While conducting a patrol check on March 13 in St. Leonard, Dep. Moises Velasquez observed a vehicle parked in the side parking lot of the St. Leonard Fastop at 12:39 a.m. Dep. Velasquez approached the vehicle and observed the driver lying down on the seat. After asking the driver to lower the window, he detected a strong odor of marijuana.

A search revealed an aluminum can with suspected marijuana residue as well as two Ziploc baggies with suspected marijuana residue. Ryan T. Snell, 18 of St. Leonard, was charged on a criminal citation with possession of drug paraphernalia.

 

Dep. Thomas Rickard conducted a traffic stop on March 13 at 8:50 a.m. at Ball Road and Hidden Creek Road in St. Leonard. The driver, later identified as Keith R. Moore, 39 of St. Leonard was found to be driving on a suspended license. A search incident to arrest revealed two metal pipes containing a burnt residue of suspected marijuana. He was charged on a criminal citation with possession of drug paraphernalia.

 

On March 14 at 1:03 a.m. Dep. Jason Lord responded to Catamaran’s Restaurant on Solomons Island for a fight in progress. While officers were investigating the initial complaint, John B. Hazzard, 28 of Lusby became disorderly. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and failure to obey a lawful order.

 

Dep. Sarra Daniels responded to a home on Central Drive in Prince Frederick for a burglary call on March 14 at 1:37 a.m. The victim advised that he observed a flashlight shining through his window and went to investigate. He saw an unknown suspect dressed in black clothing run from the house into the woods. A K-9 unit responded and tracked the unknown suspect into the woods but no suspect was located. The victim advised that nothing was taken. The investigation is continuing.

 

Dep. April Litteral responded to a home on Coster Road in Lusby on March 15 for a reported destruction of property. The homeowner advised that on March 14 between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. unknown suspect(s) shot the front glass window of his front door with a BB gun. An additional 2 shots were fired into the siding of the residence as well. The damage is estimated at $75. Dep. Litteral is continuing the investigation.

 

On March 15 at 12:35 a.m. after conducting a traffic stop on Western Shores Blvd. in Port Republic, DFC James Bell detected a strong odor of suspected marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Derrick M. Holmes, 18 of Port Republic and two 17-year-old males from Huntingtown and St. Leonard, were all charged with possession of marijuana. The two juveniles were charged on youth reports and released to a parent.

 

Dep. Moises Velasquez, assisting Sgt. Kenneth Gregory, arrested Matthew D. Bateman, 27 of Potomac, for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after he and a passenger were observed parked at the end of Nursery Road in Lusby on March 15 at 11:30 p.m. The passenger, Susannah Molayem, 28 of Rockville, was charged on a criminal citation with possession of drug paraphernalia, an aromatherapy box, used to warm suspected controlled dangerous substances.