So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Patrol Officer Identifies Suspect in Church Burglary / Detectives Link Suspect to a Citizen Robbery

On May 16 at 7 a.m., officers responded to the report of a burglary at a church located in the 100 block of Village Street in Waldorf. Through investigation, officers identified the suspect as Stephan Matthew Somosky, 33, of Waldorf, and obtained an arrest warrant. On May 19, members of the...

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Charles Co. Threat of Mass Violence at Educational Center Being Investigated

On June 1, after students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center were dismissed for the day, a student told a parent that they heard about another student who made a threat to commit mass violence at the Center. The parent contacted school administrators who notified a school resource officer...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted Individual-Shawn Starcher

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Shawn Christopher Starcher, age 49 of Waldorf. Starcher was placed on pretrial supervision with a GPS device for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Attempting to Elude Police by Failing to Stop. On May 28, 2022...

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St. Mary's Co. Fourteen Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks, Two Do Not

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 16 businesses on Friday, May 27, 2022. Fourteen of the 16 businesses visited were found to be compliant, while two businesses failed to ask a minor...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Receives Certification to Submit the FBI’s Data Collections Standard Through National Incident-Based Reporting System

Charles County, MD…In accordance with mandatory federal data collection standards, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is pleased to announce the Agency has successfully achieved certification to implement the FBI’s new National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The CCSO is one of...

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St. Mary's Co. Be Alert for Increased Traffic for High School Graduations this Week

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office reminds drivers that high school commencement ceremonies will be held this week and to expect increased traffic around those facilities. Wednesday, June 1, 2022: Leonardtown High School graduation. Students and staff will begin to arrive starting at 7 am...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Theft and Fraud Suspects

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a theft and fraud investigation. On Monday, April 25, 2022 at 9:11 pm, the suspect wearing a black hooded sweatshirt stole the victim's purse and bag containing medication and food from the victim's car at...

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St. Mary's Co. Beware of Scam Callers

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is receiving reports of a scam involving someone impersonating member(s) of our agency threatening arrests for various civil infractions. Some of the scams may seem legitimate as the numbers calling appear to be from St. Mary's County Government or the St...

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Charles Co. Community Dispatch Newsletter – June 2022

The Community Services Section has published its latest edition of the Community Dispatch Newsletter! The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our communities informed and updated on general information from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Unit. Look here for helpful...

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St. Mary's Co. Narcotics Arrest- James Bond

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On May 26, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division were conducting a surveillance operation and witnessed a suspected CDS transaction inside a vehicle, in the 22100 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Deputies conducted...

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

On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On May 2, 2022, Dep. Hunsinger arrested James Williams Blackiston, age 28 of Lexington Park, in the 22600 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, for an outstanding Failure to Appear/Child Support warrant. Located on Blackiston's person was a folded $20 bill...

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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 Friday, April 1, 2022 at 2 pm, the suspect placed a Dewalt impact drill under this shirt and left the Tractor Supply store in Charlotte Hall without paying for it. The suspect then...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Increases Patrol Checks at Schools

Cpl. Daniel Holdsworth visits with students at Capt. Walter Francis Duke Elementary School in Leonardtown on Wednesday For a number of years, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has provided School Resource Officers at the three public high schools and in 2019 officers were added to the...

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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, April 11, 2022 at 2:20 pm, the suspect did not scan all of the items in her cart at the self-checkout register of the California Walmart store. The suspect fled the store...

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Charles Co. Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrian

On May 24 at 10:15 a.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a restaurant in the 2900 block of Crain Highway for the report of a crash involving a pedestrian. A preliminary investigation revealed a woman exited a vehicle and while she was crossing the lot, she was struck by a pickup truck...

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

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7:10 pm, the suspects entered the Charlotte Hall Ace Hardware store together. One of the suspects then placed a spool of wire in his jacket as the other...

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Charles Co. Sheriff’s Officers Seek Help Locating Dangerous Suspect who Made Multiple Threats of Mass Violence

Charles County Sheriff’s officers are seeking the public’s help in locating Earl Benjamin Washington, Jr., 46, of Lexington Park, MD who is wanted in connection with making several threats of mass violence. On May 24, Washington called a business in White Plains and Gale-Bailey Elementary School...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officers Investigating Possible Overdose at High School

On May 24 at 1:15 p.m., a student at Maurice J. McDonough High School consumed several pieces of candy knowing they were possibly tainted with an unknown substance intended to cause a high. The student became ill and was taken to a hospital by ambulance and treated. Parents are urged to talk...

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Charles Co. Two Students to be Charged in Connection with Assaulting a School Administrator

On May 23 at 11:15 a.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School was assaulted by two students while attempting to separate them from fighting. Additional staff were able to intervene and stopped the assault. The administrator was subsequently treated for injuries. The school resource...

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St. Mary's Co. 19-year-old Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

On May 23, 2022, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office observed Trevan Desales Gant, age 19 of no fixed address, enter a vehicle in the 21300 block of Jettison Drive in Lexington Park. Gant had several outstanding violation of probation warrants for assault second degree and...

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