So. Md Police News

 

St. Mary's Co. On View Arrests/Warrants/Criminal Citations

On View Arrests: Assault- On September 25, 2022, Dep. Kril responded to the 22000 block of Briarwood Court in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Paulette Michele Johnson, age 31 of Lexington Park, pushed the victim. Johnson was arrested and charged with Assault...

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Charles Co. Student Charged with Theft/Disorderly

Theft/Disorderly at Middle School: On the morning of September 29, a student at General Smallwood Middle School stole shoes from another student and became disorderly when confronted by administrators. Administrators summonsed the School Resource Officer, who detained the student and was able to...

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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 woman pictured in a theft investigation. On Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 at 11 am, the victim spent $40 on lottery tickets from an automated lottery machine at the Food Lion in Charlotte Hall. The victim then briefly walked away from...

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St. Mary's Co. 10 Miles of Route 5 Dedicated to Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr.

Sheriff Cameron and Delores Somerville Sheriff Tim Cameron, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, the Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Senator Jack Bailey, Maryland Delegate Brian Crosby, Maryland Delegate Matt Morgan, the St. Mary's County Commissioners, several active...

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Charles Co. Captain Brian Gardiner Completes National Jail Leadership Academy

Sheriff Troy Berry, along with Charles County Detention Center Director Brandon Foster, is pleased to announce that Captain Brian Gardiner recently graduated from the National Jail Leadership Command Academy (NJLCA). Captain Gardiner completed the weeklong program in August at the George J. Beto...

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Charles Co. 28 Grams of Marijuana Recovered from Student at a High School

28 Grams of Marijuana Recovered from Student at a High School: On September 28, a school administrator at Lackey High School detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from a locker in the hallway. A subsequent search of the locker revealed a plastic bag containing 28 grams of marijuana. The...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted: Virginia Leigh Bissett

Virginia Leigh Bissett The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Virginia Leigh Bissett, age 27 of Baltimore, who absconded from a court-ordered treatment facility in Parkville on Sept. 9, 2022. Bissett was originally charged in St. Mary's County with Theft...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Shooting Suspect

Detectives Identify and Arrest Shooting Suspect: On September 17 at approximately 2:31 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of St. Andrews Way and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf for the report of an incident between two vehicles, which involved a collision and shots being fired. The two...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrian

Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrian: On September 26 at approximately 10:33 p.m., officers responded to the area of Old Washington Road and Bad Dog Alley for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers...

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Charles Co. Officers and K9 Locate Robbery/Assault/Theft Suspect

Officers and K9 Locate Robbery/Assault/Theft Suspect: On September 26 at approximately 10:24 a.m., officers responded to a business located in the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for a report of shoplifting. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. A short time later...

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St. Mary's Co. St. Inigoes Man Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

On September 27, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) executed a search and seizure warrant for the residence and person of Taquan Anthony Berry, age 24 of St. Inigoes. Located in the residence was a loaded handgun; Berry is...

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St. Mary's Co. On View Arrests/Warrants/Criminal Citations/Juvenile Referrals

On View Arrests: Assault- On September 17, 2022, Dep. N. Hill responded to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Malique Aundrey Smith, age 22 of Virginia, assaulted the victim, causing injury to the victim's...

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Charles Co. Suspect in Multiple Violent Assaults Apprehended / Two Firearms Recovered

On September 19 at 4:15 p.m., officers were searching the Bryans Road area for a suspect wanted in connection with several violent domestic-related assaults in which the suspect used a firearm to pistol-whip the victim and threaten her. The suspect, Branden Alfred Holland, 23, of Indian Head...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted Individual- Robert Mandley Jr.

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Robert Alan Mandley Jr., age 32 of Leonardtown. Mandley absconded from a court ordered treatment program on September 12, 2022; his original arrest was for the charge of assault first degree. Mandley is a white male, 5’10” and...

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St. Mary's Co. Non-Specific Threats Under Investigation

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating non-specific and generalized threats of violence regarding the St. Mary’s County Fair and public high school football games and other school activities. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office wants to assure the public our agency...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested for Assault and Reckless Endangerment

On September 22, 2022, at 5:12 a.m. Deputy Fleenor responded to the 21900 block of Baja Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. Contact was made with the victim who advised Reginald Tre Brown, age 31 of Lexington Park, arrived at the residence in a vehicle and brandished a shotgun...

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St. Mary's Co. St. Mary's Sheriff's Office Crime Lab Provides Forensic Support

St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Crime Lab: Megan Roberts, Jazmin Summers, Brittany Groat, Carleigh Ruleman and Jessica Barnard (not pictured) The Ninth Annual National Forensic Science Week is this week, Sept. 18-24, 2022, and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the...

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St. Mary's Co. On View Arrests/Warrants/Criminal Citations/Juvenile Referrals

On View Arrests: Assault- On September 8, 2022, Dep. Tasciotti responded to the St. Mary's County Detention Center and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Logan Garrett Blado, age 22 of Mechanicsville, pushed the victim and struck the victim...

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St. Mary's Co. Report Check/Mail Fraud through Citizens Online Reporting System

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office continues to receive reports of check fraud through the US Mail. Citizens across Southern Maryland have reported multiple incidents of check fraud, where personal and business checks have been intercepted in the US Mail and altered to fraudulent amounts...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in July 2022 Shooting Case

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified and arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a 13-year-old male.On July 18, at 11:52 p.m., officers from the La Plata Police Department and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Jennie Run Drive...

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