During the week of March 31 through April
6 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,397 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. Information leading to the arrest and
conviction of a suspect could result in a $1,000 reward.
Theft Case #14-17998:
A victim on Roundup Road in Lusby reported to Dep. W. Rector that
someone stole a package from her porch that had been delivered by UPS on April
1 during the daytime. The package
contained products valued at over $400.
The investigation continues.
Theft Case #14-18069:
Unknown suspect(s) stole about $50 and caused $300 in damage to the
soda machine at Hallowing Point Park in Prince Frederick overnight between
April 1 and 2. Dep. J. Buck is
investigating.
Burglary Case #14-18088:
A homeowner entered his house on April 2 at about 11:48 a.m. and heard
someone in the home when no one should have been there. He saw a white male inside so he returned to
his vehicle and called police. Dep. J.
Buck responded and searched the home but no one was located. The homeowner advised that nothing appeared
to missing. The investigation is
continuing.
Destruction of Property Case #14-18228:
A victim advised Dep. C. Idol that at 10:00 p.m. on April 2 he observed
someone standing on a ladder looking into his shed. The subject heard the victim at the window
and fled the scene on foot. Nothing was
taken but the window had been damaged.
The ladder belonged to the victim and had been at the front of the house
but was apparently moved by the suspect.
The investigation continues.
Theft from Vehicle Case #14-18283:
Someone stole a blue hard case wallet with pink flowers on it from a
vehicle parked outside a home in the 300 block of Red Cloud Road in Lusby
between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on April 2.
Dep. L. Kelly is investigating.
Burglary Case #14-18295:
A woman in the 1100 block of Regency Drive in St. Leonard looked out
her window on April 3 at 10:14 a.m. and saw a black male standing just outside
her garage. The male saw her and ran
off. A second male came running out from
around the corner, near the door to the garage.
The victim went into her garage and found that cash and a credit card
were missing from her vehicle. Dep. C.
Ward is investigating.
Theft Case #14-18527:
On April 4 at
11:34 a.m. Dep. A. Curtin responded to the Dunkirk Walmart for the report of a
shoplifter in custody. Two store
employees reported that Robert Samuel Buckmaster, 33, of Owings, left the store
wearing a pair of boots and carrying a Sprint Android, neither that had been
paid for. After making contact with
Buckmaster, Curtin discovered him to be in possession of suspected drugs. Curtin also found two large knives inside
Buckmaster’s vehicle. He was arrested
and charged with possession of a schedule II drug; Percocet, possession of a
schedule IV drug; Xanax, theft less than $1,000 and carrying two concealed
weapons.
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| Robert Samuel Buckmaster, 33, of Owings |
CDS Violation Case #14-18655:
Dep. W. Rector
responded to the parking lot of 31 Duke Street in Prince Frederick to assist
DFC J. Denton with a suspicious vehicle on April 4 just before midnight. He made contact with the two occupants of the
vehicle. A search revealed suspected
drugs. The passenger, Daniel Ryan Wentz,
20 of Prince Frederick, was arrested and charged with possession of a schedule
I drug; synthetic marijuana (K2).
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| Daniel Ryan Wentz, 20, of Prince Frederick |
Theft Case #14-18735:
A K-Mart
employee observed a man putting items into a backpack and into his pocket and
leave the store without paying on April 5 at 9:57 a.m. DFC J. Livingston charged the man, Wilfred
Alfred Fowler, 49, of Sunderland, on a criminal citation with theft less than
$100. Fowler was also instructed not to
return to the K-Mart.
Destruction of Property Case #14-18783:
Someone
scratched a single, solid line down the driver’s side of a vehicle on April 4
between 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The
vehicle was parked in the upper K-Mart parking lot near Rt. 4. The damage is estimated at $300 and is being
investigated by DFC P. Wood.
DUI, Destruction of Property Case
#14-18829:
On April 5 at
7:35 p.m. DFC R. Wilson observed a vehicle cross the center yellow line several
times and performed a traffic stop in the area of Main Street at Old Field Lane
in Prince Frederick. After instructing
the driver, identified as John Richard Saunders, 44, of Prince Frederick, to
perform field sobriety tests, he found him to be under the influence of
alcohol. Saunders was placed in Wilson’s
patrol vehicle where he refused to keep his feet on the floor and eventually
broke the in-car computer printer, valued at $200. Saunders was charged with DUI and destruction
of property.
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| John Richard Saunders, 44, of Prince Frederick |
Burglary Case #14-18911:
Unknown
suspect(s) burglarized a home in the 1600 block of Calvert Avenue in St.
Leonard sometime around April 5 and stole copper piping valued at $1,000. DFC J. Livingston is investigating.
Destruction of Property Case #14-18938:
Someone threw
several dozen eggs at a home on Huntsman Drive in Huntingtown between midnight
and 1:00 a.m. on April 6. DFC J.
Livingston is continuing the investigation.
CDS Violation Case #14-18952:
Dep. A. Curtin
conducted a traffic stop on April 6 at 1:57 p.m. after it was reported that a
vehicle in the drive-through of the Dunkirk McDonald’s had been driving
erratically. Curtin located the vehicle
and observed it turn onto Md. Rt. 4 southbound.
He followed the vehicle and saw it cross the yellow lines several times
and increase and decrease speed drastically.
He was able to get the vehicle to stop near Mt. Harmony Road. After making contact with the driver, Scott
Michael Richards, 53, of Chesapeake Beach, Curtin detected a strong odor of
alcohol. He also found suspected drugs
in the vehicle. Richards was arrested
and charged with DUI and possession of a schedule I drug; marijuana less than
10 grams and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia; a green
prescription bottle.
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| Scott Michael Richards, 53, of Chesapeake Beach |
Theft Case #14-18966:
Two Heritage
kayaks, one 10 feet long and red and the other 12 feet long and green, were
stolen from behind a home in the 11300 block of Bay Front Avenue in Lusby
between March 16 and April 5. Anyone
with information is asked to contact Dep. S. Moran at 410-535-2800.
