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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Deputies

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Deputies

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, six new deputies were sworn in by the honorable Kathy P. Smith (Clerk of the Circuit Court), pinned, and signed their Oath of Office during the Calvert Board of County Commissioners’ public meeting. Calvert deputies will join their classmates from the St. Mary’s County and Charles County Sheriff’s Offices...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Four Suspects for Armed Robbery and Recover a Loaded Handgun – All Released on Personal Recognizance

Police in Charles County Arrest Four Suspects for Armed Robbery and Recover a Loaded Handgun – All Released on Personal Recognizance

On April 13, 2024, at 10:06 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Meadow Lane in Waldorf for the report of a citizen armed robbery. The caller, a male victim,stated he was robbed and the suspects fled in a white Camero. While responding, Charles County Sheriff’s Office broadcast...
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UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense

UPDATE: Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense

4/16/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, April 15, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Malcolm Fluellyn, 27, of Bryans Road, to 46 years in prison with all but 15 years suspended for two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and six counts of...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office Investigating 3 Car Collision in Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office Investigating 3 Car Collision in Leonardtown

n April 15, 2024, at 5:25 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies as well as Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the intersection of Newtowne Neck Road and Wathen Road in Leonardtown, MD, for the report of an automobile collision involving three vehicles: a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, a 2014 Toyota Highlander, and a...
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Citizens Advised of Ruptured Pipe, Large Leak and Spill of “Sludge” at Solomons Wastewater Treatment Plant

Citizens Advised of Ruptured Pipe, Large Leak and Spill of “Sludge” at Solomons Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Department of Public Works, Water and Sewer Division advises citizens that a ruptured pipe at Solomons Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 500 Sweetwater Road in Lusby, led to an accidental spill of sludge. There is no impact to drinking water. Upon discovering the leak, staff followed protocol, turned the pumps off and closed...
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Jury Convicts Second Man for First-Degree Murder at Hollywood Carnival

Jury Convicts Second Man for First-Degree Murder at Hollywood Carnival

On Monday, April 15, 2024, a St. Mary’s County jury found Thomas Moreland, 21, of Lexington Park, Maryland, guilty of first-degree murder for his participation in the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s carnival shooting that took the life of one 16-year-old and left another teenage victim suffering from two gunshot wounds. “The annual Hollywood Carnival...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Made Threats of Violence Toward a Church

Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Made Threats of Violence Toward a Church

On April 14, 2024, at 7:56 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sherff’s Office received a call from a concerned citizen about a man posting numerous posts on social media threatening to take a gun to a church on St. Peter’s Church Road. The caller advised the back-to-back posts appeared to be threatening....
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision Involving a 28-Year-Old Pedestrian in Hughesville

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision Involving a 28-Year-Old Pedestrian in Hughesville

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, at approximately 12:01 a.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 5 in the area of Wolfe Drive, in Hughesville, for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist (CRS) was requested and TFC. J. Engleman,...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest Suspect in Connection with Burglary at Waldorf Firehouse

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest Suspect in Connection with Burglary at Waldorf Firehouse

On April 11, 2024, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit, along with members of the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Emergency Services Team, and detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., served search warrants at two locations in Prince George’s County relating to an investigation of a...
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspects Wanted for Murder of Trash Removal Employee

Police Seeking Identity of Suspects Wanted for Murder of Trash Removal Employee

Homicide Unit detectives released images of the suspects and video of the car used in the recent murder of a trash removal company employee in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville. The victim is 30-year-old Idongesit Udosen of Lanham. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and...
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Charles County Drug Task Force Recovers Firearms and Large Quantities of Drugs

Charles County Drug Task Force Recovers Firearms and Large Quantities of Drugs

On April 9, 2024, detectives assigned to the Charles County Drug Task Force (CCDTF), with assistance from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Enforcement Team, K9, and Animal Control, served a search warrant relating to a drug investigation at an address in the 2600 block of Academic Court in Waldorf, and at a business...
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Maryland State Police Vehicle and a Motorcycle Involved in a Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Maryland State Police Vehicle and a Motorcycle Involved in a Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Buck Hewitt Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involving a Maryland State Police vehicle and a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find both vehicles in the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Another Occupied Residence Shot Up in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Another Occupied Residence Shot Up in Lexington Park

At approximately 11:05 p.m., on Monday, April 8, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Wilcutt Street in Lexington Park, for a report of shots fired into a residence. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) responded, and the subsequent investigation revealed an unknown individual or...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Two People in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Investigating Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Two People in Waldorf

UPDATE 4/10/2024: Mr. David Ross, 47, of Swan Point, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at MEDSTAR/Washington Hospital Center. UPDATE 4/2/2024: On Monday, April 1st, 2024, at approximately 11:03 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 228 (Berry Road) at Sharpersville Road for a report...
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23-Year-Old Waldorf Man Found Deceased in Talbot County

23-Year-Old Waldorf Man Found Deceased in Talbot County

The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the death of a man found in his vehicle yesterday morning along Maryland Route 328 in Easton, Maryland. On Monday, April 8, 2024, at about 9 a.m., a uniformed deputy with the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol in the area of Maryland...
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62-Year-Old Man Arrested After Armed Carjacking and High Speed Pursuit Through PG and Charles County

62-Year-Old Man Arrested After Armed Carjacking and High Speed Pursuit Through PG and Charles County

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at approximately 8:55 a.m., police responded to the Exxon Gas Station located at 15797 Livingston Road in Accokeek, for the report of a carjacking. Police made contact with the victim on scene who advised that she was pumping gas when an unknown suspect arrived on foot at the next pump...
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NAS Patuxent River Regrets to Announce Passing of Firefighter Corey Porter

NAS Patuxent River Regrets to Announce Passing of Firefighter Corey Porter

We are deeply saddened to share with you the untimely loss of our brother, Firefighter Corey Porter. Firefighter Porter began his federal firefighting career with us at NAS Patuxent River Battalion of NDW, 12 April 2021, and from day one showed an eagerness for involvement and firemanship. An ARFF and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, FF...
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UPDATE: Chaptico Man Arrested for Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Chaptico Man Arrested for Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 4/9/2024: Police in St. Mary’s County arrested Tavion Kelly Sommerville, 18, on Monday, April 1, 2024, on an open warrant for First-Degree Murder, firearm use during a violent crime, and related charges in connection with the April 4, 2023, murder of Marcus Anthony Day that took place in Great Mills. Sommerville is incarcerated...
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Dump Truck Suffers Tire Blowout Resulting in Fiery Rollover Crash That Injures Two Adults and Two Children

Dump Truck Suffers Tire Blowout Resulting in Fiery Rollover Crash That Injures Two Adults and Two Children

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that occurred in Prince George’s County this morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of northbound Interstate 495, near Maryland Route 4 for a report of a vehicle fire. According to a preliminary investigation, a dump truck...
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Twelve of 17 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks, Six of 10 Pass Tobacco Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

Twelve of 17 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks, Six of 10 Pass Tobacco Compliance Checks in St. Mary’s County

In March, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted separate alcohol and tobacco compliance checks. On March 21, 2024, alcohol compliance checks were performed using a Sheriff’s Office confidential informant (CI), who was 18 years old and wearing jeans and an athletic sweatshirt. The underage individual was informed to enter...
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Impaired Driver Flown to Trauma Center After High Speed Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

Impaired Driver Flown to Trauma Center After High Speed Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Sunday, April 7, 2024, at approximately 1:28 a.m., a 911 caller reported a Toyota sedan with Texas registration plates was driving erratically and was possibly impaired. The 911 caller reported they were following the vehicle which was travelling Southbound on Route 5. While on 911, the caller then stated the vehicle went into...
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One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Vehicle Crashes into Holy Face Church

One Flown with Life-Threatening Injuries After Vehicle Crashes into Holy Face Church

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: At approximately 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, MD. When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Ford F-150 truck crashed...
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Deputies in Calvert County Arrest 5 People for Theft at Ulta in Prince Frederick

Deputies in Calvert County Arrest 5 People for Theft at Ulta in Prince Frederick

On April 4, 2024, at approximately 4:37 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to Ulta Beauty located at 845 Solomons Island Road N. in Prince Frederick, for the report of a theft that had just occurred. Preliminary investigation revealed two males and one female entered the store and placed...
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UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Crash Injures 13 Victims, Including 8 Children in Charles County

UPDATE: Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Crash Injures 13 Victims, Including 8 Children in Charles County

UPDATE 4/4/2024: The at fault operator who was driving the Honda sedan was identified as Troy Austin Jones, age 54 of Huntingtown, MD. The collision remains under investigation by the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack and further updates will be provided when they become available. Jones has been charged with the following below....
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Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Theft and Link Him to Additional Thefts Throughout the Region

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man for Theft and Link Him to Additional Thefts Throughout the Region

On March 29, 2024, at 11:46 a.m., officersfrom the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft that just occurred at a jewelry store in the 3000 block of Waldorf Market Place. In the case, the suspect asked to see some jewelry, suddenly ran from the store with a ring, and fled in a...
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