On July 6, 2023, at 12:10 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of Old Washington Road and Trade Zone Court in Waldorf. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Chrysler Pacifica was exiting a business and turning onto Old Washington Road when...
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On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, Trooper Black from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at First Colony Boulevard, California. The driver of the vehicle initially provided a false name, but was able to be identified as Tavon Charles Taylor, 27 of Laurel. Investigation revealed that Taylor...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a man in connection with a fatal shooting and multiple carjackings on Sunday. The suspect is 22-year-old Daeyon Ross of Washington, DC. He’s charged with the murder of 56-year-old Kurt Modeste of La Plata. In addition to committing multiple armed carjackings, Ross also shot and killed two...
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UPDATE – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On July 4, 2023, at 12:15 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located two teens with gunshot wounds. The teens were transported to hospitals...
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On July 03, 2023 at 3:42 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a single vehicle accident in the area of St. Andrew’s Church Rd and Fairgrounds Rd. Deputies arrived to find a single vehicle had left the roadway. The driver and passenger were extricated from the...
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UPDATE: 7/3/2023: On July 2, 2023, at 12:40 a.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Lowe’s located at 2525 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the report of a burglary in progress. According to witnesses, the suspect broke into the business, stole a forklift, and fled by ramming the gates. When...
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Over the past few months, our county has seen a marked increase in thefts, vandalism, destructions, and burglaries against several places of worship within our communities. Those incidents are as follows: Ark & Dove Presbyterian Church Piney Orchard Parkway in Odenton – June 13, 2023 – Black Lives Matter and Pride signs were vandalized...
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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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