St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of Biology Karen Crawford, who was the Whitman Scientist this summer on a team at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is first author of a milestone study reported in the July 30 issue of Current Biology. The team at MBL, led by MBL Senior Scientist Joshua Rosenthal...
Read More »
U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel, III, sentenced Arinze Michael Ozor, 37, of Bowie, Maryland, a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for forgery or false use of a passport, in connection with his use of false passports to...
Read More »
For 54 years, the Rotary Club of Lexington Park has sponsored the popular National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County. As a caring organization, the Club has an abundance of concern for the well-being of Festival goers and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the Club reluctantly concluded that the Oyster Festival...
Read More »
The closed all operations (main office and Harm Reduction Program office) at 12:00 p.m., this afternoon, on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the remainder of the business day. Agency operations will resume on Friday, July 31, 2020. COVID-19 Testing at the Leonardtown Office was also cancelled for today, July 30, 2020. Testing will continue as scheduled...
Read More »
On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at approximately 10:48 p.m., firefighters in Calvert County responded to 9210 Bay Avenue in North Beach, for the reported shed on fire threatening other structures. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a detached shed with extension to neighboring house. The owner has been identified as RAR Assoc. Dev....
Read More »
As of Thursday, July 30, 2020, Maryland reports 87,177 COVID-19 cases and 3,357 deaths. An increase of 892 cases and 10 deaths, in 24 hours. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 87,177 Number of persons tested negative : 806,788 Total testing volume : 1,186,132 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,357 Number of probable deaths : 131...
Read More »
Governor Larry Hogan today announced, based on the state’s data-driven approach, the expansion of the statewide masking order and a public health advisory for all out-of-state travel. The governor also unveiled contact tracing data showing that family gatherings are the most common high-risk gathering and working outside the home is the most common high-risk...
Read More »
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of missing juvenile Jordan Daniel Grabill. Jordan is 13 years old, approx. 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 120 lbs with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen on Monday, July 27th by deputies in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates neighborhood in Lusby,...
Read More »
On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 1:08 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Merchants Lane and the ACE Hardware/Autozone store, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one trapped. Dispatchers reported they received multiple 911 callers reporting a single vehicle overturned in the woods with entrapment, and reported...
Read More »
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Daniel Joseph Bliss, 37 of St. Leonard, MD. Bliss is wanted for Domestic Assault and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Anyone with information in regards to the whereabouts of Bliss is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410)...
Read More »
As of Wednesday, July 29, 2020, Maryland reports 86,285 COVID-19 cases and 3,347 deaths. An increase of 761 cases and 20 deaths, in 24 hours. Number of confirmed cases : 86,285 Number of persons tested negative : 792,674 Total testing volume : 1,160,443 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,347 Number of probable deaths : 131 Currently hospitalized : 571 Acute...
Read More »
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place July 29, 2020 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely...
Read More »
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, National Night Out (NNO) has been postponed until Tuesday, October 6, 2020. NNO usually culminates annually on the first Tuesday of August and is a community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. NNO enhances the relationship between...
Read More »
As of Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Maryland reports 85,524 COVID-19 cases and 3,327 deaths. An increase of 678 cases and 12 deaths, in 24 hours. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 85,524 Number of persons tested negative : 782,732 Total testing volume : 1,144,696 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,327 Number of probable deaths : 131...
Read More »
Due to COVID-19 National Night Out (NNO) has been postponed until October 6, 2020. National Night Out occurs annually on the first Tuesday of August and is a community-building campaign that promotes partnerships between neighbors, communities, and law enforcement. National Night Out provides opportunities for neighbors and police to interact in a fun and...
Read More »
Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Ahmad Kazzelbach, age 26, of Pasadena, Maryland, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on the federal charges of cyberstalking and intentional damage to a protected computer. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of...
Read More »
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) invites you to download our new Sheriff’s Office Mobile App. CCSO will no longer be using the NIXLE alert system, therefore citizens will no longer receive NIXLE alerts through email or text. Our agency will be utilizing one platform to access road closures, traffic alerts and cameras, weather...
Read More »
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA), set to kick off in September. This 12-week program will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through mid-December. “The Citizens Police Academy has been an invaluable program offered by the CCSO for the past...
Read More »
As of Monday, July 27, 2020, Maryland reports 84,876 COVID-19 cases and 3,315 deaths. An increase of 3,110 cases and 22 deaths, since Friday, July 24, 2020. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 84,876 Number of persons tested negative : 770,642 Total testing volume : 1,120,761 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,315 Number of probable...
Read More »
UPDATE: After consultation with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, Maryland State Police have charged a driver in connection with yesterday’s crash that killed two people on Crain Highway. The driver charged is identified as Mark D. Austin, 35, of Brandywine. He is currently charged with two counts each of motor vehicle manslaughter...
Read More »
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at approximately 11:15 a.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to the Avis Car Rental on Valley Drive and Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening other vehicles. Crews arrived on the scene to find two Jeep Gladiators well involved....
Read More »
On July 20, 2020, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Hugh C. Gardiner Inc. Store on Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the reported active theft attempt. Deputies arrived on the scene and located Damond Seagun Forrest, age 55 of Great Mills and Maurice Delonte Stoney, age 52 of Great Mills, on...
Read More »
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, at approximately 6:04 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to South Shangri-La Drive and Missouri Avenue in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Crews found a single story residence with fire showing on the side of the house with a small brush fire, firefighters...
Read More »
Mary Ellen Albert, “Missy”, 69, of Great Mills, MD passed away on July 21, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 13, 1951 in Leonardtown, MD and was the loving daughter of the late Ann E. Jones Poe and William A. Albert. She was preceded in death by her stepfather Thomas F....
Read More »
As of Friday, July 24, 2020, Maryland reports 81,766 COVID-19 cases and 3,293 deaths. An increase of 930 cases and 12 deaths. Number of confirmed cases : 81,766 Number of persons tested negative : 722,584 Total testing volume : 1,040,442 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,293 Number of probable deaths : 129 Currently hospitalized : 533 Acute care : 390 Intensive...
Read More »
