z Police Ad Top

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 15-Years for Armed Carjacking in Waldorf

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 15-Years for Armed Carjacking in Waldorf

UPDATE 3/28/2023: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, March 24, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Keyon Micah Jasey, age 21, to 15 years in prison. Out of 29 charges, Jasey was only found guilty of Armed Carjacking and Use of a Firearm during...
Read More »

Bomb Threat at Charles County Schools Being Investigated

Bomb Threat at Charles County Schools Being Investigated

Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security and Intelligence Section and school resource officers are working with Charles County Public Schools to investigate a bomb threat that was sent to students via an air-dropped message to their cell phones earlier today. The threat indicated a bomb would be detonated at all Charles...
Read More »

Police Seeking Suspects Who Stole Two Vehicles in Hollywood

Police Seeking Suspects Who Stole Two Vehicles in Hollywood

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a vehicle theft investigation. On Monday, March 20, 2023, at 5 am, the suspect broke into and stole a Ford F-350 truck from an auto repair lot in Hollywood. The suspect was dropped off, and likely picked back up...
Read More »

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, for transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers, and for smuggling firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria. Judge Bennett also...
Read More »

18-Year Old Great Mills Man Arrested for Home Invasion in Lexington Park, Released Less Than 24 Hours Later on $5,000 Bond

18-Year Old Great Mills Man Arrested for Home Invasion in Lexington Park, Released Less Than 24 Hours Later on $5,000 Bond

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at approximately 10:55 p.m., police responded to the 21000 block of Rodine Way in Lexington Park, for the reported home invasion. The 911 caller reported multiple armed suspects were outside of a residence attempting to get inside. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple home occupants injured after...
Read More »

Upper Marlboro Man Arrested for Armed Robberies of Two Hotels

Upper Marlboro Man Arrested for Armed Robberies of Two Hotels

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit arrested a man linked to the armed robberies of two hotels. He’s 31-year-old Rodney Knight of Upper Marlboro. The preliminary investigation revealed Knight robbed a hotel in the 9400 block of Largo Drive West in Upper Marlboro on September 24, 2022. He’s also charged with robbing...
Read More »

Detectives Identify and Arrest Prince George’s County Man Wanted for String of Commercial Armed Robberies

Detectives Identify and Arrest Prince George’s County Man Wanted for String of Commercial Armed Robberies

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit identified and arrested a man in connection with four recent armed robberies and attempted armed robberies at county businesses. He is 40-year-old James Kareen Day of Jessup, MD. Day is charged with four cases dating back to December of 2022: December 23, 2022: armed robbery of...
Read More »

Man Charged with Vandalism and Hate Crimes in 2022 Now Charged with Possession of Child Pornography After Allowing Police to Search His Home

Man Charged with Vandalism and Hate Crimes in 2022 Now Charged with Possession of Child Pornography After Allowing Police to Search His Home

UPDATE 3/19/2023: Charles Sutherland age 31 of Takoma Park was arrested in June of 2022, for spray painting the word “Groomer” on the front door of the Greenbelt Library, and the New Carrolton Library during Capitol Pride Week. At the time of his arrest, Sutherland worked as a school librarian at the Northview Elementary...
Read More »

Bicyclist Flown to Trauma Center Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in California

Bicyclist Flown to Trauma Center Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in California

On Monday, March 20, 2023, at approximately 2:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision involving a bicyclist. Crews arrived on the scene and found a bicyclist laying in the roadway unconscious. Emergency medical personnel requested...
Read More »

Woman Arrested for Stabbing Boyfriend in Great Mills is Released One Day After Arrest

Woman Arrested for Stabbing Boyfriend in Great Mills is Released One Day After Arrest

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, at approximately 7:37 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 45000 block of Robinson Court in Great Mills, for the reported stabbing. The victim was located and evaluated with injuries described as non-life-threatening injuries, emergency medical personnel transported the victim to an area hospital. Deputies identified the...
Read More »

UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested After Carjacking at Hollywood CVS

UPDATE: Hollywood Man Arrested After Carjacking at Hollywood CVS

UPDATE: Isiah Denzel Washington, 19 of Hollywood, has been arrested and charged with the following: Robbery; Carjacking; First-Degree Assault and several other violations. Washington is currently incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a strong-armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy in...
Read More »

Police Seeking Identity of Theft Suspects Who Fired Gun Towards Business They Stole From

Police Seeking Identity of Theft Suspects Who Fired Gun Towards Business They Stole From

On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 8:45 p.m., the suspects entered a tobacco shop in Bryans Road, MD, and stole items. The suspects left the store and entered a silver Toyota Prius. As they were leaving the parking lot, someone inside the car fired several shots from a firearm toward the business. Fortunately,...
Read More »

Police Investigating Sex Offense at Malcolm Elementary School

Police Investigating Sex Offense at Malcolm Elementary School

On March 13, 2023, administrators from Malcolm Elementary School notified the school resource officer of the report of a fourth-degree sex offense that occurred on March 9 on the playground during recess. A student was reported to have inappropriately touched two other students. The parents of all students involved were notified. In accordance with...
Read More »

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Conducting Saturation Patrols

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Conducting Saturation Patrols

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police will conduct saturation patrols this week, on the lookout for impaired drivers ahead of and on St. Patrick’s Day. Expect increased traffic enforcement by Sheriff’s Deputies and State Troopers on the evenings of Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, on roadways in St....
Read More »

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspects After Stealing Dog from Residence

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspects After Stealing Dog from Residence

The Westphalia Division VIII Investigative Section released video of the suspect who stole a dog recently from outside of a District Heights home. The dog is a five-year-old female Dachshund breed named Canela. This theft occurred on March 6, 2023, at approximately 5:35 a.m., in the 6200 block of Foster Street in the unincorporated...
Read More »

Police Investigating Burglary to CVS Pharmacy in Mechanicsville

Police Investigating Burglary to CVS Pharmacy in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 28948 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a burglary alarm. The 911 caller reported alarms were activated with two suspects being viewed on security cameras causing property destruction. Police arrived on the scene to find both suspects...
Read More »

School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Disorderly Conduct at St. Charles High School

School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Disorderly Conduct at St. Charles High School

On the morning of March 10, 2023, a group of three students at St. Charles High School, ages 14, 15, and 16, attacked a 15-year-old student. During this altercation, a teacher was struck. Another student, age 15, intervened and began fighting the group of three. Additional students heard about the altercations and left their...
Read More »

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Drug and Gun Charges After Police Execute Search Warrant

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Drug and Gun Charges After Police Execute Search Warrant

On Friday, March 10, 2023, Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of deputies from the K-9 Unit and Patrol Division, executed a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Jadon Bernard Somerville, age 22, at Park Pines Drive in Lexington Park. Detectives located a loaded...
Read More »

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey – Wanted for Escape

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey – Wanted for Escape

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues seeking the whereabouts of Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey, age 41, who is wanted for Second-Degree Escape. Dorsey failed to maintain a charge on his GPS ankle monitor and left his residence in Waldorf where he was sentenced to home detention. Dorsey was originally charged with Driving/Attempting to Drive...
Read More »

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Two Women Who Stole Victims Wallet

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Two Women Who Stole Victims Wallet

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the two women pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, the victim reported a wallet missing from the victim’s place of employment in California. Contents of the wallet included several gift cards to local businesses and other basic items. On...
Read More »

White Plains Woman Suffers Serious Injuries in Crash That Kills Two Prince George’s County Residents

White Plains Woman Suffers Serious Injuries in Crash That Kills Two Prince George’s County Residents

On March 12, 2023, at approximately 12:15 a.m., officers responded to the area of southbound Crain Highway at westbound Maryland Route 32 for a crash involving a tow truck and a sedan. The investigation revealed a 2013 Freightliner tow truck was traveling southbound on Crain Highway near westbound Maryland Route 32 when it rear-ended...
Read More »

Detectives Arrest Three Washington D.C. Men in Stolen Vehicle and Recover Five Firearms

Detectives Arrest Three Washington D.C. Men in Stolen Vehicle and Recover Five Firearms

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement (WAVE) team arrested three suspects who were in a stolen vehicle. Officers recovered five firearms, including one that was reported stolen. The suspects are 22-year-old Marquise Jackson, 22-year-old Marquette Jackson and 23-year-old Darrell Byrd. The three suspects are from Washington, DC. On March 10, 2023,...
Read More »

Police Recover Suspected Marijuana Edibles from St. Charles High School Student

Police Recover Suspected Marijuana Edibles from St. Charles High School Student

On March 8, administrators at St. Charles High School recovered a bag of edibles containing suspected marijuana from a 15-year-old student. The School Resource Officer was notified and began an investigation. The State’s Attorney’s Office is being consulted regarding charges and the student faces disciplinary action by CCPS. Parents are asked to talk with...
Read More »

Police Recover Stolen Hyundai and Arrest Two 17-Year-Olds

Police Recover Stolen Hyundai and Arrest Two 17-Year-Olds

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team arrested two suspects who were in a stolen Hyundai. The suspects are two 17-year-old juvenile males of Upper Marlboro. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., WAVE members observed a Hyundai Elantra that had recently been reported stolen in Prince George’s...
Read More »

Police Investigating Accidental Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Accidental Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 10:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Harbor Freight parking lot located at 3286 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller stated he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Crews arrived on the scene find an adult male victim...
Read More »