Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Incident Briefs 1/22/2016 - 1/26/2016


Reckless Endangerment – While disassembling a personally owned weapon, a “person” failed to remove a round out of the chamber. The weapon was discharged into the ceiling, which entered an occupied apartment on the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in Lexington Park. CASE# 3870-16

Attempted Burglary to a Motor Vehicle – Unknown suspect(s) attempted to enter a vehicle on the 23000 block of Sugarbush Court in California. CASE# 3934-16

Burglary to a Motor Vehicle – Unknown suspect(s) entered a vehicle and stole property on the 22000 block of Foxglove Way in California. CASE# 3936-16

Fraud –  Unknown suspect(s) cashed a check for a fraudulent amount of money. The case is being investigated. CASE# 3935-16

Burglary – Over the past three months, unknown suspect(s) entered a garage and stole property on the 42000 block of Knotts Landing Way in Leonardtown. CASE# 4027-16


As part of our continued effort to increase public awareness, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office provides a daily (excluding weekends) report called Incident Briefs. The report contains selected crimes, which are of interest to the residents of St. Mary’s County. Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific locations. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in St. Mary’s County during the stated time frame.

Note: The information contained in the Incident Brief report is based on initial reports made to the Sheriff’s Office. Follow-up investigations may reveal different information.

If you have any questions regarding information contained in the Incident Report contact Jennifer Stone, Public Information Officer, at 301-475-4200, ext. 1922, or by email at Jennifer.Stone@stmarysmd.com.