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State Releases the Opioid Operational Command Center’s Report for Third Quarter of 2019

State Releases the Opioid Operational Command Center’s Report for Third Quarter of 2019

Steven R. Schuh Executive Director Opioid Operational Command Center Office of the Governor released the following message: I am pleased to share the Opioid Operational Command Center’s (OOCC) 2019 Third Quarter (Q3) Report. This report outlines Maryland’s most recent intoxication fatalities data, and it provides updates on key elements of our response to the...
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Police Arrest Chesapeake Beach Man Wanted by Police for Murder in Manassas

Police Arrest Chesapeake Beach Man Wanted by Police for Murder in Manassas

UPDATE : Ryan Thomas Waker, 22, of Chesapeake Beach, who was wanted in connection to the Denny’s homicide in Manassas, VA, has been apprehended by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Maryland. Additional information to follow. ________________ WANTED: Ryan Thomas Waker, 22, of Chesapeake Beach, is actively being sought in connection to the...
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Maryland State Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating a Second Person Shot on Friday in a Separate Shooting

Maryland State Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating a Second Person Shot on Friday in a Separate Shooting

On Friday, December 27, 2019, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, for the reported gunshot victim. Police arrived on the scene to find a patient, a male in his 20’s,...
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UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 12/27/2019 @ 4:20 p.m.: Maryland State Police are searching for a suspect involved in a reported shooting in St. Mary’s County. The suspect is identified as an African American male. He reportedly fled the scene in an SUV with Virginia plates. The victim is identified as Ea’sen Lee Mackall, 18, of St. Mary’s...
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Maryland State Police Warn Motorists Not To Drive Impaired Or Distracted This Holiday Season

Maryland State Police Warn Motorists Not To Drive Impaired Or Distracted This Holiday Season

Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks who patrol every county will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and other violations that often contribute to highway tragedies, especially during the holiday season. Additional troopers will be working overtime assignments funded by highway safety grants...
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Drunk DJ at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

Drunk DJ at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

On December 22, 2019, Deputy S. Naughton, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby to assist Deputy Rzepkowski with crowd control. A short time after arriving, Deputy Naughton observed Desam Neri Stewart, 49, of California, enter the DJ booth and begin to play loud music on and off...
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State Police Investigating Death of Mechanicsville Man After Motor Vehicle Crash in Charlotte Hall

State Police Investigating Death of Mechanicsville Man After Motor Vehicle Crash in Charlotte Hall

On Monday, December 23, 2019, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a single vehicle on Maryland Route 234 (Budds Creek Road) in the area of Jenkins Road in Charlotte Hall. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State...
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Indian Head Man Found Guilty of Assault and Attempted Arson After Dousing Victim with Gasoline

Indian Head Man Found Guilty of Assault and Attempted Arson After Dousing Victim with Gasoline

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 19, 2019, a Charles County jury convicted Melvin Edward Johnson, 63,  of Indian Head, of Home Invasion, First-Degree Assault, Attempted First-Degree Arson, Second-Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment and related charges. On July 1, 2018, officers responded to a residence in the 3300 block...
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Calvert County States Attorney’s Office to Handle Case Where High School Teacher, Wife of Salisbury Mayor charged with Trying to Buy Drugs from Student

Calvert County States Attorney’s Office to Handle Case Where High School Teacher, Wife of Salisbury Mayor charged with Trying to Buy Drugs from Student

On December 9, 2019 deputies of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into a reported CDS violation involving a teacher soliciting a student for prescribed medication. The investigation revealed that the teacher, Elizabeth Day, solicited a 16-year-old student to purchase two (2) ADHD pills for $20.00. Day is a...
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Police in Charles County Investigating Death of 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man

Police in Charles County Investigating Death of 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man

On December Saturday, 21, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8900 block of Jacksonstown Road in Nanjemoy for the report of a male lying on the side of the road. Officers arrived and found Guy Kevin Hayes, 31, of Nanjemoy; he was pronounced deceased on...
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Armed, Dangerous Fugitive Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Waldorf

Armed, Dangerous Fugitive Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Waldorf

UPDATE 12/18/2019: Deante Mandel Duckett, 34, of Brandywine was arrested by U.S. Marshals at a home in Waldorf on December 12, 2019. Duckett had been wanted since July 10th when he cut off his ankle monitoring device. When Duckett was arrested, he was in possession of a stolen 9mm handgun and a box of ammunition....
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Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Police Find Loaded Handgun, Cocaine, and Heroin

Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Police Find Loaded Handgun, Cocaine, and Heroin

On December 11, 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division with assistance from the Emergency Services Team, K-9 Unit, and members of the Patrol Division executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence located at 46475 Chapman Drive in Lexington Park. Thomas Emanuel Gross, 34 of Lexington Park, was located...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Two Juveniles

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Two Juveniles

UPDATE 12/13/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, December 13, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Sherman Kelly, Jr., 40 of Waldorf, to 43 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Third-Degree Sex Offense, and two counts of Production of Child Pornography. On...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in the California/Lexington Park Area

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in the California/Lexington Park Area

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police and the Maryland State Highway Administration, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, Dec. 13, 2019, in central St. Mary’s County. The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Route 235 on Friday night in the California/Lexington Park...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder

UPDATE 12/12/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 12, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Miguel Angel Santana, 29 of Waldorf, to life in prison for Conspiracy to Commit the First-Degree Murder of Lydell Wood and Possession of a Firearm with a Disqualifying Crime....
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Reckless Endangerment After Stabbing Woman

Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Reckless Endangerment After Stabbing Woman

On Saturday, November 23, 2019, at approximately 10:45 p.m.,Cpl. Beishline of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the female victim who advised of a domestic assault which occurred at a residence on Rosslare Court in Lexington Park. The victim told police that she was seated in the garage when Michael Andrea...
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Police in Charles County Say Alcohol to be Factor in Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 17-Year-Old Driver

Police in Charles County Say Alcohol to be Factor in Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 17-Year-Old Driver

On Saturday, December 07, 2019, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on northbound United States Route 301 in the area of Faulkner Road in Faulkner. Due to the seriousness of the collision, a request was...
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Identities Needed for Theft Suspects in St. Mary’s County

Identities Needed for Theft Suspects in St. Mary’s County

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft case. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 at 10 am, the suspects entered the Ulta Beauty store in California together. One suspect loaded a large purse with various boxed men’s cologne and women’s perfume. The other suspect also...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Victims at Apartment Complex

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Victims at Apartment Complex

UPDATE 12/6/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 5, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Marquis Deangelo Swann, 26 of Waldorf, to 20 years in prison for three counts of First-Degree Assault. On June 28, 2019, co-defendant Butler-Charles entered a guilty plea to three...
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Waldorf Man Charged with Home Invasion and Burglary After Assaulting Two Women and a Baby

Waldorf Man Charged with Home Invasion and Burglary After Assaulting Two Women and a Baby

On Wednesday, December 4 at 12:32 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Copley Avenue in Waldorf for the report of a male assaulting several family members. When the first officer arrived, he observed a male, later identified as Kelvin Lynell Brawner, 30, of Waldorf, in front...
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St. Mary’s College Student Arrested After Punching Two Public Safety Officers in Their Faces

St. Mary’s College Student Arrested After Punching Two Public Safety Officers in Their Faces

On Sunday, November 24, 2019, Deputy A. Budd, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, responded to St. Mary’s College, to assist College Public Safety Officers, after they had activated an emergency button on their radio. An Investigation determined officers Douglas Sprouse and Nicholas Landrum were assaulted by Corey James Squibb, 18, of Greenbelt....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Shot in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Shot in Waldorf

On December 3, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12000 block of Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound to his arm. He was transported to an area hospital where...
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UPDATE: State Police Investigating Daytime Home Invasion/Armed Robbery in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: State Police Investigating Daytime Home Invasion/Armed Robbery in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: The armed robbery is now being investigated as a home invasion. The suspects forced open front door of the complex and then a door to the residence before entering the apartment. Once inside the suspects demanded specific items from the home and stole a large amount of cash. It appears the suspects knew...
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UPDATE: Thomas William Unkle “Set Up” Female Victim in Home Invasion and Robbery in Waldorf

UPDATE: Thomas William Unkle “Set Up” Female Victim in Home Invasion and Robbery in Waldorf

UPDATE 12/3/2019: On November 25, 2019, police responded to a residence on Harrow Court in Waldorf for a home invasion. An adult female, had been confronted at the front door of her home, forced back inside, tied up with duct tape and severely beaten in her face by two unknown males. Once inside the...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Arrests High School Teacher for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Prince George’s County Police Department Arrests High School Teacher for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

A teacher at Bowie High School in Bowie is facing charges in connection with the sexual abuse of a female student at the school. The teacher is 29-year-old K Sean Donovan Jr. of the 3200 block of Winterbourne Drive in Upper Marlboro. On December 1st, the Prince George’s County Police Department launched an investigation...
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