So. Md Police News

Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Woodville Road

DATE: October 2, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 1 at 3:24 p.m., officers responded to the 15300 block of Woodville Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a van and a motorcycle. An...

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

On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On September 8, 2021, a search warrant was executed in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, on John Wendell Young, age 47 of Lexington Park. Located on Young's person was suspected cocaine and packaging to indicate distribution. A second search...

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Charles Co. Death Investigation on Pep Rally Lane

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 30 at 5:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Pep Rally Lane in Waldorf for the report of a death. Shawna Borten Hardesty, 39, was discovered inside...

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Charles Co. Detectives Charge Man with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 24 at 6:15 a.m., detectives were at an apartment in the 12000 block of Abberly Place in Waldorf conducting an investigation. While inside the residence...

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St. Mary's Co. Court Security Deputy Kenneth Yekstat Retires

Sheriff Tim Cameron and Court Security Deputy Kenneth Yekstat After more than 50 years of law enforcement, Court Security Deputy Kenneth Yekstat retired from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office this week. Dep. Yekstat served in the US Armed Forces, as well as served and retired from the...

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St. Mary's Co. Cpl. Snyder Retires from Sheriff's Office After 25 Years of Service

Maria Snyder, Cpl. Daniel Snyder and Sheriff Tim Cameron Corporal Daniel Snyder #89 retired from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office this week after faithfully serving for more than 25 years. Cpl. Snyder spent most of his career as a Patrol Division Deputy and was also a veteran of the...

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St. Mary's Co. Shooting in Great Mills Under Investigation

On Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at approximately 12:44 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45700 block of Horsehead Road in Great Mills, for the reported shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim, age 33 of Lexington Park, suffering from...

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St. Mary's Co. Faith and Blue Community Event on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is proud to join police agencies and faith organizations across the country for National Faith and Blue Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, from 1-3 pm. The Faith and Blue Neighborhood Festival will be held at the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office District...

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St. Mary's Co. Bingo Licensing Moving to Treasurer's Office

A change in state law is moving the administration of bingo licenses from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to the St. Mary’s County Treasurer’s Office as of Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Enacted by House Bill 530, the law transfers bingo administration duties under current law from the Sheriff's...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Sought for Motor Vehicle B&E Suspect

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in this home surveillance video. Between Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 at 8 pm, and Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 at 6 am, in the 22900 block of Chesnut Road in Lexington Park, the victim's unlocked cars were entered by the...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Sought in Burglary to Motor Vehicles in California

On Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at approximately 1:13 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22500 block of Alydar Drive in California for the reported suspicious incident. Investigation determined an unidentified individual attempted to enter numerous vehicles in...

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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 Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at 1:09 am, the suspect removed a Dewalt toolbox containing various tools from the bed of the victim's pickup truck in the parking lot of the Lexington Park...

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Charles Co. Detectives Investigating Shooting on Blair Road near Strauss Avenue

DATE: September 27, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 26 at 7:43 p.m., officers responded to the area of Blair Road and Strauss Avenue in Indian Head for the report of a fight among a large group of people...

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

On View Arrests: Drug Arrest- On September 15, 2021, a vehicle stop was conducted in the 20900 block of Pt. Lookout Road in Callaway. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted and located in the purse of Alyssa Marie Beierle, age 19 of Mechanicsville, was a pen which was altered to...

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

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at 7:10 pm, the pictured vehicle entered the rear parking lot of MD Custom Construction on Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood. The suspect, the front-seat...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Needed for Robbery Suspect

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a robbery investigation. On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at 12:30 pm, the suspect took the items he had just received a refund for and left the Great Mills Stop N Shop store. Outside of the store, the suspect...

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St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Crime Lab Notes National Forensic Science Week

Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Crime Lab: Supervisor Megan Roberts, Carleigh Ruleman, John Butterfield and Jessica Barnard The Eighth Annual National Forensic Science Week is this week, Sept. 19-25, 2021, and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and many other agencies...

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

On View Arrests: Assault- On September 12, 2021, Dep. Rycyzyn responded to the 46500 block of Valley Court in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Keith Xavier Hagens, age 29 of Lexington Park, assaulted the victim by pushing the victim to the ground and dragging...

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St. Mary's Co. UPDATE: Shooting in Great Mills Under Investigation

UPDATE: On Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, a 16-year-old female was arrested in connection with the shooting that occurred on Sept. 15, 2021. Further investigation determined prior to the shooting, the juvenile suspect was arguing with a group of individuals and was observed walking to the vehicle where...

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

suspect vehicle The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 at 12:30 pm, the victim left a black leather bi-fold wallet on the counter of the 7-Eleven convenience store in Charlotte Hall after...

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