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Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection A 58-year-old man was not in a crosswalk when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck crossing a busy Charles County roadway, investigators say. Marvin Jesus Mora Rodriguez has been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the pedestrian who was hit by the truck at around 10 p.m. on Thursday night in Waldorf. The Waldorf resident was struck by a driver who was making a right turn from Smallwood Drive onto St. Patrick's Drive, and he was not in a crosswalk at the time, officials noted. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The driver remained at the…

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Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (Developing) One person was killed after being struck by a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office early on Wednesday morning, officials say. At approximately 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, a pedestrian was struck by a sheriff's deputy in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf who was in the roadway. The officer attempted to render first aid until paramedics arrived, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. During the investigation into the fatal crash, Crain Highway was temporarily shut down for several hours, with traffic detoured onto Smallwood Drive. Up…

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Driver With Handgun Rats Himself Out In Maryland During Traffic Stop: Sheriff Driver With Handgun Rats Himself Out In Maryland During Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Driver With Handgun Rats Himself Out In Maryland During Traffic Stop: Sheriff A late-night traffic stop in Maryland led to a weapon charge for a Charles County man who was caught with an illegally loaded gun, according to the sheriff’s office. Waldorf resident Cameron Cordel Chesley, 21, was arrested and charged with wearing and transporting a loaded gun following a stop on Saturday, Oct. 22, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Over the weekend, officers conducted a traffic stop on a passenger car on Smallwood Drive near Copley Avenue in Waldorf when the driver made a violation. During the stop, officers said they detected the odor of …

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Officers In Maryland Seize Firearm, Knife, Pepper Spray During Standoff With Armed Man: Sheriff Officers In Maryland Seize Firearm, Knife, Pepper Spray During Standoff With Armed Man: Sheriff
Officers In Maryland Seize Firearm, Knife, Pepper Spray During Standoff With Armed Man: Sheriff A potentially dangerous scene nearly played out in Maryland before law enforcement was able to intervene and deescalate a potentially fatal situation with a man reported to be having a mental health scare. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and McDaniel Road in Waldorf, where there was a report of a man who had just stolen a gun from a relative and proceeded to flee the area on foot. The family members who were robbed and alerted the sheriff’s office advised that the man - whose name has n…

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Suspect Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Multiple Armed 7-Eleven Robberies In Maryland Suspect Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Multiple Armed 7-Eleven Robberies In Maryland
Suspect Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Multiple Armed 7-Eleven Robberies In Maryland A serial robber who went to the well one too many times in Maryland will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for a string of armed robberies, the state's attorney announced. Waldorf resident Eugene Emanuel Hardy, 32, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of armed robbery and first-degree assault following his arrest for robbing multiple 7-Eleven locations across Charles County. On Sept. 7, 2021, officers responded to a 7-Eleven convenience store located in the 1000 block of St. Ignatius Drive in Waldorf for the report of a com…

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