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Colonial Beach Man Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Three-Vehicle DUI Crash
STAFFORD, VA — A Colonial Beach man is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a three-vehicle crash while driving under the influence and then attempting to flee the scene on…
Police recover over 1,150 grams of cocaine, 455 grams of cannabis, $17,700 in Maryland
LEONARDTOWN, Md. - The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged three men with multiple felony drug and firearm offenses. The investigation, which began over a year ago and included additional search and seizure warrants in December 2023, led to the indictment of John Kevin Fitzgerald Reed, 60, of Charlotte Hall; James Nathaniel Reed, 77, of Mechanicsville; and Francis Lavern Reed, 55, of Mechanicsville.
Fatal Collision Claims Life In Mechanicsville: MSP Investigates
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – On Monday August 19, 2024, at approximately 6:01 pm, Troopers assigned to the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on New Market Turner Rd, in Mechanicsville. Preliminary investigation revealed a collision involving two vehicles. The driver of vehicle 1, 2002...
Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Suitland Mother Decades Later
Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor, now 63, was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found on Metropolitan Church Road near Route 227 after she was killed 45 years ago. He was convicted in...
Super Beauty Smash And Grab: Destruction And Theft At Waldorf Market Place
WALDORF, Md. – An 18-year-old Towson resident, Makenzie Amara Earle, is facing charges of malicious destruction of property following an incident at the Waldorf Market Place on July 30, 2024. According to police reports, Charles County authorities were called to the Super Beauty store in Waldorf after receiving reports of theft and significant damage to store property.
Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail After Pepper-Spraying Combative Child
LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, August 15, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Sabrina Cocheye Embrey, 51, of Waldorf, to 6 months in jail for Second-Degree Child Abuse and Second-Degree Assault. Embrey will be on supervised probation for three years upon release.
MSP Leonardtown Barrack Arrests, DUIs And Warrant Served
On 8/19/2024, S/T Oyler responded to the Harris Teeter parking lot in California MD for the report of a verbal domestic. Upon further investigation CDS was observed in plain sight. It was determined the female subject Hulce, Leisha Kurlansik, 64 of Welcome, MD was in possession of CDS. Hulce was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where she was charged with CDS: possession-not cannabis.
Bryans Road Volunteers Quickly Respond To Overnight Car Fire
BRYANS ROAD, Md. — In the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle fire in Charles County was swiftly contained, thanks to the quick response of local firefighters. At approximately 12:32 a.m. on August 22, 2024, the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at 7068 Strawberry Drive in Bryans Road. The incident involved a 2010 Infiniti G37 Coupe, which had caught fire in its engine compartment.
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