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‘Operation Broken Heart’ Yields 58 Arrests In Maryland

‘Operation Broken Heart’ Yields 58 Arrests In Maryland

Maryland’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force yields 58 arrests in Maryland, 16 of the cases were handled by Maryland State Police investigators, while participating in “Operation Broken Heart,” a nationwide, two-month initiative targeting offenders of child sexual exploitation. The Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) was one of 61 task forces...
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Fort Washington Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Two Separate Drug Cases

Fort Washington Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Two Separate Drug Cases

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Daniel Mark Wilkerson, 45, of Fort Washington, Maryland to 66 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, and in a separate case for conspiring to steal prescription drugs from federal military...
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Deputy Director of St. Mary’s County LUGM Charged with Felony Assault and Gun Charge

Deputy Director of St. Mary’s County LUGM Charged with Felony Assault and Gun Charge

On Friday, May 23, 2019, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Upland Drive in Bushwood, in reference to a possible burglary in progress. Upon their arrival, they contacted the adult female victim and an adult complainant. The male complainant advised he was woken up by the female...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested for Assault

Lexington Park Man Arrested for Assault

On Monday, June 10, 2019, at approximately 4:20 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2500 block of Chestnut Way in Lexington Park, for the reported assault and report of a possible shooting. Numerous attempts were made to contact the residents inside the home with negative results. Deputies established...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Juvenile Arrests – May 2019

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Juvenile Arrests – May 2019

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office released the following information regarding Juvenile Apprehensions for the Month of May 2019. No further information is available at this time. May 6, 2019: A 12-year-old female from Lexington Park was arrested for Second-Degree Assault by Deputy Michael Rycyzyn. Case # 26539-19 May 7, 2019: A 15-year-old male...
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Police Arrest Hyattsville Man for Armed Robbery at Prince Frederick Safeway Gas Station

Police Arrest Hyattsville Man for Armed Robbery at Prince Frederick Safeway Gas Station

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 5:20 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Safeway gas pumps on West Dares Beach Road, in Prince Frederick, for the report of an armed robbery. The adult victim was in the process of pumping gas when he was approached by a man with...
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California Man Arrested Driving Stolen Car Without a License

California Man Arrested Driving Stolen Car Without a License

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Deputy Rycyzyn of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22000 block of Grand Harvest Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle theft. Later that morning, the victim observed his stolen 2011 Nissan Maxima being operated by an individual in the Lexington Park area. Sgt....
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UPDATE: Owners Of Clinton Auto Parts Company Convicted of Tax Fraud

UPDATE: Owners Of Clinton Auto Parts Company Convicted of Tax Fraud

UPDATE 6/9/2019: A married Clinton couple, Robert M. Underwood, and his wife Deborah J. Underwood, were convicted by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of filing false income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice...
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UPDATE: State Police Release Updated Press Release After a Child Attacked by Dogs in Lexington Park

UPDATE: State Police Release Updated Press Release After a Child Attacked by Dogs in Lexington Park

UPDATE 6/9/2019: On Friday, June 7, 2019 at approximately 7 p.m., Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to the 48000 block of Leeward Circle, Lexington Park, for a reported animal bite. Preliminary investigation revealed a 5-year-old child was playing inside the residence, when the 5-year-old child was attacked by the family Rottweiler. During the...
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Charlotte Hall Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Raping and Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl

Charlotte Hall Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Raping and Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl

UPDATE 6/6/2019: St. Mary’s Circuit Judge Michael Stamm, sentenced Paul Michael Hess, 40, of Charlotte Hall, to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female juvenile. Hess sexually assaulted the 13-year-old girl from 2016 to 2018. Upon release, Hess will be subjected to lifetime sexual offender supervision 9/28/2018: On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, St....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 6/6/2018

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 6/6/2018

The following information was provided by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Violation of Protective Order- On May 20, 2019, Dep. Luffey responded to the 24800 block of Hill Road in Hollywood, for the reported violation of protective order. Investigation determined Jacqueline Mary Schrader, age 33 of Hollywood, sent numerous messages to the victim,...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Jail After Killing Her 37-Year-Old Boyfriend

UPDATE: Waldorf Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Jail After Killing Her 37-Year-Old Boyfriend

UPDATE 6/5/2019: Tiffany Jade Smith, 32, of Waldorf, was sentenced to two years in jail on Monday, June 3, 2019, by Charles County Circuit Court Judge William Greer. Smith, shot and killed her boyfriend, 37-year-old, Tavon Purnell Matthews, during an argument at their residence in Waldorf, on February 18, 2018. Smith originally denied having...
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Home Detention After Shooting 18-Year-Old Woman with Shotgun

Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Home Detention After Shooting 18-Year-Old Woman with Shotgun

UPDATE 6/5/2019: On Monday, June 3, 2019, Michael Hemi Fischer, 22, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to home detention followed by three years of probation, for his role in shooting an eighteen-year-old female with a shotgun.  Fisher fired two shots during the incident, one round ricocheted and struck the teens leg. St. Mary’s Circuit...
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Police Investigating Suspicious Male who Approached Juvenile Females at Park in Lusby and Tried to lure Them With Candy

Police Investigating Suspicious Male who Approached Juvenile Females at Park in Lusby and Tried to lure Them With Candy

On Monday, June 3, 2019, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to report of a suspicious person at Cove Point Park in Lusby. Deputies made contact with the complainant who advised a suspicious male had approached a group of juvenile females at Cove Point Park and tried to lure them in his vehicle with candy....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 6/5/2018

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 6/5/2018

The following information was provided by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Assault- On May 9, 2019, Cpl. Foor responded to the 20700 block of Old Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Derrick Lewis, age 54 of Great Mills, assaulted the victim by pouring a beer on the...
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AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Machete Attack at Liquor Store and Foot Chase in Waldorf

AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Machete Attack at Liquor Store and Foot Chase in Waldorf

UPDATE 6/4/2019: On Saturday, June 1, 2019, at approximately 11:10 p.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office 925 Liquors on Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported man armed with a machete and an active fight in progress. Police arrived on scene to see Adam Godines Perez, 21, of Waldorf, fleeing on...
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Hollywood Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Jail After Found Passed Out in Vehicle with 2-Year-Old Son in Back Seat

Hollywood Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Jail After Found Passed Out in Vehicle with 2-Year-Old Son in Back Seat

St. Mary’s County Circuit Judge David W. Densford sentenced Brandon Michael Gohl, of Hollywood, to fifteen years in the division of corrections suspended down to eight years, as to the possession of distribution of heroin count and five years in the division of corrections, all suspended, as to the child neglect count to run...
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Leonardtown Woman Arrested for Possession of Oxycodone After Traffic Stop in Hollywood

Leonardtown Woman Arrested for Possession of Oxycodone After Traffic Stop in Hollywood

On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Trooper R. Kaszubski from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on St. John’s Road, Hollywood. Upon contact with the occupants, a strong odor of marijuana was emitting from the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted and a prescription bottle with...
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Great Mills Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop

Great Mills Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop

On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m., First Sergeant M. Laney from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was traveling westbound on Great Mills Road when he initiated a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Kyle Ryan Summers, 31 of Great Mills, pulled a glass vial from the console and advised F/Sgt....
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Maryland State Police Arrest Three People for Drunk Driving During Sobriety Checkpoint in St. Mary’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Three People for Drunk Driving During Sobriety Checkpoint in St. Mary’s County

On Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 10:45 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack assisted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on southbound Maryland Route 235 (Three Notch Road) at First Colony Boulevard, in California. The Southern Maryland chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) were also...
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Detectives in Charles County Arrest Two Men in Connection with Murder of Walter Thomas on Fairchild Court

Detectives in Charles County Arrest Two Men in Connection with Murder of Walter Thomas on Fairchild Court

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged Michael Rashid Moore, 22, of Waldorf and Darren Earl Miller, 24, of Washington, D.C., in connection with the murder of Walter Eugene Thomas, 18, who was shot and killed on March 4, 2019, in the 2100 block of Fairchild Court in...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint This Weekend

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint This Weekend

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will Conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint and DUI Saturation Patrols this holiday weekend. Sheriff Mike Evans asks that “If you consume any alcoholic beverages, please find a sober driver and help reduce the number of fatal and serious crashes on the roadways of Calvert County. If you drink, please do...
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VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Friday, May 10, 2019, at 3:15 pm, the suspect took a debit card that the victim had left on the counter of Abell’s Tavern in Callaway. The suspect then went to the Callaway Shell gas station and attempted to...
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Lexington Park Felon Pleads Guilty to Stealing 11 Handguns from Tackle Box Gun Store

Lexington Park Felon Pleads Guilty to Stealing 11 Handguns from Tackle Box Gun Store

UPDATE 5/21/2019: Robert Jacob Eberle, 30, of Lexington Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the federal charge of theft of firearms, which Eberle admitted he stole from the Tackle Box Gun Store located at 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District...
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VIDEO: Lexington Park Man Arrested for Driving While Impaired by Alcohol and Assault

VIDEO: Lexington Park Man Arrested for Driving While Impaired by Alcohol and Assault

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Deputy Wynnyk from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46900 block of South Shangri La Drive in Lexington Park for the reported motor vehicle accident and fight in progress. An investigation determined the victims drove around Joshua Bruce Hildreth, 38 of Lexington Park, while Hildreth’s vehicle...
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