So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
Officers Identify and Arrest Burglary Suspect: On December 6 at 11:43 p.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of Edgewood Road in Bryans Road for the report of a burglary in progress. The victim advised that she observed a man on her home surveillance system tampering with one of the cameras...
Knife Recovered from Middle School Student: On December 8, a student at Piccowaxen Middle School reported to a staff member that another student was in possession of a knife. The staff member notified the School Resource Officer, who made contact with the student and recovered the knife. The...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Christopher Glenn James, age 33 of Bushwood. James removed his GPS monitor while on pretrial release for charges of burglary, theft, and driving while intoxicated. James is a white male, 6’1” and weighs 270 pounds with brown...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Timothy Wayne Brooks, age 51 of Lexington Park. Brooks removed his GPS monitor while on pretrial release for charges of theft, motor vehicle-unlawful taking and CDS possession. Brooks is a black male, 6’2” and weighs 200 pounds...
Officers Locate and Arrest Suspects Attempting to Steal Catalytic Converter/Possession With Intent to Distribute/Handgun Violation: On December 6 at approximately 3:34 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Copley Avenue in Waldorf for the report of an individual who was under a camper...
Officers Arrest and Charge Man Using CDS in Park: In response to numerous citizen complaints regarding individuals using controlled dangerous substances (CDS) in a park in Bryans Road, officers conducted an operation on December 2. During the operation they observed the suspect using suspected...
Carroll Ignatius Norris Jr. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Carroll Ignatius Norris Jr., age 48 of Hollywood, who is wanted on several warrants including: Theft: $100 to under $1,500; Failure to Appear: Second-Degree Assault; Stalking; nine counts of...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks at 18 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Fifteen of the establishments were found to be compliant, while three businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee...
During the week of November 28 – December 4, 2022, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,463 calls for service throughout the community. Damaged Property: 22-69544 On November 29, 2022, Deputy R. Jones responded to the 5000 block of Long Beach Drive in St. Leonard, for the...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a burglary to motor vehicle investigation. On Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at 3:06 am, the suspect entered a vehicle on Hidden Pond Court in Mechanicsville in an attempt to steal the vehicle. When the suspect was...
Officers Investigating Fight at Westlake High School/Concealed Weapon: On December 7, 2022, at approximately 12:20 p.m., two students at Westlake High School began fighting during dismissal. During the fight, which was captured on school security cameras, one of the students produced what...
On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On December 1, 2022, Dep. Stewart responded to the 23100 block of Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown, to serve a warrant for another jurisdiction on Ted William Taylor Jr., age 33 of no fixed address. Taylor was taken into custody and located on his person was a...
11/01/22- Jacqueline Loye McCarthy, age 37 of Leonardtown- Theft by Dep. Lawrence# 279. 11/01/22- Raymond Michael Messick, age 57 of Mechanicsville- Theft by Dep. Budd# 325. 11/01/22- Todd Channing Hensel, age 58 of Leonardtown- Harass: Course of Conduct by Dep. Morgan# 384. 11/02/22-...
Joint Release: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office St. Mary’s County Health Department LEONARDTOWN, MD (Dec. 7, 2022) - The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Health Department announce the launch of the Day Reporting Program at the new St. Mary’s County Health Hub...
Clerk of the Court Debra Burch administers the Oath of Office to Sheriff Steven A. Hall Captain Steven A. Hall was sworn in on Monday evening to become the new Sheriff of St. Mary's County. Sheriff Hall joined the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as a correctional officer in 1994 and...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the two men pictured in a vandalism investigation. On Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at 7:43 pm, the two suspects arrived at Cheseldine Car Wash in California in a Honda van. The two men then damaged several latches on the business'...
On March 11 at 4:06 a.m., officers responded to a call for a motor vehicle crash in the 3900 block of Pine Cone Circle in Waldorf. When officers arrived, family members reported their relative crashed his car into a parked vehicle, leaving the vehicle unattended in the roadway. The driver was...
Graduating class of Corrections Entrance Level Training Program Session 68 and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office staff Sheriff Steve Hall and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office welcome and congratulate the graduates of Corrections Entrance Level Training Program...
On December 2, 2022, at 5:13 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit...
Sheriff Tim Cameron receives the Final Salute from Retired Deputy Greg Laxton and Sheriff-Elect Steve Hall Friends, family and the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office convened Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, as Sheriff Tim Cameron received his Final Salute on his last day after more than 42 years of...
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