Update: 12/30/13

On December 19, 2013 at approximately 7:59AM, the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received two phone calls from the same male subject reporting bombs inside Leonardtown High School, the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County building, and the District Court for St. Mary’s County building. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has assumed the investigation into the false report.

CID is asking anyone who may recognize the voice of the caller to contact Det./Cpl. Robert Merritt at 301-475-4200 Ext. 9042  or to call CRIME SOLVERS at 301-475-3333 or text a tip to “TIP239” plus your message to “CRIMES” (274637). If your information leads to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this crime you may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

 

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Update: 4 p.m. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the male caller who reported this bomb threat. If you believe information you have is relative but feel it to be insignificant the Sheriff’s Office would still like you to report it. Please allow detectives to evaluate the information for value and significance. 

Citizens with information can remain anonymous by calling CRIME SOLVERS at 301.475.3333 or text a tip to “TIP239” plus your message to “CRIMES” (274637). If the information you provide through CRIME SOLVERS leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, you may be eligible for up to a $1,000.00 REWARD. If you do not wish to remain anonymous please call 301.475.4040 or to contact the detective assigned to the case call Detective Corporal Robert Merritt at 301.475.4200 X 9042.

 

Update: 1:30 p.m. The St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) on December 19 at approximately 7:59 a.m. received two phone calls from the same male subject reporting bombs inside Leonardtown High School, the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County building, and the District Court for St. Mary’s County building. Deputies were immediately dispatched to all three locations. Leonardtown High School was placed on lockdown. The Circuit Court building was evacuated. The District Court building was not evacuated. 

Bomb detecting K-9 units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, NAS Patuxent River, and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to each of the locations and completed searches. No bombs were located.

The Criminal Investigations Division has assumed the investigation into the false report. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call CRIME SOLVERS at 301.475.3333 or text a tip to “TIP23