-old Kathryn Donohue of Arlington, VA. On March...
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On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Berry Road and Streamview Drive in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Police arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved, one being a box truck overturned on its side...
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On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., firefighters responded to the 6900 block of Trident Court in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. 911 callers reported black smoke coming from their neighbors residence, with reports of the house being evacuated. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages youths ages 3 to 15 to try their hand at fishing or hone their angling skills at any of Maryland’s 51 happening across the state this year. DNR is working with dozens of organizations in 16 counties to offer free and engaging fishing opportunities for thousands of...
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On March 15, 2025, firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Catch Penny Place in Bryans Road, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a vehicle engulfed in flames in the driveway. Due to the area being a non-hydrant location, additional units were requested due to the vehicles fuel...
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Anthony Michael Terrell, 31, of Mechanicsville, is facing a felony assault charge following an alleged attack involving a baseball bat, according to court documents. Terrell, was arrested on March 12, 2025, and charged with first-degree assault. Authorities say the incident occurred around 10:56 PM on March 11, 2025, on Washington Street in Mechanicsville. According...
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A St. Mary’s County jury has convicted Jontae Lamont Proctor, 21 of Leonardtown, on charges including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit assault in connection with the February 2024 killing of Malic Freeland. According to court documents, Proctor was found guilty on March 14, 2025, in the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County following...
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The Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the identity and arrest of a man who has stolen numerous tools and other items from home improvement stores since early February of 2025. In each case, the suspect has entered a business, loaded up a cart full of power...
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UPDATE 3/17/2025: Antonio Gross, 35, of of Lexington Park, was arrested on Sunday, March 16, 2025, following an armed robbery and assault in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Gross faces multiple charges, including armed robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, theft under $100, and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. According...
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UPDATE 3/17/2025: Maryland State Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, at the intersection of Hollywood Road and Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. Troopers arrived to find a 2-vehicle head-on collision involving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck and a Honda sedan with two occupants in...
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On Saturday, March, 15, 2025, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a off-set head-on style collision with three patients for...
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On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at approximately 5:27 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 14000 block of Calvert Street in Solomons, for the reported structure fire. The first 911 caller reported a dropped cigarette caused the couch to catch on fire, with the fire quickly spreading. Less than 2 minutes...
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On Friday, March 14, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Sotterly Road and Steerhorn Neck Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a pickup truck struck a utility pole in the area of the address provided....
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On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 8:19 a.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Henry E. Lackey High School were inside a school hallway during class transition when a fight erupted between two students, with other students joining in. The school resource officer and administrators separated the six involved students and deescalated...
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Over the past two decades, Lt. Jason Posey has served the citizens, business owners, and visitors of La Plata with professionalism and dignity. Aside from his many duties within the agency, Jason also serves as the leader of the agency’s Public Safety Cadet Program. Over the years he has mentored and helped shape the...
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The Saint Mary’s County Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) has ruled that sheriff’s deputies acted lawfully and within department policy during a dog shooting incident that took place in Hollywood, Maryland, on February 18, 2024. Following a thorough investigation, the ACC determined that the deputies involved committed no misconduct, concluding that the use of force...
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