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Man Fires Gunshot At TV, Threatens Two In La Plata Home
LA PLATA, Md. – On July 13 at 10:50 a.m., officers responded to a house in La Plata for the report of a male who fired a gunshot at a television and threatened two people who were inside during an argument. Responding officers immediately established a perimeter around the...
Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Charles County
Early on Wednesday, July 10, officers were called to Dorchester Circle in St. Charles, when a teen girl reported that a man drove up to her and asked for her number before she walked away and notified her parents. The following day, at around the same time and place, a...
Charles County man arrested in Mississippi after escaping custody
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police arrested a Charles County man in Mississippi months after he escaped custody and failed to appear in court. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said that 40-year-old Mack Lee Cleckley of Waldorf was arrested in April 2024. He was charged with possession with the intent to distribute […]
DC police identify both people who died in fiery crash after police chase
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police identified the second person who died in a crash following a police chase in the beginning of July. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that 17-year-old Dashawn Harris of Southeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Zagory Leo Hill of District Heights, Md. died at the scene of a fiery crash […]
Details Released: Two Arrested In Connection To Violent Robbery And Murder In Prince George’s County
SUITLAND, Md. – In a significant development, Akiya Gabrielle Bagley and Walter Jayvon Plummer were arrested following a violent robbery and shooting incident that took place on June 27, 2024, in Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Prince George’s County Police Department responded to a distress call at...
Mechanicsville man convicted of murder of stepfather
A Mechanicsville man was found guilty of murder last week following a four-day trial. A St. Mary’s County jury convicted Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, Mechanicsville of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for the premeditated shooting and killing of his stepfather on May 24, 2023. St. Mary’s sheriff’s deputies arrived at an apartment at the 29000 block of Three Notch Road...
Police Arrest Shooting Suspect In Prince George’s County; Multiple Weapons Recovered
SUITLAND, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a recent non-contact shooting in Suitland. The suspect is 23-year-old Nicholas Norris of Suitland. On July 5, 2024, at approximately 6:25 am, officers responded to a business...
Charles sheriff's office announces body-worn camera program
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is moving forward with body-worn cameras for all officers on the force, the agency announced last week. The agency has been preparing for the program and the funding has been fully authorized for implementation, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. “These devices not only protect the rights of citizens but also provide an unbiased record of our officers' actions. We welcome the implementation...
Suspect wanted in deadly double shooting at vigil for Wise HS football players killed in crash
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Prince George’s County Police are investigating a homicide that happened after a vigil in Upper Marlboro Friday night. A man was shot and killed, and FOX 5 learned that a woman was also shot but she is expected to survive. The shooting happened in...
Mack Lee Cleckley Wanted For Violating Bond Conditions
Waldorf resident Mack Lee Cleckley, 40, was arrested by US Marshals following a lengthy search when he went rogue after violating the conditions of his bond in connection to a drug arrest earlier this year. According to investigators, in August last year, detectives from the sheriff's office presented a drug...
Fifth suspect wanted in Manassas Mall shooting arrested
A fifth man wanted in connection with a July 9 shooting outside Manassas Mall was arrested Monday. Tayvion Omari Thornton, 18, of the 1400 block of Cove Drive in Woodbridge, faces charges of principal in the second degree malicious wounding, carrying a concealed weapon, principal in the second degree willfully discharging a firearm in a public place and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, Prince William County police Lt. Jonathan Perok said in a news release.
Mechanicsville Man Charged With Multiple Counts Of Theft
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. – On June 21, 2024, Albert Steven Cherrico of Mechanicsville was formally charged by the District Court of Maryland for Saint Mary’s County with multiple counts of theft. Cherrico, 66, faces charges of theft between $100 and $1,500 following a series of incidents at a local ACE Hardware store in Charlotte Hall.
FBI warns Maryland ATM, bank customers after alarming rise in armed ‘jugging’ robberies
BALTIMORE —The FBI is warning bank customers about a string of alarming, violent crimes across Maryland, including many in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. Organized groups are targeting people after they leave ATMs or banks and robbing them at gunpoint. … this story continues. Read the rest at The Baltimore Banner: FBI warns Maryland […]
Woman from Maryland fatally shot in a park in DC
D.C. police are currently offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland woman in a Southeast D.C. park on Saturday afternoon. The victim tragically lost her life in the incident. D.C. police are offering a reward for any information regarding the shooting that occurred in a...
Prince George’s County Park Police swear in new Chief
UPPER MARLBORO, Md (DC News Now) – Prince George’s County Park Police has been around since the 1950s, and on Tuesday they swore in their new chief of police, Germaine Haywood. Haywood has been with the department for 19 years working with various aspects of the department such as Patrol Services, Canine Unit and Investigative […]
CCSO Detective Arrest Suspects In Prom Night Robbery/Unrelated Suspect Also Charged
Detectives arrest suspects in connection with prom night robbery: On May 10 at 7:30 p.m., two suspects approached a teenage male who was leaving a prom party on Devongate Street in Waldorf. The suspects placed one firearm to the victim's abdomen and another to his head and demanded the victim's designer watch. They fled in a dark-colored sedan. Through investigation, detectives identified two suspects and obtained arrest warrants for Ryle Michael Mili, age 24, of Waldorf, and Jeremiah Hames Jenkins, age 19, of White Plains.
Maryland man charged for fatally stabbing Virginia man, police say
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A man from Mount Rainier was charged with stabbing and killing a man from Arlington, Va., the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said. On Sunday at around 12:40 a.m., officers from the Mount Rainier Police Department went to the 3700 block of 33rd Street to investigate […]
Brief lockdown at Prince William County hospital as man shot was brought in
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said officers are investigating after a man was shot in Woodbridge Sunday evening. Police said that at around 6:40 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at the 14100 block of Bay Vista Drive. Police located a man with a […]
Fairfax County police investigating dental office burglary in Annandale
ANNANDALE, Va. (DC News Now) — Fairfax County police said they need the community’s help “to give teeth to [their] dental office burglary investigation.” The burglary happened on June 21 around 7 p.m. in the 7600 block of Little River Turnpike in Annandale. There, a man broke into the business and its safe to steal […]
Fugitive Who Violated Terms Of Electronic Monitoring Apprehended In Mississippi
Fugitive who violated terms of electric monitoring apprehended in Mississippi: On June 24, officers assigned to the United States Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Mack Lee Cleckley, age 40, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant for possession with the intent to distribute drugs in Charles County, MD. Cleckley was arrested without incident in Gulfport, MS. The circumstances of this case are as follows:
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