The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles who were in possession of a carjacked car. Both males are 17-years-old and are from District Heights. They are both charged as adults. A loaded ghost gun (unserialized) was recovered in the car. On February 21, 2023, at approximately 4:30 pm, Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team officers...
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On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, a man arrived at an apartment where...
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On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro,...
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On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked...
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On February 17, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of suspicious subjects at the Antwerpen Motor Cars, 8065 Ritchie Highway in Pasadena. The caller indicated that the subjects were inside of a vehicle, removing the dash. As officers arrived, they observed three subjects flee from a Kia sedan, two of...
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UPDATE: 2/17/2023: Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are also investigating Bunn in connection with reports of unusual activity after a witness learned Bunn is a registered sex offender and has approached several women’s homes in his neighborhood. According to publicly available information, Bunn is currently on probation stemming from two sexual assaults...
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UPDATE 2/17/2023: On February 15, 2023, at 4:54 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway and Smallwood Drive after observing the driver of a Jeep driving erratically, nearly striking a marked patrol car traveling in the opposite direction. As the officer activated his emergency lights and siren, the...
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On February 16, 2023, at 11:55 a.m., a 14-year-old student at Stethem Educational Center notified a school nurse that they were ill after consuming several edibles containing what they believed to be marijuana. The student was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. As administrators and the school resource officer investigated further, they learned...
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Sexual Assault Unit detectives identified and charged a Brandywine man with rape, kidnapping, handgun offenses, armed robbery and multiple additional charges. He’s 26-year-old Rodney Richardson. The Carjacking Interdiction Unit also charged him in connection with an armed carjacking in Brandywine earlier this month. In both cases, he met the victims on dating apps. On...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team arrested a man who was in possession of a stolen Hyundai in Suitland. The suspect is 27-year-old Brandon Handy of Suitland. On February 14, 2023, at approximately 11:30 am, WAVE members observed a Hyundai that had been reported stolen in the county on...
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On February 15, 2023, at 10:40 a.m., school administrators at General Smallwood Middle School called a school resource officer for assistance with a disorderly student who was reported to be in possession of pepper spray. After the situation was deescalated and upon further investigation, administrators recovered pepper spray from the student. The student did...
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On February 15 at 1:40 p.m., school administrators at Westlake High School recovered marijuana paraphernalia from two students outside of the school, but on school grounds. Upon further investigation, administrators determined another student, age 16, was distributing marijuana on school grounds. That student was located and found to be in possession of over 10...
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The Metropolitan Police Department contacted AACoPD officers in reference to an armed subject on the property of Meade High School. The SRO assigned to Meade High School quickly identified the student via video and provided patrol officers with his common afterschool hangouts. Officers canvassing the area located the 17-year-old suspect near Annapolis and Ridge...
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UPDATE 2/15/2023: On February 14, 2023, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office assigned to the Agency’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jayden Kevin Craig, 19, of Indian Head, in connection with the triple shooting on Shelton Court which left two men dead and another man injured. Through investigation, Craig was identified as the suspect...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a burglary investigation. On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at 2:50 a.m., the suspect forced entry into Village Liquors in Chaptico by shattering the front door with a hammer and then removed the store’s cash register and its contents. The...
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On Monday, February 13, 2023, at approximately 7:42 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 46000 block of Admiral Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. The 911 caller reported a female victim was stabbed in the neck. First Responders arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged female suffering from...
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A Chaptico man was arrested on firearm and ammunition charges following a barricade that ended peacefully on Sunday morning. At 6:07 am on Feb. 12, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center was contacted regarding the welfare of a relative who was in the company of a known adult male possibly threatening the...
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UPDATE 2/13/2023: The individual in the photograph has been identified. LPPD thanks the public for its assistance. 2/11/2023: Community Awareness and Alert – The La Plata Police Department is Seeking the Public’s Assistance: On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at approximately 6:22 p.m., the individual pictured below was observed following a juvenile female through the...
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The La Plata Police Department is seeking information about an incident that occurred on Friday, February 10, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., in the parking lot of 601 Charles Street. The parents of a juvenile informed officers an individual attempted to lure the juvenile into a car by offering free drugs. The child fled...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday in Suitland. The victim is 19-year-old Tolonzo Stephon Rhodes of Washington, DC. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On February 10, 2023,...
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Following a weeklong trial, an Anne Arundel County jury found the third and final suspect in the killing of 22-year-old Cornell Young guilty of 11 counts, including felony first-degree murder, robbery, and weapons offenses, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today. Shammond Taylor, 24, faces a sentence of Life in Prison plus more than...
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Update – February 9, 2023: The victim in this case has been identified as 32-year-old Antwaun D. Conyers of New Carrollton, Maryland. Homicide detectives are still actively investigating the incident. Any additional information will be released when available. Suspect: Hispanic male, possibly in his 30’s. 5’7”, thin build, 160-170 lbs, last seen wearing all...
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On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 1:25 p.m., students in a classroom at General Smallwood Middle School were exposed to an unknown substance that was sprayed in the air, possibly by another student. Based on the reactions of several students, it appeared the spray was pepper spray. The students were seen by a school...
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On Sunday, February 5 at 4:43 p.m., officers responded to the 11300 block of Golden Eagle Place in Waldorf for the report of a domestic-related dispute / altercation. When officers arrived, they spoke with a woman who had clear and visible injuries. The suspect, Andre Joseph Burch, 29, of Waldorf fled the scene prior...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies located and arrested a Waldorf man early Thursday morning after attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a business in Leonardtown. Irving Maxwell Zorn, age 36 of Waldorf, was charged with Malicious Destruction of Property and Theft: $100 to under $1,500 and was transported to the St. Mary’s...
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