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Lusby Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After DUI in St. Leonard

Lusby Woman Arrested on Drug Charges After DUI in St. Leonard

On 3/5/18 at 5:38 pm, Trooper First Class Costello from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 south of Parran Rd. in St. Leonard for traffic violations. Heather M. Malamphy, 28 of Lusby was arrested for DUI. A search was conducted and suspected Oxycodone was located. Malamphy was...
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Three Prince George’s County Men Arrested After Found in Stolen Car in Huntingtown

Three Prince George’s County Men Arrested After Found in Stolen Car in Huntingtown

On Thursday, March 8, 2018, at approximately 11:55 pm, Trooper First Class Warrick from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Plum Point Rd. in Huntingtown for traffic violations. A  check on both the vehicle and the occupants revealed the vehicle was listed as stolen through the...
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Waldorf “Pill Mill” Distributor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

Waldorf “Pill Mill” Distributor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, United States Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Donald Russell, 53, of Waldorf, Maryland to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a drug conspiracy in connection with the operation of purported pain management clinics that were actually “pill mills.” Eleven co-conspirators previously...
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UPDATE: Three Injured After Maryland State Police Cruiser and Ambulance Collide in Hollywood

UPDATE: Three Injured After Maryland State Police Cruiser and Ambulance Collide in Hollywood

UPDATE – MSP Press Release: A Maryland state trooper and two others were injured after the departmental vehicle she was driving crashed into an ambulance Tuesday afternoon in St. Mary’s County. At approximately 1:45 p.m., the trooper, identified as TFC Allison Oyler, was on duty operating a marked patrol car on MD Rt. 235...
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Whitney’s Liquors in Waldorf Retailer Sells $50,000 Bonus Match 5 Ticket

Whitney’s Liquors in Waldorf Retailer Sells $50,000 Bonus Match 5 Ticket

Someone is $50,000 richer this morning! Check your Bonus Match 5 tickets to see if you are our lucky player holding a top-prize winning ticket from the Monday, March 12 drawing. Whitney’s Liquors in Waldorf sold the lucky ticket, which matches the five numbers of 8, 14, 19, 23 and 34; the Bonus Ball...
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Lusby Woman High on Heroin Found Passed Out Behind the Wheel of Running Vehicle in Lexington Park

Lusby Woman High on Heroin Found Passed Out Behind the Wheel of Running Vehicle in Lexington Park

On March 9, 2018 Deputy A. Beshline of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s office arrived in the area of Creeping Primrose Lane and Columbus Drive, in Lexington Park, to check the welfare of a subject slumped over the steering wheel of a blue GMC pickup truck. The vehicle was located at the entrance of a...
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces Start of Point Lookout Road at Abell Street/Moakley Street Improvement Project

Governor Larry Hogan Announces Start of Point Lookout Road at Abell Street/Moakley Street Improvement Project

Governor Larry Hogan joined Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn and MDOT State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) Administrator Greg Slater to announce the start of construction for the much-anticipated MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) at Abell Street/Moakley Street intersection improvements project in Leonardtown. This long-awaited project, which is a priority of...
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Solomons Couple Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

Solomons Couple Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

On Monday, March 12, 2018 at approximately 1:05 p.m. members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to Solomons Island Road (MD Route 2) and C. Jones Road for a motor vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation of the collision revealed a 2008 Ford Ranger was stopped in...
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WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 3/13/2018

WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 3/13/2018

The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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Hollywood Woman Charged with Escape in St. Mary’s County

Hollywood Woman Charged with Escape in St. Mary’s County

On March 8, 2018, Deputy W. Forinash of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s office responded to Lawrence Hayden Road in Hollywood to check on Heather Garner, 29, of Hollywood. The check was conducted due to Garner not reporting for her pre scheduled Court ordered urinalysis test on March 6, and her personal GPS tracking...
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Waldorf Man Faces Serious Criminal Charges After Shootout in Alabama

Waldorf Man Faces Serious Criminal Charges After Shootout in Alabama

Police in Alabama said they have identified the two men involved in a mall parking lot shooting. The Auburn Police Division has identified the two individuals involved in the shooting that occurred in the Auburn Mall parking lot on Friday, March 9, 2018, as Deion S. Brooks, age 23 from Waldorf, and Michael R....
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Department of Agriculture Discourages Residents from Buying Chicks this Spring

Department of Agriculture Discourages Residents from Buying Chicks this Spring

The Maryland Department of Agriculture warns citizens that incorrectly handling live poultry, including chicks and ducklings, can cause serious illnesses, and the department strongly discourages citizens from buying chicks as presents for children this spring. This warning comes after a recent outbreak of H7N1 low-pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a commercial poultry flock...
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Southern Maryland Beats Oprah to the Punch

Southern Maryland Beats Oprah to the Punch

It’s rare to be ahead of Oprah when it comes to the next big thing. But this time Southern Maryland is way out in front. Last night she reported on 60 Minutes about childhood trauma and its effect on brain development which can increase the likelihood of a child suffering physical, social, and mental...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 3/12/2018 to 3/16/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 3/12/2018 to 3/16/2018

During the week of March 12, to March 16, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Berry Road at Jenifer Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Marshall Corner Road at McDonough High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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Data From Emergency Departments Show Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses

Data From Emergency Departments Show Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses

Data from emergency departments (EDs) show that the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report examines the timeliest data available to CDC on ED visits for opioid overdoses across multiple states. Overall, ED visits (reported by 52 jurisdictions...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Man Shot in Leg

Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Man Shot in Leg

On Saturday, March 10, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown for the report of a gunshot victim. Deputies arrived at the hospital and met with a black male in his thirties who was shot in the leg, the victim...
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Search of Drug House Turns up Stolen Gun, $19,000 in Cash and Over a Pound and a Half of Marijuana

Search of Drug House Turns up Stolen Gun, $19,000 in Cash and Over a Pound and a Half of Marijuana

On Friday February 23, 2018, Judge Chappelle of the Circuit Court for Charles County, Maryland, issued a search and seizure warrant authorizing the search of a residence on Irish Lord Place, in Waldorf. This search and seizure warrant was issued based on probable cause to believe the occupants at the residence were violating certain...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park

On Friday, March 9, 2018, at approximately 12:23 am, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Enterprise Road, in Lexington Park, for the report of shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located multiple shell casings. No injuries have been reported, and the suspect(s) fled the area...
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Woman Arrested for Assault and Threat of Arson in Park Hall

Woman Arrested for Assault and Threat of Arson in Park Hall

On March 3, 2018 Trooper K. Bauer of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barracks responded to Courtneyville Road, in Park Hall for the report of an assault with a knife. While responding to the residence, the emergency communications center stated that the suspect had left the residence in a Gray Kia with a New...
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Baltimore Woman Arrested in Charles County for Assault, DUI, Destruction of Property and Resisting Arrest After Crashing into Vehicles

Baltimore Woman Arrested in Charles County for Assault, DUI, Destruction of Property and Resisting Arrest After Crashing into Vehicles

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to a reported motor vehicle collision in the area of southbound Rt. 301 (Crain Highway) in the area of Mt. Air Road, in Faulkner. Upon arrival, Troopers and deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office observed the driver,...
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Pomfret Man Arrested After Forcing His Way Onto a School Bus in Charles County

Pomfret Man Arrested After Forcing His Way Onto a School Bus in Charles County

On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Raphael Drive off of Marshalls Corner Road, in Pomfret for the report of a man who forced his way onto a school bus and was preventing the bus from leaving. Officers responded to the scene and observed...
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Upper Marlboro Woman Caught Bringing Crack Into Calvert County Jail

Upper Marlboro Woman Caught Bringing Crack Into Calvert County Jail

On February 27, 2018 Deputy Ridgely, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Calvert County Detention Center for a CDS violation. Deputy Ridgley made contact with the suspect identified as Chelsea Garrison, 27, of Upper Marlboro. It was discovered Garrison had concealed narcotics on her persons to try to bring into the...
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Judge Amy J. Bragunier Sentenced Drug Store ATM Burglar to 18 Months

Judge Amy J. Bragunier Sentenced Drug Store ATM Burglar to 18 Months

On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Kevontae DeAngelo Stewart to 10 years all suspended but 18 months for Second Degree Burglary. Stewart also faces 10 years back up time and 5 years supervised probation for Conspiracy Theft $10,000-$100,000. On August 8, 2017, officers responded to an...
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Homeowners Should Check Tree Contractors’ Credentials

Homeowners Should Check Tree Contractors’ Credentials

After the recent late winter storms and high winds, property owners across Maryland are learning the extent of damage to their property. In cases where the cleanup requires a professional to handle the work, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has a few important suggestions homeowners should follow before bringing in a contractor to clear tree...
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Nicole Zuraitis Quartet to Perform Live at Calvert Marine Museum

Nicole Zuraitis Quartet to Perform Live at Calvert Marine Museum

The Maritime Performance Series presents the Nicole Zuraitis Quartet on Friday, March 16 at the Calvert Marine Museum. Enjoy an evening of enchantment with the seismic talent of inspired vocalist, keyboard player, and songwriter Nicole Zuraitis. Her effervescent presence and dazzling vocals have thrilled audiences throughout Manhattan and across the world. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at...
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