So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On February 12 at 10 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Warrant Unit arrested Edward Jackson Bunn, 49, of the 7200 block of Simms Landing Road in La Plata, who had a warrant for his arrest stemming from his involvement for a suspicious activity report in La Plata. On...
On February 15 at 4:54 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway and Smallwood Drive after observing the driver of a Jeep driving erratically, nearly striking a marked patrol car traveling in the opposite direction. As the officer activated his emergency lights...
On February 17 at 11:50 a.m., patrol and school resource officers were summoned to Thomas Stone High School for the report of numerous fights. Prior to police arrival, administrators were able to separate some of the students involved; however several more fights broke out requiring the response...
On February 15 at 1:52 a.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Route 301 and Gillespie Circle in Waldorf. Upon approaching the car, the officer detected the odor of burnt marijuana. Further investigation revealed multiple baggies containing marijuana weighing approximately...
On February 16 at 12 p.m., students at Davis Middle School notified a teacher of another student who had a knife in their book bag. The knife was recovered and a school resource officer has initiated an investigation. The Charles County Department of Juvenile Services has been notified as a...
On February 16 at 11:55 a.m., a 14-year-old student at Stethem Educational Center notified a school nurse that they were ill after consuming several edibles containing what they believed to be marijuana. The student was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. As administrators and the...
On February 14, detectives assigned to the Agency’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jayden Kevin Craig, 19, of Indian Head, in connection with the triple shooting on Shelton Court which left two men dead and another man injured. Through investigation, Craig was identified as the...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks at 17 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Fifteen of the establishments were found to be compliant, while two businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee for...
On February 14 at 9 a.m., administrators at Westlake High School were alerted of a fight in a classroom. Staff responded to the classroom, but the suspects had fled. A school resource officer was notified about the altercation on February 15 and initiated an investigation. During the...
On February 15 at 1:40 p.m., school administrators at Westlake High School recovered marijuana paraphernalia from two students outside of the school, but on school grounds. Upon further investigation, administrators determined another student, age 16, was distributing marijuana on school...
On February 15 at 10:40 a.m., school administrators at General Smallwood Middle School called a school resource officer for assistance with a disorderly student who was reported to be in possession of pepper spray. After the situation was deescalated and upon further investigation...
On February 13 at 2:50 p.m., officers were conducting a traffic assignment from the Maryland Highway Safety Office Distracted Driving Grant when they initiated a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive and Barrington Drive. Upon approaching the car, the officer observed drug paraphernalia...
On February 13 at 1:53 p.m., officers responded to the area of Shelton Court in Indian Head for the report of shots fired. Witnesses reported someone had been shot and fled in a vehicle. A lookout for the vehicle was broadcast and officers observed the vehicle several miles away on Route 210 and...
CHARLES COUNTY, MD (February 12, 2023) - Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested a man shortly after he set a fire inside his parents' Waldorf home. Around 10:30 p.m. yesterday, Deputy State Fire Marshals responded to the 9200 block of Misting Court after the owner believed his son had set a fire...
Austin Cameron Darling A Chaptico man was arrested on firearm and ammunition charges following a barricade that ended peacefully on Sunday morning. At 6:07 am on Feb. 12, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center was contacted regarding a suspicious conversation the...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a burglary investigation. On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at 2:50 am, the suspect forced entry into Village Liquors in Chaptico by shattering the front door with a hammer and then removed the store's cash register...
Sean Dennis The people incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center are typically not held there for longer than 18 months, meaning they will be returning to the community sooner rather than later. As the Offender Re-Entry Case Manager for the St. Mary’s County...
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Sadly, relationship abuse is all too common even amongst our youth. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, “1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before...
On February 9 at 11 a.m., a school administrator at Piccowaxen Middle School was made aware of a student possibly in possession of marijuana. Further investigation revealed the student was in possession of a plastic bag containing less than 10 grams of marijuana, a vape pen, and cartridges with...
Irving Maxwell Zorn St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies located and arrested a Waldorf man early Thursday morning after attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a business in Leonardtown. Irving Maxwell Zorn, age 36 of Waldorf, was charged with Malicious Destruction of...
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