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Police Investigating Loaded Handgun Found in Teachers Lounge Restroom of Middle School

Police Investigating Loaded Handgun Found in Teachers Lounge Restroom of Middle School

The Prince George’s County Police Department is conducting an investigation to determine who brought a gun to Sonia Sotomayor Middle School in Adelphi. At approximately 10:20 am, the PGPD was notified a loaded gun was discovered in a teachers’ lounge restroom. It is unclear who brought the gun and how long it had been...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Two Dead After Suspected Overdose in Lexington Park

AUDIO: Police Investigating Two Dead After Suspected Overdose in Lexington Park

On Saturday, August 26, 2023, at approximately 11:56 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the 46000 block of Frostburg Plains Road in Lexington Park, for the reported overdose involving multiple patients. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find two patients beyond help and pronounced them deceased on the scene. All other...
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St. Mary’s County Cold Case: Deondre Augustus “Gus” age 20 of Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Cold Case: Deondre Augustus “Gus” age 20 of Lexington Park

On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 11:38 p.m., police units responded to the area of Sell Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland for the report of a motor vehicle striking a tree. Upon police arrival it was determined the operator of the vehicle, Deandre Agustus Hawkins, age 20, of Lexington Park had a gunshot wound in...
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Police Investigating Stabbing in Prince Frederick, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Stabbing in Prince Frederick, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 800 block of Yardley Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upperbody. Medical personnel requested a helicopter be pre-launched...
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Calvert County Police Blotter August 14 – August 20, 2023

Calvert County Police Blotter August 14 – August 20, 2023

During the week of August 14 – August 20, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,489 calls for service throughout the community. On August 19, 2023, DFC Shoemaker responded to the area of Patuxent Point Parkway in Solomons, for a traffic complaint (a green van all over the roadway). The Calvert County...
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2020 Murder of 21-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Man, Antoine Jamal Bowman Remains Unsolved

2020 Murder of 21-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Man, Antoine Jamal Bowman Remains Unsolved

On August 22, 2020, at approximately 12:30 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Upon arrival a male victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Antione Jamal Bowman, age 21 of...
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UPDATE: Victim Succumbs to Injuries, Maryland Office of the Attorney General Continue Investigation Into Police Chase and Crash in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Victim Succumbs to Injuries, Maryland Office of the Attorney General Continue Investigation Into Police Chase and Crash in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 8/22/2023: The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent in the fatal collision that occurred on August 13 in the town of Morningside. The decedent has been identified as 44-year-old Rogelio Sánchez Gomez of Suitland, Maryland. Mr. Sánchez Gomez passed away on August 15. 8/15/2023:...
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AUDIO: Police and Youth Football Organization Release Statements on Fight During Football Game in Lexington Park

AUDIO: Police and Youth Football Organization Release Statements on Fight During Football Game in Lexington Park

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Statement on Fights at Lancaster Park: On Sunday, August 20, 2023, at approximately 2:18pm fights involving bystanders erupted during a youth (U14) football game being held at the Lancaster Park in Lexington Park. The initial response involved several police units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Sentenced to 4-Years for Role in Calvert County Dogfighting Operation

UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Sentenced to 4-Years for Role in Calvert County Dogfighting Operation

UPDATE 8/18/2023: On August 17, 2023, Edward Stanley Williams, 54, of Huntingtown, was sentenced to 4 years of active imprisonment for his role in a dogfighting operation. Williams was also ordered to pay $26,693 in restitution to the Calvert County Government. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee....
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Prince George’s County Police Arrests Daycare Employee for Child Abuse

Prince George’s County Police Arrests Daycare Employee for Child Abuse

The Prince George’s County Police Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit have made an arrest in an incident involving a daycare worker at the Morning Starr Childcare Center located at 6000 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD. Investigators were notified late on August 17, 2023, about the incident when patrol officers were called to the...
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UPDATE: No Arrest Made as Police Investigate Another Juvenile Shot in Lexington Park

UPDATE: No Arrest Made as Police Investigate Another Juvenile Shot in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On August 18, 2023, at around 2:00 AM, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for shots fired in the area of Patuxent Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 17-year-old male inside a residence suffering from a...
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Prince George’s County Police Arrest Two Teens in Connection to Multiple Armed Robberies

Prince George’s County Police Arrest Two Teens in Connection to Multiple Armed Robberies

Prince George’s County Police patrol officers arrested two suspects linked to multiple armed robberies at businesses in the county this week. The suspects are identified as 18-year-old Hevander Maradiadi Lozano of District Heights and 19-year-old Christian Garcia Carranza of District Heights On August 16, 2023, at approximately 1:20 am, officers responded to the 4800...
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Slow Down St. Mary’s: Local Law Enforcement Leaders Crackdown on Speeding, Distracted Driving, and Aggressive Driving

Slow Down St. Mary’s: Local Law Enforcement Leaders Crackdown on Speeding, Distracted Driving, and Aggressive Driving

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Police, and the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office are implementing a multi-agency initiative: Slow Down St. Mary’s, a comprehensive response to combat the rise in traffic-related fatalities. Eight deaths have stemmed from fatal motor vehicle collisions in St. Mary’s County this year, compared to...
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UPDATE: PG County Felon Sentenced to 8 Years for Burglary of Jewelry Exchange in Calvert County

UPDATE: PG County Felon Sentenced to 8 Years for Burglary of Jewelry Exchange in Calvert County

UPDATE 8/15/2023: On Monday, August 14, 2023, Randell Jamal Wright, was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment, suspended to 8 years of active time, for his role in the July, 2022, burglary of the Jewelry Exchange in Dunkirk, Maryland. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee. Wright is facing...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect in Murder of Teenager on Albermarle Place in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect in Murder of Teenager on Albermarle Place in Waldorf

On August 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Ofice Warrant Fugitive Unit located and arrested Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles,  22, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant for his arrest in connection with the shooting death of Aden Christopher Garcia, age 19. Garcia was shot and killed in October 2022...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Shot and Killed

Prince George’s County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Shot and Killed

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in Clinton. The victim is 16-year-old Robert Isiah Walker of Clinton. On August 12, 2023, at approximately 2:40 am, officers responded to a gas station in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road for the report of...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public Assistance in Destruction of Property Cases

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public Assistance in Destruction of Property Cases

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple cases of property destruction in the Huntingtown and Owings area. Preliminary investigation revealed unknown suspects damaged several mailboxes on Holland Cliffs Road, Hunting Creek Road, Huntingtown Road, Mill Branch Road and Lower Marlboro Road. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting residents on those streets with home...
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Brandywine Man Facing Charges in Virginia and D.C. After Stealing Ambulance and Causing Over 13 Collisions

Brandywine Man Facing Charges in Virginia and D.C. After Stealing Ambulance and Causing Over 13 Collisions

On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 3:40 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-66 near the 74 mile marker. The truck that caused the crash fled the scene. The truck had been reported stolen out of Falls Church, Va., with the driver being later identified as...
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatal Stabbing Inside Local D.C. Nightclub

Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatal Stabbing Inside Local D.C. Nightclub

Michael Dolson, 37, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the March 14, 2022 stabbing death of Kenneth Thomas, Jr., 42, of Silver Spring Maryland, announced United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Mr. Thomas was a Howard University...
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Still No Arrest After Citizen Shot in Lexington Park, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Still No Arrest After Citizen Shot in Lexington Park, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21000 block of Windsor Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering a reported graze wound to the back. The victim was transported to an area...
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No Arrest Made After Another Armed Carjacking in St. Mary’s County

No Arrest Made After Another Armed Carjacking in St. Mary’s County

On August 12, 2023 at approximately 3:00 a.m., a male victim was stopped at the intersection of South Shangri La Drive and Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, in a Chevrolet S10 truck. He was approached by a thin black male suspect who knocked on his window with handgun and ordered the victim out...
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UPDATE: Police Continue Investigation and Seek Information After Woman is Shot in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Continue Investigation and Seek Information After Woman is Shot in Waldorf

UPDATE: On August 7, 2023, at 11:02 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf to check on the welfare of a woman who had possibly been shot. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking out of an apartment building on Gallery Place with another person when unknown suspect(s)...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section have charged Irving Andraus Hill, 37, of Waldorf, in connection with drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms. Following an investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for Hill’s residence on Stream Vista Place. Upon serving the warrant, a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine,...
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Police Investigating Burglary to Phil’s Place in Hughesville

Police Investigating Burglary to Phil’s Place in Hughesville

Phil’s Place is reaching out to ask to friends and family for help. “On Friday, August 4th, 2023, sometime after 3 a.m. the vehicle pictured below pulled into the parking lot and the three occupants proceeded to break in, destroy property and steal products. Thankfully, security cameras were able to capture the majority of...
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Police and Ritchie VFD Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Fire Department Vehicle

Police and Ritchie VFD Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Fire Department Vehicle

The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department and the Prince George’s County Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a stolen fire department vehicle. The vehicle is a 2011 Chevy Silverado Pickup with Ritchie Volunteer Fire Department markings and Maryland Tag LG92945 The vehicle was removed from the Ritchie Volunteer Fire Department station located...
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