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Woman Killed, Suspect Hospitalized After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff (
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One person is in custody following a fatal shooting in Lexington Park and police pursuit that spilled into Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called to investigate a reported gunshot victim in the 46000 block of Rosewood Drive in St. Mary's County in what was described as an isolated incident in the area. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, shortly before noon, deputies engaged in a short-lived chase before apprehending a suspect implicated in the shooting. At 1 p.m. investigators confirmed that a 25-year-old woman was rush…
Police & Fire
Suspect Throwing Kittens From SUV Wanted For Animal Cruelty Charges In Maryland, Sheriff Says
An animal cruelty complaint is being investigated in St. Mary's County after a person in an SUV was spotted tossing several kittens from a vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. Early on Saturday morning, a caller contacted investigators to report the incident, after spotting the suspect in the northbound lanes of Route 242 near the intersection of Route 242 in Morganza. The call was made at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 28. Witnesses said that the driver was in a silver SUV - possibly a Toyota - and tossed at least eight or nine kittens from the vehicle. One cat was found dead at the…
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Crystal Meth, Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Maryland Man During Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
What started as a routine traffic stop for a driver in Carroll County led to a man behind bars following a big drug bust, according to the sheriff's office. Westminster resident Spencer Lee Leckron, Jr., 34, is facing a host of charges following a proactive stop conducted by deputies of a 2016 Nissan Rogue making an unsafe lane change. A spokesperson from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office said that late last week, deputies on patrol stopped Leckron in the area of Route 140 and Cranberry Road, and a subsequent search by a police K9 determined that there were drugs inside the vehi…
Police & Fire
Man Who Posted Social Media Threats Targeting Children, Police Wanted In Southern Maryland
A massive multi-jurisdictional search is underway in Southern Maryland as several agencies are attempting to locate a 21-year-old man who made threats against children and police. An alert was issued on Thursday afternoon on behalf of the St. Mary's County, Charles County, and Calvert County sheriff's office as they seek the public's assistance in locating Kevin Lee Bonnie, who is now wanted. According to investigators, on Thursday, Sept. 5, Bonnie posted multiple statements on social media expressing intent to harm law enforcement officers and children waiting at bus stops. They note…
Traffic
Road Closed Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash With Dump Truck In Charles County (
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A pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a dump truck in Charles County on Wednesday afternoon. Members of the sheriff's office responded to a stretch of Middletown Road before 5 p.m. on Sept. 4, where there was a reported fatal crash in Waldorf. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, "the pedestrian appears to be in his 30s." No other details were initially released by investigators. The driver remained at the scene following the strike. Middletown Road was temporarily closed near Etheridge Drive as the sheriff's Traffic Operations officers investigated. The investigation…
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St. Mary's EMS Chief Accused Of Tampering With Narcotics Boxes, Vials Of Fentanyl: Sheriff
Thomas Patrick Raley, the Chief of Emergency Medical Services for the St. Mary's County government has been identified as the person responsible for tampering with narcotics boxes in Southern Maryland, authorities announced. An investigation was launched in St. Mary's County last week after the agency reported suspected tampering with the security seal on a narcotics box at a local medic unit, officials say. Members of the sheriff's office determined that the seal on a medic box containing vials of fentanyl had been broken. Further investigation uncovered that the security packa…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Ditching GPS Device After Release, Skipping Court Date In Maryland: Sheriff
A slippery suspect who continues to avoid justice for multiple alleged crimes in Charles County is wanted after being released from jail and skipping a court appearance, according to the sheriff's office. A new alert was issued by investigators as they try to track down Eric William Broome, 26, who has a lengthy criminal history and is now a fugitive after failing to appear in court following his arrest in Las Vegas. The Waldorf resident was arrested in August 2023 during a domestic dispute and was released days later by a judge, who ordered him to wear an ankle bracelet. A protective ord…
Police & Fire
K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine On Unlicensed Pair In Maryland, Sheriff Says
What could have been a routine traffic stop for overly-tinted windows in Westminster landed two temporarily behind bars after they were caught with cocaine in Carrol County, according to the sheriff's office. Rachel Schlothauer, 20, and Cornell Bell III, 29, both of Westminster, are facing drug charges following a midday incident last week that was reported on Monday afternoon. Investigators say that at around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, members of the sheriff's office's Pro Active Community Enforcement (PACE) Team were on patrol in the area of Route 140 near Sandymount Road when th…
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Escapee Who Ditched Court-Ordered GPS Device Apprehended In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A woman is back behind bars months after she escaped from custody in St. Mary's County. An alert was issued in March by the sheriff's office after Lexington Park native Ashley Lauren Markart managed to escape her home detention following her arrest for a weapons offense. According to officials, Markart was on home detention when she removed her court-ordered GPS monitoring device and fled the area. The 31-year-old woman was reported missing on Wednesday, March 6 by the sheriff's office, which said that she had been located and apprehended on Friday. No details about possible new charges w…
Police & Fire
Sub Teacher Admits To Sexually Abusing, Soliciting Minors Online In Maryland: Prosecutors
A former Charles County Public Schools substitute teacher has admitted to targeting minors on social media and having inappropriate instances with teen students. Bryans Road resident Malcolm Xavier Fluellyn, 27, pleaded guilty on Monday to various charges following an investigation by the sheriff's office into inappropriate sexual contact and interactions between he and students at General Smallwood Middle School, the state's attorney's office announced. In February last year, a School Resource Officer contacted the Charles County Sheriff's Office to report a possible sexual assault be…
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Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A body has been recovered from the same Charles County creek a military man went missing more than a month ago, officials say. Jamell LeeHeung II was first reported missing to US Navy Police at the Indian Head Base where he lives, on Saturday, Nov. 25, and Charles County Sheriff's Office detectives assumed the search days later as concerns arose regarding the 25-year-old father's safety. On Wednesday, the sheriff's office was notified that the body of a man in Mattawoman Creek - about two miles away from where his car was found in the water near Slavins Dock in Indian Head - where he was la…
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Apprehended Hours After Early Morning Assault In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A 52-year-old man with no known address has been arrested after a man and woman were found stabbed inside a Charles County home, authorities announced. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the 12700 block of Pearson Drive, where there were reports of a stabbing that happened overnight. Upon arrival, deputies found Timothy Portzen, 62, and a woman suffering from stab wounds, according to the agency. Portzen was pronounced dead at the scene of the stabbing, and the woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threaten…
Police & Fire
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect In Custody For Near-Fatal July Shooting In Maryland: Police
A suspect is in custody in Maryland following a monthlong investigation into a near-fatal shooting in Prince George's County, officials announced. Antonio Knott was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder following the investigation into a shooting in the 5400 block of Silver Hill Road in District Heights on Tuesday, July 19. The arrest was reported by the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 25. According to the warrant for his arrest, when officers arrived at the scene on the night of the shooting, they located a victim suffering from a gunshot woun…
Police & Fire
Anti-Semitic Propaganda Under Investigation In Maryland Communities
Anti-Semitic propaganda has been plastered throughout communities in Calvert County, the sheriff's office advised. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that it is investigating the littering of anti-Semitic propaganda that has been strewn throughout several neighborhoods in the region. Flyers are contained in plastic zipper bags and are thrown from cars onto lawns or placed in mailboxes, officials said. Deputies have responded and removed materials when the problem is reported. The nature of the propaganda was not announced by investigators. Similar flyers have been reported in C…
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