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A Wonderful Addition to Leonardtown Square: Meow Dyer Cat Cafe!

A Wonderful Addition to Leonardtown Square: Meow Dyer Cat Cafe!

Join them for their grand opening celebration from January 10th to 12th, with doors open daily from 12 PM to 7 PM. Owner Shannon Myles Obedoza has partnered with Feral Cat Rescue to create a cozy, welcoming space where rescue cats can thrive while waiting for their forever homes. The cafe offers a calm...
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UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Shot in Hollywood: Ten Weeks Later, No Arrests and No Answers from Police

UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Shot in Hollywood: Ten Weeks Later, No Arrests and No Answers from Police

UPDATE: More than Ten weeks have passed since a 19-year-old man was shot in Hollywood, leading to a high-speed chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies, yet no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. Although police have identified the shooter in court documents, no charges have been filed, and authorities have not...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Property Damage in Domestic Incident

Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Property Damage in Domestic Incident

Ricardo James O’Brien, 26, of Lexington Park, is facing charges of second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property following a domestic dispute at a residence on Maverick Court in Hollywood, Maryland, on January 4, 2025. According to court documents, police were called to the scene after a report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers...
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Homeless Man Charged in Walmart Theft Attempt in St. Mary’s County

Homeless Man Charged in Walmart Theft Attempt in St. Mary’s County

John Patrick Furey, 43, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with attempted theft after an incident at the Walmart located on Miramar Way in California, Maryland. According to court documents, the incident occurred on December 9, 2024, when Furey allegedly attempted to leave the store with a cart and backpack filled with...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Knife Assault Outside Weis Market on Great Mills Road

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Knife Assault Outside Weis Market on Great Mills Road

Daniel A. Humpleby, 30, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first-degree and second-degree assault following an altercation involving a knife outside the Weis Market located on Great Mills Road, on January 8, 2025. According to court documents and statements provided by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Indian Head

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Indian Head

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at approximately 2:24 p.m., Maryland State Police troopers from the La Plata Barrack and deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 344 near Maryland Route 224. Due to the severity of the incident, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team...
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Domestic Dispute at La Quinta Hotel Leads to Felony Assault Charges for Mechanicsville Man

Domestic Dispute at La Quinta Hotel Leads to Felony Assault Charges for Mechanicsville Man

A Mechanicsville man was arrested on January 1, 2025, following a reported domestic disturbance at a local hotel. Patrick James Anderson, 29, of Mechanicsville, is facing charges including first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and malicious destruction of property valued at over $1,000. According to court documents and Maryland State Police reports, troopers were dispatched to...
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Calvert County Man Faces Multiple Criminal Charges, Including Assault and Theft

Calvert County Man Faces Multiple Criminal Charges, Including Assault and Theft

A Chesapeake Beach man is facing criminal charges following multiple incidents spanning December 2024 and January 2025. Estep Kyler, 69, of Chesapeake Beach, is charged in two separate cases with offenses including second-degree assault, malicious destruction of property, theft, stalking, and conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). According to court documents, Kyler...
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Hollywood Woman Arrested for Use of False Government Identification in St. Mary’s County

Hollywood Woman Arrested for Use of False Government Identification in St. Mary’s County

Laura M. Connolly, 65, of Hollywood, Maryland, was arrested on December 31, 2024, following allegations of fraudulently using the identity of a deceased individual during an incident the Target store in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Trooper Kelsey of the Maryland State Police responded to a report of theft at Target on Three...
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Lusby Man Arrested for Assault with Boiling Water in in St. Leonard

Lusby Man Arrested for Assault with Boiling Water in in St. Leonard

A Lusby man was arrested on January 2, 2025, following an alleged domestic dispute that left one individual with burns. According to court documents, Mark Ward Salvagni, 63, of Lusby, faces multiple misdemeanor charges, including second-degree assault, trespassing, and failure to obey a lawful order. The incident occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m. at a...
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Charles County Detectives Arrest Two for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession

Charles County Detectives Arrest Two for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession

On January 2, 2025, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section carried out a search warrant in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted a residence in the 12200 block of King Farm Place in Newburg, and a vehicle tied to the suspects. At approximately 3:25 PM, detectives observed Donnie David Campbell,...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect for DUI, Firearm Violations, and Reckless Driving

Police in Charles County Arrest Suspect for DUI, Firearm Violations, and Reckless Driving

Lonnie Ray Dawes III, 35, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is facing a series of charges after being arrested on December 31, 2024, in Charles County, during an early morning traffic stop. Dawes was taken into custody after officers stopped his vehicle on Crain Highway near Mount Air Road. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office,...
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Boiling Water Attack in Waldorf Leaves Victim’s Face with Peeling Skin; Suspect Released by Judge on Own Recognizance

Boiling Water Attack in Waldorf Leaves Victim’s Face with Peeling Skin; Suspect Released by Judge on Own Recognizance

Emani Bonnetta Webster, 27, of Waldorf, was arrested and charged with first-degree and second-degree assault following a domestic violence incident that occurred on December 31, 2024. According to court records and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the charges stem from an altercation at a residence on Hollins Lane in Waldorf, during which Webster allegedly...
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Bryans Road Man Released on His Own Recognizance After Stabbing Brother in Charles County

Bryans Road Man Released on His Own Recognizance After Stabbing Brother in Charles County

A family dispute on New Year’s Day led to a stabbing and subsequent arrest of Kaleb Thaddeus Hart, 20, of Bryans Road, Maryland. According to court documents and statements provided by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Hart was charged with 1st and 2nd degree assault after an altercation with his brother resulted in injuries....
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All Southern Maryland Schools are Closed on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

All Southern Maryland Schools are Closed on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

School closings and delays in Maryland for Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Anne Arundel County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The school system declared a “code blue” with liberal leave for employees. Calvert County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 8, 2025. All after school and evening activities are canceled,...
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Lexington Park Man Found Passed Out at Gas Pump Arrested for Drug Possession

Lexington Park Man Found Passed Out at Gas Pump Arrested for Drug Possession

On December 31, 2024, Austin Darling, 30, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with drug-related offenses after police responded to a report of a man unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle at the Quick Shop on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Deputy Ryan McLean of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Surveillance and Search Warrants Lead to Drug Charges for Two Lexington Park Brothers

Surveillance and Search Warrants Lead to Drug Charges for Two Lexington Park Brothers

Juwan Deontre Ford, 21, and James Sylvester Ford Jr., 23, both of Lexington Park, were formally charged with possession with intent to distribute cannabis and possession of cannabis exceeding civil-use limits. According to court documents, a search warrant was executed on January 17, 2024, at a residence on Windsor Drive where Juwan Deontre Ford...
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Man Arrested Following Robbery and Theft at Waldorf Grocery Store – Released on His Own Recognizance

Man Arrested Following Robbery and Theft at Waldorf Grocery Store – Released on His Own Recognizance

James Walter Counce III, 33, of Seat Pleasant, was arrested on December 29, 2024, following an incident at the Giant Food on Crain Highway in Waldorf. According to law enforcement, Counce allegedly attempted to rob the store, demanded money from employees, and ultimately stole a small amount of merchandise before being apprehended by officers....
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Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man After Amber Leaf Place Shooting Incident

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man After Amber Leaf Place Shooting Incident

Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office arrested Delvion Elton Proctor, 38, of Waldorf, on December 28, 2024, following a shooting incident at the Wakefield Terrace Apartment Complex. Proctor now faces multiple charges, including assault and firearm-related offenses. On December 27, 2024: At approximately 8:16 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were...
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Callaway Man Arrested for Assault and Neglect of Vulnerable Adult

Callaway Man Arrested for Assault and Neglect of Vulnerable Adult

Robert Corey Lentz, 38, of Callaway, was arrested on December 23, 2024, following allegations of physical assault and neglect against his an elderly male, for whom he served as a caretaker. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident at a residence on Take It Easy Ranch Road. Lentz has been charged...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested for Drug and Weapon Offenses Following Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Leonardtown Man Arrested for Drug and Weapon Offenses Following Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Daniel Earl Garner, 48, of Leonardtown, was arrested on December 28, 2024, and now faces a series of charges following a traffic stop conducted by Senior Trooper Allison Oyler of the Maryland State Police leonardtown Barrack (MSP). The incident took place during a DUI saturation patrol on southbound Maryland Route 235 near Pegg Road...
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Port Republic Man Charged with Assault After Holiday Altercation at Holiday Inn Express in Prince Frederick

Port Republic Man Charged with Assault After Holiday Altercation at Holiday Inn Express in Prince Frederick

David Eretz Hirshowitz, 63, of Port Republic, is facing multiple charges following a reported confrontation during the holiday weekend in Prince Frederick. Hirshowitz was arrested on December 28, 2024, after an incident involving a firearm and a verbal dispute in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express. According to court documents, the incident...
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Police Respond to Restaurant in Prince Frederick for a Disturbance, Arrest Suspect for Disorderly Conduct

Police Respond to Restaurant in Prince Frederick for a Disturbance, Arrest Suspect for Disorderly Conduct

On December 27, 2024, Matthew Leo Greening, 36, of no fixed address, was arrested following an incident at a local restaurant in Prince Frederick. He is facing multiple misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and attempted theft, according to court records and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred at Brick House...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Violating Peace Order and Peeping Tom Allegations

Lexington Park Man Charged with Violating Peace Order and Peeping Tom Allegations

Robert Matthew Duke, 37, of Lexington Park, has been charged in two separate cases filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. The cases involve allegations of violating a peace order and an incident of alleged peeping tom behavior. Court records indicate that Duke is charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly engaging in “visual surveillance...
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Hollywood Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges After State Police Arrest

Hollywood Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges After State Police Arrest

Ellis Eugene Tolbert, 66, of Hollywood, Maryland, has been indicted on nine counts of possession of child pornography. This follows an extensive investigation by Maryland State Police and the use of CyberTips provided by a national organization monitoring online child exploitation. The charges were filed on October 7, 2024, in the Circuit Court for...
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