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St. Mary's Co. Twelve of 15 Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks at 15 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Twelve of the 15 establishments were found to be compliant, while three businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested for Intent to Distribute Narcotics

Dimitri Paul Brooks On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Patrol Division, Emergency Services Team and K-9 Unit, executed search and seizure warrants at the 46000 block of Sue Drive in Lexington...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose at Middle School

On February 1, at 12:34 p.m., Charles County Emergency Medical Services responded to a home in Waldorf for the report of an overdose. Responders discovered a 14-year-old complaining of feeling ill after eating edibles that may have contained THC while at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. A...

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St. Mary's Co. Cpl. Holton Still Working on Behalf of Youth in Long Career

Corporal Andrew Holton As the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office celebrates Black History Month, we feature the long and distinguished career of Corporal Andrew Holton. Thirty-six years with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Cpl. Holton #73 is the last agency employee still working...

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Charles Co. Replica Firearm Recovered from Student at Middle School

On January 31, a student at John Hanson Middle School notified school administrators that another juvenile student was possibly in possession of a gun at school. Administrators located the student and recovered a replica firearm from his backpack, which turned out to be a BB gun. A school...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted: Joshua Joseph Yates

Joshua Joseph Yates The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office continues seeking the whereabouts of Joshua Joseph Yates, age 33 of St. Inigoes, who is wanted on several warrants including: Violation of Probation, three counts of Second-Degree Assault, Failure to Appear and Second-Degree Escape...

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Charles Co. CCSO Welcomes Six New Police Officers

Thirteen New Police Officers – Six from Charles County – Graduate Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Police Entrance Level Training Program Session 51 Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce six new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Kidnapping Case / Suspect Also Linked to Attempted Robbery

On January 26 at approximately 11:10 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police notified the Charles County Sheriff’s Office they were with a woman who reported she had been kidnapped in Charles County earlier in the evening. Detectives from the CCSO coordinated with the Anne Arundel police and a...

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St. Mary's Co. Congratulations to our Six New Deputies

Join us in congratulating the graduates of the Police Entrance Level Training Program Session 51 of the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy, who graduated Friday evening after the seven-month-long session. Congratulations to our new deputies: * Deputy Helen Deitrich, who was selected...

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Charles Co. Officer Locates Suspect Wanted in Connection with First-Degree Assault of Two Delivery Men

On January 25 at 4:13 p.m., officers responded to the area of Pagnell Circle in Waldorf for the report of an armed suspect threatening two deliverymen. The victims reported they were making a delivery when one of the victims saw the suspect standing near a car with a gun in his hand. The suspect...

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St. Mary's Co. Deputy Holzberger Marks 10 Years as Cancer Survivor

Deputy Charles Holzberger #219 Deputy Charles Holzberger is celebrating 10 years as a cancer survivor, overcoming incredible odds in beating back pancreatic cancer with the help of his faith, family and friends. He shares his story with us: "On Jan. 29, 2013, I was diagnosed with...

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St. Mary's Co. Fatal Crash in Park Hall Under Investigation

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Park Hall on Friday evening. On Jan. 27, 2023, at 8:24 pm, police and emergency medical services responded to the 18000 block of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Hermanville Road for a vehicle crash...

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Charles Co. Child Abuse Suspect who Violated Electronic Monitoring Located and Arrested

On January 26, Officer Rickard of the CCSO Warrant Unit, with the assistance of the US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, located and arrested Janae Elizabeth Bishop, 31, formerly of Waldorf, who was wanted in connection with violating the conditions of electronic...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff Steve Hall and the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Welcome Six New Deputies

Photo courtesy of Jose Casas Sheriff Steve Hall and the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office welcomed six new deputies to the ranks on Friday as they took the Oath of Office at the Commissioners Meeting Room in Leonardtown. Thank you to Debra Burch, Clerk of the St. Mary's County Court, for...

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

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the subjects pictured in a vandalism investigation. Between Tuesday, Jan. 17, and Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, multiple items were damaged at the Lexington Manor Passive Park, including a Civil War soldier statue and items within...

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Charles Co. CCSO Officer and US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive

On January 23, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, along with the US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Task Force, located Brian McCane, Sr., 38, of Lusby, MD, who was wanted in connection with an assault that occurred last month. On December 25, the victim and two witnesses were...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Theft Suspect

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at 12:30 pm, the pictured subject removed a wallet from a customer's purse in a shopping cart at the California Harris Teeter store. The suspect removed...

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St. Mary's Co. Arrests Made in Lexington Park Reckless Endangerment Investigation

Pernell Maddox Jan. 26, 2023 update: Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) executed a series of search and seizure warrants, with the assistance of the agency’s Emergency Services Team. As a result, investigators located a loaded...

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Charles Co. Recent Altercation at North Point High School Investigated

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a video that recently surfaced on social media in which students from North Point High School were seen fighting and a school employee, who was trying to intervene, was injured. The fight occurred on January 19. The school resource...

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Charles Co. Suspect in Citizen Armed Robbery Identified and Arrested

Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a citizen armed robbery that occurred last month. On December 12, 2022, at 3:31 a.m., the suspect knocked on the door of a hotel room in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in...

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