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Charles Co. Bag Containing Possible Morphine Recovered at Middle School

On April 28 at 2:30 p.m., a student found a plastic bag containing a suspicious substance inside a classroom at Milton Somers Middle School. The student notified a teacher who notified a school resource officer. A preliminary investigation revealed the substance tested positive for morphine. It...

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Charles Co. CCSO Announces Voluntary Registry Program

CCSO Announces Voluntary Registry Program Citizens invited to register individuals with autism or developmental disabilities in order to aid law enforcement in providing them with assistance. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new Voluntary Registry Program with the goal of...

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3 story apartment building fire displaces 26 residents; $1 Million damages

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 4/28/22 Time: 4:10 a.m. Location / Address: 46593 Valley Court, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland 46593 Valley Court, Lexington Park, MD Type of Incident: Fire Description of Structure / Property: 3 Story, Garden Style Apartment Owner / Occupants...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Remembers DFC Jason Bush Three Years Later

DFC Jason Bush Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office fondly remember DFC Jason Bush. Deputy Bush passed away three years ago on April 29, 2019, after a courageous and hard-fought battle against cancer. He was 34 years old. Jason was a native...

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St. Mary's Co. Meet the New Members of the Lexington Park COPs Unit

Lexington Park COPs Unit at the District 4 Station When one thinks of policing, they tend to immediately envision traffic stops and high-speed chases. However, there is often another side the public seldom sees – community policing. Origins of community policing can be traced back to the...

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

47400 block of Southampton Drive, Lexington Park, MD On April 27, 2022, at 9:40 p.m. deputies responded to the 47400 block of Southampton Drive in Lexington Park for the reported shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim, age 21 of Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested with Loaded Ghost Gun

On April 26, 2022, at 3:06 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21400 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported man with a gun observed near a business. Deputies arrived on scene and the individual fled into the woods, behind the...

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Charles Co. Suspected Marijuana Recovered from Student

On April 27 at 8 a.m., a school administrator at Westlake High School became aware of a possible drug transaction involving a student. Further investigation showed the student was in possession of nine individually packaged baggies of suspected marijuana. The school resource officer recovered...

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St. Mary's Co. Sgt. Fleenor and Cpl. Maloy Receive their Final Salutes

Cpl. Gray Maloy, Sheriff Tim Cameron and Sgt. Todd Fleenor Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office gave their Final Salute to two retiring law enforcement officers on Wednesday. Sgt. Todd Fleenor began his career with the St. Mary's Sheriff's...

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Charles Co. Harley rider succumbs to injuries after failing to negotiate curve

On Monday, April 25, 2022, at approximately 1450 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in the area of Valley Road in La Plata, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the...

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Calvert Co. Calvert Sheriff's Blotter; April 18-24, 2022

During the week of April 18, 2022 – April 24, 2022, deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,320 calls for service throughout the community. Theft: 22-21598 On April 18, 2022, Deputy Aley received report of a theft. The complainant advised his boat trailer was parked at...

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St. Mary's Co. Warrants/Criminal Citation/Juvenile Referrals

Warrants Served: 04/20/22- William Russell Hobbs, age 34 of Piney Point- Driving on Suspended License by Dep. Fleenor# 388. William Russell Hobbs 04/20/22- Scott Andrew Davis, age 41 of California- Escape 2nd Degree by Dep. Wilhelmi# 365. Scott Andrew Davis 04/20/22- Jamaze Jovan...

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St. Mary's Co. State Police Blotter; Leonardtown Barrack; 26-MAR-2022

On-View Criminal Citation: On 4/22/2022, Tpr. J. Pope responded to the McDonalds, located at 21600 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, MD for the report of someone trespassing. Upon arrival, contact was made with Shawn Michael Miles, 30 of Newburg, MD who had previously been trespassed from the...

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

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 10 businesses in Leonardtown. Eight of the businesses were found to be compliant, while two businesses failed to ask a minor for...

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Fire Marshal 2 vehicles torched in Maddox; $20,000 damages

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date: 4/24/22 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location / Address: 36060 Roosevelt Blvd., Maddox, St. Mary's County, Maryland Type of Incident: Fire Description of Structure / Property: 2012 Chevrolet Malibu and 2001 Ford F-150 Owner / Occupants: Charles Hall, III Injuries or...

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St. Mary's Co. Terry Kent found guilty of distributing fentanyl and cocaine

Terry Lee Kent. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 20, 2022, following a three-day trial, a Saint Mary’s County jury found Terry Lee Kent (DOB April 26, 1990) guilty of trafficking both fentanyl and cocaine on August 2, 2019. The jury also found the defendant guilty of...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers and Narcotics Enforcement Section Recover Suspected Fentanyl and Drug Manufacturing Paraphernalia

On April 21 at 4:42 p.m., officers responded to a motel in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf for the report of a fraud case connected to a room that was being rented. After obtaining a search warrant for the room, officers found Jeffrey Jeziorowski, 40, of Waldorf, inside. They...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Staff Honored for Excellence in 2021

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office held its annual awards banquet on Friday, celebrating the very best of law enforcement, Sheriff Tim Cameron said, as personnel were awarded for professionalism and excellence during the 2021 year. Deputy Sheriff of the Year: Sheriff Tim Cameron and...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Attempted Murder Case on Lambeth Hill Drive

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on April 4 in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive and Wakefield Circle. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was arrested on April 20. In the shooting case, an off-duty officer was in the area...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Reckless Endangerment Case on Ell Lane

On April 20, at 12:55 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation revealed two males were in the parking lot of the complex when one male pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the air; no one...

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