On Friday, May 18 around 12:14 p.m., fire and rescue responded to report of a motor vehicle accident along Rt. 235 in the area of Worth Ave in California, Md. Crews arrived on scene to discover four vehicles involved. Police shut down Southbound Three Notch Road while emergency crews assessed the patients and cleaned...
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The Calvert County Fire Department was founded in 1926, when a group of citizens saw a need for a fire department in Prince Frederick. Today that same fire department is called the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department. The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department has accomplished one of the biggest milestones since they began. The...
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The Calvert Board of County Commissioners has designed the week of May 20 – 26 2012 as Emergency Medical Services Week. The service the volunteers provide are a vital public service and are ready to provide lifesaving care twenty four seven. This dramatically increases the survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden...
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Each year Police from all over the nation gather in Washington D.C. for National Police Week. The kick-off this year was a National Public Safety Football League Jamboree featuring two games at Eastern High School. Game one pitted the Philadelphia Blue Flame and the Atlanta Defenders. A hard fought battle in which the Defenders...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are investigating a serious motor vehicle crash in Thompson’s Corner that left two injured. Fire and rescue crews responded to the 28200 block of Thompson’s Corner Road in the area of Millwood Lane on Tuesday, May 15 around 4:14 p.m. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles to...
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UPDATE May 16 The CCSO has identified the child who was struck by a car on May 15 on Sugarberry Street in Waldorf as Elias Masanaa Charles-Kabongo, 3, of Waldorf. A preliminary investigation revealed the child had been seated in a car seat in the back seat of his mother’s vehicle as she was...
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It was May 3, 2012 around 5:18 in the evening when the tones dropped for station 9 (California) to respond to an injured child in the 20000 block of Rison Road in the Town Creek subdivision. Well when the firefighters are sitting around the station and they hear that type of call come over...
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Authorities in Calvert County are investigating a serious accident in Solomons that left three injured. On Monday, May 14 around 3:30 p.m., fire and rescue crews responded to report of a motor vehicle accident along Route 4 at Patuxent Point Parkway in front of the Solomons Town Center. Crews arrived on scene to discover...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are investigating an accident that left two injured. On Sunday, May 13 around 5:20 p.m., fire and rescue crews responded to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the parking lot of The Oriental Market in the 20200 block of Point Lookout Road in Great Mills. Investigation...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded an investigation stemming from a May 4, 2012 fire originating in the basement portion of a vacant dilapidated structure located at 7429 ‘B’ Street in Chesapeake Beach. Investigators determined two juvenile youths aged eleven and sixteen were responsible for igniting the blaze by setting a blanket on fire. Approximately sixteen firefighters...
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On Wednesday, May 9 around 9:51 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in the area of First Colony Blvd. in California, Md. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles involved to include a black Mazda...
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UPDATE 7:30 p.m. A single vehicle accident in Huntingtown has left three injured. Around 6:50 p.m., a gray Chevy pickup truck travelling on Walton Rd for unknown reasons left the roadway and landed about 20-30 ft. down an embankment. Three people were transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of...
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Maryland State Police in La Plata are investigating a fatal crash in Charlotte Hall that has left one woman dead. On Wednesday, May 9 2012 at approximately 5:05 p.m., a Chrysler 300 M, bearing Florida registration was traveling east bound on Maryland Route 234 just past Trinity Church Road in Charlotte Hall. Investigation revealed...
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On Wednesday, May 9 shortly after 5 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to report of a serious motor vehicle accident along Rt 5 and Rt. 249 ( Piney Point Road) in Callaway. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles to include a maroon Pontiac and a navy blue Acura passenger vehicle suffering...
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On Wednesday, May 9 around 7:07 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to report of a motor vehicle accident along Southbound Route 4 at Chaneyville Road in Owings. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles involved to include a gray Honda Civic and a silver Jeep with a total of three people...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a case of arson in Calvert County. On May 4 around 5:28 p.m., fire and rescue responded to the 7400 blk of B Street in Chesapeake Beach for report of a house fire. Crews arrived on scene to discover fire in the basement area of a vacant single...
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UPDATE: Edgar Charles Brockman was released by a District Court Commissioner on Personal Recognizance on May 4. On Thursday, May 3 shortly before 2 p.m., police, fire and rescue were dispatched to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries along the 20600 blk of Poplar Ridge Road in Hermanville. Crews arrived on scene to discover...
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Maryland Deputy State Fire Marshals served two criminal summonses today after an April 27, 2012 incident involving the manufacture of an explosive launching device at 780 Dry Creek Court in Lusby. Investigators determined Robert John Bysheim (23) and Charles Edward Fabritz (27), both of Lusby, manufactured the launching device and ignited the explosive materials subsequently...
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Police in St. Mary’s County are investigating an assault at a local high school. On Friday, April 27 at 1:15 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to report of an assault at Leonardtown High School located at 23995 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. Crews arrived on scene to discover a 14-year-old male was...
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On April 28, 2012 at 2:26 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision involving a fatality. The collision occurred on North Sandgates Road in the area of Sandgates Trail Lane, Mechanicsville, Maryland. Trooper First Class M. Pitcher of the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack, was the first police...
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Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) teams and the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department declared the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center and Maurice J. McDonough High School clear of hazardous materials this afternoon after a group of students were exposed to a small amount of mercury. This morning, students in the Explorers Program in a heating and...
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UPDATE 4:45 p.m. The accident along Route 231 has cleared. Traffic is once again flowing at speed. Serious Accident Along Route 231 in Prince Frederick Authorities in Calvert County are on the scene of a serious accident along Route 231 in the area of Sixes Road near the Calvert Industrial Park. The accident was...
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Authorities in Calvert County are responding to debris on the Thomas Johnson Bridge. A call was reported around 8:45 a.m.on Friday, April 27, for a tarp blowing on both lanes of traffic on the bridge. Officials are clearing the debris at this time. Expect delays in both Calvert and St. Mary’s County heading toward...
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On April 25 at 10:03 a.m., officers responded to the area of Woodville Road at Watson Road in Hughesville for the report of a motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Honda Element was traveling East on Woodville Road and slowing to make a left turn onto Watson Road when...
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UPDATE 9 a.m. All north and southbound lanes of Route 4 have reopened. Delays extend south into Dunkirk. Overflow traffic is heavy on Route 2 and Branch Ave. SB Rt. 4 Closed in Upper Marlboro Authorities in Prince George’s County are on the scene of a serious accident along Route 4 south prior to Route...
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On Thursday, April 26 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm Civista Medical Center along with 13 Maryland hospitals will participate in the Sisyphus Field Training Exercise, conducted by the 11th Air Wing, Joint Base Andrews. This is a full-scale (realistic) exercise to test the region’s ability to respond to a mass casualty incident and...
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The Coast Guard rescued two boys after their 14-foot sailboat capsized approximately three miles off the coast of Little Cove Point, Tuesday. At approximately 4 p.m., a 25-foot Response Boat – Small crew from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes immediately responded after they saw the capsized sailboat and retrieved the 14 and 17-year-old boys...
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Today, April 23, 2012 the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department has accomplished one of the biggest milestones since our inception seven decades ago. Our members have proudly responded to every single call we’ve been alerted to for the 5,000 days straight. PFVFD has remained “scratch free” for more than 13 years. PFVFD was able to...
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Investigative persistence by Maryland state troopers in Charles County, assistance from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, and help from concerned citizens resulted in today’s arrest of a Charles Co. man in connection with the fatal hit and run traffic crash that occurred more than one...
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On Friday, April 20 around 5:45 p.m., fire and rescue crews from St. Leonard and Prince Frederick VFD responded to Broomes Island Road in the area of Nan’s Cove in Broomes Island for report of a pedestrian struck. Crews arrived on scene to discover a male in his late teens on a skateboard had been struck...
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Spring has arrived and everyone is out enjoying the warm days and bright sunshine. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind citizens to please be mindful of children playing in the neighborhood streets and pedestrians enjoying evening and weekend walks. Along with the warm weather we see an increase of bicyclists...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a house fire in St. Leonard that has displaced a family of four. Over 54 firefighters from St. Leonard, Prince Frederick, Benedict and Bay District Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 5300 block of Bayview Ave in St. Leonard on April 16 around 3:03 a.m. Crews arrived on...
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On April 14, 2012at approximately1:46 p.m., St. Mary’s County deputies responded to a serious motorcycle crash on Maddox Road in the area of Notley Hall Road, Chaptico, Maryland. Preliminary investigation revealed Michael Edward Daisey, 43 of Chaptico,was operating a 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa southbound on Maddox Road at a high rate of speed. Mr....
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St. Mary’s County Fire and Rescue responded to St. Andrew’s Church Rd and Wildewood Parkway around 10:30am on Friday, April 13 for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to discover that the operator of a Yamaha motorcycle had rear ended an SUV. The operator of...
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Fire and Rescue crews in St. Mary’s County responded to the Leonardtown McDonald’s located at 40950 Merchants Lane around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 13 for report of a vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle flipped over in the area of the drive thru. Investigation revealed an elderly driver...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a house fire in Waldorf that has displaced one local family. Over 35 firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Bryans Road, Accokeek and Brandywine VFD’s responded to 21oo block of Westwood Drive on April 11 around 9:44 p.m. for report of a house fire. Crews arrived on scene to discover...
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(Point Lookout, Maryland) – The Maryland Natural Resources Police and Ridge Volunteer Fire Department personnel rescued two people from a sailboat at the mouth of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay after being battered around by strong winds and high seas. On April 10, 2012, at approximately 10:30 pm, Robert G. Weber, 59...
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The Waldorf Volunteer Fire/EMS and the Charles County Board of Education will be conducting a school exercise today 4-12-12 at Thomas Stone High School at 9:00 am. Expect possible delays in this area due to Fire/EMS and Law enforcement activity. This exercise will last approxiately 1 hour.
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On Tuesday, April 10 around 1:32 a.m., police and fire were dispatched to report of an accident with injuries along the 48800 block of Evergreen Park Road in St. James. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle rollover. Investigation revealed the single occupant wrecked a Subaru Legacy on Evergreen Park Road but...
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UPDATE April 10 Investigation revealed the occupants of the home were alerted to the fire when they heard a noise coming from the rear of the house. They immediately evacuated and then called 911. The back portion of the dwelling was destroyed and the investigation is continuing. The family has been displaced as a...
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On Monday, April 9, around 12:45 p.m., over 60 firefighters from both Charles and Prince George’s Counties responded to a townhouse fire in the 100 blk of Charleston Ct. in La Plata. The two alarm blaze completely destroyed a three level town home. Investigation revealed a neighbor was alerted to the exterior fire when she...
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UPDATE 10:50 a.m. The accident along SB Three Notch Road at Clark’s Landing Road has been cleared as of 10:50 a.m. Two people were transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Traffic Alert: SB Three Notch Road in Hollywood Authorities in St. Mary’s...
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The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Monday, April 9…which is in effect from 11 am to 8 pm edt. The fire weather watch for Monday is no longer in effect…having been replaced with a red flag warning. * Humidity…20 to 30 percent Monday afternoon and early evening. * Winds…west...
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The Coast Guard rescued a man from a capsized sailing vessel in the Severn River around Annapolis, Md., 9 a.m., Sunday. A Maryland pilot aboard a bulk freighter contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 8:30 a.m., after spotting a waving man on the overturned vessel one mile north of the Annapolis anchorage. Sector...
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On April 7, 2012 at approximately 7:50 p.m. a 2002 Toyota Tacoma operated by David Michael Bell Jr., 22, of Leonardtown was traveling eastbound on Medley’s Neck Road near Tower Hill Road in Leonardtown, Maryland. The vehicle left the roadway and stuck a dirt embankment. The vehicle rolled down the embankment, struck a ditch...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are responding to report of a working house fire in the 41900 block of Domitilla Court in the Academy Hills subdivision in Leonardtown. The fire was reported around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, April 6. Crews arrived on scene to discover fire shooting from the roof and heavy smoke coming from...
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American Red Cross workers were on the scene last night offering help to a family after a fire destroyed their home on the 130 block of Cove Point in Lusby. The Red Cross provided the residents with emergency shelter and financial assistance to replace burned clothing, food and other essential needs. Red Cross caseworkers...
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On Thursday, April 5 at 1:38 a.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to report of a fire in the 23000 block of Esperanza Drive in the Esperanza Farms neighborhood in California, Md. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single family home with smoke and fire showing from the rear of the residence....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the Maryland State Police, St. Mary’s County Community Alcohol Coalition, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wal-Mart, Maryland Motor Truck Association and the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women participated in this year’s community collaboration supporting safe and orderly schools. The safety campaign was coordinated through...
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UPDATE 4:30 Cove Point Road is open at this time. UPDATE 3:45 At least two people were treated on the scene for minor burns. Red Cross will be assisting five adults and five children. Cove Point Road remains shut down at this time. UPDATE 3 p.m. Fire and rescue crews arrived on scene to...
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Authorities in Calvert County are investigating an accident in Owings that left two injured. Fire and rescue crews responded to report of an accident with injuries along Route 2 and Wayside Drive on Monday, April 2 at 2:09 p.m. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles involved and the drivers of each vehicle...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are investigating an accident in Hollywood that has left one injured. On Tuesday, April 3 at 4:58 p.m., fire and rescue crews responded to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries along the 24400 block of Hollywood Road in Hollywood. Crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles...
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Authorities in Calvert County are on the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Prince Frederick in front of the Wal-Mart. The accident was reported around 3:55 p.m. on Monday, April 2. One vehicle is reported overtured. No word yet on the extent of injuries. Expect delays southbound Route 4 in the area of...
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On April 1 at 10 a.m., CCSO officers responded to the parking lot of a building in the 5900 block of Radio Station Road in La Plata for the report of an accident involving a fire department training SUV and a Maryland Fire Rescue Institute training instructor. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of...
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UPDATE 2:30 p.m. One person was injured following a two vehicle crash along Point Lookout Road in the area of Pin Cushion Road near the Antique store in Loveville. Rescue crews arrived on scene to discover two vehicles involved, with one in a ditch. One male patient was flown out by MSP helicopter to Prince...
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Authorities in Calvert County are responding to a water rescue in the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Cove Point. The call came out around 1:15 p.m. on Monday, April 2 for a boat taking on water. All four passengers are reported to be wearing life vests. More information to follow as it becomes...
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On March 31, 2012 at 1:22 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super 8 Motel located at 40 Commerce Lane Prince Frederick, MD to check the welfare of a male that was hanging out of a second story window. Deputies arrived on scene and located the victim, Joseph Kirk Nguyen,...
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On Thursday, March 29 at 3:50 p.m., police and rescue were dispatched to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the 46200 block of Corporate Way in Lexington Park. Crews arrived on scene to discover a pedestrian struck in the area of the Navy Federal Credit Union. One female patient was flown by...
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UPDATE 7 p.m. Fire and rescue crews were dispatched to Bear Creek BBQ located in the 21000 block of Point Lookout Road in Callaway on Thursday, March 29 around 3:45 p.m. Crews arrived on scene to discover heavy smoke coming from the dwelling. After several minutes of firefighting operations the roof caved in. No...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the following incidents: Terence Andrew Dyson, Jr. THEFT OF COPPER WIRES: Between March 23 – March 26, unknown suspect(s) stole copper wiring from a house under construction in the 8700 block of Grassland Court in Bensville. Officer M. Mellott is investigating. SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARY: On March 26, a...
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On Friday, March 23 at 8:15 p.m., firefighters from Bay District VFD were dispatched to a construction site in the 46300 block of Pegg Lane in Lexington Park for a report of a tractor on fire. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a Pettibone Extendo 10056 construction forklift fully involved. The site of the fire was at a...
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On Friday, March 23 at 6:00 a.m., Hollywood VFD was dispatched to report of a vehicle in the 43900 block of Commerce Ave. in Hollywood. Crews arrived on scene to discover heavy fire coming from a Chevrolet pickup truck in the parking lot of Sailing Specialties, Inc. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Police made...
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On Friday, March 23 at 7:30 a.m. Andy Bell, St. Mary’s County Fire Chief and Gerald Gardiner, St. Mary’s County Emergency Manager, will be on the air with T-bone and Heather on WSMD Star 98.3 FM to discuss Open Air Burning Regulations. At a recent Fireboard meeting concern was expressed about the increased number...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County responded to a house fire in Ridge . The fire broke out in the 15300 block of Tennyson Lane on Tuesday, March 20 around 2:48 a.m. Over 50 firefighters responded to the scene of single family, two-story home. The house was unoccupied at the time of the blaze. Investigation revealed firefighters...
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UPDATE: March 20, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE On March 7, 2012, a St. Mary’s County Grand Jury indicted Robert Rice Jr., 34, of Callaway, Md., on charges of Vehicular Manslaughter, Hit and Run, Aggressive Driving, and Failure to control speed to avoid a collision. The indictment was issued as a result of an investigation into...
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On Friday, March 16 around 3:55 p.m., police and rescue responded to the 45000 block of Worth Ave near First Colony Blvd. in California between the Giant Food Store and Lowes. Crews arrived on scene to discover three vehicles involved to include a Dodge Avenger, a Toyota Camry and a Dodge Caravan. Investigation revealed the driver...
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On Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 11:42 a.m., police and fire responded to a report of an accident at the intersection of Great Mills Road and Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills. Investigation revealed a Chevrolet pickup truck with a single occupant lost control and struck a pole. The truck then drove over a...
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On Wednesday, March 14 shortly after 11 p.m., crews from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River Fire Department were alerted to a report of a commercial building fire located in the 21700 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Crews arrived on scene and discovered an activated Sprinkler in a 3rd floor apartment of the...
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UPDATE March 14 The name of the deceased has been identified as Juwuan Michael Stewart, 17 of Nanjemoy. Teen Killed in Fiery Crash On Tuesday, March 13 around 3:26 p.m., fire and rescue crews responded to report of a serious crash along MD Rt. 425 in the area of Charles County Landfill Road in Pisgah....
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A 52-year-old man of St. Leonard was arrested for disorderly conduct on March 9 at 9:16p.m. after neighbors called the fire department to report a fire close to homes on Calvert Beach Road. Firefighters responded and the homeowner, who started the fire in order to burn down an old shed, became infuriated that the...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a house fire that completely destroyed a La Plata home and left three injured. Fire crews from Bel Alton, LaPlata and Newburg, Hughesville and Mechanicsville VFDs were alerted to report of a house fire in the 12000 block of Provident Drive off of Penns Hill Road in La Plata on Sunday March...
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On Sunday, March 11 around 5:23 p.m., rescue crews were alerted to report of a serious accident along the 22100 block of Three Notch Road near the intersection of Pegg Road in Lexington Park. Crews arrived on scene to discover a black Harley Davidson motorcycle and a male motorcyclist lying on the ground needing medical attention. The motorcyclist was transported...
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UPDATE 3 p.m. The Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating the unattended death of a person found on a small boat. At 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 10, Conrad H. Neuf, Jr., 85 from Leesburg, Va., was found deceased in a small boat next to his sailboat in Zahniser’s Marina, Solomons Island. Neuf was found...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals with the assistance of the Maryland State Police have arrested James Daniel Seifert (19) for his involvement with igniting a sofa on fire inside a vacant trailer. Approximately twenty firefighters responded to a trailer fire at 15315 Buechert Place in Hughesville, Charles County on the afternoon of March 1, 2012....
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At approximately 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Bay District Fire Department and Lexington Park Rescue Squad responded to a call for a 62-year-old, male unconscious and not breathing. The male patient was reported to have flu like symptoms yesterday. The patient was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital high priority by Lexington Park Rescue...
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Authorities in Charles County are on the scene of a vehicle fire in Hughesville. The incident was reported shortly before noon on Thursday, March 8. Investigation revealed a large tractor trailer with a dumpster had caught fire. One lane on the Northbound Hughesville Bypass is blocked at this time. Fire and EMS crews remain on...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a large barn fire in Calvert County that has left over $100,000.00 in damages. Over 35 firefighters from Huntingtown, Dunkirk, Prince Frederick and North Beach responded to the blaze on Wednesday, March 7 at 9:25 p.m. in the 800 block of Pat Lane in Huntingtown. Crews arrived on...
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On March 8, 2012 at 12:15 a.m., Trooper First Class M. J. Pitcher was traveling southbound on Three Notch Road in the area of Miramar Lane in California, Md., when he observed a silver Honda exceeding the speed limit. TFC Pitcher activated his emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to pull the vehicle...
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UPDATE 7:40 a.m. Route 6 at Penns Hill/Wheatley Road in La Plata has reopened as of 7:40 a.m.. All lanes back to normal traffic flow. Route 6 Shut Down in La Plata Authorities in Charles County are on the scene of a serious accident involving five vehicles in La Plata. The accident was reported around 6:30...
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UPDATE 4 p.m. March 6 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE On March 5, 2012 at approximately 3:38 p.m., a traffic collision occurred on Maryland Route 2 at Pushaw Station Road in Sunderland. Preliminary investigation revealed that a FedEx tractor and trailer struck the rear of a Calvert County school bus. Both vehicles were traveling north on...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded an investigation into multiple fires occurring on the property of a convenience store with an arrest. Investigators determined that Eric D. Grabis, age 33 of Leonardtown, intentionally ignited two fires on the property of the Fastop Convenience Store located at 23952Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown. One fire was set...
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UPDATE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE On February 28, 2012 at approximately 4:10 p.m. ,patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police responded to Maypole Road in Leonardtown for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash with entrapment. Sheriff’s Office units were the first to arrive on the scene and...
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UPDATE 8:18 a.m. The accident along Rt. 4 prior to Stoakley Road in Prince Frederick has been cleared. Traffic is flowing back to normal. Traffic Alert: Rt. 4 in Prince Frederick Authorities in Calvert County are on the scene of an accident with injuries along Rt. 4 in the area of the Exxon in...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are investigating two separate accident that left a total of five patients injured. On Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 9:43 p.m., rescue crews were dispatched to the 45400 block of Miramar Way and Route 235 in California, Md., for report of an accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to...
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UPDATE 10:35 a.m. Traffic is flowing back to normal on the Thomas Johnson Bridge as of 10:30 a.m. Expect Delays on Thomas Johnson Bridge Due to Accident Authorities in Calvert and St. Mary’s County are responding to an accident at the base of the Thomas Johnson Bridge on the Calvert side. The accident was reported...
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UPDATE: The accident along SB Rt. 4 in Huntingtown has been cleared as 7:40 a.m. The accident was minor, no serious injuries. Accident on SB Rt. 4 in Huntingtown Authorities in Calvert County are on the scene of an accident along Southbound Rt. 4 in the area Armiger Road in Huntingtown. The accident was reported around...
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The Maryland State Fire Marshall’s Office with the assistance of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of attempted arson in Solomons. On Feb. 27 around 9:30 a.m., a passerby walking in the 13900 block of Solomons Island Road in the area of what is formerly known as “Woodburn’s Grocery Store” and observed...
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UPDATE Feb. 28 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE On February 27, 2012 at 11:16 A.M. police units responded to the report of a female lying on a path unresponsive to the rear of St. Mary’s Square in Lexington Park. Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to the scene, initiated CPR and transported the victim to St....
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident in La Plata involving a fire truck and an SUV. On Monday, Feb. 27 around 2:50 p.m., fire and rescue responded to Washington Avenue in the area of Heritage Green Parkway for report of a serious crash. Crews arrived on scene to discover a white Ford Explorer rolled over...
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Authorities in St. Mary’s County are investigating an assault that has left one man in critical condition. On Sunday, Feb. 26 around 4 p.m., rescue crews were dispatched to the 21700 block of Tulagi Place in Lexington Park for report of traumatic injuries. Crews arrived on scene to discover a male patient in his 50′s suffering from...
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Maryland State Fire Marshall’s are investigating a house fire in La Plata that left over $75,000.00 in damages. Over 30 firefighters from Marbury, LaPlata, Potomac Heights and Bel Alton VFDs responded to the 8300 block of Poorhouse Road on Feb. 25 around 4:30 p.m. for report of a house fire. Investigation revealed the home...
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On Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 2:48 p.m,. a 911 call was received at the Calvert Control Center for a man trapped under a tree near a private residence located at 12161 Rousby Hall Road in Lusby. Several units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and an ambulance from the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department...
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On Friday, Feb. 24 around 9:21 a.m., the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department was alerted to report of a house fire along Hoile Lane in the Twin Lakes subdivision in Huntingtown. Crews arrived on scene to discover heavy smoke coming from a large two story single family home. Investigation revealed the fire originated in the...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a serious motor vehicle accident which occurred on February 24, 2012 at approximately 4 a.m. on Three Notch Road in the area of New Market Village Road and/or Thompson’s Corner Road near ADF Bingo Hall. Preliminary investigation reveals a Ford F-150 pick up truck collided into...
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UPDATE 12:40 p.m.: Two patients, one from each vehicle have been transported from the scene to St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Investigation revealed the driver of a white Honda Fit pulled into the path of a red Toyota Corolla travelling on Route 5. No word if any charges were made. SB Route 5 has been reopened...
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Two trailers owned by the Civil Air Patrol were damaged by fire early Wednesday morning at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. No injuries were reported, and the damage was isolated to the two trailers. The Civil Air Patrol has removed the trailers from the site. The State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the...
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UPDATE: As of 5 p.m., the accident along 45000 block of Patuxent Beach Road and Oak Drive in California, Md., has been cleared. Two people were transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Accident Blocks Patuxent Beach Rd Authorities from both Calvert and St. Mary’s County...
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Maryland State Fire Marshals are investigating a case of arson in Charles County. Over 20 firefighters from Hughesville VFD, Baden VFD and Waldorf VFD responded to 4200 block of Hilltop Ct. in Brandywine on Feb. 20 around 5:27 p.m. for report of a house fire. Investigation revealed the fire was determined to be incendiary...
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On Feb. 18 at 2:43 a.m., police and rescue responded to an accident along the 20800 block of Hermanville Road in Hermanville. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle, a forest green Honda Civic, unoccupied on its roof. The driver of the vehicle could not be immediately located. When police made contact...
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE On February 19, 2012 at 3:38 P.M. police units responded to Cape St. Mary’s Marina, Mechanicsville, Maryland to assist the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department with a vehicle submerged in the water near the boating ramp. Calvert County Company 12 Rescue/Dive Team was summoned to assist with an underwater search and discovered...
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