Thursday, August 1, 2019

Reward Nearly $9,500 in Animal Cruelty Case


Aug. 5, 2019 update: The St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers has received nearly $9,500 in donations toward the reward for information and resolution of an animal cruelty case last month. Generous donations from the community in this case to St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers totaled $9,450 on Monday morning.  

Aug. 1, 2019 press release: The St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Board is seeking donations from the public to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest or indictment of the person or persons responsible for a recent animal cruelty case.

On July 14, 2019, two beheaded black lab dogs were found off of Parlett Morgan Road in Mechanicsville. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the incident and Sheriff Tim Cameron said he wants this horrific case solved.

Donations for this specific investigation and in general can be sent to:

St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers, Inc.

PO Box 221

Mechanicsville, MD 20659

St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers is a non-profit organization run by volunteers which assists the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in helping to solve crimes committed in St. Mary’s County.

St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers is not funded by any government entity; it is funded solely by fundraisers and contributions.

There is currently more than $2,000 available in reward money for this case and Crime Solvers is asking the public for more donations to help bring the culprit or culprits to justice.

Tips can anonymously be made by calling 301-475-3333 or by texting a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637).