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Cambridge store owner arrested for assault
CAMBRIDGE — Following an incident at Génesis Food Market on Washington Street, the establishment’s owner has been arrested for assault. Alex Perez, 38, of St. Michaels, was arrested for first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. According to a news release from the Cambridge Police Department, officers received a report that someone was shoplifting at the store Perez owns. When the officers arrived, they found one man sitting down and...
Drug Busts Land Three Behind Bars In Prince Frederick, Sheriff Says
The sticky situation began when deputies conducted a traffic stop of Prince Frederick resident Barbara Ann Magruder, 46, after she made multiple traffic violations in the area of Fairground Road. During the stop, a bag containing Alprazolam was observed in plain view, and Magruder advised investigators that she had just...
Three vehicle crash results in injuries
On Sept. 27 around 9:30 p.m., a three-vehicle collision occurred on Route 5 in Mechanicsville near Korner Karryout. According to the Mechancsville Volunteer Fire Department, one motorist was trapped in a vehicle but was rescued after crews performed a door pop. One other person was reported injured.
Suspect Throwing Kittens From SUV Wanted For Animal Cruelty Charges: St. Mary's County Sheriff
Early on Saturday morning, a caller contacted investigators to report the incident, after spotting the suspect in the northbound lanes of Route 242 near the intersection of Route 242 in Morganza. The call was made at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 28. Witnesses said that the driver was in a...
Southern Maryland police briefs
Dirtbike rider charged with impersonating officer On Sept. 21, at approximately 4:05 p.m., an officer was traveling southbound on Route 925 when they observed a man operating a green dirtbike with no registration. Upon initiating a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Route 925, the dirtbike rider, later identified as McKinley Johnathan Williams, 32, of Waldorf, allegedly continued approximately 100 to 500 feet, stopped and then proceeded...