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

newsBot · Jan 12, 2023

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the two men pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at 4 pm, the two suspects entered the Dollar General in Leonardtown. One suspect brought items to the register, including a large number of gift cards, while the other stood nearby to distract the cashier. The first suspect then obtained goods by manipulating the register while the second suspect intentionally distracted the cashier.

The two suspects used the same tactics on the same day at 9:15 am at the Dollar General store on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park.

Anyone with information about the identities of the suspects or this incident is asked to call Deputy James Morgan at 301-475-4200, ext. 78170 or email james.morgan@stmaryscountymd.gov. Case # 65969-22. Or call Deputy Christopher Truss at 301-475-4200, ext. 78039 or email christopher.truss@stmaryscountymd.gov. Case # 66092-22

Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at 301-475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.