So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DATE: September 20, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 13, a patrol officer responded to the area of Hope Circle in Waldorf for a call about a dispute. The victim reported the suspect, who was not known to him...
On View Arrests: Assault- On September 9, 2021, Dep. Hill responded to the 27100 block of Barton Street in Mechanicsville, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Donald Wade Balch Jr., age 33 of Mechanicsville, assaulted the victim by strangling the victim and holding the victim on...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Malachi Alexander Steele, age 19 of Lexington Park. Steele is a black male, 5’8” and weighs 156 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Steele is possibly in possession of a firearm and the circumstances are still under...
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45500 block of Norris Road in Great Mills for the reported shooting. Deputies located a female victim, age 28 of Lexington Park, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds...
On Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 5:07 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45500 block of Poplar Lane in Lexington Park for the reported attempted robbery. The victim advised deputies an unknown male approached him at his residence with his face concealed...
DATE: September 17, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 16, at approximately 4:14 pm., patrol officers responded to the 6300 block of Grant Chapman Drive in La Plata for the report of a motor vehicle collision...
The smuggling of contraband into a correctional facility is a serious issue and hazard for both staff and inmates. Nationwide, the introduction of contraband into a facility by smugglers often results in injuries and deaths in correctional institutions. With those factors in mind, the...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person involved in an armed robbery investigation. On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at 5:52 am, the suspect, described as a black male wearing dark blue jeans and a black T-shirt with cut-off sleeves, entered the Sheetz convenience...
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