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Police in Charles County Seeking Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Violent Assault

Police in Charles County Seeking Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Violent Assault

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Desean Naheem Cobb, 18, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with a violent assault that occurred on March 7 in Waldorf. Cobb is alleged to have pointed a gun at a female acquaintance after she left work. He fled...
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St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Office Announces Great Mills Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Office Announces Great Mills Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that Alexander Desales DeMarr, 65 of Great Mills, entered a plea of guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, and was sentenced on March 1, 2022, to 25 years in the Department of Corrections. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz would like to...
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UPDATE: Previously Convicted Lexington Park Felon Sentenced to 45 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, Illegal Possession of Firearms

UPDATE: Previously Convicted Lexington Park Felon Sentenced to 45 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, Illegal Possession of Firearms

UPDATE 3/8/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on February 24, 2022, Judge McGann sentenced Anthony Leon Brooks, 40, of Lexington Park, for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, and multiple counts of illegal possession of firearms to 45 years in the Department of Corrections. In April 2019, SMSO Narcotics Division executed a search warrant...
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Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Victim at La Plata IHOP, Victim and Suspect Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Victim at La Plata IHOP, Victim and Suspect Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

On Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 9:45 a.m., police responded to the IHOP located at 116 Rosewick Road in La Plata, for the report of an assault involving a knife. Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect approached the victim who was sitting at a table. After a brief verbal encounter the suspect produced a knife...
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NAS Patuxent River Updates COVID Mask Policy Effective March 2, 2022

NAS Patuxent River Updates COVID Mask Policy Effective March 2, 2022

NAS Patuxent River announced March 2 that indoor mask-wearing is not required for DoD personnel in all but two DoD spaces at NAS Patuxent River, regardless of vaccination status. The two exceptions to this policy are the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and NAS Patuxent River Child and Youth Programs spaces, where masks are...
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Police Searching for Missing 78-Year-Old Waldorf Woman – Edith Elizabeth Ford

Police Searching for Missing 78-Year-Old Waldorf Woman – Edith Elizabeth Ford

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Edith Elizabeth Ford, 78, of Waldorf who was reported missing this evening by a family member. She was last seen at her home on Chamberlin Court in Waldorf at about 8:30 a.m. Ford might be driving a 2007, blue, Chrysler minivan, MD...
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Police Arrest 17-Year-Old D.C. Teen After Fatally Shooting Rideshare Driver During Carjacking, Two Other Teens Arrested for Second Carjacking

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old D.C. Teen After Fatally Shooting Rideshare Driver During Carjacking, Two Other Teens Arrested for Second Carjacking

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested a 17-year-old male from Washington, DC, in connection with the recent murder of 71-year-old Abdul Rauf Khan of Springfield, VA. The suspect is charged as an adult. On Saturday, February 26, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3700 block of Dunlap...
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Lexington Park Man who was Charged with Numerous Armed Robberies Arrested After Escape from Treatment Facility

Lexington Park Man who was Charged with Numerous Armed Robberies Arrested After Escape from Treatment Facility

UPDATE 3/2/2022: On February 22, 2022, Cpl. Pontorno of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 40000 block of Henry Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the reported Escape. Investigation determined David William Hower II, 27, of Lexington Park, (a detainee from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center) escaped the treatment...
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Maryland Governor Hogan, and Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Release Statements on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Maryland Governor Hogan, and Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Release Statements on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement today regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “I, most residents of Anne Arundel County, most citizens of the United States of America, and everyday people all across our planet are outraged and saddened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We want to help. We...
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UPDATE: Owings Man Sentenced for Stabbing at Fastop in Chesapeake Beach

UPDATE: Owings Man Sentenced for Stabbing at Fastop in Chesapeake Beach

UPDATE 3/1/2022: Donte Terrell Jones, of Owings, was sentenced on February 28, 2022, to 25 years imprisonment, with all but 7 years of active incarceration suspended, followed by 5 years of supervised probation. The sentence was imposed for a first degree assault that occurred in July 4, 2021, in which the victim was seriously...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Gas Pump at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Gas Pump at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE 3/1/2022: Eric Tyrone Baker Jr., age 26 of Mechanicsville, arrested by Deputy Fleenor #388 and charged with the following. PERSON DRIVING MOTOR VEH. ON (HWY., PUBLIC USE PROPERTY) ON SUSPENDED LIC. AND PRIVILEGE POSSESSING SUSPENDED LIC. (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEH. WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE...
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No Injuries Reported, Two Dogs Rescued After House Fire in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported, Two Dogs Rescued After House Fire in Lexington Park

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to the 21400 block of Lynn Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported house on fire with animals trapped. Crews from Bay District arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from a 1-story...
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Washington D.C. Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

Washington D.C. Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

UPDATE 2/25/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, February 24, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Jermaine Shawn Richards, 41, to 10 years with all but 8 years suspended in prison for the Motor Vehicle Manslaughter of Timothy Brown. Upon release, Richards will be on...
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Wanted Hollywood Man Arrested at Lexington Park Senior Apartments

Wanted Hollywood Man Arrested at Lexington Park Senior Apartments

On Monday, February 21, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police responded to the Lexington Park Senior Apartments located at 21895 Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported indecent exposure. The 911 caller reported when they arrived at the Senior center, they were walking through the parking lot to the main door and observed...
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Four Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks and Sell to Under Age Individual- Seventeen Pass

Four Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks and Sell to Under Age Individual- Seventeen  Pass

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert compliance checks at local businesses, utilizing an underage individual. The underage individual entered the businesses without identification and attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages. During this covert compliance check operation, the Alcohol Enforcement Unit visited 21...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at approximately 8:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Point Lookout Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a box truck and SUV involved, with the operator of...
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Police Recover Knife and Loaded Firearm from Student at Educational Center in Charles County

Police Recover Knife and Loaded Firearm from Student at Educational Center in Charles County

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 12:30 p.m., a school administrator at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center in Pomfret, MD observed a male student with what appeared to be the outline of a gun inside a crossover book bag that was strapped across his chest. Upon further investigation, staff and a school resource officer...
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No Injuries Reported and One Dog Saved After House Fire in Mechanicsville, Fire Marshal Investigating

No Injuries Reported and One Dog Saved After House Fire in Mechanicsville, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at approximately 9:22 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the 28900 block of Livingston Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller reported they were not on the scene, and stated they received a call reporting their home...
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Governor Hogan Encourages Marylanders to Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday

Governor Hogan Encourages Marylanders to Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday

Governor Larry Hogan announced that in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Harriet Tubman and the 5th anniversary of its opening, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center will host a series of free, family-friendly programs during the weekend of March 12 to 13. “Harriet Tubman dedicated her life...
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UPDATE: Police Charge White Plains Man for Robbery in La Plata, Detectives Searching for Second Suspect

UPDATE: Police Charge White Plains Man for Robbery in La Plata, Detectives Searching for Second Suspect

UPDATE 2/22/2022: On January 29, 2022, at approximately 7:59 p.m., LPPD officers responded to 40 Drury Drive, Walmart, for the report of a robbery where a firearm was implied. Investigation found two individuals approached a Walmart associate in the electronics department. The suspect identified as Josiah Emmanuel Young of no fixed address, pinned a...
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La Plata Police Department Unveils New Autism Awareness Vehicle in Partnership with Pathfinders for Autisms

La Plata Police Department Unveils New Autism Awareness Vehicle in Partnership with Pathfinders for Autisms

The La Plata Police Department (LPPD) unveiled its autism awareness vehicle at the Pathfinders for Autisms Offices. LPPD’s team, including Mayor Jeannine James, and joined by members of Pathfinders for Autism staff, members of the Baltimore County Police Department, and former Baltimore Oriole BJ Surhoff! The purpose of LPPD’s autism awareness vehicle is not...
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No Injuries Reported After Large Brush Fire in Mechanicsville

No Injuries Reported After Large Brush Fire in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: 2/20/2022 @ 8:00 p.m.,  No injuries reported. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forestry responded to the scene to assist. The fire was caused by a homeowner who was clearing a field/plot of land, and argued with firefighters upon their arrival stating it was under control. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Infant Flown to Trauma Center After Vehicle Drives Into Apartment Building in Lexington Park

Infant Flown to Trauma Center After Vehicle Drives Into Apartment Building in Lexington Park

On Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 1:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21674 Susan Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Multiple 911 callers reported a vehicle was inside the apartment building, and one child was trapped underneath of the vehicle, however, the child was...
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Police Charge Virginia Man in 2020 Murder at Mount Clare Place in Waldorf

Police Charge Virginia Man in 2020 Murder at Mount Clare Place in Waldorf

UPDATE: On October 27, 2020, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12300 block of Mount Clare Place in Waldorf for the report of a death. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, Herbert Andrei James, 64, inside his residence with trauma to his body. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner...
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UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Make Arrest for Armed Robbery at Great Mills Sheetz Last September

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Make Arrest for Armed Robbery at Great Mills Sheetz Last September

UPDATE 2/17/2022 : The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division made an arrest this week in an armed robbery investigation in Great Mills last September. Anthony Martise Barnes, age 41 of no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, on District Court warrants for Armed Robbery, Robbery, Second-Degree Assault and Theft:...
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