On Friday September 30, 2022, the Prince George’s County Police Special Crimes Division Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) was notified by an adult female of a sexual assault that occurred from 2015-2017 when she was a student at Largo High School. The defendant is 44-year-old Lonnie Elias, Jr. was the Victim’s teacher....
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented Proclamations in honor of Red Ribbon Week, Ace’s Angels, Economic Development Week and National Disability Employment Awareness month. The Department...
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The NAS Patuxent River Search and Rescue team, the SAR Dogs, are inviting all interested personnel, military and civilian, to join them for their annual Swim the Bay event Oct. 28. The 1.7-mile swim will start onboard Pax River from the beach at West Basin Marina and finish across the water at the Chesapeake...
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The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections will be canvassing the 2022 Gubernatorial General Mail-in Ballots and Provisional Ballots. Pre-Election Day Canvass will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 9 a.m. These results will not be released until Election Night. The after Election Mail-in Ballot Canvass will be Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at...
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The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263) program team put Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) systems through their paces during a two-week technical demonstration in mid-September. More than a dozen vendors attended the event to help inform the Navy Expeditionary Warfare community of the functions and capabilities available on the...
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On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 3:16 p.m., school authorities at J.P. Ryon Elementary School notified the school resource officer about a juvenile male in the parking lot with what appeared to be a gun. A parent who was waiting in the car rider line saw the juvenile place the gun in his backpack...
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On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at approximately 7:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle and a St. Mary’s County School...
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On Monday, October 17, 2022, at approximately 3:20 p.m., officers responded for a citizen’s report of a male with a handgun walking in the area of Glen Burnie High School with another male. The school’s SROs were alerted and quickly located the males off the school’s property. After conducting a search, one suspect was...
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As we embark on a new season, we welcome guests to visit the museum for fall related fun, while also reflecting on the past with special events surrounding Veterans Day. With the holidays just around the corner, we invite you visit the Museum Store for a special event with extra savings. For more information...
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Tri-County Love Center is a transitional home for women in need of a steppingstone after seeking treatment from substance abuse. “We are a 501 (c) (3) EIN 84-4197062 seeking fundraising sponsors and registrants for our First annual Walk/Runathon on November 25, 2022, 9am at the Indian Head Rail Trail (IHRT) located at 10410 Theodore...
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Whether you’re a local or a visitor passing through Southern Maryland, you’re sure to notice bird art displayed throughout the town. These art projects were created to represent La Plata, Maryland as Maryland’s First Bird City! La Plata is recognized as the first bird city due to their efforts taken to implement sound bird-conservation...
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The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced a new $9.8 million award under the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders. The PASS program...
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National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 16 – 22, 2022. St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, will continue efforts to educate young drivers about the importance of wearing seatbelts and the dangers associated with distracted driving. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety...
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On Sunday, October 16, 2022, firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Valley Lee, Bay District and Seventh District responded to 21475 Abells Wharf Road in Leonardtown, for the reported trailer fire. The 911 caller reported multiple kids were trespassing and had entered the structure and believed they set it on fire, the caller reported smoke was...
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In addition to dedicating the new Nice-Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River, Governor Larry Hogan made several stops across Charles County as part of his ongoing legacy tour across the state Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park. To start out his day in Southern Maryland, Governor Hogan toured the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park and...
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Meet Calvert Middle School (CMS) School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy First Class (DFC) Ryan Spalding The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Calvert County Public Schools – CCPS welcome back Det. Spalding as this is his 4th year as an SRO. This year Det. Spalding will be supporting students at Calvert Middle School and Calvert...
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On Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 8:17 a.m., officers responded to a school bus stop for students at Davis Middle School in the area of Silent Creek Road and Stewards Chance Lane after a witness called to report a juvenile pointing what appeared to be a handgun at other students. At the same time,...
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On Tuesday, October 4 at 2:14 p.m., a 14-year-old student was fighting with another student in the parking lot during dismissal at St. Charles High School. During the altercation, the student ran to a school bus and obtained a stun gun, which another student held for her. The student activated the stun gun several...
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On Thursday, October 6, 2022, several students at Mattawoman Middle School told school staff about another student who was overheard making a threat to commit mass violence. The school resource officer (SRO) was notified and initiated an investigation. The SRO made contact with the student’s parents, followed up with a home safety check, and...
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Ballot Drop Boxes In addition, yesterday SBE began the process of delivering and installing official ballot drop boxes across the state. SBE anticipates it will take five days to deliver and install all 281 ballot drop boxes. A list of the ballot box locations is available online (in Spanish) Voters who choose to utilize...
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The 2022 Community Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by the Department of Aging & Human Services, will be held Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland campus, located at 44219 Airport Road in California. Health screenings will include body composition, glucose, skin cancer, hearing, vision...
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Charles Clark, 65, of La Plata, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal Division, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Clark pleaded...
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Mark Bowser, 42, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for fatally stabbing a woman with 47 sharp force injuries in an attack that took place inside the victim’s home in Southeast Washington. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief...
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By NSWC Indian Head Division Public Affairs., Indian Head, Md. – Lt. Patrick Gest, Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE (EXU-1), received the Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman Leadership Award in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Sept. 30. Kauffman organized the first U.S. Navy Demolition Team in 1943 and is widely regarded as one of the forefathers of explosive...
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The Calvert County Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) will host the state’s first Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC) ACC and Trial Board training programs. MPTSC training is required for ACC and Trial Board members throughout the state of Maryland. The training will take place during the second and third weeks of October in...
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