So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On January 25 at 7:34 a.m., a school resource officer and school administrators were made aware of an altercation at Thomas Stone High School. A preliminary investigation showed two students were in a hallway engaged in a verbal altercation when one of them produced a knife, which he had in his...
On January 11 at 1:30 a.m., a patrol officer was conducting a business check at a convenience store in the 4700 block of Crain Highway in White Plains when he observed a Dodge pick-up truck parked in the lot and a man sleeping in it. A computer check indicated the truck was reported stolen in...
On January 22 at 1:50 a.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of St Charles Parkway and St Marks Drive on a vehicle displaying suspended registration plates. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana and found drug paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana. Further...
Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash on Smallwood Drive: On January 22 at 10:42 p.m., officers responded to a single-car crash on Smallwood Drive at the intersection of St. Charles Parkway. A preliminary investigation revealed a Kia Cadenza, operated by Omar Kenyatta...
January 24, 2022 UPDATE: An additional arrest was made on January 21, 2022, in the fatal shooting in Lexington Park. Keion Steven James Brooks, age 23 of California, has been arrested in connection with the shooting and murder and charged with the following: Murder First Degree Murder Second...
On January 22, 2022, at 8:07 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 20900 block of Coronet Place in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Deputies located the 51-year-old male victim from Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left arm and...
DATE: January 21, 2022 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 10, Sheriff Troy Berry issued a press release regarding the management of COVID-19 at the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) during the nation’s largest...
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...
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