So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On March 29 at 11:14 p.m., a patrol officer was following up on an investigation involving a car he had stopped the previous day; a computer check through the MVA revealed the registration plates were not on file. Through further investigation, and with the assistance of an auto theft...
On March 29 at 1:30 p.m., a student at General Smallwood Middle School struck another student in the head multiple times as the student was walking down a hallway. Later that day, the student entered a classroom and struck the same student multiple times, causing an injury to the student. Both...
A school resource officer at McDonough High School is investigating a sexual assault which occurred earlier this month during which one student inappropriately touched another student. The student’s mother initially reported the assault to school officials. The school resource officer has...
On March 29 at 1:30 p.m., a student at General Smallwood Middle School entered a school bathroom and was confronted by three students who struck and kicked the student. The student sustained minor injuries and was treated by the school nurse. The school resource officer was notified and...
On March 30 at 1:15 p.m., a student, who was not permitted on the school grounds at Westlake High School, entered the school and got into an altercation with another student inside a classroom. School staff attempted to separate the student, but the student refused to follow instructions. A...
Suspect Identified in Shooting on Falcon Place / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on March 28. On March 28 just after 6 a.m., officers responded to...
Middle School Student in Possession of Replica Handgun, Ammunition, and Drug Paraphernalia: On March 29 at 10:39 a.m., administrators at Matthew Henson Middle School were alerted to the odor of marijuana in a bathroom. They responded and located a 12-year-old student in possession of a replica...
Officers Locate and Arrest Suspect in Destruction of Property / Rogue and Vagabond: On March 27 at 9:44 a.m., officers responded to a business in the 8300 block of Old Leonardtown Road in Hughesville for the report of a destruction of property. Initial investigation revealed that an unknown...
Darryl Carlton Parks Jr. On Friday, March 24, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) identified Darryl Carlton Parks Jr., age 29 of Washington, DC, as a suspect in the homicide of the victim, who was previously identified as 18-year-old Isaiah...
During the week of March 13 – March 19, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 2,027 calls for service throughout the community. Theft: 23-18170 On March 15, 2023, DFC Aley received report of a theft. The complainant advised a pair of Maryland registration plates were...
During the week of March 6 – March 12, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 2,000 calls for service throughout the community. Burglary: 23-15343 On March 6, 2023, Det. Jernigan responded to Dunkirk Hardware located at 10754 Town Center Blvd. in Dunkirk, for a commercial...
Seeking Public’s Help Locating Assault Suspect / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrant Unit as well as a joint U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Brian Anthony Cave, 28 of Bryans Road. Cave failed to appear in...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of a person of interest in a theft investigation. On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, an unknown suspect removed a registration plate from a vehicle parked at the Harris Teeter parking lot in California. The suspect is described as a larger...
Johnnie William Raines Jr. St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man this week on numerous charges following a rash of thefts from motor vehicles in the Lexington Park area. Johnnie William Raines Jr., age 45 of Mechanicsville, has been charged with three counts of Rogue...
On March 26 at 1 a.m., EMS personnel observed a vehicle in the intersection of Route 210 and Lower Wharf Road in Bryans Road, MD. When they stopped to check on the driver’s welfare, the driver moved the vehicle and parked in the middle of Lower Wharf Road. She exited the car and began acting...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division continues to actively investigate the murder of an 18-year-old victim killed in Mechanicsville early Friday morning. The victim’s legal name is Isaiah Alexander Woodland, age 18 of Lexington Park. She was a transgender...
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the parking lot of Big Dogs in Paradise in Mechanicsville at 1:15 am on Friday morning for the report of shots fired. Deputies located one victim near the scene deceased from gunshot wounds. The Criminal Investigations Division is...
On March 23 at 12:45 p.m., six students were involved in an altercation at Westlake High School. School staff intervened and separated the students; no injuries were reported. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation and consulted the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office...
On March 24 at approximately 10 a.m., two students were involved in a fight inside Mattawoman Middle School. During the fight, one of the students involved in the altercation deployed pepper spray. Numerous students who were standing nearby were exposed; no injuries were reported. The school...
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the parking lot of the Big Dogs in Paradise bar at the 28700 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville at 1:15 am on Friday morning for the report of shots fired. Deputies located one male victim near the scene deceased from gunshot...
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