During the week of February
13 through February 20 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
responded to 1,465 calls for service
throughout the community.
Burglary Case #17-8382: On February 16,
2017, Dfc. A. Ostazeski was dispatched to Catalina Drive, in Lusby, for a report of damaged property. While making contact with the complainant,
he observed the front door of the unoccupied home forced open, the doorknob ripped
off and the lock box broken and on the ground. Upon checking the inside of the residence, he
determined nothing else was broken, damaged or missing. The complainant was not aware of when this
incident may have taken place.
CDS Violation Case #17-8888: On February 18,
2017, Dfc. A. Curtin observed a vehicle being driven in an unsafe manner heading
southbound on Rt. 4, in the area of Ball Road, in St. Leonard. He initiated a traffic stop at MD Rt. 4/Calvert
Cliffs Parkway and made contact with the driver, Charles Cochran, 33, of Front Royal, Virginia. Dfc. S. Moran and his K-9 partner arrived on the
scene to assist, resulting in a positive alert. Inside the vehicle Dfc. Curtin located an
unlabeled prescription bottle containing seventeen (17) pills. He also located a white balloon filled with
an unknown white powder under the back seat.
Cochran was charged with CDS Possession of a Synthetic Narcotic
(alprazolam) and transported to the Detention Center for processing. The powder was sent to the Maryland Crime Lab
to be analyzed.
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| Charles Cochran, 33, of Front Royal, Virginia |
CDS Violation Case #17-8703: On February 17, 2017, Deputy R.
Spalding responded to the Detention Center, in Barstow, for the report of a CDS
violation by an inmate. He was advised
that Correctional Officer R. Montgomery discovered a pill taped to Todd
Persell, 33, of Tracys Landing, MD when he arrived to serve his weekend
sentence. He was charged with CDS Possession of a Synthetic Narcotic
(Percocet) and Possession of Contraband in a Place of Confinement.
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| Todd Persell, 33, of Tracys Landing, MD |
CDS Violation Case #17-8686: On February 17,
2017, Dfc. D. Naughton observed a vehicle travelling in the Chesapeake Beach
area with two (2) broken headlamps. He
conducted a traffic stop in the area of Rt. 261 at Brownies Beach. When he made contact with the driver, Justin Wood, 27, of Mechanicsville, MD,
he observed a hypodermic syringe in the driver side door pocket. Dfc. Naughton stepped away to make note of his
registration plate and noticed the syringe was no longer in the pocket when returning
to speak with Wood. He was arrested for Possession
of CDS: Opiate Without a Prescription (Tramadol) and Possession of
Paraphernalia (hypodermic syringe).
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| Justin Wood, 27, of Mechanicsville, MD |
Destruction of Property Case #17-8916: On February 19,
2017, Deputy V. O’Donnell responded to Tomahawk
Trail, in Lusby, for a report of damaged property. He made contact with the victim who explained
they were awoken by the sound of loud voices outside their home; and upon
investigating, discovered their house had been ‘egged’. No permanent damage was done and no suspects
at this time.
Destruction of Property Case #17-8859: On February 18,
2017, Dfc. A. Curtin responded to Ross Road, in St. Leonard, for the report of
damaged property. He made contact with
the victim who stated someone had set off a firecracker in his mailbox,
completing blowing out the front and back of the mailbox. It appears the damage was done by some type
of mortar firework.
Destruction of Property Case #17-8572: On February 17,
2017, Dfc. P. Aurich was dispatched to Jones Road, in Dunkirk, for the report
that someone had vandalized a home with eggs. The incident took place during the overnight
hours of 10:00pm – 6:00am. There are no suspects at this time.
Destruction of Property Case #17-8522: On February 17,
2017, at approximately 10:45pm, Deputy K. Williamson was on patrol in the
Dunkirk area and witnessed a subject
wearing a black jacket and ski mask, swinging an object and striking a vehicle parked
in the Burger King parking lot. He then observed
the subject jump into a waiting vehicle occupied by one subject. Dfc. G. Gott arrived on the scene and
assisted Deputy Williamson when making contact with the occupants. He determined Shantell
Washington, 28, of Upper Marlboro, MD, a former Burger King employee, was the
person responsible for striking the vehicle with a wooden baseball bat found in the vehicle. Also discovered on the floor was a 5” Defender
Xtreme knife. Both the wooden bat and knife
were seized as evidence. Washington was
charged with Malicious Destruction of Property over $1,000.00, Malicious
Destruction of Property under $1,000.00 and issued a trespass warning to stay
away from the Dunkirk Burger King. The
other (juvenile) occupant was also charged and released to their parents.
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| Shantell Washington, 28, of Upper Marlboro, MD |
Theft Case #17-8358: On February 16,
2017, Deputy T. Rzepkowski was dispatched to Alexander Court, in Port Republic, to investigate a theft from vehicle. He met with the victim who stated at 9:00am
that day, they went out to their vehicle and observed the front passenger
window busted out. A black and tan Coach purse, they had placed under the seat
at 11:00pm the evening before, was now missing.
Also stolen are: a brown leather
Coach Wallet, MD Driver’s License, Naval Base ID card, credit cards and money.
Theft Case #17-8333: On February 16,
2017, Dfc. A. Ostazeski was called to Mutual Court, in Port Republic, for a
report of theft from vehicle. The victim explained a window was broken out
of a vehicle sometime overnight and a purse
was stolen. The purse and its’ contents were
located a short distance from the vehicle but nothing appeared to be
missing.
Theft
Case #17-8248: On February 15, 2017, Dfc. S. Rediker
responded to the Prince Frederick Walmart for a shoplifting complaint. The shoplifter, later identified as Justin
Holt, 22, of Owings, was observed by security personnel
taking two (2) Xbox controllers and placing them in his pocket and
clothing. He was observed at the
check-out register failing to pay for the controllers hidden on his person. Holt was placed into custody and charged with
Theft Less Than $100.00.
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| Justin Holt, 22, of Owings |
If
you know who committed these crimes or any other criminal activity in Calvert
County, you can report it anonymously online by clicking the Crime Solvers link
at www.CalvertCountySheriff.us or by
calling 410-535-2800.
Crime Solvers offers
rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment
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