So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On May 31 at 3:10 p.m., school administrators at Mt. Hope/ Nanjemoy Elementary School were made aware of a student who was possibly in possession of a weapon. Administrators located the student and found an airsoft gun in their back pack. In accordance with Maryland law, the student cannot be...
On May 29 at 3:16 a.m., officers responded to a hotel in the 9300 block of Crain Highway in Bel Alton for the report of a burglary in progress. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect was observed entering a room through an unsecured window. Additional evidence showed he tried to enter...
On May 28 at 7:13 p.m., unknown suspects drove by a woman in the area of Huntington Circle in Waldorf and shot her with a suspected airsoft or paintball gun, striking her in the arms and legs. The same suspects are believed to be responsible for a similar assault minutes later. The vehicle is...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Sunday, April 23, 2023, at noon, the three subjects worked together to steal merchandise from the Shepherd's Old Field Market in Leonardtown. Anyone with information about the...
Cpl. Daniel Holdsworth installs a car seat Last week, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies, in cooperation with the St. Mary's County Health Department and Maryland Department of Health, conducted a child safety seat installation and giveaway event. A total...
On Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Criminal Investigations Division’s Vice Narcotics and Criminal Intelligence Units, in conjunction with the Emergency Services Team and supporting personnel, executed a series of search and seizure warrants at the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington...
On May 24 at 4:03 p.m., officers responded to the 11400 block of Leland Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they located a juvenile male who reported someone shot at him; however, he was not struck by gunfire. Investigators developed leads and...
On May 24 at 9:25 a.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of New Forest Court in Waldorf for the report of a suspicious person and vehicle. When officers arrived, they located a juvenile near a KIA SUV. A computer check revealed the KIA had been reported stolen from Washington, D.C. The...
School Resource Officer Investigates Threat of Mass Violence: On May 25 at 9:20 a.m., a School Resource Officer (SRO) was notified that a 16-year-old student sent a private message on social media to another student, which contained a threat to commit mass violence at Mattawoman Middle School...
Sgt. Brian Connelly with the new cruisers at Leonardtown Wharf The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has added new Ford Explorer police cruisers to its fleet. The first of these new vehicles, equipped with a subdued decal package, will be used by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
On 5/19/2023, TFC Engleman conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD. Investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Tanya Anita Hall, 46 of White Plains, MD was driving while impaired and was arrested. Hall also initially provided a false name. She...
Marvin Orlando Johnson Marlee Lynn Stokes Two suspects were arrested and charged on Wednesday by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office detectives in a homicide investigation in Mechanicsville. On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 5:28 am, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies...
Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the graduation of Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Lieutenant Anthony Celia, Lieutenant William Welch, Lieutenant Ryan Taylor, and Sergeant Jessica Minor from Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety 545th School of Police Staff and...
On May 24 at 11 a.m., a student at Indian Head Elementary School was observing smoking a vaping device in the gymnasium during class. The device was recovered and the student’s parents were contacted. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation and will notify the Charles County...
On May 17 at 6:48 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the 3200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for registration and insurance violations. Further investigation revealed a loaded handgun inside the vehicle. The driver, Jordan Malik Barnes, 27, of Forestville, was arrested and...
On May 23 at 1:30 p.m., a school administrator at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School reported to a school resource officer that a student was in possession of suspected drugs. The school resource officer recovered a bag of suspected cannabis. The student was charged on a civil citation and also...
On May 23 at 12 p.m., a school resource officer was notified about an assault that occurred at Gale Bailey Elementary School during which two students struck another student several times. The students stopped fighting as an administrator approached and the student was seen by a school nurse. In...
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is pleased to announce that Officer Keegan Dunn was named First Responder of the Year for 2022 by the Sons of the American Legion Harry White Wilmer Post 82. Officer Dunn began his career at the CCSO in April of 2022, and has since served in the Patrol...
Sgt. Brian Connelly conducts speed enforcement on Route 235 in California The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit continues enforcement action along the Route 235 corridor in California and Lexington Park. Last week, Sgt. Brian Connelly and Cpl. Kenneth Flerlage provided...
LEONARDTOWN, MD (May 18, 2023) - State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that a St. Mary's County jury convicted Randy Thomas Dindlebeck, 27, of Mechanicsville, MD, on all counts, including sex abuse of a minor and third-degree sex offense, stemming from multiple incidents of sexual abuse on...
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