So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Patrol Officers Recover Stolen Vehicle, Apprehend Occupants, and Recover Drugs and Replica Firearm

On February 25 at 3:02 a.m., officers were patrolling the area of Holly Tree Lane in Waldorf when they observed a Hyundai Elantra with a broken out window. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver fled. Officers pursued the car which came to a stop at a construction site near...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Loaded Firearm from Juvenile

On February 27 at 2:27 a.m., officers were patrolling the area of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf when they observed a male attempting to gain entry into a Hyundai which was parked in a driveway. As the officers approached, the male fled and got into another Hyundai which was occupied and parked...

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St. Mary's Co. Lt. Harrison Oversees Pre-Trial and Day-Reporting Services

Lt. Sherry Harrison The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office celebrates Women’s History Month in March by highlighting some of the careers and achievements of our sisters in uniform. Sherry Harrison knew she wanted to work in the medical health care field, but she had difficulty finding the...

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Charles Co. Exacto Knife Recovered from Student who made a Threat

On February 28, students at Diggs Elementary School notified school staff that another student, age 9, was in possession of a knife and had made a threat to harm a classmate. The knife was recovered by school administrators. The school resource officer (SRO) initiated an investigation. The...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Reports of 4th – Degree Sex Offenses at Westlake High School

On February 27, school administrators at Westlake High School were made aware that a male student had inappropriately touched two female students earlier this year while inside the school. The same male student was reported to have been involved in a similar case early last week, which was...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Recover Loaded Gun / Driver Prohibited from Possessing Firearm

On February 25 at 4:25 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf after observing the registration plates on the vehicle were covered. Upon approaching the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation led to the recovery of...

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St. Mary's Co. Identities Needed for Theft Suspects

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at 12:55 pm, the three suspects walked out of the Charlotte Hall Food Lion with carts of groceries without paying for any of the items. The three suspects...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Assaults at High School

On February 27 at 12:43 p.m., numerous students at Henry E. Lackey High School became involved in separate altercations during class change. The school resource officer and additional officers responded and the situation was de-escalated and the students were separated. Some of the students had...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted: Wayne Joseph Brooks

Wayne Joseph Brooks The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of Wayne Joseph Brooks, age 30 of Leonardtown, on a warrant for Violation of Probation for Stalking, Harassment and Violation of a Protective Order. Anyone with information about Brooks' whereabouts is...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose

School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose: On February 24, a student at Matthew Henson Middle School was taken to the school nurse after complaining of chest pain. The school administrators and the School Resource Officer were notified, and the student was transported by ambulance...

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Charles Co. Knife Recovered from Middle School Student

Knife Recovered from Middle School Student: On February 24 at 10 a.m., a Benjamin Stoddert Middle School teacher was made aware of a student using a vaping device in the school’s bathroom. Two vaping devices along with a knife were recovered and a school resource officer has initiated an...

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Charles Co. Officers Investigate Suspicious Activity on Hadley Drive at Acton Lane / Disorderly Conduct:

Officers Investigate Suspicious Activity on Hadley Drive at Acton Lane / Disorderly Conduct: Over the course of several weeks, CCSO received a number of citizens’ complaints about a suspicious man in the area of Holly Station in Waldorf. The man was stopping and staring at residents while...

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Charles Co. Neighborhood Enforcement Team Locates Loaded Handgun and Ammunition During Traffic Stop

Neighborhood Enforcement Team Locates Loaded Handgun and Ammunition During Traffic Stop: On February 22 at 2:34 p.m., officers with the Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of St. Thomas Drive and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf. Officers detected the...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested on Handgun Charges

Keyshon Marquez Gant Detectives with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division located and arrested a Lexington Park man on Wednesday resulting in several handgun charges. Keyshon Marquez Gant, age 22 of Lexington Park, was arrested without incident and...

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St. Mary's Co. Sgt. Peacher Retires After 25 Years of Dedicated Service

Capt. David Yingling gives the Final Salute to Sgt. Michael Peacher, along with Sheriff Steve Hall Sheriff Steve Hall and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office gave Sgt. Michael Peacher his Final Salute on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2023, upon his retirement from the agency...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive

Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive: On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and...

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Charles Co. Detectives Investigating Second Degree Rape

Detectives Investigating Second Degree Rape: On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through...

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St. Mary's Co. Identities Needed for Theft Suspects

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of several individuals in a theft investigation. Over the course of last several months, the pictured suspects were involved in multiple thefts from the Target store in California. The subjects were seen leaving in a black...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Recover Loaded Firearm from Suspect who had an Open Warrant

On February 16 at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner...

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Charles Co. Driver of Vehicle Strikes Police Car and Flees Scene / Suspect Located and Charged with Driving While Impaired

On February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver...

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