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Gun Store Smash-Grab Robbery In Maryland Leaves Muzzle-Loading Rifles Missing: Sheriff Gun Store Smash-Grab Robbery In Maryland Leaves Muzzle-Loading Rifles Missing: Sheriff
Gun Store Smash-Grab Robbery In Maryland Leaves Muzzle-Loading Rifles Missing: Sheriff Thieves targeted a gun store in Charlotte Hall late Friday, shattering the front window of GLR Enterprise and making off with several muzzle-loading rifles, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the alarm call shortly before midnight on Dec. 27 to find the gun shop’s window destroyed.  A search of the premises revealed no suspects, but evidence suggests that one or more burglars broke in, stole firearms, and fled before law enforcement arrived. Det. Keith Moritz of the Criminal Investigations Division is leading the case and asking for the public’s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Trio Charged As Adults For Violent Vape Robbery That Left One Hospitalized In MD: Sheriff Teen Trio Charged As Adults For Violent Vape Robbery That Left One Hospitalized In MD: Sheriff
Teen Trio Charged As Adults For Violent Vape Robbery That Left One Hospitalized In MD: Sheriff Three teens have been charged as adults following a violent armed robbery involving THC vape cartridges in Charles County over the weekend, authorities announced. Two juveniles went to meet another teen in Bryans Road on Saturday, Dec. 14 to buy THC vape cartridges, but instead, they were met by three others who robbed them at gunpoint, investigators said, during which, one victim was pistol-whipped and assaulted during the encounter. The suspects then fled the scene, leaving one victim hospitalized with head injuries. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division, supported by the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Threatens Ex With Gun, Runs—But Doesn't Get Far, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Threatens Ex With Gun, Runs—But Doesn't Get Far, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Threatens Ex With Gun, Runs—But Doesn't Get Far, Sheriff Says A Waldorf man who allegedly put a gun to his ex-girlfriend’s chin and threatened her during a violent confrontation didn’t stay on the run for long, police said. The chaos unfolded around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the 100 block of Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf when Clarence Antonio Bennett, 41, reportedly approached his ex as she was walking on the sidewalk.  Things escalated quickly. Bennett allegedly yelled at the woman, pulled out a gun, chambered a round, and pressed the weapon against her chin while threatening her, according to investigators.  The victim told …

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by Zak Failla
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Former EMS Chief In MD Arrested For Tampering With Narcotics Boxes, Fentanyl Vials: Sheriff Former EMS Chief In MD Arrested For Tampering With Narcotics Boxes, Fentanyl Vials: Sheriff
Former EMS Chief In MD Arrested For Tampering With Narcotics Boxes, Fentanyl Vials: Sheriff The former Chief of Medical Services for the St. Mary's County government has been arrested and charged for tampering with narcotics boxes in Southern Maryland, authorities announced. Leonardtown resident Thomas Patrick Raley, 39, who was the subject of an investigation into the suspected tampering with the security seal on a narcotics box at a local medical unit is facing nearly three dozen charges following his arrest on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  In July, the sheriff's office determined that the seal on a medic box containing vials of fentanyl had been broken. Further investigation…

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by Zak Failla
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Mechanicsville Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Man Found Shot In Head On Couch: State's Attorney Mechanicsville Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Man Found Shot In Head On Couch: State's Attorney
Mechanicsville Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Man Found Shot In Head On Couch: State's Attorney One of two suspects implicated in the death of a 51-year-old man found shot in the head in St. Mary's County last year is facing life in prison after being convicted of his murder, the state's attorney's office announced on Thursday. Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, of Mechanicsville, was convicted of murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and will remain behind bars without bond pending his sentencing, when he will face life in prison, plus an additional 20 years. No details about his accomplish, Charlotte Hall resident Marlee Lynn Stokes, was provided by prose…

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by Zak Failla
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Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman
Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman Police have identified the body found in a St. Mary's County shed as that of a 52-year-old woman. The county sheriff's office said Erica Christina Drinks was found by deputies in a shed on the 21000 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park in response to a 911 call Thursday, June 13. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division have assumed the case, and the preliminary investigation suggests no foul play. The body has been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to contact Detective Benjam…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING) Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING)
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (Developing) The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office has launched a death investigation at an area elementary school after an employee was found dead, according to officials. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School in Mechanicsville for a death investigation. According to the agency, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the school to investigate. No foul play is suspected. Investigators say that the victim of the in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say
Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say A pair of armed robbers are at large after targeting an Anne Arundel gas station early on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to police. Anne Arundel County Police responded to the Citgo on Ridge Road in Hanover to investigate reports of a robbery around 5:30 a.m., the department said. Officers learned that the robbers had wielded a handgun to the clerk and demanded that he open the register. The clerk complied, and the robbers took an unknown amount of cash before fleeing on foot. The suspects are described as two Black men in full face masks. One of the men was tall and dressed in all-black cl…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital: Sheriff Shooting Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital: Sheriff
Shooting Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital: Sheriff A shooting investigation has been launched after a man was struck in a weekend shooting in St. Mary's County. On Sunday night, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park to investigate a reported shooting in the area.  Upon arrival, they found a man - who has not been identified - suffering from two gunshot wounds and first responders rendered aid until he could be flown to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center for treatment and evaluation of his injuries. The shooting is now under investigation by the sheriff…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Inmate In Maryland Corrections Facility Dead After Two Medical Emergencies: Sheriff Inmate In Maryland Corrections Facility Dead After Two Medical Emergencies: Sheriff
Inmate In Maryland Corrections Facility Dead After Two Medical Emergencies: Sheriff An inmate behind bars who was facing a host of charges in St. Mary’s County has died after suffering multiple medical emergencies, authorities announced. John Sherman Greenwell, 44, who was being housed at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, had to be rushed to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital last week, where he stayed for several days before being discharged on Friday. Once he was back in custody, Greenwell reportedly suffered a second medical emergency, was evaluated by prison staff, and taken back to the hospital, where he later died, according to offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff
Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff One of two home invaders who brandished a weapon during an armed robbery in Great Mills has been apprehended hours after the reported burglary, officials announced. Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 29, of Lexington Park, was tracked down and arrested by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office’s Criminal Investigations Division on Wednesday, Jan. 11 following a home invasion the previous morning. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, it is alleged that Braithwaite and a second man entered a home in the 45900 block of Fox Chase Drive armed with a weapon. It is alleged that the pair…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Drug Dealers Busted Attempting To Flush Weed During Search And Seizure In Maryland Drug Dealers Busted Attempting To Flush Weed During Search And Seizure In Maryland
Drug Dealers Busted Attempting To Flush Weed During Search And Seizure In Maryland Two Maryland men are facing drug and weapon charges following a bust by sheriff’s deputies in St. Mary’s County, officials announced. Juwan Deontre Ford, 19, and James Sylvester Ford, Jr., 21, both of Lexington Park have been arrested following a weeks-long investigation into alleged drug deals throughout the region, according to a spokesperson with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. In October, detectives began an investigation into the distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) at the 21200 block of Winding Way in Lexington Park. According to the spokesperson, during the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say
Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say A Charles County Sheriff's officer who has been suspended since January in connection to a rape and solicitation investigation has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges. Bryan Antwain Keys, Jr., 36, was arrested on a criminal warrant over the weekend in connection to second-degree rape, solicitation of prostitution, and misconduct in office claims. A seven-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, Keys was relieved of his duties in January after his agency was made aware of the allegations, prompting an extensive administrative investigation by the department’s Office of Professiona…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Apprehended For Illegal Possession Of A Firearm During Bust: Sheriff Maryland Man Apprehended For Illegal Possession Of A Firearm During Bust: Sheriff
Maryland Man Apprehended For Illegal Possession Of A Firearm During Bust: Sheriff A man prohibited from possessing a firearm is facing charges in Maryland after being busted by investigators with a handgun in a quiet St. Mary’s town. St. Inigoes resident Taquan Anthony Berry, 24, was arrested by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 27 following an investigation into an alleged weapons offense. Officials said that detectives from the sheriff’s office Criminal Investigations Division executed a search and seizure warrant at his home, where they seized a loaded handgun, which Berry is prohibited by law from possessing. Berry remains in custod…

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by Zak Failla