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Maryland Natural Resources Police Charge Three St. Mary’s County Men

Maryland Natural Resources Police Charge Three St. Mary’s County Men

A St. Mary’s County man has been charged with illegally selling oysters online and failing to pay the state fee assessed to all commercial harvesting operations. Matthew Wayne Morgan, 36, of Mechanicsville, received citations Nov. 22 after an online investigation turned up ads on social media and websites offering oysters for sale. Under state...
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Pair Arrested at Kohl’s in Lexington Park For Stealing Jeans

Pair Arrested at Kohl’s in Lexington Park For Stealing Jeans

On Sunday, November 26, 2017, Deputy First Class S. Tirpak, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Kohl’s Department Store, on Lexington Village Way, in Lexington Park, for a reported theft. Police located Jeremy Jermaine Snell, 31, of Lexington Park, and Queen Ella Champion, 35 with no fixed address, in a car...
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WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 12/4/2017

WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 12/4/2017

The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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Fatal Vehicle Fire in Waldorf Under Investigation

Fatal Vehicle Fire in Waldorf Under Investigation

On Saturday, December 2, 207, an initial 911 hang-up was received at approximately 4:20 a.m., for a reported fire at 10047 Lyles Place in Waldorf. The fire department was then dispatched at 4:22 am and when they arrived with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, they discovered a vehicle was on fire. After extinguishing the...
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Maryland State Police DUI Arrests for Charles County

Maryland State Police DUI Arrests for Charles County

DUI Arrests for the La Plata Barrack from 11/21/17 through 12/03/17
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UPDATE: More Victims Have Come Forward – Newburg Man Charged with Sex Abuse of 4-Year-Old

UPDATE: More Victims Have Come Forward – Newburg Man Charged with Sex Abuse of 4-Year-Old

UPDATE: 12/1/2017: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation of Joseph Elmer Rohls, 80, of Newburg, who was arrested on Nov. 22, 2017, and charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl. Since his arrest, two other victims have come forward and reported Rohls had sexually assaulted them when they were young girls. Detectives...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Teenager

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Teenager

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who ran away from a temporary home in July, 2017. Esmeralda Consuelo Ramos-Cruz left the house in Faulkner, MD, and has been in the company of friends throughout the region since. Investigators have been able to track some of her...
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Maryland State Police Continue Search For Missing Calvert County Girls

Maryland State Police Continue Search For Missing Calvert County Girls

Maryland State Police are continuing to search for two missing teenage girls who were reported missing Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 from Calvert County. Julyssa Danielle Simms, 15, and Trang Mgoc Nguyen, 16, were last seen at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert High School. There is evidence they may have traveled to the Hyattsville...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man For Attempting To Run Over Woman In Charles County

Maryland State Police Arrest Man For Attempting To Run Over Woman In Charles County

Maryland State Police arrested a man charged with trying to run over a woman after a minor vehicle collision Wednesday in Charles County. The suspect Andre Thomas Crew, 27, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and related traffic offenses. He is being held at the Charles County Detention Center...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Assistance Identifying Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Assistance Identifying Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Saturday, October 25, 2017, at approximately 6:55 p.m., the suspect stole a Husqvarna Chain Saw from the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store in California, MD. The suspect was last seen getting into a waiting dark red SUV, displaying partial MD...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Charges

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Charges

On Monday, November 20, 2017, Deputy First Class Steinbach, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a property destruction case and made contact with Shane Osay Reed, 24, of Lexington Park, in the area of 21800 North Essex Drive. While speaking with Reed, DFC. Steinbach became aware of an outstanding warrant for...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Caught Driving on Stolen Tags

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Caught Driving on Stolen Tags

On Monday, November 20, 2017, Deputy Beisel from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was stationary in the area of South Solomons Island Road and Industry Lane when his License Plate Reader alerted to a vehicle with stolen registration plates. After confirming with Emergency Communications that the registration plates were stolen, Deputy Beisel then initiated...
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Calvert County – Missing Person – Julyssa Danielle Simms

Calvert County – Missing Person – Julyssa Danielle Simms

The Maryland State Police-Prince Frederick Barrack “U” is currently conducting a Missing Person’s investigation. Julyssa Danielle Simms is 15-Years-Old, and was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black yoga pants and gray Ugg boots. She was last seen at Calvert High School on today’s date, November 29th, 2017. The case number for this incident...
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Wednesday’s Pet is MILTON

Wednesday’s Pet is MILTON

Wednesday’s Pet for 11/29/2017 MILTON Featured Pet: Milton Rescue Group: Doodle Dawgs and Fabulous Felines Breed: Poodle Mix Sex: Male Size: Small (8 lbs) Vetted: Neutered and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $325.00  (See Procedures on Rescue’s site) http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/doodledawgs.html Milton is an 8-year-old Poodle Mix.  Milton is super social and enjoys hanging out...
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Deputies in St. Mary’s County Make Drug Arrest

Deputies in St. Mary’s County Make Drug Arrest

On Sunday, November 12, 2017, Sgt. Raddatz from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a vehicle stop in the area of 23000 Three Notch Road, in California, and detected a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle which had two occupants. Investigation yielded approximately a 1/2 pound of marijuana inside the vehicle. Dequan...
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Police in Charles County Investigating Attempted Robbery

Police in Charles County Investigating Attempted Robbery

On November 24 at 10:27 p.m., officers responded to a convenience store in the 1000 block of St. Ignatius Drive in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. Investigation showed the suspect entered the business, approached a clerk, and implied he had a weapon. He demanded the clerk open the drawers to the cash...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Lusby

On Monday, November 27, 2017, at approximately 5:50 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to Sandy Wash Circle in Lusby for a report of a pedestrian struck. Patrol units arrived with fire department personnel and confirmed that an adult female was struck by a...
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UPDATE: Suspect in Chesapeake Ranch Estates Shooting Identified

UPDATE: Suspect in Chesapeake Ranch Estates Shooting Identified

UPDATE 11/28/2017: On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at approximately 4:40 p.m., a call was dispatched for a shooting that had occurred at 11713 Big Bear Lane in Lusby. Patrol units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and found that a male had in fact been shot three times. Detectives and Crime Lab...
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DC Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault in Waldorf Shooting

DC Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault in Waldorf Shooting

On Sunday, November 26, 2017, at approximately 12:30 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 shooting. Officers arrived on the scene and immediately provided medical care to the victim, a 48-year-old male, who had a wound from a...
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VIDEO: Single Vehicle Car Accident Causes Brush Fire

VIDEO: Single Vehicle Car Accident Causes Brush Fire

On Monday, November 27, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police, firefighters and EMS units were dispatched to Three Notch Road, in the area of Evergreen Park Road, in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle accident. A jeep traveling on Three Notch Road left the travel portion of the roadway and struck a utility pole,...
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Mechanicsville Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Into a House

Mechanicsville Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Into a House

On November 24, 2017, at approximately 4:55 p.m., firefighters from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, along with several EMS units, were dispatched to the 38400 block of Laurel Ridge Dr. for the report of a vehicle into a house. Rescue Squad 2, Engine 21 and Command 2 responded on the call. On arrival, crews...
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How Do Drug Overdoses Happen?

How Do Drug Overdoses Happen?

When a person dies due to a drug overdose the medical examiner or coroner records on the death certificate if the overdose was intentional – purposely self-inflicted (as in cases of suicide) – or unintentional (accidental). Unintentional drug poisoning deaths can happen when a drug or drugs are taken on purpose (or mixed together). They can also...
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Scam Alert: Callers Posing as County Water and Sewer Representatives

Scam Alert: Callers Posing as County Water and Sewer Representatives

Urgent Message to Calvert County Water and Sewer Customers Phone scammers posing as representatives of Calvert County Government’s Water & Sewerage Division have been targeting some water and sewer customers. A few customers have received threatening calls or messages to immediately pay their water and sewer bills or their service will be shut off....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Another Robbery on Great Mills Road

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Another Robbery on Great Mills Road

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Thursday, November 2, 2017, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the victim reported he was robbed outside of Lex’s Laundromat located at 21628 Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park. The victim stated while he was at his vehicle, the suspect assaulted...
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Wednesday’s Pet is PENEE

Wednesday’s Pet is PENEE

Wednesday’s Pet for 11/22/17 PENEE Featured Pet: Penee Rescue Group: Last Chance Animal Rescue Breed: Terrier/Pointer Mix Sex: Female Size: Medium 45 lbs Vetted: Spayed and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $375.00 includes spay, UTD vaccines, deworming and flea and tick prevention applied and pup is microchipped Penee #7724 is a loving 2-year-old...
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