So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
DATE: January 21, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 20, shortly after 8 p.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a Toyota Camry in the area of St. Charles Parkway near...
Amanda Renea Wedding The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of Amanda Renea Wedding, age 36 of Lexington Park, for Second-Degree Escape from the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. Wedding failed to enter a court-ordered inpatient...
DATE: January 20, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-165 On January 19, at 11:47 a.m., a call was placed to 9-1-1 stating there was “a shooting at a school,” but the name of the school was not provided by the caller. School...
DATE: January 20, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 19 at 6 p.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 5500 block of Raphael Drive in Pomfret after receiving a call from a neighbor who indicated he...
For the remainder of January 2022, motorists can expect to see increased traffic enforcement by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies along Three Notch Road/Route 235 in the California/Lexington Park area. Three Notch Road is the busiest highway in St. Mary’s County with more than 50,000...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Karen Anne Granville, age 32 of Mechanicsville. Granville is wanted for the charge escape for removing her GPS tracking device while on pretrial supervision. Granville’s original charges were violation of probation/robbery and...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of Anna Garcia Guillen, age 19, and Dunia Yulissa Garcia Guillen, age 17, of Mechanicsville. Both girls were last seen in December at their residence. Anna Guillen is 5’6”, weighs 140 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes...
DATE: January 19, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD…Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry, in partnership with Charles County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Navarro, recently met with members of...
On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On December 17, 2021, Dep. Wimberly conducted a traffic stop in the 21800 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Arlon Charles Menchion, age 58 of Lexington Park. Located in the center console of the vehicle was a...
On Friday afternoon, Jan. 14, 2022, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert compliance checks at local businesses, using an underage individual. The underage individual entered the businesses without identification and attempted to purchase...
Wayne Guy, longtime Process Server, retired from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office at the end of 2021 after more than 24 years of service with the agency. Before joining the Office of the Sheriff, Mr. Guy already served 25 years with the Maryland state government, many of those years with...
DATE: January 14, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 13 at 2:15 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the 3700 block of Crain Highway for speeding. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers noticed a new...
DATE: January 14, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Preliminary number of warnings during the 60-day period reached over 1,000 Charles County, MD… Beginning on January 18, the BusPatrol school bus safety program in...
January 14, 2022 UPDATE: Latres Javontae Cockerham, age 23 of California, has been arrested in connection with the shooting and murder and charged with the following: Murder First Degree Murder Second Degree Attempted First Degree Murder (5 counts) Attempted Second Degree Murder (5 counts)...
DATE: April 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers have identified and arrested two women in connection with an assault that occurred at the Taco Bell on Smallwood Drive on March 31. In the...
January 13, 2022 UPDATE: The deceased victim has been identified as Joseph James Oakes, age 19 of Lexington Park. On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 3:21 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21400 block of Pegg Road, in the area of Westbury Boulevard in...
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 3:21 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21400 block of Pegg Road, in the area of Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located two male victims suffering from...
Auto thefts can occur anywhere, even Charles County. In 2020, a total of 187 vehicles were stolen in Charles County, and 149 were recovered. There were an additional 60 vehicles recovered which were stolen from outside Charles County. We often promote our “9PM Routine” on social media...
Nov. 7, 2021 - Stacie Vanessa Baker, age 51 of Hollywood, by Deputy Burgess #355 Stacie Vanessa Baker Nov. 7, 2021 - Zahir Keyaahn Thomas, age 22 of Waldorf, by Deputy Lawrence #279 Zahir Keyaahn Thomas Nov. 8, 2021 - Miriam Rachel Lorenson, age 40 of Piney Point, by Cpl...
On View Arrests: Assault- On December 24, 2021, Dep. Morgan responded to the 21800 block of Joe Hazel Road in Leonardtown, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Rachel Nicole Cooksey, age 29 of Leonardtown, assaulted the victim by throwing a cup at the victim, striking the victim...
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