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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Body Recovered in Solomons Island, Two Southern Maryland Men Still Missing

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Body Recovered in Solomons Island, Two Southern Maryland Men Still Missing

4/14/2022: The Maryland State Police has released the identity of the victim recovered near the Thomas Johnson Bridge on April 12, 2022, as Derek Paiz, age 24. Paiz is listed as an active member of the U.S. Navy. Paiz has been missing since Tuesday, March 15, 2022, when at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Maryland...
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AUDIO: Police Arrest Three Teens, Recover Loaded Handgun and Stolen Vehicle After Burglary at Gun Store

AUDIO: Police Arrest Three Teens, Recover Loaded Handgun and Stolen Vehicle After Burglary at Gun Store

On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers responded to Worth A Shot (a firearm retailer) on Veterans Highway for a side glass burglary alarm. The first officer arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes from dispatch and reported he had one suspect at gunpoint with two other suspects inside the business....
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Waldorf Man Arrested for Murder After Shooting and Killing His Girlfriend in Fort Washington

Waldorf Man Arrested for Murder After Shooting and Killing His Girlfriend in Fort Washington

Homicide Unit detectives charged a man in connection with the murder of his girlfriend. The suspect is 50-year-old Marc Deangelo Evans of Waldorf. He is charged with fatally shooting 45-year-old Rema Gibson of Fort Washington. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 9:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Palmer Road...
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Waldorf Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Other Charges

Waldorf Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Other Charges

U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Rodney Mondell Coby, a/k/a “Cuz,” age 33, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute...
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Suitland Man Found Guilty of Two Robberies and Carjacking in Lexington Park

Suitland Man Found Guilty of Two Robberies and Carjacking in Lexington Park

UPDATE 4/13/2022: St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 12, 2022, William Edward Johnson, III (Date of Birth May 7, 1990) was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury of Armed Car Jacking, Armed Robbery, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Possession of...
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Police Recover Two Box Cutters from Billingsley Elementary School Students

Police Recover Two Box Cutters from Billingsley Elementary School Students

On Tuesday, April 5 at 9:30 a.m., a school resource officer was made aware by a staff member at Billingsley Elementary School that two students were in possession of box cutters. The staff member observed a group of students congregating and noticed one of the students holding a box cutter. Subsequently, a second student...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Drive By Shooters in Lexington Park That Shot 21-Year-Old Man

UPDATE: Police Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Drive By Shooters in Lexington Park That Shot 21-Year-Old Man

UPDATE 4/12/2022: On April 8, 2022, at 11:52 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46100 block of Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park for the reported shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim, age 21 of Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was...
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UPDATE: Hill’s Country Store to Honor Mechanicsville Man Killed by Drunk Driver

UPDATE: Hill’s Country Store to Honor Mechanicsville Man Killed by Drunk Driver

Hill’s Country Store (located at 29933 Point Lookout Road in Helen) will be honoring William Brown on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Hill’s posted the following. “Wednesday night we will Honor Bill Brown with Horseshoes & Budlight & Jager thingys! We are still struggling but we feel its only appropriate to play horseshoes Wednesday night...
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Three Mechanicsville Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks and Sell to Under Age Individual- Seven Pass

Three Mechanicsville Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks and Sell to Under Age Individual- Seven Pass

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at ten local businesses. Seven of the businesses were found to be compliant, while three businesses failed to ask for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on March 31, 2022, using an...
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Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Stabbed in Charles County, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Stabbed in Charles County, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Patient First Primary and Urgent Care located at 2855 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. The 911 caller reported a 19-year-old male walked into the facility with a stab wound. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Green Leaf Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and in the front yard...
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Firefighters Operating on Scene of Overturned Semi-Truck in Charlotte Hall, Helicopter Requested for Operator

Firefighters Operating on Scene of Overturned Semi-Truck in Charlotte Hall, Helicopter Requested for Operator

On Friday, April 8, 2022, at approximately 8:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 7464 Sugar Cane Court in Charlotte Hall, for the reported overturned fuel truck that was leaking. The 911 caller advised a gas truck overturned in front of her residence and was leaking...
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Police Searching for Four Suspects Who Assaulted Senior Citizen During Attempted Carjacking

Police Searching for Four Suspects Who Assaulted Senior Citizen During Attempted Carjacking

The Prince George’s County Police Department is asking the community for assistance as we actively work to identify and arrest the four suspects who assaulted a senior citizen in an attempt to steal her car. The crime was caught on camera. On March 29, 2022, at approximately 6:40 p.m., the four suspects approached the...
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UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside her home yesterday, April 6, 2022, in Hughesville. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire...
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St. Mary’s County Board of Education Appoint BeeJay Dothard as Principal at Great Mills High School

St. Mary’s County Board of Education Appoint BeeJay Dothard as Principal at Great Mills High School

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointment made by the Board of Education at its meeting of Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The Board appointed Mr. BeeJay Dothard as Principal of Great Mills High School. Mr. Dothard holds a Master’s Degree from Notre Dame of Maryland University and a Bachelor’s Degree...
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UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Victim in Fatal House Fire in Lusby

UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Victim in Fatal House Fire in Lusby

UPDATE 4/6/2022: The victim of Sunday’s afternoon house fire in Lusby has been positively identified as 58-year-old Paul Alan Pinkowski. At around 3:00 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the 12100 block of DoubleTree Lane for a reported house fire with possible entrapment. 911 dispatchers reported the subject was able to...
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NO INJURIES – Student in Custody After Incident at Green Holly Elementary

NO INJURIES – Student in Custody After Incident at Green Holly Elementary

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police responded to the Green Holly Elementary School located at 46060 Millstone Landing Road in Lexington Park, for the reported disturbance. The 911 caller reported a male student broke a glass mirror and was threatening to harm himself and staff with the glass. The student...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Man After Machete Attack in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Arrest Man After Machete Attack in Waldorf

On April 3, 2022, at 7:10 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12500 block of Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers observed a male victim who had several lacerations. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Coby Elliott Stewart, Jr., 31, of no...
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St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 20-Years for Armed Robbery, Violation of Probation After Stealing $380 from North Beach Fastop at Gunpoint

St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 20-Years for Armed Robbery, Violation of Probation After Stealing $380 from North Beach Fastop at Gunpoint

UPDATE 4/4/2022: On April 4, 2022, Bryce Everett-Earl Goggins was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court for his role in the October, 2021, armed robbery of the North Beach Fastop. Goggins, 30, received a sentence of 60 years, suspended down to 15 years incarceration, with the first 5 to be served without parole. Goggins...
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UPDATE: Jury Finds Mechanicsville Man Guilty for Shooting Teen in 2020

UPDATE: Jury Finds Mechanicsville Man Guilty for Shooting Teen in 2020

UPDATE 4/4/2022: St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on March 30, 2022, Nikko Mason-Coates, 21,  was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury of First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, and Use of a Firearm during the commission of a Felony/Crime of Violence. Mr. Fritz would like to thank Assistant...
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Calvert County Detectives Make Arrest in Church Burglary

Calvert County Detectives Make Arrest in Church Burglary

On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 7:21 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church, located at 8810 Chesapeake Avenue in North Beach, for a reported burglary. Preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect had gained entry through the front door of the church. Deputies...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf, Two Transported to Hospital

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf, Two Transported to Hospital

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the McDonalds located at 3300 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find one victim laying in the roadway with police officers performing...
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Bryans Road Man Charged with Rape and Sex Offense After Posing as Teen and Lured 14-Year-Old Victim to Residence

Bryans Road Man Charged with Rape and Sex Offense After Posing as Teen and Lured 14-Year-Old Victim to Residence

On Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m., officers were made aware of a sexual assault that occurred in the 2700 block of Coppersmith Place in Bryans Road, MD. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim, a 14-year-old, met the suspect via a social media app and agreed to go to the suspect’s home after the...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Arrested After Intentionally Running Red Light and Crashing Into Occupied School Bus

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Arrested After Intentionally Running Red Light and Crashing Into Occupied School Bus

UPDATE 3/31/2022: Kashif Delouis Dyson, age 37 of Lexington Park, ran a red light in an attempt to commit suicide, ultimately striking two vehicles (one being a school bus occupied by 4 children) and he then slid into a 3rd vehicle. Dyson has been charged with 7 counts of Assault 1st and 2nd Degree....
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Two 16-Year-Old Washington D.C. Teens Charged with Murder After Shooting at Prince George’s County Mall

Two 16-Year-Old Washington D.C. Teens Charged with Murder After Shooting at Prince George’s County Mall

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged two teenagers for a recent fatal shooting in the city of Hyattsville. The suspects are both 16 year old males from Washington, DC. They are charged as adults. The teens are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Daquan Dockery of...
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