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Man Charged with Assault, Armed Robbery and Theft Released Within 24 Hours

Man Charged with Assault, Armed Robbery and Theft Released Within 24 Hours

Repeat shoplifter and suspect in first-degree assault/armed robbery case apprehended: On January 24 at 4:38 p.m., officers responded to a business on Mall Circle after a loss prevention officer observed a male who was attempting to steal clothes. The loss prevention officer recognized the male as being the same subject who pointed a knife...
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St. Charles High School SRO and School Administrator Assaulted, Property Damaged During Altercation

St. Charles High School SRO and School Administrator Assaulted, Property Damaged During Altercation

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 11:51 a.m., two students at St. Charles High School were involved in a dispute. School administrators and a school resource officer were attempting to keep the students separated when one of the involved students attempted to push through them to get to the other student. While doing so,...
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Two Charged After Failing Tobacco Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

Two Charged After Failing Tobacco Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

According to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court, on Thursday, January 18, 2024, employees at two St. Mary’s County businesses failed to ask for identification for the sale of tobacco products to an underage person on December 28, 2023. Holly Bailey, 49, of Charlotte Hall was working at Race-In Inn in...
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UPDATE: Suspicious Package at Dameron Post Office Turns Out to Be Life Alert Device

UPDATE: Suspicious Package at Dameron Post Office Turns Out to Be Life Alert Device

UPDATE 1/25/2024: Police and the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office reported the package in question that was “ticking” contained a Life Alert device which was in shipping, no danger’s or hazardous objects were found. 1/24/2024: On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police responded to the Dameron Post Office located at 17679...
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Detectives Recover Nearly 14,000 Fentanyl Pills, 3 Firearms and Make 9 Arrests

Detectives Recover Nearly 14,000 Fentanyl Pills, 3 Firearms and Make 9 Arrests

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gang Unit arrested and charged nine suspects in connection with the recovery of nearly 14,000 fentanyl pills and multiple firearms from an apartment in Riverdale. Following an extensive investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 5400 block of Hamilton Street. During the execution of...
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Charles County Cold Case Murder of Deandre Nicholson, age 22 of Waldorf

Charles County Cold Case Murder of Deandre Nicholson, age 22 of Waldorf

January 23, marks the anniversary of the homicide of Deandre Nicholson, a 22-year-old resident of Waldorf. His case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Deandre and his family. On January 23, 2018 at approximately 9 p.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4500 block of Middletown...
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Calvert County 2006 Cold Case Fatal Hit and Run of Mechanicsville Man Vincent Depaul “Johnny” Medley

Calvert County 2006 Cold Case Fatal Hit and Run of Mechanicsville Man Vincent Depaul “Johnny” Medley

Calvert County Cold Case: On August 19, 2006, at approximately 2:04 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Dares Beach Road and Armory Road in Prince Frederick, for the report of an accident involving a pedestrian. The victim, later identified as Vincent Depaul “Johnny” Medley (DOB: 03-06-1964), of Mechanicsville, was pronounced...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested for First Degree Assault After Pointing Handgun at Victims

Mechanicsville Man Arrested for First Degree Assault After Pointing Handgun at Victims

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police responded to Broken Arrow Lane, in Mechanicsville for the report of a domestic assault with a firearm. While enroute the victim told dispatchers that a male had pointed a firearm at her. Upon arrival, police made contact with the female victim, who advised her...
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Two Suspects Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Police Involved Shooting and 30 Minute Pursuit

Two Suspects Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Police Involved Shooting and 30 Minute Pursuit

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division charged two suspects with the attempted murder of a police officer following an officer-involved shooting in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro on Sunday. The suspects are 51-year-old Dennis Burkett of Brandywine and 50-year-old Robert Burkett Jr. of Temple Hills. On January 21, 2024, at...
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Arrest Made After Juveniles Discovered Roaming Halls of Great Mills High School With a Handgun

Arrest Made After Juveniles Discovered Roaming Halls of Great Mills High School With a Handgun

On Saturday, January 20, 2024, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO)  Criminal Intelligence and Vice Narcotics Units, in collaboration with personnel from the Criminal Investigations Division and the Patrol Division, conducted a search and seizure warrant service on a residence in the 46000 block of Radford Lane, Lexington Park, for purposes of locating...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Daily Blotter January 8 – January 14, 2024

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Daily Blotter January 8 – January 14, 2024

During the week of January 8 – January 14, 2024, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,748 calls for service throughout the community. Burglary: 24-2187 – On January 9, 2024, Deputy R. Jones responded to 155 Holiday Drive (formerly the Holiday Inn) in Solomons, for the report of a burglary that had already occurred....
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Man Charged in Connection with the Murder of His 81-Year-Old Mother

Man Charged in Connection with the Murder of His 81-Year-Old Mother

Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives arrested a man for killing his mother inside of their home. The suspect is 45-year-old Mark Terry of District Heights. He is charged in connection with the murder of his mother, 81-year-old Madia Terry. On January 14, 2024, at approximately 8:00 am, officers responded to their home...
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Police Make Three Arrests, Recover Five Firearms Over 3,000 Thousand Fentanyl Pills

Police Make Three Arrests, Recover Five Firearms Over 3,000 Thousand Fentanyl Pills

A Gang Unit investigation led to the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of multiple weapons and thousands of fentanyl pills. The suspects are 26-year-old Dream Edwards of Columbia, Maryland, 22-year-old Romel Johnson of Laurel and 34-year-old Michael Jordan Thompson of Washington, DC. During the course of their investigation, detectives executed a search...
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Drunk Driving Leads to Hand Gun Arrest for 24-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Man

Drunk Driving Leads to Hand Gun Arrest for 24-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Man

On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Trooper Holder from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Thompson Corner Road at Lockes Hill Road, in Mechanicsville. Investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Dawson Alexander Jewell, 24, of Charlotte Hall, was driving while under the influence and was arrested....
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Gambrills Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine and Clonazepam After Traffic Stop in Charlotte Hall

Gambrills Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine and Clonazepam After Traffic Stop in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Trooper Holder from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Point Lookout Road at Mohawk Drive, Charlotte Hall. The vehicle was described as a grey Hyundai passenger car with an unreadable paper tag. While speaking with troopers on scene, the driver...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop in St. Leonard

Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop in St. Leonard

On January 6, 2024, S/DFC Wilder from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop along St. Leonard Road in the area of the St. Leonard Post Office in St. Leonard, on a vehicle traveling 30 mph+ over the posted speed limit. During the traffic stop, a tear-off baggie with a hard white...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Killing Two Lexington Park Women in 2021 Impaired Driving Crash

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Killing Two Lexington Park Women in 2021 Impaired Driving Crash

UPDATE 1-17-2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration for two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle for a crash that tragically took the lives of two victims. On August 31, 2021, at...
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Great Mills Man Arrested in Calvert County for Possession of Cocaine After Traffic Stop in Lusby

Great Mills Man Arrested in Calvert County for Possession of Cocaine After Traffic Stop in Lusby

On January 6, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Deputy First Class Shoemaker from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop near the Cove Point Self Storage located on Cove Point Road in Lusby, after a gray in color Toyota Tacoma was observed traveling 75 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. Upon...
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Landover Teen and Two Juveniles Arrested After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

Landover Teen and Two Juveniles Arrested After High Speed Chase in Calvert County

On Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 9:39 p.m., a stationary tag reader located on Route 4 and Route 260, in Dunkirk, alerted deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office of a stolen vehicle in the county. The vehicle was described as a 2021 Toyota Corolla, bearing a Virginia registration that was reported stolen from...
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Pasadena Man Arrested for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Oxycodone After Traffic stop in Owings

Pasadena Man Arrested for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Oxycodone After Traffic stop in Owings

On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Stop Team initiated a traffic stop in the area of 5th Street and Marcellas Drive in Owings, after the operator repeatedly crossed the center lines and the rear taillight was not fully operational. Upon making contact with the driver...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested for Destruction of Property to County Police Car

Lexington Park Man Arrested for Destruction of Property to County Police Car

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Deputy Andrew Budd was transporting Angel Barrios-Deleon, 52, of Lexington Park, to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center to serve an active warrant for Assault Second Degree charges. While in route to the Detention Center, Barrios-Deleon intentionally spread dog feces from the bottom of his shoes onto the headliner...
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Huntingtown Man Convicted of 10 Felony Counts of Animal Cruelty Relating to Cockfighting

Huntingtown Man Convicted of 10 Felony Counts of Animal Cruelty Relating to Cockfighting

On January 12, 2024, a Calvert County District Court Judge convicted Luis Alberto Hinojosa Morales, 36, of Huntingtown, of 10 felony animal cruelty charges relating to illegal cockfighting. In August 2022, neighbors reported to Calvert County Animal Control that Morales was keeping a large number of roosters on his property and that they were...
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Police Arrest Charlotte Hall Man on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in St. Mary County

Police Arrest Charlotte Hall Man on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in St. Mary County

On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 2:13 p.m., while conducting traffic enforcement in Mechanicsville, Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop for a safety violation that led to a drug-related arrest. While making contact with the driver, Deputy Senatore observed CDS paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A...
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Police Investigating House Shot in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

Police Investigating House Shot in Lexington Park, No Known Injuries Reported

On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find that unknown shooter(s) fired multiple shots, striking an occupied residence. No known injuries have been reported. The investigation is...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Aris Curtis – Wanted for Weapon Violations

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Aris Curtis – Wanted for Weapon Violations

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of wanted suspect, Aris X. Curtis, 33 of no Lusby. Curtis is wanted for numerous weapon violations. Curtis is described as a black male, 33 years old, 5’6″ tall, weighing 130 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information in regards to Curtis...
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