The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit (CARU) is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday evening in Temple Hills. The deceased pedestrian’s name will be released once his family is notified. On January 19, 2026, at about 7:00 pm, officers responded to the 3000 block of Branch...
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Marcus Jerome Hunt, 32, of Temple Hills, Maryland, pled guilty today, to two counts of transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in federal court. Hunt is a previously registered sex offender. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Special Agent in Charge Christopher Heck, Homeland Security...
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Multiple large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and partner law enforcement agencies on Saturday in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Prince George’s counties leading to the arrest of five people and the recovery of five firearms. Maryland State Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old male and 17-year-old...
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UPDATE 1/12/2026: On January 11 at 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Williamsburg Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed there was a physical altercation between siblings involving a male, age 38, and a female, age 29. During the altercation, the male was shot by...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred in December of 2025 in Accokeek. The deceased passenger of one of the involved vehicles is 75-year-old Linda Howell of Indian Head. She died of her injuries on December 26th, 2025. On December 25, 2025,...
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On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m., police responded to the 44000 block of Redwood Lane in California, for the reported armed robbery. The 911 caller reported at least two suspects armed with firearms robbed them of personal belongings before fleeing in a Grey sedan. Police responded to the area and obtained...
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On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 12:53 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 4400 block of Livingston Road in Indian Head, for the reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle during a disturbance. 911 callers reported as a vehicle was leaving, they struck the victim with their vehicle with a...
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Governor Wes Moore this morning announced a record $124.1 million in funding to support law enforcement in the governor’s proposed FY 2027 budget. Administered through the State Aid for Police Protection Program, the funding represents the Moore-Miller Administration’s continued commitment to making Maryland safer, as the state continues to see historic drops in violent crime....
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Multiple large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and partner law enforcement agencies on Friday in Howard, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties. The dismantling operation started at 9 p.m. on Friday, January 2 and focused on public roads, industrial zones, and parking lots throughout Howard, Prince George’s, and...
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Jaelen Jordan, 20, and Warren Montgomery, 21, both of Washington, D.C., and Bryon Gillum, 20, Isaiah Flowers, 20, Jahkai Goff, 21, Taj Giles, 20, and Irshaad Ellis-Bey, 20, all of Prince George’s County, MD, were found guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges pertaining to three armed carjackings on...
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UPDATE 1/6/2026: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Gun Crimes Unit have charged a suspect in connection with a murder and multiple shootings on Sunday in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. He is 26-year-old Damonte Marcel Williams of Upper Marlboro. He is charged with the murder of 65-year-old Joseph Holt...
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A suspect is in custody in Virginia in connection with a fatal shooting early Saturday morning outside of a banquet hall in Temple Hills. The suspect is 39-year-old Antonio Lancaster of the Landover area. He faces multiple charges, to include murder, for fatally shooting 27-year-old Ronez Proctor of Waldorf. Two other adult males were...
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UPDATE 1/5/2026 @1:15 p.m.: La Plata Police Department, MD has stated the following – Both Lotus King and Kemi Maye have been located and are safe. We appreciate the assistance in resolving this matter. The La Plata Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating or any information regarding the whereabouts of 3-year-old...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit made an arrest in the murder of a four-month-old baby. The victim is Kairo Brooks of Suitland. His father, 24-year-old Khalil Brooks-Clarke, has been charged in connection with his death. In the early morning hours of December 27, 2025, at approximately 12:40 a.m., officers responded to...
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Maryland State Police arrested a Howard County woman Monday night after she rammed a Virginia State Police vehicle and led police on a pursuit through Prince George’s and Howard Counties. The accused is identified as Naturi Michon Hayes, 24, of Elkridge, Maryland. She is charged with first-degree assault, attempt by driver to elude uniformed...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man with murdering his mother inside of their home on Saturday night. The suspect is 22-year-old Fredy Grijalva-Hernandez of Laurel. He’s charged with the murder of 44-year-old Maria Hernandez-Gonzalez. On December 27, 2025, at approximately 11:50 pm, officers responded for a welfare check in...
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St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling reflects on 2025, a year filled with continual commitment to safety, justice, victim services, community engagement, and progress. Secured $507,539 in Grant Funding: In her third year, Sterling’s team successfully secured $507,539 in grant funding for victim services and concentrated gun violence prosecution, bringing the cumulative total of...
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12/29/2025 – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing early Monday morning at a Royal Farms convenience store in Lexington Park. At approximately 1 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the Royal Farms located at 21779 Tulagi Place. Upon...
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UPDATE 12/28/2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, March 21, 2025 fatal officer-involved vehicle collision that occurred in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland. On March 21, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Seat Pleasant Police Department (SPPD) officers conducted a traffic stop on a Hyundai sedan....
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Early indicators suggest the coming months could be active for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds again this year. Avian influenza, often called “bird flu,” is an airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds. While once considered rare in Maryland, the virus is now being detected more commonly in the state’s...
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On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at approximately 3:38 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Royal Farms in Charlotte Hall for the reported unknown aged victim not breathing. 911 callers reporting an unknown aged victim was not breathing and located in a vehicle at the gas pumps. Crews arrived on the...
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UPDATE 12/23/2025 @ 8:30 P.M.: Rekeia Myshay Reid, 25, of Waldorf, and D’Vontay Keron Allen, 24, of Waldorf, were arrested and charged following a narcotics and firearms investigation at an apartment on Gallery Place, according to court documents. According to court records, officers with the Narcotics Enforcement Section and the Neighborhood Enforcement Team, with...
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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 2:59 a.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Rooks Head Place in Waldorf for the report of a pedestrian struck by a car. When officers arrived, they located a male lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple injuries. He was flown to a hospital in...
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Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson announced today that 34-year-old Rakeem Gilgeours has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Gilgeours was sentenced to the maximum sentence for each count: 25 years for first-degree assault, 20 years for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and 15 years for illegal...
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Three men received life sentences, today, for federal conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders, attempted murders, and drug trafficking, as well as murder in aid of racketeering charges. Wilson Arturo “Humilde” “Marco Saravia” Constanza-Galdomez, 26, of El Salvador; Edis Omar “Little Felon” Valenzuela-Rodriguez, 24, of Honduras; and Jonathan “Truney” Pesquera-Puerto, 24,...
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