On Monday, February 25, 2019, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Trooper Foster and Senior Trooper Scarlett from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 5 in the area of Billingsley Road, Waldorf, for a report of a hit and run collision. Upon arrival, Troopers observed a gray Saturn off the roadway...
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On Friday, February 15, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Deputies in Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were contacted by detectives from the Drug Enforcement Unit regarding a target vehicle that had been observed conducting drug sales in Calvert County. Police located the vehicle and conducted a probable cause traffic stop on the vehicle on Kirksville...
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On February 11th, 2019 Deputy E. Payne of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Dalrymple Road and Ray Road in Sunderland. While speaking with the driver, Mark Scott Hurley, 27, of Edgewater, DFC V. Evans observed marijuana stems and flakes on the passenger side floorboard. DFC Evans...
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On Monday, February 11, 2019, Deputy Bowlan of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a check welfare in the area of Commanche Road and Alamo Road in Lusby. Deputy Bowlan observed a running vehicle with the occupant asleep in the driver seat with the car in drive and his foot on the brake....
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On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at approximately 4:55 p.m., Officer Philius of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department was in a marked patrol vehicle, on US Route 301 observing traffic, when they observed the driver of a white Hyundai Sonata following the vehicle closer than reasonable and prudent. The officer initiated a traffic stop...
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A Prince George’s County man was arrested and charged early this 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 Vincent Herrara Paris, 23, of Suitland. He is charged with four counts of distribution...
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UPDATE: Anthony Martise Barnes, 38 of no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with Armed Robbery, Robbery and Theft: $100-$1,500. Anyone with further information on this case may call Det. Cpl. Hulse. 2/16/2019: On February 16, 2019, deputies of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Donut Connection at 21801 North...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal collision in Accokeek late Monday night. The victim is 59-year-old Juan Menedez Castillo of Altenburg Court in Waldorf. On Monday, February 18, 2019, at approximately 9:55 p.m., patrol officers were called to the area of Indian Head Highway and...
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Please join us as we congratulate Trooper First Class Marcus Manning as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for January 2019. Trooper First Class Manning demonstrates a high level of professionalism in his job as a Trooper. He continuously applies himself and is consistently conscientious in the performance of his...
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On January 23, 2019, at approximately 7:00 pm, Officers from the La Plata Police Department were dispatched for the report of a black adult male who was unconscious and breathing at the La Plata Super Suds located on Crain Highway. When the officer arrived on scene, he observed a male sleeping on a laundry...
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The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes, and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On February 4th, 2019, Deputy Gott conducted a traffic stop in the area of Route 4 and Dowell Road in Lusby. The driver, identified as Ryan Ford Gallagher, 41, nervously handed Deputy Gott an open container...
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On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Bedford Drive, in North Beach for the report of a shooting. On arrival, deputies found a subject suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was reported to be 11 or 12-years-old. Detectives responded and assumed the investigation. The preliminary...
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On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Deputy First Class John Davis of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance inside a motor vehicle. The officer was informed by the Emergency Communications Center that the vehicle was a gray Toyota Camry with extensive body damage and no rear bumper. Deputy Davis located...
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On Saturday, February 2, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Thurman Alexander Harmon, 68 of St. Inigoes, was arrested and charged with Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se, and Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol by Trooper E. Ruggles of the Maryland State...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded an origin & cause investigation with the arrest of one adult female. The fire, which occurred at 281 Sun Park Lane, Huntingtown, was discovered the morning of February 9, 2019, while a breaking and entering investigation was being conducted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The fire had...
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Maryland State Police is continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian-related crash that occurred Monday night in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2019, troopers from Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to MD 202 at Campus Way in Upper Marlboro, on a report of a motor vehicle collision that...
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On February 10, 2019, at 12:51 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to San Mateo Trail, in Lusby, for a report of a drive-by shooting. Prior to police arriving on the scene, the Calvert Control Center advised police units, that James Walter Gross Jr., 27 of Saint Leonard, was the...
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U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tyrell Rashad Cauthern, age 30, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and other drugs, and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Grimm also found that...
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On Wednesday, February 5, 2019, at approximately 1:55 a.m., Trooper Michael Posch from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a black Pontiac Vibe in the area of Norris Road and Chancellors Run Road, in Great Mils. The vehicle refused to stop and fled at a high speed...
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On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Deputy Muschette, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on North Essex Drive, in Lexington Park, for the report of an assault to a child. The deputy made contact with the victim, a 9-year-old girl who had bruising to her face. The girl...
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On Thursday, January 31st, 2019, Deputy Crum of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Wawa in Dunkirk for the report of a theft in progress. The complainant advised they witnessed the suspect, Maggie Jean Williams, 34, of Lothian, shove items in her clothing and retreat to the women’s restroom. Deputy Crum...
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On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police responded to Beck Road in Hollywood, for the reported strong-armed robbery. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from Maryland State Police responded and arrived on scene to find a female victim stating she had just returned from her Bank when...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Frank Crawford III, 22, formerly of Virginia, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography in which he enticed a minor victim to send him sexually explicit photos of herself. Upon his release from prison, Crawford...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Brandy Lynn Deluca, 44, of Waldorf, to 7 years in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion. On October 22, 2018, Deluca entered a guilty plea to the above-mentioned charge in...
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On January 19, 2019, at approximately 2:20 pm, Deputy Thayer from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to the Safeway on Market Place in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the witness who stated that the subject attempted to flee the scene and is...
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