z Police Ad Top

Police Investigating One Shot at The Cut Bar and Restaurant in Waldorf, Search for Two Suspects Continues

Police Investigating One Shot at The Cut Bar and Restaurant in Waldorf, Search for Two Suspects Continues

On Sunday, October 29, 2023, at approximately 2:08 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the The Cut Bar and Restaurant located at 2570 Business Park Drive in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Officers arrived on the scene to find an adult male patient suffering from a gunshot wound to a lower extremity...
Read More »

Police Seeking Assistance in Identifying Suspect Who Assaulted and Robbed Elderly Woman in La Plata

Police Seeking Assistance in Identifying Suspect Who Assaulted and Robbed Elderly Woman in La Plata

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, at approximately 2:59 p.m., LPPD officers responded to the parking lot of the Petco located at 19 Shining Willow Way in La Plata, for the report of a theft. The 68-year-old victim informed officers her purse was stolen while she was securing her dog in a vehicle, The victim...
Read More »

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Critical Missing Lusby Man Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, age 67

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Critical Missing Lusby Man Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, age 67

Calvert Deputies are searching for a missing adult male by the name of Leroy “Petey” Pickeral, 67 of Lusby. Pickeral is described as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 250 lbs., with long white hair with a goatee. He was last seen in the Lusby area wearing a white/gray long sleeve...
Read More »

Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identities of Vehicle Theft Suspects in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 3, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the two pictured subjects stole a 2014 Hyundai Sonata from the St. Mary’s Landing Apartments parking lot in Lexington Park. The suspects started and drove the vehicle a short distance before an alarm started flashing; the suspects then fled from the vehicle. Anyone with information...
Read More »

Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man on Child Pornography Charges in Prince George’s County

Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man on Wednesday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Nigel Elijah Roberts, 44, of Bowie, Maryland. Roberts is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and...
Read More »

UPDATE: Wanted Convicted Felon Released After Leading Police on Chase in Stolen Vehicle in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Wanted Convicted Felon Released After Leading Police on Chase in Stolen Vehicle in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 10/19/2023: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Terrell Anthony Duckett, 27, for violating the conditions of his pre-trial release from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center; his whereabouts are unknown, it is believed he is in the Lexington Park, MD, area. He was released on his own recognizance on...
Read More »

School Resource Officer investigating assaults at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

School Resource Officer investigating assaults at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

On October 16, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., two students from St. Charles High School went to Benjamin Stoddert Middle School and assaulted a student who had just exited the school. The middle school student was taken to a school nurse for treatment. Shortly thereafter, the student who was initially assaulted went to the gymnasium...
Read More »

17 Defendants Pleads Guilty in Southeast Washington Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

17 Defendants Pleads Guilty in Southeast Washington Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Corenzo Mobery, 40, of Washington, DC,  pleaded guilty to participating in a drug trafficking network based in Southeast Washington that sold cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, PCP, and marijuana, announced United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Acting...
Read More »

Narcotics Enforcement Detectives Charge Suspect in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

Narcotics Enforcement Detectives Charge Suspect in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section have arrested and charged a suspect with manslaughter in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose. On December 12, 2022, George Liddle Jr., age 20, died as a result of a fentanyl overdose in Marbury, MD. Detectives initiated an investigation and were able to identify...
Read More »

17-Year-Old in Custody After Fatally Shooting Family Member During Dispute

17-Year-Old in Custody After Fatally Shooting Family Member During Dispute

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a juvenile suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal shooting earlier this month. The suspect is a 17-year-old male from Washington, DC. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Jammi Cooper of Washington, DC. The suspect and victim are family members. The suspect...
Read More »

Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Assaulted in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Trauma Center

Police Investigating 16-Year-Old Assaulted in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Trauma Center

On Sunday, October 15, 2023, at approximately 5:25 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20000 block of Daisy Lane in Park Hall, for the reported injuries after an assault. 911 callers reported a 16-year-old male was assaulted and bleeding from “everywhere”. Crews arrived on the scene to find the victim suffering from...
Read More »

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to 24-Years in Prison for Felony Sex Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to 24-Years in Prison for Felony Sex Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE 10/16/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Randy Dindlebeck, 28, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, was sentenced to 75 years in prison with 24 years of active incarceration for felony sex abuse of a minor and related offenses. A St. Mary’s County jury convicted Mr. Dindleback in May of 2023, after a three-day jury...
Read More »

Three Suspects Arrested and Charged in Connection to March 2023 Murder of Robbery Victim

Three Suspects Arrested and Charged in Connection to March 2023 Murder of Robbery Victim

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged three suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in March. The suspects are 30-year-old Kenneth Gails of Riverdale, 33-year-old Marcus Chapman of Hyattsville and 27-year-old Josue Vasques of Hyattsville. They are charged with the murder of 31-year-old Jarell Thompson of Washington, DC. On...
Read More »

UPDATE: Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 9:46 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park, MD, for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Deputies located an adult male suffering from two gunshot wounds; emergency first aid was rendered. The victim was then flown to the University of...
Read More »

Six Teens Arrested After Assault and Robbery in Waldorf

Six Teens Arrested After Assault and Robbery in Waldorf

On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 2:50 p.m., officers responded to Mall Circle for the report of an assault in progress inside a business. As officers were responding, the suspects fled on foot. Witnesses reported seeing some of the suspects armed with what appeared to be a gun. Officers located the suspects nearby and...
Read More »

PG County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old and 18-Year-Old Shot and Killed in Two Seperate Shootings

PG County Police Investigating 16-Year-Old and 18-Year-Old Shot and Killed in Two Seperate Shootings

The Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Oxon Hill on Friday. The victim is 18-year-old Kenyon Valentine of Alexandria, VA. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On October 6, 2023, at approximately 5:45 pm, officers responded...
Read More »

Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Student falls ill after ingesting an unknown substance from a vaping device

Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Student falls ill after ingesting an unknown substance from a vaping device

On October 5, 2023, a student at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School became ill after they used a vape pen containing what they believed to be cannabis. The student sought help from a school nurse and was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation. Anyone with information...
Read More »

Health Department Awarded Grant to Expand Violence Intervention Program

Health Department Awarded Grant to Expand Violence Intervention Program

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has been awarded funding through the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to support violence prevention in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO). Funding from the $318,901 grant will expand the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) recently established by SMCSO and SMCHD...
Read More »

Police Investigating Armed Carjacking and Robbery at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park

Police Investigating Armed Carjacking and Robbery at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park

Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an armed carjacking and robbery that took place Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 4:27 p.m., at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park. Corporal Kenneth Flerlage and DFC Daniel Sidorowicz responded to a call from the victim, who told them an unknown black male suspect wearing...
Read More »

UPDATE: Police Make Arrest in Double Stabbing / Murder of 62-Year-Old Man in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Make Arrest in Double Stabbing / Murder of 62-Year-Old Man in Waldorf

UPDATE 10/4/2023: Police have arrested Scott Anthony Goldsmith age 52 of Homosassa in Citrus County, Florida. On October 3 at 4:45 p.m., patrol officers were in the area of Port Tobacco Road and Chapel Point Road in La Plata when they located Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 52, of no fixed address, who was wanted in connection...
Read More »

PG County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault of Child and Child’s Mother in St. Mary’s County

PG County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault of Child and Child’s Mother in St. Mary’s County

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Delonte Rivens, 38, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced to 35 years in the Division of Corrections, with 15 years of active incarceration, for a domestic violence assault. On January 27, 2023, at 2:18 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the...
Read More »

Two Anne Arundel County Men, Including Department of Defense Deputy Chief, Charged with Facilitating Dog Fighting Ring

Two Anne Arundel County Men, Including Department of Defense Deputy Chief, Charged with Facilitating Dog Fighting Ring

A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., age 62, of Arnold, Maryland, and Mario Damon Flythe, age 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland with promoting and furthering animal fighting venture. The criminal complaint was filed on September 21, 2023, and was unsealed at the defendants’ initial appearances on September 28,...
Read More »

Two Charged in Murder of 19-Year-Old After Shooting Victim Multiple Times Before Running Him Over

Two Charged in Murder of 19-Year-Old After Shooting Victim Multiple Times Before Running Him Over

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged two men in connection with a fatal shooting in June of 2023. The suspects are 49-year-old Jeffrey Coachman and 53-year old Recco Bouknight. Both are from Washington, DC. They are charged with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tyzaiah Gaither of Washington, DC. On...
Read More »

UPDATE: Detectives Investigating Man Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Detectives Investigating Man Shot in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE 10/2/2023: On Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 12:14 a.m., police responded to an apartment in the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located a 21-year-old male victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper right thigh and upper right bicep. Deputies administered...
Read More »

Florida Man Identified and Arrested in Connection to “Pigeon Drop” Scams

Florida Man Identified and Arrested in Connection to “Pigeon Drop” Scams

A suspect facing charges in connection with two “pigeon drop” scam investigations in Prince George’s County is now in custody. The suspect is 50-year-old William Coleman of Orange Park, FL. With the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, Coleman was located and arrested on Tuesday in Orlando, FL. A pigeon drop...
Read More »