Monday, May 4, 2015

PRESS RELEASES FOR MAY 4TH, 2015

During the week of April 27 through May 3 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,328 calls for service throughout the community. 
Citizens with information on the following crimes or any criminal activity in Calvert County who wish to report it anonymously can now access the Calvert County Crime Solvers link through the Sheriff’s Office website.  
Go to http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/safety/law/sheriff/ and click on the Crime Solvers link to leave an anonymous tip on-line, or call 410-535-2880.  Information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect could result in a $1,000 reward.
Motor Vehicle Theft Case #15-23032:
On April 27 at 9:04 a.m. Dep. D. Naughton was on patrol in the area of Md. Rt. 4 and Rousby Hall Road in Lusby when he conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and made contact with the driver.  The driver indicated he had left his driver’s license at home but gave Naughton his name and date of birth.  Naughton returned to his patrol vehicle to run a record check and as he was returning to again contact the driver, the subject vehicle fled south on Md. Rt. 4.  The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, passing vehicles on the right shoulder.  Dep. Naughton lost sight of the vehicle and when he observed it again, the vehicle had spun out across all lanes of Md. Rt. 4 and crashed into the guardrail in the center median just north of Southern Connector Blvd.  The driver exited the vehicle and ran across the north bound lanes, up an embankment toward H.G. Trueman Road and onto the porch of a nearby home.  Dep. Naughton drew his service revolver, giving verbal commands, and the driver threw his hands in the air saying “just shoot me”.  Naughton advised the subject to lie on the ground, which he did, and he was handcuffed and arrested.  He was identified as Chris William Savage, 38, of Lusby, which is not the identity he initially provided.  Savage was driving on a suspended driver’s license and was also wanted for second degree assault through the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and another open warrant through the Maryland State Police for failure to appear.  The vehicle Savage was driving was found to have been stolen shortly before the above incident.  Savage was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, theft $1,000 to under $10,000, false statement to a police officer, fraud, eluding, reckless driving, and several other traffic violations.
Chris William Savage, 38, of Lusby

Theft from Vehicle Case #15-23219:
Dep. A. Curtin took the report of a theft that occurred at 3:00 a.m. on April 28 outside a home on Londonderry Court in Chesapeake Beach.  The suspect rummaged through one vehicle without taking anything then took a wallet and Fender guitar, valued at $1400, from a second unlocked vehicle.  The guitar is described as a Fender Stratocaster, sunset orange and red in color with a maple neck.  It was in a black Fender bag.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Dep. Curtain at 410-535-2800.
Theft Case #15-23615:
Someone entered a boat at the Rod ‘N Reel marina in Chesapeake Beach sometime between April 29 and 30 and stole 10 fishing rod and reel combos, valued at $1,750.  DFC C. Fox is continuing the investigation.
Theft from Vehicle Case #15-23924:
A victim in the 7200 block of Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach told DFC P. Mosely that someone broke the rear window of her vehicle and stole her purse.  The theft occurred on May 1 between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
CDS Violation Case #15-24142:

On May 2 at 11:09 p.m. DFC R. Kreps conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle reported to be driven by a possibly intoxicated driver on Chaneyville Road in Owings.  He arrested the driver, James Michael Pickett, 26 and passenger, Kenneth Thomas Cleaver, Jr., 27, both of Owings.  Each was charged with two counts of possession of CDS; Lorazepam and Alprazolam, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
James Michael Pickett, 26, of Owings

Kenneth Thomas Cleaver, Jr., 27, of Owings