So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 6/23/22 Time: 11:24 a.m. Location / Address: Parran Road & Bond Street, St. Leonard, Calvert County, Maryland Type of Incident: Fire Description of Structure / Property: 2022 Ram 2500 Owner / Occupants: Stephen Benson Injuries or Deaths: None Estimated $...
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 6/24/22 Time: 12:12 a.m. Location / Address: 4490 Jimmy Greens Place, La Plata, Charles County, Maryland Type of Incident: Fire Description of Structure / Property: 1994 Overland, Class A RV Owner / Occupants: Juan Arreaga Valdovinos Injuries or Deaths: None...
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (June 23, 2022) - A Waldorf man was arrested yesterday evening for setting his sister's house on fire after he made an earlier threat to do so and stole a vehicle in hopes of getting away. Just before 10:00 p.m., Charles County Sheriff's deputies requested the Office of the...
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 6/23/22 Time: 2:48 a.m. Location / Address: 1138 Muskogee Lane, Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland Type of Incident: Fire Description of Structure / Property: 2 Story Single Family Dwelling Owner / Occupants: Elizabeth Powell Injuries or Deaths: None Estimated...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Monday, May 9, 2022 at 11:50 am, the suspect removed two Apple iPhone 13s from a display and fled the California Best Buy store without paying for them. Anyone with information...
On July 24 at 10:22 p.m. officers responded to an apartment complex in the area of October Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they found Tiesha Janae Johnson, 29, of Waldorf, with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced deceased on the scene. A...
On Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 4:41 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies and emergency rescue personnel responded to the 44000 block of St. Andrew’s Church Road in California for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving three vehicles. Upon arrival, it was determined that one of the...
On July 18 at 11:53 p.m., officers from the La Plata Police Department and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Caroline Drive and Jennie Run Drive in La Plata for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a 13-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the...
Charles County, MD…On October 30, 2020, at 9 p.m., officers responded to the business, Room 301 Lounge located at 2177 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located four people with gunshot wounds. The individuals were transported to area hospitals...
Capt. Steve Hall and DFC Robert Chase congratulate Camp DARE graduates Congratulations to this year's students at Camp DARE upon their successful graduation. The graduation ceremony held on Thursday concluded the four-day camp held at Leonardtown Middle School. Thank you to this year's...
On July 14 at 3:33 p.m., officers responded to a tobacco store in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road, MD for the report of a disorderly subject breaking items in the store. Upon arrival, two officers made contact, but the man did not comply. He then suddenly punched one of the...
On View Arrests: Theft- On July 14, 2022, DFC. Hersh responded to the 25800 block of Pt. Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported burglary to motor vehicle. The victim advised he observed an individual near his unsecured vehicle with his property. The victim approached the individual and...
On July 16 at 11:17 p.m., officers responded to the 4500 block of Grebe Place in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed a pizza delivery driver responded to an address to deliver food. The occupants exited the house and indicated they did not place an order. As...
Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office fondly remember retired Corporal Peggy Smolarsky on this anniversary of her passing. Corporal Smolarsky passed away on July 20, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Peggy is missed at the Sheriff's...
Officers Investigating Multiple Fights at Westlake High School: On July 18, 2022, at approximately 12:25 p.m., officers from the School Resource Section and Patrol responded to Westlake High School for the report of multiple groups of individuals fighting during summer school. When officers...
Man Charged with Home Invasion and Assault: On July 16 at 3:25 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 3900 block of Northgate Place in Waldorf for the report of a home invasion. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Stacy Jermain Barksdale, 36, of Waldorf, forced his way...
UPDATE: On July 18, 2022, the missing person, Genesi Elizabeth Sosa-Bonilla was located deceased near where she was last seen in the water. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office thanks all agencies and personnel involved in the search and recovery. Original Release: On July 17, 2022, at 1:05...
On July 17, 2022, at 1:05 p.m. the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office along with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and various community members from the volunteer fire and rescue companies responded to Camp Merryelande located at 15914 Camp Merryelande Road in Piney Point, for the...
On July 16 at 5:13 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Acton Lane and Western Parkway in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. A preliminary investigation revealed a passenger car was making a left turn from westbound Acton Lane onto southbound Western...
A 19-year-old Lexington Park man has been arrested and charged by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in a fatal shooting at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival on Friday evening. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, age 19 of Lexington Park, has been charged with First-Degree...
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