Sheriff Steve Hall and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office welcomed six new deputies to the ranks on Friday as they took the Oath of Office at the Commissioners Meeting Room in Leonardtown. Thank you to Debra Burch, Clerk of the St. Mary’s County Court, for administering the Oath of Office to our new...
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UPDATE 1/28/2023: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office released the following information. On Jan. 27, 2023, at 8:24 pm, police and emergency medical services responded to the 18000 block of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Hermanville Road for a vehicle crash. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived and located two...
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On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, in Myrtle Beach, SC, George Wayne Reeder passed away at the age of 68. Born August 24, 1954 in Washington, DC, he attended Saint John Catholic Church and Great Mills High School. He was predeceased by his parents, George Johnson and Margaret Frances...
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Tammy Jean Hall, 58, of Great Mills, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at her home. She was born on February 13, 1964, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Cecelia A. Seidenstricker. Her family later relocated to Southern Maryland, where she raised her children and met her husband, Eric. Tammy’s love of...
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Joshua Alan Moore, “Smokey” 33, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 18, 2023 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on April 13, 1989 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Mary Jane Moore of Mechanicsville, MD and the late Dale Jerome Moore, Sr. Joshua is survived by his son, Jayden Moore, of Mechanicsville, MD,...
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Linda Fay McInturff, 67, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on January 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Born on March 30, 1955 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of Thomas Franklin Nelson, Sr. of Hughesville, MD and the late Dorothy Louise Nelson. Linda was the loving wife of Carl “Wayne” McInturff, whom she...
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David Austin Benson, age 56, passed away in Adairsville, Georgia, after sudden cardiac arrest; he will be greatly missed. David Austin Benson, age 56, passed away in Adairsville, Georgia, after sudden cardiac arrest. He was born on November 16, 1966, at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, to Benjamin Zacharias Benson...
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William “Clarence” Greenwell, Sr., 83, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on January 17, 2023 in Callaway, MD. Born on September 5, 1939, he was the son of the late Emily Greenwell (McGee) and the late Frederick Greenwell. William was the loving husband of 61 years to Margaret Rose Greenwell (Gray), whom he married on...
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On January 25, 2023, Timothy William Curtis Elmer, 37, of Leonardtown, MD unexpectedly passed away. Timothy was born on November 4, 1985, to Timothy Elmer and Susan Yerdon in Watertown, NY. He worked as a Chef for Foodlion and Fitzies for seven years. Timothy married Morgan Elmer on October 18, 2015, and they went...
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Mark Lee Diedrich, 62, of Hollywood, MD passed away on January 21, 2023 at home with his loving family at his side. He was born on April 2, 1960 in Annapolis, MD, to the late Karl Raymond Diedrich and Mary Alice (Turner) Diedrich. Mark is a 1978 graduate of Gwynn Park High School. On...
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Thelma Jean Boarman, 86, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 19, 2023 at the Hospice House of St. Mary’s Thelma was born September 16, 1936 to Judson Hammond Pulliam and Gertrude Lavania Dudley. Thelma was one of nine children. After graduating high school Thelma married Thomas Howard Boarman on January 1, 1954 and...
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On January 14, 2023, Elizabeth Susan Peed Brickman, 63, of Leonardtown, MD, peacefully passed away. Elizabeth, known to most as “Susie,” was born on January 2, 1960, to Donald and Betty Peed in Southern Maryland. She spent her youth working in her family’s tobacco fields in Southern Maryland. Later, she worked as a Service...
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Jean Elizabeth Engman, 94 of Great Mills, MD, formerly of Medley’s Neck, passed away on January 15, 2023 at home. She was born on February 19, 1928 in NY to the late Manley Leon McCullough and Hazel (Pelton) McCullough. Jean is survived by her son, Kim Engman of Great Mills, MD. She is preceded...
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Leonard Chester “Tinky” Dement, 93, of California, MD passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on January 12, 1930 in Great Mills, MD he was the oldest of eight children, born to the late George “Lenny” Dement and Doris Pilkerton Dement. Chester was the loving...
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LCDR Gregory Scott Basta (Callsign Klondike) passed away on January 11, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was 38 years young living with his family in Leonardtown, MD. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Jenn; his two boys Max and Nate; his father Ted Basta and step‑mother Olga Frias-Basta...
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On Monday, January 23, 2023, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, along with the US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Task Force, located Brian McCane, Sr., 38, of Lusby, MD, who was wanted in connection with an assault that occurred last month. On Christmas day, December 25, 2022, the victim and two witnesses...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Timothy Wayne Brooks, age 52 of Lexington Park. In November, Brooks removed his GPS monitor while on pretrial release for charges of theft, unlawful taking of motor vehicle and CDS possession. Brooks is a black male, 6’2” and weighs 200 pounds with black...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is encouraging Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel to experience the excitement of this season’s second special waterfowl hunting day on Saturday, Feb. 4. “These special hunt days give our youth, active duty military and veteran hunters a well-deserved chance to get outside one last time before...
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The MQ-4C Triton test team conducted the first flight to assess the unmanned aircraft system’s ability to fly with wing ice accumulation Jan. 25 at Patuxent River. This was the first of approximately 15 flights planned through spring 2023 that will clear Triton to fly in icing conditions. “Triton’s ability to fly in icing...
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Between January 24 – January 25, during the overnight hours, unknown suspect(s) removed the tires from a vehicle in the area of Sir Douglas Drive in Bryans Road. A similar theft occurred on Stream Vista Place in Waldorf and an attempted theft occurred in the parking lot of a business in Waldorf that was...
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On January 20, 2023, at 3:15 p.m., detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section (NES), with assistance from the Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET), served a search warrant at a home in the 8000 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy as part of an ongoing investigation. Just prior to serving the warrant, the NET officers...
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NAS Patuxent River will adjust its gate hours beginning Feb. 1, 2023. Pax River’s new gate hours are: Gate 1 – Open 24/7 Gate 2 – Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gate 3 – Open 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. NAS Patuxent River will also lay spike strips on Cuddihy Road just beyond...
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On Saturday, December 24, 2022, at approximately 11:26 p.m., police responded to the 2200 book of Stream Vista Place in Waldorf, for the reported assault with a firearm. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with the adult female victim who was emotionally upset. The victim advised while herself and a male friend...
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UPDATE 1/26/2023: Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) executed a series of search and seizure warrants, with the assistance of the agency’s Emergency Services Team. As a result, investigators located a loaded Cobray MK-11 assault pistol as well as a loaded Taurus G2C semi-automatic handgun, which are suspected...
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On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at approximately 6:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Saratoga Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Nissan sedan struck a semi-truck and trailer which was turning into Canopy...
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