Police briefs

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

A judge ordered Wednesday that Darien Marcel Bush, 22, of Hollywood remain jailed in lieu of $10,000 bond on charging papers alleging he broke into a family entertainment center in Leonardtown last month and stole $3,400. Bush was charged with theft and second-degree burglary from the Oct. 22 incident at the One Stop Adventure Center on Gregory Drive, on a charges application filed by detective M.R. Grimes of the St. Mary's Bureau of Criminal Investigations.

Suspect charged in speedway burglary

Walter A. Glista, 30, of La Plata was jailed this week in lieu of $10,000 bond on charging papers alleging he broke into a storage building on Sept. 30 at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek and stole a Yamaha public-address amplifier. A Yamaha amplifier later was pawned at a Charles County pawn shop, court papers state, prompting a review by St. Mary's detectives of the shop's surveillance video that showed Glista and two other people visiting the business. A representative of the speedway went to the pawn shop and identified the amplifier as the stolen item, according to court papers filed by Trooper R.B. Rezza of the Maryland State Police.

Man charged with burglary at house

John Michael Thompson, 43, of Lexington Park was released Wednesday on personal recognizance on charging papers alleging police found him the day before on the balcony of a Patuxent Park residence, where he was taken into custody. Thompson was charged with third-degree burglary and destroying a window at the home of Joseph Clifton Bailey III on Saratoga Drive, through the investigation by St. Mary's sheriff's deputy Kevin Meyer.

Child abuse alleged

Rainford R. Rhamdeow, 46, of Lexington Park was released Thursday on personal recognizance after his arrest on a charge of second-degree child abuse in court papers alleging he struck a child on the arm the day before with a belt. The suspect also was charged with a second-degree assault on the girl, through the investigation by St. Mary's detective Vyvyan Walker.

Reward offered in probe of vehicle theft

Law officers in St. Mary's are seeking the public's help through the county Crime Solvers program in their probe of the theft of a tan 2007 Ford Expedition reported missing Oct. 20 from a parking lot at Mohawk Drive in Charlotte Hall.

Citizens with information about this case and other crimes in St. Mary's County can collect a cash reward by calling Crime Solvers 24 hours a day at 301-475-3333. They can withhold their name and later collect their reward through a number-identification system.

St. Mary's County Crime Solvers is a nonprofit organization that assists law enforcement in solving open investigations that may not have been closed without the extra incentive of anonymity and an offer of a reward of up to $2,000, providing the information leads to an arrest or indictment.

The Crime Solvers board of directors meets for about one hour on the second Thursday of every other month at 7:30 p.m., in the conference room of the sheriff's office at 23150 Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown. To be considered for membership on the board, attend a meeting or call the sheriff's office at 301-475-8008.

Contributions to the reward fund can be mailed to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, Crime Solvers Division, P.O. Box 275, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.

Police Tips Line open

Maryland State Police in Leonardtown operate a Tips Line at 301-475-2936, inviting anyone with information about a crime that has occurred, or they expect may occur, to anonymously report that information 24 hours a day to authorities.

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