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NAS Pax River Opens Gate 3 to Outbound Traffic Monday Through Thursday

NAS Pax River Opens Gate 3 to Outbound Traffic Monday Through Thursday

NAS Pax River has reopened Gate 3 to outbound traffic Monday-Thursday from 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. All Gate hours are as follows: Gate 1: Open 24/7 Gate 2: Open Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Gate 3: Open Monday-Friday 6 a.m-9 .am. (inbound), and Monday-Thursday 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (outbound) NAS Patuxent River released the following earlier this...
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Calvert Woman Convicted for Series of Fraud Schemes, Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bankruptcy Fraud

Calvert Woman Convicted for Series of Fraud Schemes, Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bankruptcy Fraud

A federal jury convicted Charmaine Miesha Brown, age 45, of Lusby, Maryland, for conspiracies to commit passport fraud and wire fraud, as well as bankruptcy fraud, and making a false statement in bankruptcy proceeding. The guilty verdict was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating and Seeking Information in Connection to 15-Year-Old Being Stabbed At St. Charles Towne Center

UPDATE: Police Investigating and Seeking Information in Connection to 15-Year-Old Being Stabbed At St. Charles Towne Center

UPDATE 4/29/2024: On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:05 p.m., officers were working secondary employment at a carnival in the parking lot at St. Charles Towne Center when a 15-year-old male approached and said he had been shot. The officers provided first aid until EMS responded and transported the teen to a hospital. It...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Arrested for Assault Second-Degree

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Arrested for Assault Second-Degree

Following a criminal investigation, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) Deputy Donald Anthony Shubrooks, Badge #389, aged 29, was arrested Saturday, April 27, 2024, on charges of Assault Second-Degree. At approximately 3:39 p.m., Saturday, Shubrooks contacted the SMCSO nonemergency line and advised a dispatcher he had been involved in a domestic dispute with his...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Murder of 60-Year-Old Man on Old Washington Road

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Murder of 60-Year-Old Man on Old Washington Road

UPDATE 4/26/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Mehki Joseph Smith, 24, of Waldorf, to Life with all but 35 years suspended in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. and the Use of...
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Maryland State Police Participating In National Drug Take Back Day April 27th, 2024

Maryland State Police Participating In National Drug Take Back Day April 27th, 2024

Maryland State Police are encouraging people to take part in National Drug Take Back Day in an effort to combat opioid addiction. People can drop off unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at all 23 state police barracks—no questions asked. Maryland State Police are participating in this...
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UPDATE: Police Requesting Assistance in Locating Wanted Man Yet Again for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

UPDATE: Police Requesting Assistance in Locating Wanted Man Yet Again for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

UPDATE 4/26/2024: Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Steven Richard Davis, Jr, 34, of no fixed address, who has an active warrant charging him with failure to register as a sex offender. Davis is known to stay in Baltimore. He is 6’1”, weighs approximately 165 pounds,...
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Cold Case – Information Needed – Missing Person – Dawn Michelle Holt

Cold Case – Information Needed – Missing Person – Dawn Michelle Holt

Today marks 28 years since Ms. Holt was last seen. The Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack is asking for the community’s help with information. Let’s come together and bring the family closure. Dawn Michelle Holt was last seen at the Howard Johnson’s Motel in Waldorf, Maryland on April 25, 1996. Ms. Holt was...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Five Suspects Linked to Armed Robberies Orchestrated via Social Media

Police in Charles County Arrest Five Suspects Linked to Armed Robberies Orchestrated via Social Media

On April 22, 20224, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects, ages 17 to 21, who were identified as suspects in several armed robberies that go back to April 9, 2024. In these cases, the suspects used a fake profile of a female on a...
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California Woman Arrested for Possession of Cocaine After Traffic Stop

California Woman Arrested for Possession of Cocaine After Traffic Stop

At approximately 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, while conducting a traffic stop for failing to make a required stop at a stop sign near the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, Deputy First Class Tyler Westphal observed suspected cocaine in plain view inside the 2003 Acura TL driven by Kristina...
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Drunk Waldorf Woman Arrested with Two Children in Vehicle, Released Within 24 Hours on Own Recognizance

Drunk Waldorf Woman Arrested with Two Children in Vehicle, Released Within 24 Hours on Own Recognizance

On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at approximately 12:22 a.m., a La Plata Police Department Officer observed a vehicle speeding and driving erratically in the area of Crain Highway and Centennial Street. The vehicle was stopped and upon interviewing the driver the officer noticed signs of impairment. The officer also observed two children ages 4...
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Wanted Great Mills Man Arrested After Foot Chase in Lexington Park

Wanted Great Mills Man Arrested After Foot Chase in Lexington Park

On Monday, April 22, 2024, Trooper First Class Black was in the area of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive, in Lexington Park, attempting to locate a suspect, identified as Deodis Lee Clyburn Jr, 29 of Great Mills, who was involved in a disturbance in the area. While searching for Clyburn, it was...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies Make Drug Arrests Following Traffic Stops

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies Make Drug Arrests Following Traffic Stops

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies recovered drugs and cash following two separate traffic stops. At approximately 12:27 a.m., on April 22, 2024, Deputy First Class Travis Wimberly stopped a 2021 Nissan Versa at the intersection of Pleasant Mill Drive and Great Mills Road in Great Mills for equipment and traffic violations. After observing...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Three Separate Fatal Collisions Over Weekend

Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Three Separate Fatal Collisions Over Weekend

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred in Oxon Hill on Friday. The deceased passenger of one of the involved vehicles is 71-year-old Herminia Gamit of Suitland. On April 19, 2024, at approximately 1:20 pm, officers responded to a collision in the...
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Suspect Wanted for Gym Shooting in Custody, Victim Shot More Than 5 Times Over Basketball Argument

Suspect Wanted for Gym Shooting in Custody, Victim Shot More Than 5 Times Over Basketball Argument

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and charged the suspect wanted for a recent shooting at a gym in the city of Glenarden. The suspect is 24-year-old Nelson Ballard III of Landover. On April 11, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, officers with the Glenarden Police Department responded to the 9400...
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UPDATE: Suspect in Sledgehammer Assault Two Weeks Ago in St. Mary’s County Still on the Run

UPDATE: Suspect in Sledgehammer Assault Two Weeks Ago in St. Mary’s County Still on the Run

UPDATE 4/18/2024: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Devone Articis Hall, 33, no fixed address, in connection with an assault that happened on April 3, 2024, in Lexington Park. The suspect is approximately 5’ 6” tall with a thin build. UPDATE 4/3/2024 @ 3:15 P.M.: On April 3, 2024,...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, April 19

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, April 19

To mitigate alcohol-related accidents and their devastating consequences, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) will conduct a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, April 19, 2024, along Route 235, in the vicinity of Hollywood and California. Deputies will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. Providing advance notice of these checkpoints...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Deputies

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Deputies

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, six new deputies were sworn in by the honorable Kathy P. Smith (Clerk of the Circuit Court), pinned, and signed their Oath of Office during the Calvert Board of County Commissioners’ public meeting. Calvert deputies will join their classmates from the St. Mary’s County and Charles County Sheriff’s Offices...
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Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects

Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects

The Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack is investigating a theft from the Dollar General, located at 30547 Potomac Way, Charlotte Hall, MD that occurred on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 2:00 pm. The suspects stole over $200 worth of goods from the establishment. Parts of the license plate affixed to the vehicle were...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Four Suspects for Armed Robbery and Recover a Loaded Handgun – All Released on Personal Recognizance

Police in Charles County Arrest Four Suspects for Armed Robbery and Recover a Loaded Handgun – All Released on Personal Recognizance

On April 13, 2024, at 10:06 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Meadow Lane in Waldorf for the report of a citizen armed robbery. The caller, a male victim,stated he was robbed and the suspects fled in a white Camero. While responding, Charles County Sheriff’s Office broadcast...
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UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense

UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense

4/16/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, April 15, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Malcolm Fluellyn, 27, of Bryans Road, to 46 years in prison with all but 15 years suspended for two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and six counts of...
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Suspect Shot by Police After Home Invasion and Stabbing Over A Money Dispute

Suspect Shot by Police After Home Invasion and Stabbing Over A Money Dispute

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection with a stabbing and home invasion which occurred prior to a non-fatal officer-involved shooting on Sunday in District Heights. The suspect is 40-year-old Raphael Coates of District Heights. On April 14, 2024, at approximately 9:55 am, officers responded to a home...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Made Threats of Violence Toward a Church

Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Made Threats of Violence Toward a Church

On April 14, 2024, at 7:56 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sherff’s Office received a call from a concerned citizen about a man posting numerous posts on social media threatening to take a gun to a church on St. Peter’s Church Road. The caller advised the back-to-back posts appeared to be threatening....
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UPDATE: Two Teens in Stolen Vehicle Arrested After Chasing and Shooting at Detective in his Unmarked Police Vehicle

UPDATE: Two Teens in Stolen Vehicle Arrested After Chasing and Shooting at Detective in his Unmarked Police Vehicle

UPDATE 4/14/2024: On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 11:06 hours, Detective Stokes, who is assigned to the Prince George’s County Police Department Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement (WAVE), notified Public Safety Communications using his agency issued radio that he was being shot at by a male in a white Cadillac CTS-V bearing Maryland temporary...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest Suspect in Connection with Burglary at Waldorf Firehouse

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest Suspect in Connection with Burglary at Waldorf Firehouse

On April 11, 2024, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit, along with members of the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Emergency Services Team, and detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., served search warrants at two locations in Prince George’s County relating to an investigation of a...
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