NOTABLE CASES / INCIDENTS CDS Violation: 24-10565 On February 9, 2024, Cpl. Kelly initiated a traffic stop in the area of Rt. 4 and Old Field Lane in Prince Frederick, for an equipment violation. Further investigation revealed K-9 Atlas conducted a K-9 sniff of the vehicle resulting in a positive alert. During a search of the driver, Josephus Leroy Harris III, 45 of Prince Frederick, several pills were located, along with $300 in US Currency, 2 cell phones, and a snuff container and straw both containing a white powdery residue. A search of the passenger Tevon Anthony Middleton, 35 of Prince Frederick, revealed a scale covered in a white residue, 7 Gabapentin pills, a cell phone, and a baggie containing 2 grams of suspected crack cocaine. A vehicle search revealed a scale with residue, a fourth cell phone, rip-offs containing multiple controlled dangerous substances and a baggie containing 2 grams of suspected crack cocaine. Both Harris and Middleton were transported to the Calvert County Detention Center. Harris was charged with CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics (x2), CDS Distribution, and CDS: Possession-Not Cannabis (x2). Middleton was 2 charged with CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics (x3) and CDS: Possession of Controlled Dangerous Paraphernalia (x2). Josephus Leroy Harris III Tevon Anthony Middleton

 

CDS Violation: 24-10556 On February 8, 2024, Deputy Campbell initiated a traffic stop in the area of Monticello Drive in Solomons, on a vehicle displaying a false vehicle registration and traveling well below the posted speed limit. Contact was made with the driver, Dennis Monte Moore, 27 of Lexington Park, who advised he did not have a valid driver’s license. Further investigation revealed drug paraphernalia in plain view. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a large sum of US currency, multiple rolled-up dollar bills covered in a white powdery substance, a plastic tear-off containing white powdery residue, 43 counterfeit Oxycodone pills, and a loaded Glock 17 gen 4 with a high-capacity magazine. A search of Moore’s person revealed a bag containing 30 additional counterfeit Oxycodone pills. Moore was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with Loaded Handgun in a Vehicle, CDS: Possession of Firearms, CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics, CDS: Possession-Not Cannabis, Possessing a Firearm with a Felony Conviction along with several other firearm charges.

 

CDS Violation: 24-10281 On February 7, 2024, Master Deputy Cress initiated a traffic stop with lights and sirens activated on a vehicle for a moving violation. The vehicle continued traveling for several miles without stopping for deputies. Deputies executed a pit maneuver and a felony stop was conducted. Upon making contact with the driver Jaymen Ryan Greenfield, 38 of Temple Hills, a digital scale was observed in plain view. A vehicle search revealed three rocks of crack cocaine along with Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine pills. A search of Greenfield’s person revealed $516 in 3 US currency. Greenfield was placed into custody and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with CDS: Possession- Not Cannabis and CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics. 

 

CDS Violation: 24-9969 On February 6, 2024, F/Sgt. McCarroll initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation along the Calvert / Anne Arundel County line. Upon making contact with the driver, Robert Joseph Fry, 46 of Lothian, who was driving on a suspended license, pieces of copper mesh were observed inside the vehicle. Further investigation revealed, K9 Zeus conducted a K9 sniff of Fry’s vehicle resulting in a positive alert. A vehicle search revealed a glass smoking device with suspected crack cocaine, a Zip Lock baggie containing 6 grams of crack cocaine, 1 metal spoon with crack cocaine residue, a napkin containing small rocks of suspected cocaine along with a metal measuring spoon covered in cocaine residue. Fry was transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with CDS: Possession-Not Cannabis, CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia, Driving on a Suspended License, and Possessing a Suspended License. 

 

Theft: 24-11170 On February 11, 2024, Cpl. J. Ward responded to Starbucks located at 55 Harrow Lane in Prince Frederick, for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed an unknown female entered the store and requested a paper menu. As the employee retrieved the menu in a back office, the suspect fled with a tip jar containing approximately $20-$30 in US currency. The suspect is described as 4 a white female, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, with dark brown shoulder-length hair, wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants. The investigation continues.

 

Trespassing: 24-9315 On February 5, 2024, DFC Hendrickson responded to Dunn Clean Laundry located at 66 S. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, for a welfare check. Upon arrival, DFC Hendrickson observed a male sleeping in a chair, later identified as Robert Allen Rice, aged 57, with no fixed address. Rice has been permanently trespassed from this location. Rice was taken into custody and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with Trespassing: Private Property.