So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
Knife Recovered from Middle School Student: On May 22 at approximately 2 p.m., a teacher at Davis Middle School heard a group of students talking, at which time one of the students said that they had a knife in their book bag. An administrator conducted a search of the student’s book bag and...
Correctional Officer Dylan McCoy, CO Ayodeji Agunbiade, Sheriff Steve Hall, CO Jason Ogas and CO John Edelen Jr. Four St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Correctional Officers completed their training last week to become the newest members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) at the St...
On Friday, May 19, 2023, at 9:19 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving life-threatening injuries in the area of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Frederick Lane in Loveville. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision...
Kelly Eugene McClure-Hewitt On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office charged a 55-year-old Lexington Park man with sex offenses involving an 18-year-old victim. Kelly Eugene McClure-Hewitt, an Assistant Principal at Leonardtown High School, was arrested and...
On May 19 at 2:30 p.m., a student at Mattawoman Middle School ingested an edible, possibly containing THC, which another student provided. The student became ill and was treated by EMS. As the school resource officer investigates, parents are urged to talk with their children about the dangers...
One of the vehicles was recovered after a guardian arrived at police station in a stolen car to take custody of arrested juveniles On May 16 at 1:07 p.m., officers were patrolling the 3500 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf when they observed two occupied Hyundai vehicles in the parking...
Patrol Officers Recover Loaded Handgun and Narcotics During Traffic Stop: On May 15 at 11:52 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 3900 block of St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf on a passenger vehicle with expired registration plates. Through further investigation, a search of the...
Eric Michael Davis A 32-year-old California man was arrested and charged by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, following two road rage incidents involving two separate drivers. Eric Michael Davis, age 32 of California, was charged with two counts...
On May 17 at approximately 2:30 p.m., a school administrator at Piccowaxen Middle School notified the school resource officer that they found a student in possession of a vape pen with a cartridge containing a yellow substance. The SRO launched an investigation and tested the substance in the...
On May 17 at approximately 10:30 a.m., administrators at the F.B. Gwynn Educational Center found a student to be in possession of a pellet gun in their book bag. The school resource officer was notified and initiated an investigation. In accordance with Maryland law, the student will not face...
Middle School Student in Possession of Prescription Medication: On May 17 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a student at Piccowaxen Middle School notified an administrator that another student brought a bottle of prescription medication to school. The administrator recovered the prescription...
School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose after Student Obtained Cannabis Edible at High School: On May 16 just after 3p.m., patrol officers responded to a residence in Waldorf for the report of an overdose. Initial investigation revealed that a juvenile had obtained a cannabis...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the woman pictured in a theft investigation and her male accomplice. On Friday, May 5, 2023, at 6:08 pm, the pictured female and a male acquaintance entered the Dollar General in Leonardtown. Both of them gathered up multiple...
Cannabis Recovered from Student at Middle School: On May 16 at 11:59 a.m., administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School detected the odor of cannabis emanating from a 14-year-old student, and subsequently recovered suspected cannabis from the student. The School Resource Officer was...
School Resource Officer Investigating Fight at a High School: On May 16 at 11:46 a.m., three students at La Plata High School engaged in a fight in the bathroom. The altercation began verbally between two students, and then escalated into physical contact. A third student got involved to assist...
School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose: On May 16 at 12:50p.m., the School Resource Officer at Westlake High School was notified that a student, who had ingested what they thought were two candies earlier in the day, was experiencing an elevated heart rate, nausea and...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the man pictured in a theft investigation. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:30 pm, the suspect entered the Ollie's Bargain Outlet in Lexington Park. He then put an air conditioning unit and other merchandise in a shopping cart and...
Sheriff Steve Hall and J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of School, shake hands in front of the St. Mary's County Board of Education members St. Mary’s County Public Schools and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office formally approved the continuation of the successful School Resource Officer...
On 5/13/2023, Tpr Holder responded to the Sheetz, located at 20760 Old Great Mills Road, Great Mills, MD for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed that Charles Patrick Balsbaugh, 36 of Hollywood, MD stole merchandise valued at less than $100.00. Balsbaugh was issued a criminal citation...
On May 15 at 7:30 a.m., two students assaulted another student inside Westlake High School; school administrators were able to separate the students. The student who was assaulted sustained an injury. After the altercation, one of the students damaged several pieces of school equipment and broke...
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