Bel Alton
CRIME & SAFETY
Shooting Investigation Results In Three Arrests, Fireworks Bust In Charles County, Sheriff Says
In June, the sheriff's office launched an investigation into the shooting on Argyle Avenue in Waldorf when the suspects purposely shot several rounds at a house, grazing a woman who was inside. According to investigators, the shooting was the result of a disagreement regarding a stolen cell phone. On Thursday,...
Fugitive Who Ditched Electronic Monitor, Court Date In Charles County At Large: Sheriff
Anthony Kavon Brown, 24, who is no stranger to law enforcement with active felony warrants for armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm, is wanted after failing to appear in court last month. Following Brown's arrest for the robbery, a judge released him from the Charles County Detention Center...
14-year-old critically injured in dirt bike crash in La Plata
A 14-year-old was seriously injured in La Plata after being ejected off a dirt bike. On June 25 at 9:07 p.m., patrol officers from the La Plata Police Department responded to Charles Street and Washington Avenue for a motor vehicle collision involving a car and a dirt bike. A preliminary investigation revealed a Chevy Malibu was attempting to make a left turn onto Charles Street from Washington Avenue. ...
Five Young Girls Flip Golf Cart In Mechanicsville Leaving One Injured
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – On July 4, 2024, at approximately 5:55 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to a golf cart crash on Hidden Pond Court near Cedar Grove Street. Upon arrival, crews found a golf cart flipped over with multiple occupants injured and conscious. EMS evaluated three of the...
Deputies looking for potential witness to fatal crash in Charles County
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Deputies are looking for the identity of a woman who may have witnessed a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on June 25 on Chapel Point Road. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. on Chapel Point Road near Purcell Road. The collision involved a 2007 Honda CBR600 motorcycle. The […]
Danielle Sicam Alicka Arrested For Home Invasion, Shooting
An alert was issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office late last month as they sought the public's assistance in tracking down a fugitive from Hughesville wanted on a host of charges. Danielle Sicam Alicka, 27, who also has ties to St. Mary's County, was wanted for offenses that include...
Prince George's Co. corrections officer injures another officer during Waldorf hit-and-run
WALDORF, Md. (7News) — A Prince George's County corrections officer crashed into two patrol cars, injuring an officer during a hit-and-run in Waldorf, Maryland early Sunday morning, a source told 7News. On June 30, officers said they responded to Mall Circle in Waldorf, Maryland, for the report of a...
Juveniles arrested while allegedly breaking into vehicles
On June 24, at approximately 3:23 pm, officers responded to the St. Charles Towne Center parking lot after a citizen reported seeing a group of four juveniles breaking into several cars. Officers arrived to the parking lot and the four suspects immediately fled on foot but were quickly apprehended, according to a release from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation found three vehicles had been broken into and damaged, and several tools used to enter the cars were recovered from the suspects, the release...
Men, Teens Arrested For Armed Robbery Involving Three Victims In Virginia, Police Say
Two men and three teens are all facing charges following a violent assault of three people, including a 19-year-old woman, over the weekend in Prince William County, police say.Shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, officers were called to a home in the 14600 block of Ponderosa Court in Woo…
4 adults, 1 child displaced after house fire in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (DC News Now) — Fire officials in Prince William County said five people are without a place to live after a house caught on fire in Woodbridge early Wednesday morning. According to the Prince William County Fire Department, crews responded to the 14000 block of Carolina Street for a house fire. Once at […]
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