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28-Year-Old Woman Dies from Overdose at St. Mary’s County Library

28-Year-Old Woman Dies from Overdose at St. Mary’s County Library

On Monday, July 2, 2018, at approximately 8:00 p.m., firefighters, police and emergency medical personnel responded to the St. Mary’s County Library Lexington Park Branch for the report of an overdose. Firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded from their firehouse across the street from the library and were on scene in a...
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UPDATE: Body of Missing Boater Recovered

UPDATE: Body of Missing Boater Recovered

UPDATE 7/8/2018 @ 9:30 p.m.: Body of missing 30-year-old male boater was recovered at 9:22 pm from Patuxent River near Myrtle Point Park by search team, and will be taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. The Investigation by the Maryland Natural Resource Police is ongoing. 7/8/2018: On Sunday, July 8, 2018, at approximately...
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Former Charles County Deputy Commits Suicide in Florida Jail After Arrest for Sexual Battery of a Minor

Former Charles County Deputy Commits Suicide in Florida Jail After Arrest for Sexual Battery of a Minor

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Florida are investigating the death of inmate, Christopher Wayne Stufft, 49, of Clearwater, Florida. Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit are investigating the apparent suicide at the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater. Christopher Wayne Stufft, a former deputy at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was originally arrested at...
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Death Investigation Underway in Valley Lee

Death Investigation Underway in Valley Lee

On Thursday, July 5 2018, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, and emergency medical services personnel responded to Russell’s Bar, located on Blake Creek Road, in Valley Lee, for the reported check the welfare. Patrons in the bar called 911 after a female subject ran into the business stating she found someone dead in the...
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UPDATE: Victim’s Name Released in Fire That Claimed the Life of 50-Year-Old Waldorf Man

UPDATE: Victim’s Name Released in Fire That Claimed the Life of 50-Year-Old Waldorf Man

UPDATE 7/5/2018 @ 2:00 p.m.: Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing to investigate the fire that took the life of 50 year old David Eugene Cordell on July 3, 2018, at his residence on 2795 Berry Hills Road in Waldorf. Charles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim’s identification. The Office of The Chief Medical...
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Fire Destroys Saw Mill in Mechanicsville

Fire Destroys Saw Mill in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at approximately 11:40 p.m. firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding areas responded to 27505 James Road, in Mechanicsville, for the report of structure fire. An investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal revealed the accidental fire occurred as the result of sawmill equipment igniting combustible materials...
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VIDEO: Family Displaced After House Fire in Mechanicsville

VIDEO: Family Displaced After House Fire in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday July 3, 2018, at approximately 4:55 p.m., Firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding companies responded to 39261 Decoy Way, and New Market Turner Road, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a two story residence with fire showing from the roof, and all four sides of...
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Two Men Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint for Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute

Two Men Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint for Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute

On Saturday, June 30, 2018, at approximately 10:00 pm, Trooper First Class Harrod from the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle during a sobriety checkpoint due to an alert from Cpl. Esnes that the License Plate Recognition alarm hit indicated the registered owner of a vehicle had a potential outstanding warrant....
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Leonardtown Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

Leonardtown Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Deputy Budd 0f the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 43000 block of St. Andrew’s Church Road, in Leonardtown, to assist Animal Control in checking the welfare of numerous dogs. Animal Control had previously been to the residence where a dog was discovered to have significant injuries...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Trespassing

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Trespassing

On June 30, 2018 Deputy Y. Bortchevsky was conducting a patrol check at the Chesapeake Beach Fastop when he observed Richard Stuart McGrath, 47, standing in front of the door. Once McGrath noticed the officer, he began to walk away, knowing that he is banned indefinitely from the Fastop property. Deputy Bortchevsky detained McGrath...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

On Friday, June 29, 2018, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Corporal Oles of the the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Main Street in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Because of several criminal indicators a K9 scan was requested. As the driver, Joseph R. West, 29, of Mechanicsville...
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Two Lothian Women Arrested for Armed Robbery of 7-11 in Solomons

Two Lothian Women Arrested for Armed Robbery of 7-11 in Solomons

On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at approximately 2:10 am, Trooper First Class Davis from the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped to check on a vehicle parked partially in the roadway at Route 4 & Lore Road in Solomons. During the initial contact with the driver a broadcast was given from the 911...
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Co-Defendant in Deadly Waldorf Armed Robbery Sentenced 40 Years

Co-Defendant in Deadly Waldorf Armed Robbery Sentenced 40 Years

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Friday, June 29, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Charles Leon Thompson, Jr., 34 of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for Armed Robbery and Use of a Handgun During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. On February...
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La Plata Man Commits Suicide After Murdering 3-Year-Old Daughter

La Plata Man Commits Suicide After Murdering 3-Year-Old Daughter

On Sunday, July 1, 2018, at approximately 7:35 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gilbert Run Park located at 13140 Charles Street in La Plata, for a death investigation. Upon arrival, officers located a man and a young girl inside a pickup truck; both were deceased. Detectives assigned to the...
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24-Year-Old Brandywine Man Dies After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf

24-Year-Old Brandywine Man Dies After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf

On Sunday, July 01, 2018, at approximately 1:15 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata barrack responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on eastbound Maryland Route 228 (Berry Road) west of Thumper Place in Waldorf. On scene investigation revealed that a 2012 Volkswagen Passat operated by Breanna Rodgers, 24, of Waldorf,...
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Driver Seriously Injured in Single Vehicle Crash in Leonardtown

Driver Seriously Injured in Single Vehicle Crash in Leonardtown

On Thursday, June 28, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Blake Creek Road, and Blakeney Road, in Leonardtown, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree with the single...
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Fireworks of Red, White and Blue Don’t Give Those Lights A Reason To Be Behind You

Fireworks of Red, White and Blue Don’t Give Those Lights A Reason To Be Behind You

With extra traffic expected in the days leading up to and several days after the Fourth of July, additional Maryland state troopers will be on patrol, using a variety of initiatives to keep traffic moving, respond quickly to highway incidents and take appropriate enforcement action when violations are observed that threaten the safety of...
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Police in Waldorf Arrest Armed Fugitive and Recover Stolen Handgun

Police in Waldorf Arrest Armed Fugitive and Recover Stolen Handgun

On Sunday, June 17, 2018, at approximately 6:30 a.m., deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an apartment on Ell Lane, in Waldorf, for the report of an armed subject The caller stated there was a large group of males and females standing in front of her apartment building and they...
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Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Accident That Killed Bicyclist in Chesapeake Beach

Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Accident That Killed Bicyclist in Chesapeake Beach

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at approximately 6:35 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to the intersection of F Street and 29th Street, in Chesapeake Beach, for a motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation of the collision revealed the following: A 2015 Subaru Forester...
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“First Time” Weed Dealer Arrested in La Plata

“First Time” Weed Dealer Arrested in La Plata

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, at approximately 9:35 p.m., Patrolman First Class P. Thompson, of the La Plata Police Department responded to the rear of Marie’s Diner on Crain Hwy. in La Plata, after a citizen’s complaint of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival police observed a blue Hyundai Elantra with two occupants backed into...
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Indian Head Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges, Police Recover Stolen Handgun

Indian Head Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges, Police Recover Stolen Handgun

On Friday, June 22, 2018, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Deputy Garner of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol on St. Ignatius Drive in the area the 7-Eleven when a white 2005 Ford Crown Victoria passed them, the officer observed the tag light was not properly operating, and it appeared the light was...
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Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin and Crack in California

Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin and Crack in California

On Friday, June 22, 2018, Cpl. Daniel Snyder of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22000 block of Iverson Drive in California to assist the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office in a warrant service. While in the dwelling, Snyder observed a bag of hypodermic needles, a smoking device, a metal spoon with...
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Waldorf Man Arrested for Murder of Roommate

Waldorf Man Arrested for Murder of Roommate

On June 22, 2018,  at approximately 2:15 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2700 block of Marlette Place in Waldorf for a possible death investigation after a witness told officers the suspect may have killed his roommate. When officers arrived, they found the body of an adult male; he...
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Three Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Fight at Prince Frederick Holiday Inn

Three Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Fight at Prince Frederick Holiday Inn

On May 13, 2018 multiple deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Holiday Inn, in Prince Frederick for the report of a fight in progress. As units were arriving on scene Sergeant G. Shrawder observed two vehicles attempting to leave from the scene. Corporal Harms stopped one of the vehicles with...
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24-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed After Crashing Dirt Bike Into Truck

24-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed After Crashing Dirt Bike Into Truck

On Sunday, June 24, 2018,  at approximately 12:55 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Dockser Drive and Sky View Drive in the Golden Beach neighborhood in Mechanicsville for the report of a motor-vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Deputies learned that the dirt bike, operated by Benjamin Daniel...
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