On Friday, April 15, 2022, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the NAS Patuxent River Police and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Copeland Lane in Lexington Park, for the single vehicle into the NAS Pax River security fence. As a reporter for SMNEWSNET was driving in the...
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On Thursday, April 7, 2022, the St. Mary’s County Health Department awarded and thanked more than 50 partner organizations for their work through the COVID-19 pandemic, including the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The St. Mary’s County Health Department said, “The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, including the Detention and Rehabilitation Center team, has...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Delvonte Elmore, 27, of Washington, D.C., in connection with a shooting where an 8-month-old boy was injured on Gallery Place in Waldorf. During the investigation, detectives developed Elmore as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. Elmore was located and arrested on...
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Her husband’s stack of games contained top-prize winning $100,000 Lucky scratch-off. The Easter bunny left a $100,000 nest egg hiding in the home of a Mechanicsville couple last weekend. The husband, who is an avid Lottery player, often encourages his wife to join him in his scratch-off fun. Their Easter surprise was her discovery...
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Pamela Kay Quade, 62, of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Winchester, VA, passed away on April 13, 2022 in Mechanicsville, MD. Born on March 10, 1960 in Winchester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Minnie Ashby and the late Jesse Ashby. Pamela was the loving wife of Gregory M. Quade, whom she married...
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Jean Margot Finelli, “Sweetie Pie,”88, of Waldorf, MD, formerly from Clinton, MD, passed away on April 6, 2022 in Frederick, MD. Born on February 25, 1934 in Washington, D.C., she was the loving daughter of the late Mary Christine Middleton Welch and Aloysius Casimir Welch, M.D. Jean was the loving wife of the late...
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Margaret (Betty) Elizabeth Dean was granted her angel wings on April 5, 2022. Betty was born on March 27, 1931 and just recently celebrated her 91st birthday. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Betty had touched in some small way throughout her very memorable life in St. Mary’s County,...
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Keith Thane Wellons, 62, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Columbia, SC, passed away at his home on April 3, 2022. Born on December 15, 1959, in El Paso, TX, he was the son of the late Helen Rodger Wellons and Marshall Wellons. Keith is survived by his son Courtney Wellons of Columbia, SC,...
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April brings a special Member Spotlight! Join us in Congratulating two Lifetime Members, Past Chief/Past President John Pardoe and Past Rescue Chief Karen Pardoe. Past Chief/Past President J. Pardoe started in August of 1974 with SVRSFD as a Firefighter. Past Rescue Chief K. Pardoe joined in February 1991 as an EMT. With John having...
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Home-school families looking for support creating an educational plan that works best for their children can turn to the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for experiences that help students of every age with their academics. In the last five years Southern Maryland has seen a 74 percent increase in home-school students and now has...
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Some local businesses reported today receiving fraudulent calls claiming to be law enforcement officers with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, spoofing the agency’s main phone number — 301-475-8008. The scam callers are seeking money, gift cards or account information, making threats of arrest or investigation. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens...
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It is with a heavy heart that the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department announces the passing of Board of Director George Earl Newton. Obituary, funeral and service information will be provided when they become available. All photos are thanks to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department. Please keep the Newton family in your thoughts and prayers.
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, April 12, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented four Proclamations raising awareness of and celebrating National Healthcare Decisions Day, National Animal Care and Control Association Week, National Public...
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As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world — will bring their “Sixty Years...
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On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Jahlil Perry, 19, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for carrying out a carjacking last August of an Uber driver in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Perry pleaded guilty...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft and fraud investigation. The suspect used stolen credit card numbers and made a series of tire purchases from Tom Hodges Auto Sales in Hollywood from March 7-11, 2022. The purchases were made over the phone and the...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, advancing a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Community Safety Works awards...
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On Saturday, April 16, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, along with Patrol Division deputies, attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Delmante Isiah Jordan, age 23 of Lexington Park, for Second-Degree Assault. As uniformed deputies attempted to place Jordan under arrest, he fled through the nearby Westbury subdivision...
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On the weekend of April 23-24, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will remember the 87 lives lost in a tragedy during the American Civil War on the Potomac near St. Clement’s Island during the hunt for presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth. Weekend activities will happen on both days at St. Clement’s Island Museum...
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On Friday, April 15, 2022, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 47452 Sewell Road in Lexington Park, for the reported small brush fire. Bay District Tanker 34 and Brush 3 arrived on the scene and found approximately 1 acre on fire and requested additional brush trucks, tankers and the tanker...
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On Sunday, April 10 at 1:03 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of Sirenia Place in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers observed two suspects inside the house. One suspect, an 18-year-old, attempted to flee through an open window but was apprehended. Another suspect, 16-years-old, fled on...
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On Friday, April 15, 2022, at approximately 9:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Park Pines Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one trapped. 20 firefighters from NAS Webster Field, Bay District and Ridge responded...
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On Friday, April 8, 2022, the CCSO Traffic Operations Unit and Community Policing Unit, in cooperation with the Prince George’s County Police Traffic Enforcement Unit, conducted a special enforcement on North and Southbound MD-210 focused on seatbelt usage and distracted driving. The operation was funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office Distracted Driving Grant....
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Beginning April 24, 2022, visitors can enjoy a fun evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, dessert reception at St. Clement’s Island Museum, and delicious seafood dinner at waterside Morris Point Restaurant during a series of themed events throughout the season. The run of five cruises kicks off April 24, 2022,...
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On Tuesday, April 12 at 4:27 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 3600 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect was attempting to pry open a lock on a trailer belonging to the business when he was...
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