So. Md Police News

 

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 Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 5:50 pm, the suspect failed to scan all the items in her cart at the self-checkout register of the California Walmart store. The suspect fled the store...

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Calvert Co. Calvert Sheriff's Blotter; May 02-08, 2022

During the week of May 2, 2022 – May 8, 2022, deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,604 calls for service throughout the community. Burglary: 22-25631 On May 7, 2022, around 1:09 a.m., Deputy T. Bowen responded to Flagship Cinemas Movie Theater located at 200 W. Dares...

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Charles Co. Detectives and Patrol Officers Apprehend Two Suspects in String of Commercial Burglaries

On May 9 at 1:15 a.m., detectives were conducting surveillance in the 3100 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf due to recent commercial burglaries in which the suspect(s) were smashing out the front windows to businesses and stealing money from cash registers. During their surveillance, a...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Apprehend Suspect in Stabbing Case with Help from a Police Dispatcher and Bus Driver

On May 9 at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to Charles Regional Medical Center for the report of a stabbing victim who had been transported to the hospital by a relative. When officers arrived, they learned the victim had actually been stabbed at the Smallwood Park and Ride in Waldorf. A...

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Charles Co. PFC Jonathan Kelly Named Sons of the American Legion First Responder of the Year

Police Officer First Class Jonathan Kelly Named Sons of the American Legion First Responder of the Year The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is pleased to announce PFC Jonathan Kelly was named the Sons of the American Legion First Responder of the Year for 2021. PFC Kelly began his...

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St. Mary's Co. Officers Thanked for Safely Removing Cows from Roadway

Ronna and her calf Big Mac The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office received an online thank you note on Wednesday for assisting two wayward cows from the roadway on Route 5 in Helen early on the morning of May 11. From Margie Stone via Facebook: Sheriff's Office Deputies DFC Thomas Snyder...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking

On May 10, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division along with members of the Emergency Services Team (EST) served a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Joseph Daren Brooks, Jr., age 19, at the 21700 block of Kearsarge Place in...

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St. Mary's Co. Forrest Center Students Complete Internship Program

Cpl. William Rishel, K-9 Storm and Forrest Center student interns The second-year Criminal Justice students from the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center completed their 2022 internship program with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on May 4, 2022. This year’s session...

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St. Mary's Co. Shooting in Lexington Park Under Investigation

On May 10, 2022, at approximately 2:55 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21700 block of Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene within 90 seconds of the initial 911 call and discovered a home had been...

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Charles Co. Previously Suspended Charles County Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Indicted

Officer was suspended in March pending indictment on misdemeanor charges Charles County, MD…On May 6, a Charles County Grand Jury indicted NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer, with two misdemeanor charges: misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and...

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State Police Blotter; Leonardtown Barrack; 10-MAY-2022

On-View Arrests: On 5/4/2022, Tpr M. Koontz responded to the Walmart, located at 45485 Miramar Way, California, MD for the report of a theft in progress. Upon arrival, Tpr Koontz made contact with Kristen Marie Hoover, 26 of Lusby, MD and another female individual who said they were going to...

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St. Mary's Co. Officers Continue Patrols Seeking Impaired Drivers

Law enforcement officers in St. Mary's County have seen an increase in the number of impaired drivers reflected in the DUI arrests made this year by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack. In the first four months of 2018, Sheriff's Office patrol...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested for Shooting in 2021

On May 5, 2022, members of the Lexington Park COPs Unit located and arrested Zeolaunte Monticello Hilliard, age 36 of Lexington Park, on an outstanding warrant for a shooting in March of 2021. On March 17, 2021, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 3 New Correctional Officers

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 3 New Correctional Officers Fifteen Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Corrections Entrance Level Training Program Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Welcomes K-9s River and Havok

Cpl. Rishel and K-9 River Cpl. Foor and K-9 Havok The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is pleased to announce the addition of two new K-9s to its ranks. K-9 River, a 14-month-old Red River Labrador, completed a strenuous four-week course in tracking, specifically for missing...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Welcomes New Correctional Officers

Sheriff Tim Cameron, Warden Mary Ann Thompson, and the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office welcomed eight new Correctional Officers on Friday, May 6, 2022. The new officers graduated in a class of 15 from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy, Session 67 Corrections Entrance Level...

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

On View Arrests: Assault- On April 21, 2022, Dep. N. Hill responded to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Dimitri Paul Brooks, age 27 of Great Mills, threw several items at the victim before punching the...

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St. Mary's Co. Criminal Summonses Served- April 2022

04/02/22- Joseph Henry Payne, age 45 of Great Mills- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Salas# 358. 04/02/22- George Sterling Gray, age 67 of Charlotte Hall- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Fleenor# 388 04/04/22- Jasmine Marie Herbert, age 18 of Charlotte Hall- Assault 2nd Degree by Cpl. Gaskill# 274...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Report of Assault on School Bus

A Charles County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer (SRO) is investigating an assault that occurred on May 3 on a school bus transporting students from Milton Somers Middle School home after dismissal. At one point in the altercation, a seventh-grade male placed a sixth-grade male in a...

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Charles Co. Officers Locate Firearm During Traffic Stop

On May 3 at 7:19 p.m., Traffic Operations officers were conducting commercial vehicle inspections in the 12600 block of Crain Highway in Newburg when they stopped a truck for an inspection. During the stop, the officers learned the driver did not have a driver’s license. Upon further...

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