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St. Mary’s County – Missing Person – 15-Year-Old Female

St. Mary’s County – Missing Person – 15-Year-Old Female

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate Nalani Ulece Greenwell Greenwell is described by police as a black female, with black hair and brown eyes, she is 4 foot 8 inches tall and weighing 100 pounds She was last seen on Old Hewitt Road, Lexington Park Maryland on on Saturday, September...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man On Child Pornography Charges

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

Troopers arrested and charged a Prince George’s County man early Friday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Neri Celio Fernandez, 30, of Lanham. Fernandez is charged with three counts of distribution...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man On Child Pornography Charges

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

Troopers arrested and charged a Prince George’s County man early Wednesday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Rafael E. Mancia-Hernandez, 26, of Fort Washington. Mancia-Hernandez is charged with three counts of...
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a 7-Year-Old

Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a 7-Year-Old

UPDATE 9/1/2020: Zachary Lee Thomas, 25, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in prison, suspend all but fifteen (15) years of active incarceration to serve in prison for his involvement in a sex abuse of a minor. Thomas must register as a Tier 3 offender on the sex offender registry for life....
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Arrest Made and Another Stolen Handgun Recovered After Police Execute Search Warrant in Lexington Park

Arrest Made and Another Stolen Handgun Recovered After Police Execute Search Warrant in Lexington Park

On Monday, August 31, 2020, Vice/Narcotics Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were conducting covert surveillance in the area of Columbus Drive, regarding narcotics and firearm violations. During the investigation police observed Joequan Dimario Bush, 18, of Lexington Park walking in the area of Columbus drive. Bush was walking with a juvenile...
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Police in Lexington Park Arrest 16-Year-Old Boy with Loaded Handgun After Foot Chase

Police in Lexington Park Arrest 16-Year-Old Boy with Loaded Handgun After Foot Chase

Deputies from the St. Mary’s County arrested 16 year-old, Kyreek Adams, of Lexington Park, on Thursday, August 27, 2020, on multiple gun charges. Adams was charged as an adult with the following: POSS OF FIREARM MINOR KNOW ALTER FIREARM ID NUMBER HANDGUN ON PERSON LOADED HANDGUN ON PERSON Police Arrested Adams after a short...
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Calvert Woman Who Robbed Two Banks in St. Mary’s Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

Calvert Woman Who Robbed Two Banks in St. Mary’s Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

UPDATE 8/26/2020: Defendant Angela Marie Roselee Fitzhugh-Hill, 41, of St. Leonard, was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery for her participation in two separate February 2020 bank robberies in Charlotte Hall, and California. Fitzhugh-Hill was sentenced to serve twelve (12) years of active incarceration in prison for her involvement in the bank...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Family of Murder Suspect Malachi Aaron Banks Speaks Out to SMNEWSNET.COM

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Family of Murder Suspect Malachi Aaron Banks Speaks Out to SMNEWSNET.COM

Malachi Aaron Banks, 18, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder. Banks is currently incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, on a no bond status. He is accused of murdering Dyante Lee Battle, 32, of Capitol Heights. Read the full article HERE After...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Sunderland

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Sunderland

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Maryland Route 2 and Kent Road in Sunderland, MD for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Chevrolet...
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California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Abell’s Tavern in Callaway

California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Abell’s Tavern in Callaway

UPDATE: Rex Douglas Reece, 48, of California, was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years in prison for attempted armed robbery. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz would like thank Deputy State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling and Detective Daniel Sidorowicz for the successful investigation and prosecution of this case. On December 13, 2019, the Defendant committed an attempted...
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Calvert Fugitive Arrested in Florida After Eight Years on the Run

Calvert Fugitive Arrested in Florida After Eight Years on the Run

On August 19, 2020, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit received an anonymous tip that 30-year-old wanted suspect Ryan James Watson was currently residing in St Johns County, Florida under alias name ‘ Sean Riley’. Based on the tips and a collaborative effort between the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit and...
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Police Looking to Charge Great Mills Man who Continues to be Released Again and Again after Multiple Arrests

Police Looking to Charge Great Mills Man who Continues to be Released Again and Again after Multiple Arrests

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at approximately 7:40 p.m.,  Michael Tyree Mitchell, 37, of Great Mills, stole a bicycle valued at $600.00 from the sidewalk in front of Target located at First Colony Way, in California. The stolen bicycle was parked on the sidewalk at 7:30 p.m., and discovered stolen at 7:50 p.m.. Michael...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Man who Urinated Inside California Liquor Store

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Man who Urinated Inside California Liquor Store

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a vandalism investigation. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at approximately 8:00 a.m., the suspect entered HV Liquors in San Souci Plaza in California. The suspect then went to the back of the store and urinated on over $200 worth...
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19-Year-Old Waldorf Man Arrested After Raping a Woman and Luring Men Through Dating App to Commit Armed Carjackings

19-Year-Old Waldorf Man Arrested After Raping a Woman and Luring Men Through Dating App to Commit Armed Carjackings

On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Erion Vann Burton, 19, of Waldorf, in connection with a carjacking that occurred on Monday, May 18, 2020. The victim and the suspect, who the victim knew as “Kris” met through the social media site “Tagged”, with the victim and suspect...
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VIDEO: Guns Recovered and Arrest Made After Fight Leads to Shots Fired at Wawa in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Guns Recovered and Arrest Made After Fight Leads to Shots Fired at Wawa in Lexington Park

UPDATE: On August 9, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Wawa located at 22530 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting complaint. Preliminary investigation determined a verbal argument took place in the parking lot between the suspect and the victim. During the argument Reginald Elijah...
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Details Released: Huntingtown High School Teacher Arrested – Accused of Having Sex with Student at School

Details Released: Huntingtown High School Teacher Arrested – Accused of Having Sex with Student at School

On Friday, July 31, 2020, an 18-year-old female, who is a 2020 Huntingtown High School graduate reported to a school administrator that a teacher had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with her during the 2019-2020 school year. She told authorities, she was 17 years old when the sexual relationship began. The student identified the...
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Police Re-Arrest Man Connected to a Violent Domestic-Related Assault/ Attempted Murder

Police Re-Arrest Man Connected to a Violent Domestic-Related Assault/ Attempted Murder

UPDATE 8/4/2020: Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrant/Fugitive Unit located Eric Benjamin Mitchell, 22, of Waldorf who was wanted for leaving a rehab facility the courts had ordered him to after being charged with the attempted murder of his girlfriend.  On February 9, officers responded to a 9-1-1 call in the 3300...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Investigating Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old Indian Head Boy

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Investigating Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old Indian Head Boy

UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: The victim is 12-years-old, not 10. We apologize – we were given the wrong year of birth. 8-1-2020: On July 31, 2020, at approximately 11:15 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of Riverwatch Drive in Indian Head for the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Identities of Theft Suspects

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks  Identities of Theft Suspects

On July 24, 2020, Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Sturdivant responded to Vera’s Beach Club located at 1200 White Sands Drive in Lusby, for a reported theft. The complainant stated on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 5:15 p.m., the females pictured, along with a fourth female suspect, walked out of the establishment without paying...
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VIDEO: Impaired Hollywood Woman Arrested at the Scene of Three Car Accident in California

VIDEO: Impaired Hollywood Woman Arrested at the Scene of Three Car Accident in California

On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at approximately 1:55 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Three Notch Road in the area of Town Creek Drive, in California, for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies arrived on scene to find three vehicles involved, police identified the at fault driver as Linda Marie...
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VIDEO: Homeless Man Back on Streets, Released Again and Again After Causing Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Cars in St. Mary’s County

VIDEO: Homeless Man Back on Streets, Released Again and Again After Causing Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Cars in St. Mary’s County

On Friday, June 19, 2020, Dep. Fenwick, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported property destruction. Police met with the owner of Southern Maryland News Net who told deputies he had video evidence of Michael Tyree Mitchell, 37,...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Identify Tyreke Kenyatta Cutchember as Drug Dealer who Sold Drugs That Lead to a Fatal Overdose in June

Police in St. Mary’s County Identify Tyreke Kenyatta Cutchember as Drug Dealer who Sold Drugs That Lead to a Fatal Overdose in June

In June of 2020, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division responded to the scene of a death investigation in which the victim’s primary cause of death was the result of an overdose of a controlled dangerous substance. Investigation determined Tyreke Kenyatta Cutchember, 44 of Lexington Park, to be a...
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Solomons Woman Arrested on Drug Charges at Super 8 in Prince Frederick After Welfare Check

Solomons Woman Arrested on Drug Charges at Super 8 in Prince Frederick After Welfare Check

On July 7, 2020, Deputy Sturdivant, of the Calvert County County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Super 8 in Prince Frederick for a welfare check. The complainant advised a female guest at the hotel seemed out of it and needed to be checked on.  Deputy Sturdivant made contact with the female guest, Sandra Lee Pitcher,...
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Suspicious Vehicle in a Parking Lot Leads to Drug Charges and Loaded Handgun Arrest

Suspicious Vehicle in a Parking Lot Leads to Drug Charges and Loaded Handgun Arrest

On Friday, July 3, 2020, Dep. Graves of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office observed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot of a closed business in the 21800 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Dep. Graves made contact with a passenger, later identified as Ryan Michael Page, 35 of no fixed...
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20-Year-Old LaPlata Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of Bel Alton Teen

20-Year-Old LaPlata Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of Bel Alton Teen

Arrest Made in Stabbing: On July 8, 2020, at approximately 5:46 p.m., officers from the La Plata Police Department responded to the 6700 block of Crain Highway for the report of a stabbing. Investigation revealed the suspect and the victim engaged in a verbal argument which escalated into a physical altercation including the stabbing...
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