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Obituaries

Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland

Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland

Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland There will be a candlelight vigil for a beloved 73-year-old mother and grandmother who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Prince George's County. Jemilat Tiwalade Fatuga was heading to work on Wednesday, Oct. 18 when she was struck by a car and left for dead in the 5300 block of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg, leaving her family devastated weeks later as they continue to search for the driver. ROADS CLOSURE: The 5300 block of Annapolis Road in the Town of Bladensburg is closed east and westbound due to an... Posted by The Bladensburg Police Department on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 "…

10/30/2023

Police & Fire

Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says A convicted felon is back behind bars after going through extreme measures to avoid being apprehended in Charles County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office announced. Upper Marlboro resident Dion Tevon McBeth, 25, who has a previous conviction for crimes of violence, was arrested following a scene that could have been ripped out of a movie script when he was spotted driving a stolen car by the vehicle's owner, who alerted the authorities. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to Western Parkway in Waldorf earlier this week when a vehicle owner called 911 and rep…

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff

Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff

Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff The Charles County Sheriff's Office is attempting to track down a flasher who gave a woman an eyeful on Wednesday night. At around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a woman said she was walking in the area of Hampshire Lake in Waldorf when an unknown man came up to her and exposed himself before taking off on a bicycle. She ran away from the area and called the sheriffs office, but the suspect could not be found during a subsequent canvas of the area. Investigators described the wanted suspect as being a Black man, possibly in his 30s, who was wearing a white zip-up sweatshirt, white pants, and riding …

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland

Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland

Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland A second man has been arrested in connection to the fatal double shooting of two people in Charles County late last month. Dominique Alonza Stewart, 54, of District Heights, joins White Plains resident James Fred Coffen behind bars for their roles in a shooting that killed two during a bar fight at Jimmie's Paddock. Young mother Mariah Termetrice Logan, 27, of Waldorf, and Indian Head resident Paul Ernest Fleming, 36, have been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the two people who were shot and killed during the incident in White Plains. Investigators say that there was …

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized In Early Morning Maryland Stabbing, Sheriff Says

Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized In Early Morning Maryland Stabbing, Sheriff Says

Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized In Early Morning Maryland Stabbing, Sheriff Says A death investigation has been launched in Charles County after a man and woman were found stabbed inside a Waldorf 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-threatening inj…

10/03/2023

Obituaries

Mother Of Three Mourned After Being Killed By Stray Bullet During Bar Fight In Maryland

Mother Of Three Mourned After Being Killed By Stray Bullet During Bar Fight In Maryland

Mother Of Three Mourned After Being Killed By Stray Bullet During Bar Fight In Maryland Friends and well-wishers are rallying around the family of a mother who was shot and killed by a stray bullet during an altercation outside a Maryland bar. Waldorf resident Mariah Logan was inside Jimmie's Paddock in White Plains when an altercation spilled outside the bar and shots were fired, killing two people. James Coffen and Paul Fleming reportedly got into a disagreement shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 29, and during a subsequent squabble in the parking lot, the former allegedly pulled out a gun and fired several shots, one of which went into the bar and struck Logan - …

10/02/2023

Police & Fire

Victims ID'd, Man Arrested At Home After Double Fatal Shooting At Maryland Bar: Sheriff

Victims ID'd, Man Arrested At Home After Double Fatal Shooting At Maryland Bar: Sheriff

Victims ID'd, Man Arrested At Home After Double Fatal Shooting At Maryland Bar: Sheriff New details have emerged after a shooter was arrested in connection to the fatal double shooting of two people on Friday morning in Charles County. White Plains resident James Fred Coffen, 45, is facing multiple murder charges following a shooting shortly after midnight that killed two people following a bar fight at Jimmie's Paddock. Mariah Termetrice Logan, 27, of Waldorf, and Indian Head resident Paul Ernest Fleming, 36, have been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the two people who were shot and killed on Friday, Sept. 29 in White Plains. Investigators say that ther…

09/30/2023

Police & Fire

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…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Injured By Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff

Officers Injured By Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff

Officers Injured By Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff A wanted man did not go down quietly after being tracked down by the Charles County Sheriff's Office in St. Mary's County. Two officers were injured during a scuffle with Waldorf resident Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, as they attempted to arrest him on a host of previous charges. Members of the sheriff's office attempted to take down Brown inside a business in St. Mary's County, though he resisted and continued to struggle with the officers until he was taken into custody. He had been wanted since early June for: Violation of a protective order; Failure to appear in court for an assault…

09/12/2023

Police & Fire

Son Accused Of Killing Father Inside Home They Shared In Maryland: Sheriff

Son Accused Of Killing Father Inside Home They Shared In Maryland: Sheriff

Son Accused Of Killing Father Inside Home They Shared In Maryland: Sheriff An argument led to a son killing his father in the Charles County home they shared, authorities announced. Justin Michael Lachenmayer, 38, is facing multiple murder charges following the death of John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, who was found with critical injuries inside his home by first responders last week in Waldorf, the sheriff's office announced on Monday. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, Sept. 7, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the 5000 block of Vane Court, where they found the elder Lachenmayer suffering from various undisclosed injuries. He die…

09/11/2023

Police & Fire

Four Charged In Connection To June Murder In Maryland: Sheriff

Four Charged In Connection To June Murder In Maryland: Sheriff

Four Charged In Connection To June Murder In Maryland: Sheriff Four people have been charged for their alleged roles in the June death of 24-year-old Deangelo C’Quan Beale in Charles County, the sheriff’s office announced. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Friday, June 9, to the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf, where there was a reports of shots fired with at least one person down. Upon arrival at the apartment complex, investigators found Beale, who was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation was launched, which led to multiple state and federal indictments for eight suspects, fou…

09/08/2023

Schools

Student Suspected Of Threatening To Blow Up Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says

Student Suspected Of Threatening To Blow Up Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says

Student Suspected Of Threatening To Blow Up Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says A student was apprehended after a threatening note was found at the Theodore G. Davis Middle School in Charles County. Early on Wednesday morning, officials say that a sticky note with a written message threatening to blow up the Waldorf school was discovered on an outside wall of the building. Administrators and the School Resource Officer assigned to the building were able to identify a student as a possible suspect. His family and Charles County Department of Juvenile Services were both alerted to the incident, though no information about possible discipline was announced by…

09/07/2023