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Twenty Four Arrests Made

Twenty Four Arrests Made As Police Dismantle A Drug Distribution Operation On The Eastern Shore August 21, 2015 (Eastern Shore, MD) – A cooperative cross-jurisdictional and multi-county drug investigation has led to twenty four arrests with more expected as police dismantle a drug trafficking organization they believe was responsible for the distribution of heroin and a variety of other drugs throughout…

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CCSO to Participate in Community Policing Workshop

CCSO to Participate in Community Policing Workshop On Friday, August 14, Sheriff Troy D. Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join community activists and members of the NAACP for a workshop on “Building Relationships of Trust—Community Policing.” The training is taught by Dr. Melanye Smith, a retired commander of the Metropolitan Police Department with more than…

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Custom Log Cabin for Sale

$609453 / 3br – 2200ft2 – Custom Log Home (St. Mary’s City) 18800 Kohut Way Lexington Park, MD 20653 Great for Hunters / Outdoor Enthusiasts / Privacy Seekers /Horse Lovers Custom Cape Cod Log Home with Metal Roof on 11+ Acres with all Hardwood Maple Floors 3 Bedrooms with Huge Closets/Master with Walk-in Closet + Large Balcony – 3 Full…

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Officer Helps Rescue Infant with Distressed Breathing

Officer Helps Rescue Infant with Distressed Breathing On Friday, July 31 at 11:16 a.m., officers and paramedics were dispatched to the 400 block of Trefoil Place in Waldorf for the report of a 10-day-old girl not breathing. Public safety dispatcher, Kelly Wilson,  stayed on the phone with the mother of the baby and began to provide first aid instruction. The…

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Victims In Early Morning Washington Co. Crash Identified

Victims In Early Morning Washington Co. Crash Identified August 4, 2015 (HANCOCK, MD) – After the notification of families has been completed, Maryland State Police are releasing the identifications of those involved in an early morning crash on I-70 in western Washington County. Three people in two vehicles were involved in the crash, two of whom were fatally injured.  The…

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Trooper responds to the Food Lion Grocery Store in Prince Frederick MD

MSP Barrack U – Prince Frederick 210 Main Street Prince Frederick, MD 20678 410-535-1400 or 301-855-1975 [email protected]                                                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2015   Theft: On 7/29/15 @ 4:16 pm, Trooper Rucker responded to the Food Lion Grocery Store in Prince Frederick for a reported theft. The suspect was located at the intersection…

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Maryland Child Pornography Arrest

Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Investigators Make Child Pornography Arrest August 4, 2015 (Columbia, MD) Members of the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested a Montgomery County man on child pornography related charges. The accused is identified as Brad Respondek, 37, of the 12,000 block of Teaberry Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was arrested without incident…

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Charles County Sheriff

CCSO to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight 

Charles County Sobriety Checkpoint Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, July 3 between 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in the western area of the county.  Special patrols and sobriety checkpoints focused on impaired driving are conducted year round. The CCSO is reminding drivers who might become impaired to always…

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Charles County Sheriff Office

Charles County Sheriff’s Office June 23, 2015

BURGLARY: On June 20, a homeowner reported someone broke into his house in the 9500 block of Lomax Road in Faulkner and stole appliances and food. The house had been vacant for a few months. Officer S. Hooper is investigating. RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE: On June 18 at 6:27 a.m., Cpl. J. Timko was patrolling the area of Berry Road near…

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Special traffic enforcement initiatives Memorial Day weekend

AS SUMMER BEGINS, TROOPERS STEP UP ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO KEEP MARYLAND ROADS SAFE As the unofficial start to the summer travel season beings, Maryland State Police are stepping up traffic enforcement efforts to keep Maryland roads safe this holiday weekend. Troopers throughout the state will be conducting special traffic enforcement initiatives this Memorial Day weekend in an effort to reduce…

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Stabbing in Calvert County, Owings MD

– Owings MD Stabbing On Sunday, May 17 at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Calvert Control Center received a 911 call from a home in the 7600 block of Solomons Island Road in Owings. The caller advised that someone inside the home had been stabbed during a domestic altercation. DFC P. Aurich arrived on the scene and observed that a 58-year-old…

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Accident on Solomons Bridge

Accident on Solomons Bridge

On May 01, 2015 at approximately 0118 hours members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons, Maryland for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash involving a single vehicle. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Buick Lucerne was traveling southbound on the Thomas Johnson Bridge in the…

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