So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On June 11 at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of October Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a man with gunshot wounds; he was transported to a hospital in serious condition. A preliminary investigation revealed the man was in the...
On June 9 at 6:40 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to Holly Spring Drive in Waldorf after a passerby, who was walking near the power lines, observed what appeared to be a partially covered body. Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division...
Cpl. Lacey Smith shows K-9 Brix to a fourth-grade class at George Washington Carver Elementary School St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies and other emergency first responders spent the day with students at George Washington Carver Elementary School on Thursday last week for the...
On June 9 at 5:45 a.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf for the report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they discovered a male with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex; he was pronounced deceased on the scene. He was later identified as...
Here is this year’s registration form to sign up your neighborhood for National Night Out 2023! 2023 NNO Registration Form
On June 6, a school resource officer at Piccowaxen Middle School charged a juvenile male with assaulting another student stemming from a case that occurred on May 31. While in school, the juvenile male made inappropriate comments to another student and grabbed the student’s head and forcefully...
Superintendent of Schools J. Scott Smith, DFC Artina Alvey and Principal Glenna Edwards The St. Mary's County Board of Education recognized the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and school security staff at its Wednesday meeting for their work to keep the learning...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:25 am, the suspect entered the California Walmart and placed several items in a backpack that he brought with him into the store. The suspect then picked up...
Cpl. Ken Flerlage on a traffic stop in Lexington Park The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit has been regularly patrolling the Route 235 corridor during the morning and evening commutes to and from Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Deputies are on the lookout for speeding...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks at 12 businesses in northern and central St. Mary’s County. Eleven of the establishments were found to be compliant, while one business failed to ask an underage person for...
On June 2, a school resource officer (SRO) at Indian Head Elementary School was informed that a student was possibly in possession of a knife while riding the bus home on June 1. The SRO followed up and learned the student produced the knife and showed it to other students on the bus. No one was...
Charles County, MD…Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry has announced a partnership with the 30×30 Initiative, a coalition of more than 150 police leaders, researchers, and professional organizations who have joined together to pledge to advance the representation and experiences of women in...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 2:40 pm, the suspected entered a rear door to The Beanery in the Hickory Hills Shopping Center in California and stole an employee's personal belongings. The...
Sheriff Steve Hall and Captain Shawn Moses Sheriff Steve Hall is proud to announce the well-deserved promotion of several St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies. Lieutenant Shawn Moses was promoted to Captain of the Administrative Division on June 1, 2023, responsible for the...
Sheriff Steve Hall hands Captain David Yingling his retirement credentials on Wednesday Captain David Yingling #101, Commander of the Administrative Division of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, retired from the agency on June 1, 2023 after more than 25 years of public service...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a strong-armed robbery investigation. On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 12:04 am, the suspect entered the Charlotte Hall Exxon, asked for two packs of cigarettes and held a counterfeit bill, giving the appearance...
On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 1:44 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Three Notch Road near the intersection of Mt. Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville. Deputies arrived on scene to find multiple vehicles involved in a serious...
Chevis Dominique Smith Jordan Timothy Sturdivant Two Virginia men were arrested on gun charges early on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, following a traffic stop in Lexington Park. Chevis Dominique Smith, age 43 of Poquoson, Virginia, was charged with Handgun in Vehicle and Loaded...
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...
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