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Hogan Administration Announces Statewide Response Efforts to Florence

Hogan Administration Announces Statewide Response Efforts to Florence

Governor Larry Hogan has directed state agencies to work together to keep Marylanders safe and informed as Hurricane Florence continues to head towards the U.S. eastern seaboard. Large areas of Maryland have already experienced significant rainfall in the past few days, making the ground saturated with water and thus making this storm a serious...
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AUDIO: Detectives in Charles County Seeking Information Related to a Shooting in Waldorf

AUDIO: Detectives in Charles County Seeking Information Related to a Shooting in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking information from the public relating to a shooting incident that took place in Waldorf. On Saturday, September 8, 2018, at approximately 11:40 p.m., the victim was walking in the 700 block of University Drive when he was approached by an unknown male. The male stole property from...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Defecated in Apartment Complex Laundry Room

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Defecated in Apartment Complex Laundry Room

On Saturday, September 8, 2018, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Deputy P. Henry of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Chancellors Run Apartments at Chancellors Run Court, in Great Mills for the report of a suspicious incident. Upon arriving contact was made with the employee who said an unknown black male had entered...
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Governor Larry Hogan Declares State of Emergency for Hurricane Florence

Governor Larry Hogan Declares State of Emergency for Hurricane Florence

Governor Larry Hogan today signed Executive Order 01.01.2018.22 declaring a state of emergency beginning Monday, September 10, 2018 ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Florence. The executive order will allow the state to more efficiently coordinate support and provide assistance to local jurisdictions within Maryland and neighboring states. “At this time, there is still some uncertainty about the...
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Two St. Mary’s County Cocaine Distributors Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison and Another to 7 Years

Two St. Mary’s County Cocaine Distributors Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison and Another to 7 Years

U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Joseph Darren Brooks, 42, of California, and Marvin Leon Young, 42, of Lexington Park, each to 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine. Brooks was also convicted of being...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Theft and Trespassing at Great Mills Sheetz

Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Theft and Trespassing at Great Mills Sheetz

On September 6, 2018, Deputy John Fenwick of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Sheetz store in Great Mills for the report of a theft. Fenwick approached Natasha Maureen Kelly, 32, of Lexington Park, who admitted that she had taken some items from the store. She stated she would pay for...
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UPDATE: Body of Missing Swimmer at Myrtle Point Park Located

UPDATE: Body of Missing Swimmer at Myrtle Point Park Located

UPDATE: On Sunday, September 9, 2018, at approximately 3:35 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services received a call from a citizen on 24786 Half Pone Point Road about a body floating in the Patuxent River. Police and emergency personnel arrived on scene and  recovered the body of 20-year-old, Manuel DeJesus Portillo Romero, of Alexandria, Virginia. The...
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46-Year-Old Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident in Nanjemoy

46-Year-Old Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident in Nanjemoy

On Friday, September 7, 2018, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police fire and rescue responded to the area of Port Tobacco Road, and Spike Virginia Place, in Nanjemoy for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Upon arrival, Troopers observed the driver, Dedric Kenya Ross, 46, from Upper Marlboro, being treated by EMS personnel....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Assault Case

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Assault Case

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Stanley Jerome Hatton, 40, of Marbury, who is wanted for assaulting a female acquaintance with a knife. A warrant is on file charging Hatton with first-degree assault in connection with that case. Hatton also has two open warrants: one for a domestic-related...
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St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

On August 27, 2018, at approximately 3:20 a.m. Deputy First Class McClure responded to the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Niko Tristan Jones, 35 of no fixed address, had picked up the victim, and drove the victim to a separate location. Jones then retrieved...
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Wanted Bryans Road Man Arrested for Drugs and Theft After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Wanted Bryans Road Man Arrested for Drugs and Theft After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Trooper M. Foster from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was working a stationary speed enforcement assignment in the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road, south of Shlagel Road, in Waldorf. Trooper Foster observed a GMC Yukon exceeding the posted maximum speed limit of 45 mph....
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VIDEO: Tractor Trailer Fire Reported at California Furniture Store

VIDEO: Tractor Trailer Fire Reported at California Furniture Store

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at approximately 10:10 a.m., emergency personnel responded to the Baldwin Design Group at 23306 Three Notch Road, in California for a reported semi-truck crash into a telephone pole. Crews arrived on scene to find a tractor trailer delivering furniture had struck a utility line. One utility pole was snapped...
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Two Men Face Criminal Charges for Abandoning Boat in Patuxent River

Two Men Face Criminal Charges for Abandoning Boat in Patuxent River

On August 21, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Officer David Helterbran and Sgt. Tim Kraemer of the Maryland Natural Resources Police responded on the Patuxent River north of the West Basin, in St. Mary’s County for a report of a sunken vessel. Upon their arrival  they located a 108 foot vessel sunken and in...
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VIDEO- Intoxicated Lexington Park Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

VIDEO- Intoxicated Lexington Park Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Monday, September 3, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Great Mills Road and Point Lookout Road, in Great Mills. Emergency personnel arrived on scene to find an older model Dodge Ram pick-up truck and a Chevrolet...
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Southern Prince George’s County

Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Southern Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into a Prince George’s County crash early this morning that took the life of a pedestrian. The victim is identified as Jordan C. Barber, 26, of Upper Marlboro, Md. He was pronounced dead at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center where he was taken after being struck. The...
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Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole Plus 50 Years for Murdering Bystander

Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole Plus 50 Years for Murdering Bystander

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Thursday, August 30, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Antonio Ka-Juan Owens, 22, to life without parole plus 50 years in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Lydell Wood, Unlawful Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime...
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Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred in the 21000 block of Winding Way in Lexington Park. On August 30, 2018, at approximately 11:15 p.m. deputies responded to a reported theft. Investigation determined an actual robbery occurred. The victim reports an unknown black male pointed a firearm at the...
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Mechanicsville Motor Vehicle Accidents Sends One to Trauma Center

Mechanicsville Motor Vehicle Accidents Sends One to Trauma Center

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chaptico Road and Doctor Johnson Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find an older model Ford Mustang off the roadway and into a utility pole, multiple...
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Homeless Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure, Disorderly Conduct and Assault After Mooning and Flashing in Public

Homeless Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure, Disorderly Conduct and Assault After Mooning and Flashing in Public

On August 20, 2018, Deputy Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment on Valley Court in Lexington Park for a reported trespassing. Police made contact with the landlord who said, Shenandoah Dornell Benton, 41 of no fixed address, was in an apartment and she was unwelcome. Contact was made with...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

Sheriff Tim Cameron will have a deputy at every public school in St. Mary’s County for the first day of school and will continue a high-visibility presence for the rest of the school year. As more than 18,000 public school students return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Man Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Man Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, in the area of Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford pickup truck, and a Dodge Charger in the roadway involved a...
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Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at approximately 5:40 p.m., Trooper S. Leach from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, after an officer distress call was dispatched. Dispatchers advised that Cpl. Zimmerman with the Maryland State Police, was actively being assaulted. Trooper Leach arrived...
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Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

On August 8, 2018, Cpl. Elizabeth O’Connor from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the California Wawa store on Three Notch Road, for the report of a minor motor vehicle accident. Police made contact with the passenger, Amanda Lynn Wood, 28, of no fixed address, and the driver, Jerry Leslie Blackley, 29,...
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Police Release Name of 16-Year-Old Mechanicsville Girl Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Police Release Name of 16-Year-Old Mechanicsville Girl Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

8/27/2018: The driver of the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on August 20, 2018 at 10:22 p.m., was positively  identified by the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as Jadyn Elise Barnes, 16 of Mechanicsville. Funeral Services for Jadyn: Family and friends will unite on Saturday, September 1, 2018 for visitation at 9:30 a.m....
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UPDATE: Missing St. Mary’s County Woman Located Alive and Well

UPDATE: Missing St. Mary’s County Woman Located Alive and Well

UPDATE 8/26/2018 @ 11:25 p.m.: According to a spokesman from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, Rachel Diane Olliver, of Mechanicsville, was located. She is alive and well, no further information is available at this time. A family member posted the following statement on Facebook: Rachel has been located and is alive and safe. I...
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