On Sunday, September 10, 2023, at approximately 2:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hurry Road and Fancy Discovery Lane in Chaptico, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned and multiple trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Pickup truck overturned with two...
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Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members of the FBI Washington Office and the Metropolitan...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD) is actively investigating the actions of a Prince George’s County Police officer that were recorded and posted on social media. The Department is aware of two videos involving Corporal Francesco Marlett and an adult female. As soon as the agency became aware of the...
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On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, following an investigation, Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit executed a series of search and seizure warrants on Michael Lashawn Johnson, 35, of Lexington Park, and a 2012 Hyundai Genesis Johnson was operating. With the assistance of units from the Criminal Investigations and Special...
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On Tuesday, September 6, 2023, at approximately 5:50 p.m., a St. Mary’s County Emergency Services Employee witnessed a motor vehicle collision at Chancellors Run Road and Great Mills Road and requested a serious motor vehicle collision assignment due to one vehicle overturned with entrapment. Police, fire and rescue personnel were alerted to and Bay...
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This year, Little Flower School will be hosting the 8th Annual LFS Patriot Day 5K on September 9, 2023. Each year, this event is held on the Saturday preceding Patriot Day, September 11, to honor our local “patriots” to include military, firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians. Participants in the 5K can run...
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On Sunday, September 3, 2023, around 5:00 a.m., smoke alarms alerted firefighters inside of the Upper Marlboro Fire/EMS Station 820 to a fire in their own firehouse. A working fire dispatch was requested by members on scene which alerted nearby stations to respond to the firehouse located at 14815 Pratt Street in Upper Marlboro....
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UPDATE 9/5/2023: On September 3, 2023, at approximately 4:48 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the area of Bayside Road and Research Lane in Chesapeake Beach, for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Due to the circumstances, the Crash Reconstruction Team responded to...
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Following an extensive investigation, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has identified and charged a suspect with the murder of 59-year-old Mariame Sylla of Greenbelt. Ms. Sylla was reported missing in the city of Greenbelt in late July. The suspect is 33-year-old Harold Francis Landon III of University Park. At this time,...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Randolph Stanley, age 44, of Lexington Park, Maryland, yesterday to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judge Chuang also ordered that Stanley must pay restitution in the full amount of the victims’ losses, which is...
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UPDATE: “School officials released the following information. August 30, 2023. Dear parents and guardians: Today, during out afternoon dismissal, we had an incident in which a student reportedly walked in the path of a moving bus and was struck. School administrators called 911 for police and medical support for the student. Charles County Public...
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The Maryland State Police urge motorists to stay safe during the Labor Day weekend and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. State troopers from all 23 barracks will conduct saturation patrols throughout the holiday weekend as part of the “No DUI Friday” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiative. Enforcement is bolstered by funds from...
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8/29/2023: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest. At approximately 2:10 am, Third District officers responded to a local hospital for the report of a juvenile female seeking treatment...
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On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at approximately 4:05 a.m., police responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 24288 Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the reported burglary in progress. Police received multiple 911 calls reporting a grey Ford pickup truck rammed the entrance to the building and was attempting to steal the ATM. Police...
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On Sunday, August 27, 2023, at approximately 11:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Benedict Bridge and the Bridge Drivein store located at 6654 Hallowing Point Road in Prince Frederick, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with two subjects unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find...
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On Saturday, August 26, 2023, at approximately 11:56 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the 46000 block of Frostburg Plains Road in Lexington Park, for the reported overdose involving multiple patients. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find two patients beyond help and pronounced them deceased on the scene. All other...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling’s partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation brought together youth and law enforcement partners for the first-ever Badges for Basketball clinic this past Saturday at the Carver Recreation Center in Lexington Park. Badges clinics and camps occur worldwide, but 2023 marks the debut of a St. Mary’s County event. Thanks...
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 11:38 p.m., police units responded to the area of Sell Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland for the report of a motor vehicle striking a tree. Upon police arrival it was determined the operator of the vehicle, Deandre Agustus Hawkins, age 20, of Lexington Park had a gunshot wound in...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Thursday night. The deceased driver is identified as 54-year-old Lamont Hoyer of Waldorf. On August 24, 2023, at approximately 9:50 pm, officers responded to the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Farmington Road in Accokeek for a collision involving three vehicles....
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UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported by the pilot and passenger of a small seaplane that reportedly stalled in the air forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in St. Mary’s County. The pilot is identified as Anthony Capozzi, 63, of Venice, Florida. The passenger is identified as Charles O’Brien, IV, 35, of...
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UPDATE: The roadway was reopened in approximately 2 hours. The operator signed care refusal forms on the scene. Firefighters and HAZMAT personnel operated on scene for over an hour to stop a diesel fuel leak. 8/24/2023: On Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 3:17 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of...
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On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown, Seventh District and Second District responded to 14751 Eisenhower Way in Scotland, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small fire pit had spread to the...
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On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 800 block of Yardley Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upperbody. Medical personnel requested a helicopter be pre-launched...
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Sheriff Steve Hall and the Corrections Division is pleased to announce the promotion of Corrections Security Specialist Benjamin Greb to Corrections Security Specialist II (CSS). CSS “Ben” Greb began his career with the Corrections Division in May 2020. His role in the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center is to ensure the safe...
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On August 21, 2023, the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP), Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) announced a new public-private collaboration for lifesaving trauma response for Marylanders. Whole blood is used for emergency transfusions when minutes are critical, and is now available on board...
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