Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Fourth of July weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors and save lives as more motorists are expected to travel this holiday. State troopers from 23 barracks, including members of the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, known as the SPIDRE team, will be focusing...
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On June 25, 2023, at 2:46 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a motorist traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway. Officers located the vehicle stopped in a crossover at Indian Head Highway and Cedar Lane. The driver of the vehicle was lying on the...
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On June 26, 2023, at 10:30 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a patrol check in the 6900 block of Bensville Road when he observed a vehicle in a community park, which was closed at that time. As the officer approached the vehicle, he observed two people inside. He...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is conducting an investigation into the death of a man in Accokeek. The victim is 35-year-old Reginald Harris of Clinton. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 7:55 pm, officers were called to the 500 block of Farmington Road W. Harris was located outside suffering from trauma....
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UPDATE 6/28/2023: Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, of Mechanicsville, was sentenced Wednesday, June 21, 2023, to 20 years, suspend all but eight years of active incarceration in the Division of Corrections for his involvement with possession with intent to distribute 296 capsules of fentanyl. The capsules were analyzed by the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences...
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On Friday, June 23, 2023, the Prince George’s County Police Department kicked off a new initiative to address illegal pop-up car events that have been occurring in the county. These events have attracted participants from all over the region as well as surrounding states. Participants block roadways, take over parking lots and drive recklessly...
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that 10 defendants have been charged following a long-term investigation into multiple individual drug traffickers who were operating in and around Severn and Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The defendants are charged with as many as 22 counts, to include: multiple conspiracies; possession with intent...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting early Thursday morning in unincorporated Hyattsville. The victim is 28-year-old Rodney Wells of Hyattsville. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random crime. On June 22, 2023, at approximately 12:30 am, officers responded to the 4000 block of Warner Avenue...
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On Sunday, June 25, 2023, at approximately 12:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 5700 block of Oakcrest Drive in Saint Leonard, for the reported shooting. The 911 caller reported a domestic related shooting where the girlfriend shot the boyfriend. Police arrived on the scene to find the victim, a 28-year-old male...
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On Thursday, June 22, at approximately 19:50 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 41000 block of Gibson Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported stabbing. EMS were dispatched for an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the abdomen and a possible second victim with lacerations. Crews arrived on the scene...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged four juveniles in connection with an attempted carjacking on Wednesday night. The suspects include a 16-year-old male, two 15-year-old males and a 14-year-old male. The four suspects are from Washington, DC. The 16-year-old suspect is charged as an adult in this case. On June...
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On June 20 at 7:42 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a business in the 3300 block of Western Parkway for the report of a woman armed with a large butcher knife and threatening to harm herself. When officers arrived, they were able to de-escalate the situation and talk the woman into...
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On June 15, 2023, at approximately 1:25 p.m., the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was conducting a saturation patrol of the southern end of Calvert County, Maryland. Members of the CCSO DEU located a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, traveling on southbound Route 4 in the area of Cove Point Road in...
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During the week of June 12– June 18, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,884 calls for service throughout the community. Theft: 23-41942 – On June 12, 2023, DFC Aranda received report of a theft from a vehicle. Contact was made with the complainant who advised her purse and its contents (MD...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Brandon Tyron Pinder, age 36 of Sunderland. Pinder is wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Violation of Lifetime Sex Offender Supervision. Anyone with information in regards to Pinder, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410)...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred Saturday morning. Investigators are working to notify the victim’s family before his identity is released. On June 17, 2023, at approximately 3:20 am, officers responded to the area of University Boulevard and Riggs Road in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a burglary investigation. On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 12:37 am, two suspects broke a window to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Lexington Park to gain entry to the building. One suspect entered the building as the other stood by...
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Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged two suspects for a fatal shooting that occurred in May in Forestville. The suspects are 18-year-old Lavelle Harris of Washington, DC, and a 17-year-old male from District Heights. They are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Kendall Batson of District Heights. On May 11, 2023,...
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UPDATE 6/18/2023: Preliminary investigation revealed, an adult male described as tan complexioned, between 5 feet 10 inches tall and 6 foot, weighing 200+ pounds, black hair, wearing a medical style face mask, a navy blue Gap brand sweatshirt, black latex gloves and dark colored shoes entered the store, pointed a handgun at store employees, and...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Sexual Assault Unit detectives identified and charged a man for impersonating a federal law enforcement agent and sexually assaulting a woman in Oxon Hill. The suspect is 26-year-old Victor Antonio Reed of Washington, DC. On June 13, 2023, at approximately 8:15 p.m., detectives were notified of a sexual assault...
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On May 12, 2023, police responded to Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department located at 3245 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported theft. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with witness Chief S. Duffer, and Sgt. Smith from the Prince George’s County Police Department. Chief Duffer stated that the suspect, Loxavier Maurice Jones, age 20...
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A California man was arrested on Thursday, June 15, 2023, by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office detectives and charged with rape and a sexual offense. Michael Tran, age 19 of California, has been charged with Second-Degree Rape and a Third-Degree Sex Offense. On June 15, 2023, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a sexual assault...
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Can you help solve this mystery? Detectives seek new leads in cold case. Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking assistance identifying a woman whose body was found 25-years-ago, on June 16, 1998, in a field near Irving Road and Route 301 in Bel Alton, MD. The woman, whose identity remains a mystery, was the...
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Larry Jerome Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and his sister, Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, of Washington, D.C., were sentenced for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The pair pleaded guilty February 8, 2023, in U.S. District Court. Larry Eastman was sentenced to 140 months in prison and 36 months...
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A teacher at James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro is charged with solicitation of a minor. The suspect is 33-year-old Jose Zuniga Orellana of Accokeek. He’s charged with soliciting inappropriate photos from a female student at the school. On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the victim advised detectives the suspect recently made inappropriate comments...
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