On Saturday, June 18, 2022, at approximately 1:20 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 46000 block of Pembrooke Street in Lexington Park, for the Carbon Monoxide alarm with no symptoms. Upon arrival of Engine 32 with 4 personnel, firefighters located two patients with symptoms, with one patient being semi-conscious....
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified the first presumed case of human monkeypox virus infection in an adult Maryland resident from the National Capital Region on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The individual is currently recovering in isolation and is not hospitalized. The...
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A Prince George’s County Police officer is suspended without pay following his arrest in New York City. Police Officer First Class Aaron Holliday was off-duty at the time of the incident. Holliday was arrested Tuesday night, June 14, 2022, in Manhattan following an altercation at a nightclub. No one was injured during the incident....
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Traffic Operations Unit is conducting an impaired driver checkpoint tonight, Friday, June 17, 2022. Special patrols and enforcement focused on impaired and aggressive driving are conducted year round with the goal of educating the community and deterring these dangerous behaviors. The CCSO is reminding motorists to always designate...
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On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division along with detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and members of the Emergency Services Team, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 47000 block of Festival Way in Lexington Park. Antonio George Queen, age 28 of Lexington...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Animal Control, has issued an animal safety alert due to high temperatures for Friday, June 17, 2022. Animal owners or custodians are required to provide the following protections while the alert is active. In addition to providing appropriate protection from the weather, animals must be...
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Attention Charles County residents: On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, neighborhoods throughout Charles County are invited to team up with thousands of communities across the country for the 38th Annual National Night Out (NNO). Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the CCSO will join residents to celebrate and promote police and community partnerships as well...
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On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 7:52 p.m., members of the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a home in the 1000 block of Dorset Drive in Waldorf. The warrants were issued as part of an investigation into complaints of drug activity involving Trevon Akeem Allen, 27, of Waldorf. During the search,...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early June in College Park. The deceased driver is 19-year-old Fernando Gonzalez y Gonzales of Beltsville. On June 3, 2022, at approximately 8:45 p.m., officers responded to Cherry Hill Road and Park Drive for a collision involving a motorcycle and...
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On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at approximately 12:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Oaks Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved, with one in the median overturned with the...
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On June 6, 2022, at approximately 12:20 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a convenience store in the 3300 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect entered the business, approached a clerk, and asked for cigars. The clerk got...
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UPDATE 6/15/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a collision in Lexington Park that killed a 15-year-old passenger. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 6:09 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the intersection of Route 235/Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park after an on-duty deputy witnessed...
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A 24-year-veteran of the Maryland State Police is recognized as the emergency medical service Clinician of the Year by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). Lt. Nathan Wheelock was honored during a ceremony on June 6, 2022. The prestigious award was presented by Dr. Ted Delbridge, Executive Director of MIEMSS. Each...
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Staff from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office attended the 45th annual Maryland Correctional Administrators Association Conference from June 5-7, 2022. There, CFC Brianna Edelen, Lt. Jeffrey Knight (not pictured) and Francis Gunn (not pictured) were awarded as Officers and Employees of the Year for St. Mary’s County for 2019 and Cpl. Earl Young...
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On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at approximately 12:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Point Breeze Road in Coltons Point, for the motor vehicle collision with entrapment. While fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene, dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle...
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The suspect wanted in connection with a 2021 murder is now charged with assaulting two officers who were serving an arrest warrant at his Capitol Heights home Monday morning. The suspect is 47-year-old Reginald Hawkins. Hawkins is charged with murdering his girlfriend, 45-year-old Nakisha McMillian of Capitol Heights. McMillian was found deceased in her...
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Comptroller Peter Franchot reminds Marylanders that they have one month remaining to file and pay their state individual income taxes for tax year 2021. In January, Comptroller Franchot extended the individual income tax filing and payment due date by three months to Friday, July 15, 2022. He also pushed back the deadline for first...
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On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at approximately 8:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Crews arrived on the scene and found a dirt bike had been struck by a vehicle in the...
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On Tuesday, June 13, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., 46 fire and rescue personnel responded to a reported house on fire in on Mattingly Court in Indian Head. Crews arrived on the scene and found smoke showing from the rear of the 2-story residence. Firefighters extinguished the fire locate on the exterior of the...
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NWS damage survey for Mechanicsville, MD – Tornado event on June 8, 2022. Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 85 mph Path length /statute/: 3.3 miles Path width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Wednesday, June 8 2022 at 8:42 p.m., start location: 2 SE Mechanicsville in St. Mary’s County, end time...
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UPDATE 6/12/2022: Prince George’s County Police investigators identified and arrested two suspects in connection with a recent assault on a senior citizen in Beltsville. The suspects are 25-year-old Julias Wright of Fort Washington and 44-year-old Christina Felder of Beltsville. The victim, a man in his 80s, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Through...
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UPDATE 6/13/2022: The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General has identified the deceased driver and involved officer in the fatal crash following an attempted traffic stop and police pursuit in Prince George’s County on June 8, 2022. The decedent has been identified as 66-year-old Jonny Morris, of Brandywine, Maryland. The...
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Detectives with our Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal shooting in District Heights early Monday morning. The victim is 20-year-old Daniel James Harris of Lanham. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On Monday, June 13, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m.,...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants to enhance and improve public boating access, facilities, and navigation throughout the state. This funding is awarded to 45 applicants statewide, supporting efforts that include new public boating access, amenities, and facilities; dredging of navigable waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for...
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On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at approximately 7:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 38900 block of Reeves Road in Mechanicsville, for the traumatic injuries. The 911 caller reported an adult female had injuries after a bicycle crash on the Three Notch Trail. Firefighters from Mechanicsville responded and found the victim with...
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