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Charles County Officers Arrest Somerset County Man Who Assaulted Employees at Waldorf Restaurant

Charles County Officers Arrest Somerset County Man Who Assaulted Employees at Waldorf Restaurant

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 10:19 p.m., officers responded to a carryout restaurant in the 11900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf for the report of a disorderly person. When officers arrived, they observed the suspect on top of a table throwing pots and pans at employees as they fled from the...
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UPDATE: Former Mary Moss Academy Employee Receives 45 Years for Sex Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE: Former Mary Moss Academy Employee Receives 45 Years for Sex Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE 3/30/2022: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced on March 29, 2022, Mark Thoms, 41, pled guilty and was sentenced to 45 years of active incarceration for one count of sex abuse of a minor and one count of sex abuse of a minor, a continuing course of conduct. This sentence...
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District Heights Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Police Recover 27 Firearms, Large Amount of Cocaine

District Heights Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Police Recover 27 Firearms, Large Amount of Cocaine

Larry Clinton Proctor, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and to illegal possession of a machinegun. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Thomas J....
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UPDATE: Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 3-Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

UPDATE: Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 3-Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

UPDATE 3/30/2022: U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Anthony Michael Mileo, age 56, of Huntingtown, Maryland, to three years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.  At the time of his indictment in January 2020, Mileo was a Corporal with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department...
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UPDATE: Two Southern Maryland Men Sentenced for Involvement in Dog Fighting Operation

UPDATE: Two Southern Maryland Men Sentenced for Involvement in Dog Fighting Operation

UPDATE 3/30/2022: Rodney Carlton Rance, 53, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 28, 2022 to 3 years and 6 months of active imprisonment to be served at the Department of Corrections for 14 counts of felony dogfighting. Rance was also ordered to pay $84,056 in restitution to Calvert County Animal Control. Following his release, Rance...
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One Transported to Hospital After Suspected Impaired Driver Strikes Utility Pole in California, Police Investigating

One Transported to Hospital After Suspected Impaired Driver Strikes Utility Pole in California, Police Investigating

On Monday, March 28, 2022, at approximately 6:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with live power lines on a vehicle with one occupant trapped. SMECO was requested to expedite a response to...
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Mother and Daughter Serving in the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office Together

Mother and Daughter Serving in the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office Together

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues to celebrate Women’s History Month in March. Meet Corrections Corporal Dannette Barrow and her daughter Andrea Barrow, who is currently a cadet with the agency. Cpl. Barrow joined the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office in 2011, relocating here with her family from Maine. Coming from a military family,...
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Governor Hogan Commemorates Maryland Day in Historic St. Mary’s City

Governor Hogan Commemorates Maryland Day in Historic St. Mary’s City

Governor Larry Hogan today joined federal, state, and local elected officials for the Maryland Day Weekend celebration in Historic St. Mary’s City, which was the site of Maryland’s first capital. During the event, the governor was presented with the Cross Bottony award—the museum’s highest honor—for his many years of support for Historic St. Mary’s...
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Lusby Man Sentenced 30 Years for Sexually Abusing a Minor Over a 7-Year Period

Lusby Man Sentenced 30 Years for Sexually Abusing a Minor Over a 7-Year Period

UPDATE 3/25/2022: James Eric Baugher, 56, of Lusby, was sentenced on March 25, 2022, to 30 years imprisonment for sex offenses that he committed over a 7-year period with a minor child. The sentence was imposed by the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court. Baugher will not be eligible for...
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UPDATE: Maryland Office of the Attorney General Releases Investigative Report Released for March’s Fatal Police Pursuit in Charles County

UPDATE: Maryland Office of the Attorney General Releases Investigative Report Released for March’s Fatal Police Pursuit in Charles County

UPDATE 12/1/2022: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General today released its investigative report of the March 11 fatal police pursuit in Charles County. On March 11, 2022, at 4:06 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block...
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Police Investigating Assault and Shooting in Waldorf

Police Investigating Assault and Shooting in Waldorf

On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:17 p.m., police responded to the 4700 block of Shady Hill Lane in Waldorf, for the reported assault in progress. The 911 caller reported his friend was actively assaulting him and that he had struck the caller in the head with a chair before fleeing the scene...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest and Charge Man Wanted in Armed Robbery, Police Searching for Second Suspect

Charles County Detectives Arrest and Charge Man Wanted in Armed Robbery, Police Searching for Second Suspect

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Charles County Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Raequan Traymond Reaves, 26, of Waldorf, in connection with an armed robbery of a citizen that occurred earlier this month. On March 7, officers responded to a tavern in the Waldorf area for the report of a robbery. The...
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Dr. Andrae Townsel Elected as Calvert County Board of Education Superintendent

Dr. Andrae Townsel Elected as Calvert County Board of Education Superintendent

At the Thursday, March 24, 2022, Calvert County Board of Education Meeting, members voted and approved Townsel with a 4-0 vote to become the Superintendent and will be effective started July 1, 2022, Townsel will serve a four year term, dependent on the approval of the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools. The Board is...
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: Police Seeking Assistance in Locating Stolen Southern Maryland Radio Van

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has corrected their initial press release and have released the following information – Please be advised the press release has been updated as the photos disseminated were not the correct vehicle. The photos previously disseminated are of the GMC which is not stolen but is identical in...
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Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Shooting of 17-Year-Old Male in White Plains

Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Shooting of 17-Year-Old Male in White Plains

On March 23, 2022, at 3:03 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains, for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his arm. An officer rendered first aid to...
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Westlake High School Coach Charged with Sexual Solicitation of a Minor, Sex Offenses and Assault

Westlake High School Coach Charged with Sexual Solicitation of a Minor, Sex Offenses and Assault

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged Daylin Roy Davis, 27, of Waldorf, with sexual solicitation of a minor, sex offenses, and assault. In early March 2022, a school administrator at Westlake High School observed what appeared to be an inappropriate relationship between Davis and a student. At...
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UPDATE: Mother Hid Gun Her Son Used in to Kill 55-Year-Old Lexington Park Man During Home Invasion

UPDATE: Mother Hid Gun Her Son Used in to Kill 55-Year-Old Lexington Park Man During Home Invasion

UPDATE 3/24/2022: On Thursday, March 10, 2022, at approximately 9:28 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 45700 block of Oregon Way in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Crews arrived on the scene and found James Brian Thompson, age 55 of Lexington Park, in the bedroom laying on a bed suffering...
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St. Mary’s County School Bus Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision with NO Injuries in Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County School Bus Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision with NO Injuries in Leonardtown

On Thursday, March 24, 2022, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Fairground’s Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision involving a school bus with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle and bus #541 involved. Firefighters from Leonardtown...
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Threat of Mass Violence at Milton Somers Middle School Being Investigated

Threat of Mass Violence at Milton Somers Middle School Being Investigated

On March 23, a school resource officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at Milton Somers Middle School was made aware that a student told another student not to come to school because he was going to “shoot it up.” Officers identified the student who made the threat and contacted the student’s parent. The...
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Sheriff Mike Evans Releases Statement Regarding Jury Trial Verdict of Off-Duty Calvert County Deputy Joseph Migliaccio

Sheriff Mike Evans Releases Statement Regarding Jury Trial Verdict of Off-Duty Calvert County Deputy Joseph Migliaccio

“First and foremost, my continued prayers and condolences go out to the family of Leah Clark, who was struck and killed on Oct. 29, 2019. This case involved an off-duty deputy sheriff who was allegedly drinking and driving. A trial concluded on March 18, 2022 and in my opinion, justice was NOT served. I...
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VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Camper Trailer and House Fire in California, No Injuries Reported

VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Camper Trailer and House Fire in California, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, March 21, 2022, at approximately 12:05 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to 45834 North Poteat Court in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small travel trailers completely engulfed in flames threatening two residences. Firefighters arrived on the scene...
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Charles County Police, Office of the State Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Brush Fire That Killed Man in Charlotte Hall

Charles County Police, Office of the State Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Brush Fire That Killed Man in Charlotte Hall

A team of investigators with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and the Maryland State Forest Service are investigating the death of an elderly male victim during a brush fire at 7730 Kent Drive in Charlotte Hall on Sunday, March 20, 2022. On Sunday, March 20, 2022, at approximately...
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Governor Hogan Signs Emergency Legislation to Immediately Suspend State’s Gas Tax for 30 Days, Maryland Becomes First State to Suspend Gas Tax

Governor Hogan Signs Emergency Legislation to Immediately Suspend State’s Gas Tax for 30 Days, Maryland Becomes First State to Suspend Gas Tax

Governor Larry Hogan signed emergency bipartisan legislation (SB1010/HB1486) to immediately suspend the state of Maryland’s gas tax for 30 days. With this action, which both the House and Senate passed with unanimous support, Maryland became the first state in the nation to enact an immediate suspension of the gas tax. “This bipartisan action will...
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No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Hollywood, State Fire Marshal Investigating

No Injuries Reported After House Fire in Hollywood, State Fire Marshal Investigating

On Friday, March 18, 2022, at approximately 8:25 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Leonardtown, Bay District, Valley Lee, NAS Patuxent River, and Calvert County responded to 45389 Tippett Road in Hollywood, for the reported house on fire. St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reported the house was on fire. Firefighters arrived...
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Charles County Detectives Identify Waldorf Man As Suspect in Shooting That Injured Woman at Waldorf Restaurant

Charles County Detectives Identify Waldorf Man As Suspect in Shooting That Injured Woman at Waldorf Restaurant

On January 6, 2022, at 3:21 a.m., a woman reported she was shot by an acquaintance outside of a restaurant in the 2900 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf; she was treated at a hospital and released prior to making the report. Through investigation, detectives were able to positively identify the suspect as Deangelo...
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