On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at approximately at 2:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Northbound Route 4 at Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with one unconscious and possibly not breathing with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved...
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On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at approximately 12:42 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Calvert Fair Drive in Prince Frederick, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene within minutes of dispatch to find a USPS mail...
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On August 5, 2023, at 4:11 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigated a suspicious vehicle located in the area of Chestnut Drive in Waldorf. During the investigation, officers recovered a firearm from a passenger in the car which was found to be loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition. Dejaunte Marquise Thomas,...
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On August 6, 2023. at 12:28 p.m., several suspects drove up to a woman who was getting into her vehicle in the parking lot of St. Charles Towne Center. The two male suspects then exited their car, pulled the woman from her vehicle, and stole her black Ford Edge. The suspects fled in the...
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On June 14, 2023 at 1:38 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Charles Street in La Plata, for the report of an assault with a weapon between two construction workers. This block of Charles Street is a new neighborhood development which is mostly open land and currently under construction. Upon arrival, police...
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On Monday, August 7, 2023, at approximately 9:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St Charles Parkway and St Thomas Drive in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. 911 callers reported one vehicle into a tree with an unknown aged male trapped. Crews arrived on...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating after a student at Largo High School brought a loaded gun onto school property on Friday. The 16-year-old suspect is charged as an adult. On August 4, 2023, at approximately 11:00 am, the assigned School Resource Officers were notified that during a fight at the school,...
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The F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) welcomed a new program manager Aug. 3 when Capt. Michael “Sniff” Burks relieved Capt. Jason “Stuf” Denney as PMA-265’s 15th program manager during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Vice Adm. Francis Morley, Principal Military Deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
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Calvert County, Maryland, has been ranked as the No. 1 Digital County in the nation among counties with populations up to 150,000 by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo). The Digital Counties Survey is an annual measure of technology performance and innovation. The survey, now in its...
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On Monday, August 7, 2023, at approximately 5:34 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3280 Chicamuxen Road in Indian Head, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. A short time after dispatch, the assignment was upgraded to a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the...
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On August 6, 2023, around 3:15 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau received a call from a citizen advising he observed subjects attempting to break into his vehicle located in the 3500 block of King Drive in Dunkirk. The victim advised the suspects fled in a silver Acura and that...
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On Monday, August 7, 2023, at approximately 3:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. John’s Road and Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a T-bone style...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources honored 35 members of the 2022-2023 Maryland Conservation Corps during their graduation program at Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area. The August 3, 2023, ceremony capped the members’ completion of 10 months of job training, conservation work, and stewardship with the Maryland Park Service. “It gives me great pride to congratulate this...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a shooting on Saturday in Glenn Dale. Detectives have charged a teenager with possession of a loaded firearm. He’s a 17-year-old male from Mount Rainier. On August 5, 2023, at approximately 12:30 pm, PGPD officers responded to the 9900 block of Marguerita Avenue for a reported...
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Families, kids, and adults of all ages can enjoy free outdoor activities while visiting Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park on the second Saturdays of August and December. These activities encourage visitors to explore nature and the outdoors through curiosity and play. Modeled loosely after “Forest School” learning styles in Denmark and Sweden,...
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It is with a heavy heart that the membership of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and its Auxiliary announce the passing of Assistant Engineer Thomas Webster “TW” Bell III. TW joined the department in 1981 dedicating 41 years of active service to the citizens of Leonardtown and St. Mary’s County. He served as The...
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On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 1:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Oak Acres Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle with one reportedly unconscious. The 911 caller reported the victim was laying in the middle of the...
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UPDATE: On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 8:50 a.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) north of Rhodes Way for a report of a body off the roadway in a ditch. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary to the concession stand at the Cove Point Pool. If you have any information on this incident at Cove Point Park that occurred overnight Friday (8/4) into Saturday (8/5) please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy M. Contic at 410-535-2800.
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UPDATE: On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 4:33 p.m. officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Newtowne Neck Road and Rosebank Road for the reported head on collision involving a motorcycle. As the motorcycle operator was being prepped for transport by helicopter, CPR was started, and he...
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On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Point Lookout Road and Camp Cosoma Road in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Nissan SUV in the roadway and a motorcyclist off the roadway and...
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On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 3:17 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to the 23000 block of Jonquil Lane in California, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and fire showing from the basement of the 3-story duplex. Incident command...
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On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at approximately 8:52 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Blimpies located at 21141 Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road, for the motor vehicle collision involving a structure with no injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Ford pickup truck struck the side of the...
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On Wednesday, August 3, 2023, a LPPD officer conducted a traffic stop on Charles Street at Crain Highway. The vehicle was found to be uninsured. During an inventory search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded a Springfield XD-M .40 caliber handgun and a DPMS DP-15 AR Pistol. Officers also located a loaded 30-round...
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NOAA will invest $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary to support pre-construction and design requirements for a sanctuary visitor center in Charles County, Maryland. NOAA intends to partner with the State of Maryland and Charles County, Maryland, co-managers of the sanctuary, on development of the new visitor center. “NOAA’s national...
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