So. Md Police News

Charles Co. CCSO Announces 2020 Citizens Police Academy

DATE: July 27, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 CCSO Invites Charles County Citizens to Participate in Citizens Police Academy The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA)...

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St. Mary's Co. On View Arrests/Warrants/Criminal Citations/Juvenile Referrals

On View Arrests: Fail to Register- On July 7, 2020, Det. Hulse responded to the 21800 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the individual who failed to register as a sex offender. Contact was made with Janus Scott Freeman, age 56 of Lexington Park. Investigation determined Freeman...

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Charles Co. Detectives Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Shooting in La Plata

Contact: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested two people in connection with a shooting that occurred in La Plata. A preliminary investigation showed that on June 7 at 9:30 p.m., the victims and suspects were...

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Charles Co. Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Annapolis Woods Road in Welcome

DATE: July 20, 2020 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH: On July 19 at 8:13 a.m., officers responded to the area of Annapolis Woods Road near Fire Tower Road in Welcome for the report of a motorcycle crash. A...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Releases Data about Calls for Service, Arrests, and Use of Force

CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD… As a result of national and local conversations, Sheriff Troy D. Berry is sharing data collected regarding use of force related to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. “I think it’s important...

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Charles Co. Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment

DATE: July 20, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be conducting an assessment...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 5 pm and again at 8:45 pm, the suspect entered the California CVS store on Three Notch Road and filled a tote basket with Dove body wash products and left...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Assault Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in an assault investigation. On Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 4:20 pm, the suspect physically assaulted the victim just inside the entrance of the California Walmart store. Anyone with information about the...

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St. Mary's Co. CDS Distributor Arrested

Tyreke Kenyatta Cutchember In June of 2020, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division responded to the scene of a death investigation in which the victim’s primary cause of death was the result of an overdose of a controlled dangerous substance...

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St. Mary's Co. On-View Arrests and Warrants

On-View Arrests: Malicious Destruction of Property: On July 8, 2020, DFC David Lawrence responded to the 48200 block of Wynne Road in Ridge for the report of property destruction. The victim advised that Vernon Frederick Hammer, 47 of Ridge, broke the victim's satellite dish in an ongoing...

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Charles Co. Warrant Unit Searching for Man Connected to Violent Domestic-Related Assault and Attempted Murder

CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrants Unit are searching for Eric Benjamin Mitchell, 22, of Waldorf, who escaped from an in-patient substance abuse program after being remanded to that...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 6:41 pm, while in the Lexington Park Foot Locker store, the suspect put two items of clothing under his shirt and left the store without paying for them...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Burglary Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a burglary investigation. On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 1:18 am, the suspect broke into the Slice House restaurant in Leonardtown and took an undisclosed amount of cash. Anyone with information about the...

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Charles Co. LEOSA Training Announcement 2020

A few changes to the LEOSA training resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Temperature will be taken before entry. A temperature higher than 100.3 will disqualify the individual from participating. Masks will be worn on the range and staging area at all times. Only 4 shooters on the range at a...

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St. Mary's Co. DWI Arrests

DWI Arrests: 05/20/20- Javon Antoine Turner, age 40 of Virginia- Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol by Dep. Gardiner# 369. CASE# 31379-20 (No Photograph Available) 05/21/20- Jeffrey Scott Russell, age 43 of Tall Timbers- Driving...

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St. Mary's Co. On View Arrests/Warrants/Criminal Citation

On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On June 17, 2020, Dep. Haas conducted a vehicle stop in the 28100 block of Pt. Lookout Road in Leonardtown, and identified the operator to be C Aloysius Bowman, age 57 of Lexington Park. Probable cause search of the vehicle yielded a container with a rock like...

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St. Mary's Co. Criminal Summons Served-June 2020

Criminal Summons Served-June 2020 06/02/20- Ashley Drew Diaz, age 32 of Mechanicsville- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Myers# 364. CASE# 31085-20 06/03/20- Robert Lee Moore, age 54 of Clements- Violate Protective Order by Dep. Walker# 366. CASE# 35552-20 06/04/20- Unique Ontee Spicer, age 33 of...

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St. Mary's Co. St. Mary's Deputies Help Save the Lives of Two

Sheriff Tim Cameron and Deputy Richard Forbes in 2018 The deputies of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are much more than just law enforcement officers. In responding to emergency calls, lives are often endangered and Sheriff’s Office deputies are extensively trained in CPR, AED and...

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Charles Co. Officers Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery and Carjacking

DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Officers Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery and Carjacking: Charles County Sheriff’s officers have arrested suspects in connection with an armed robbery and a...

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Charles Co. Detectives Investigating Reckless Endangerment on Holly Tree Lane

DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Detectives Investigating Reckless Endangerment on Holly Tree Lane: On July 7 at approximately 2:28 p.m., officers responded to the area of Holly Tree Lane at Hollins Lane in Waldorf for...

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