So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
(Lexington Park, MD) – Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Criminal Enforcement Division are on the lookout for a suspect vehicle and suspect who is believed to have fired several shots at a residence in Lexington Park, Maryland. The suspect vehicle is described as a...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On April 10 at 7:40 p.m., officers responded to the Hilton Garden Inn at 10385 O’Donnell Place in Waldorf to check on the welfare of a man and woman after receiving information from the Indianapolis Metropolitan...
DUI Arrests: DUI/Drug Arrest-On March 21, 2020, Dep. Burgess attempted to stop a vehicle in the 20500 block of Treetop Road in Lexington Park. James Craig Proctor, age 32 of Lexington Park, failed to stop and deputies pursued the vehicle. Proctor stopped the vehicle and fled on foot. Proctor...
Motorists in St. Mary’s County are reminded to adhere to Maryland state traffic laws which prohibit the blocking of intersections or skirting around traffic signals. Sec. 21-1003 of Maryland Vehicle Law states that “a person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in an intersection.” In other...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in several motor vehicle breaking-and-entering investigations. The suspect is described as a white female, about 5 feet tall and was wearing a dark winter coat and brown shorts. The suspect has been entering...
Dana Marie Royster The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dana Marie Royster for Second-Degree Escape from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Royster did not return to a rehabilitation center in Frederick as required. Royster is 36...
Letter from the St. Mary's County Health Department to essential businesses: http://www.smchd.org/wp-content/uploads/Letter-to-essential-retail_4-7-20-fn.pdf April 5, 2020 order from Governor Larry Hogan...
TRAFFIC COMPLAINT / DUI / WARRANT SERVICE: On 04/01/2020, Trooper Brown responded to the 200 block of Village Center Drive, Lusby, for reports of a traffic complaint in that area. Trooper Brown located the vehicle and conducted a routine traffic stop. The driver, Jacob John Joseph Mishou, and...
On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On March 29, 2020, Rajahn Delmon Hampton, age 40 of Prince Frederick, was transported to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center for a outstanding child support warrant service. Upon arriving at the detention center, a folded dollar bill was...
In continuing efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, the lobby of the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown is closed to the public. Only a complainant will be allowed in the lobby to conduct official business with the District Court Commissioner. No other...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 28 at 1:37 p.m., officers responded to the Super 8 motel in the 3500 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a death investigation. A preliminary investigation revealed a motel employee...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested and charged two suspects in connection with a series of recent burglaries at businesses in the Waldorf area. Between March 21- March 24, at least ten businesses...
DATE: April 3, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 848-4799 Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the implementation of a new initiative aimed at helping victims of crime...
On View Arrests: Drug Arrest//Resisting Arrest- On March 19, 2020, Dep. Schell responded to the 22200 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported disturbance. Investigation determined Gerald Issiah Wade, age 19 of no fixed address, entered the business and began harassing...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has received several reports of an individual knocking on doors in the Hollywood area, claiming to need money for a family emergency or to visit a hospitalized family member. Many citizens provided this individual with checks or money. An investigation has...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 UPDATE: The victim in this case, Divinity Ose McKay, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on March 31. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office will determine further charges. The...
* Social Security benefits continue uninterrupted The Social Security Administration reminds the public that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will continue to be paid on time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also reminds everyone to be aware of...
On March 24, 2020, at approximately 6:40 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported robbery in the 20800 block of Callaway Village Way. Investigation determined an unknown male wearing a hooded jacket, entered the business and brandished a knife. The...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 27 at 10:53 p.m., officers responded to the 15000 block of Lukes Lane in Hughesville for the report of a large group of people at a single location in violation of Governor Hogan’s emergency order which...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 30 at 2 a.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf after a man called and reported his 13-month-old daughter was having trouble breathing. When officers and paramedics...
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