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Maryland State Police Aviation Command Performs Aerial Rescue of Patient From Cargo Ship in Chesapeake Bay

Maryland State Police Aviation Command Performs Aerial Rescue of Patient From Cargo Ship in Chesapeake Bay

The crew of Maryland State Police Aviation Command Trooper 6 performed an aerial rescue of a patient from a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay on Friday morning. Shortly before 5:30 a.m., on Friday, June 18, 2021, Trooper 6, based at Easton Airport, was dispatched to perform an aerial hoist of a patient from...
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CalvertHealth Foundation Celebrates 2021 Scholarship Recipients with Largest Award Totals to Date

CalvertHealth Foundation Celebrates 2021 Scholarship Recipients with Largest Award Totals to Date

The CalvertHealth Foundation Scholarship committee recently awarded the largest scholarship total in its history – providing $115,625 to 29 award recipients. Twenty-four of the applicants will receive Allied Health scholarships in the amount of $3,750 each and three will receive $1,875 due to mid-year graduation dates. Two E. Anne Spitzer applicants will receive $10,000...
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Drunk Chesapeake Beach Man Spits on Police Officer After Hit & Run Crash is Charged with DUI and Assault

Drunk Chesapeake Beach Man Spits on Police Officer After Hit & Run Crash is Charged with DUI and Assault

On June 16, 2021, at 6:11 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf after the victim of a hit and run crash that occurred in Prince George’s County followed the striking vehicle to a shopping center in Charles County. When officers arrived, they...
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Sharkfest Returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, July 10, 2021

Sharkfest Returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, July 10, 2021

SHARKFEST returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, July 10, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Celebrate the ultimate apex predator of the marine world during one of the museum’s most popular events. Regular museum admission applies; CMM members are FREE. Space is limited, advance ticket purchase is recommended. Complimentary museum passes...
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AUDIO: Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Dunkirk, Transported to Area Trauma Center

AUDIO: Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Dunkirk, Transported to Area Trauma Center

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the AutoZone located at 2990 Plaza Drive in Dunkirk, for the reported gunshot wound. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller was a Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy who advised he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Crews arrived on the...
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Fight at Tiki Bar in Solomons Leads to Arrests

Fight at Tiki Bar in Solomons Leads to Arrests

On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Deputy First Class Shrawder and Deputy First Class Callison from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fight in progress at the Tiki Bar located on Charles Street in Solomons. Once on scene deputies observed numerous patrons fighting in the rear parking lot. Matthew Ryan Henderson, 23 of...
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Calvert County Celebrates New Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department Firehouse

Calvert County Celebrates New Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department Firehouse

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) today held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Company 2, firehouse. At 29,929 square feet, the new $11-million facility boasts several new state-of-the-art features designed to enhance firefighter health and safety. The building incorporates improved technology...
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Blue Angel #7 Makes Final Flight to NAS Patuxent River, Will Be Placed at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Coming Soon!

Blue Angel #7 Makes Final Flight to NAS Patuxent River, Will Be Placed at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Coming Soon!

Today in 1946 the Blue Angels performed their first public flight demonstration from their first training base and team headquarters at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida, on June 15, and June 16, 1946, with three F6F-5 Hellcats (number 1 – 3). They were specially modified to reduce weight and painted with the iconic...
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Governor Hogan Announces End of COVID-19 State of Emergency

Governor Hogan Announces End of COVID-19 State of Emergency

Governor Larry Hogan today announced the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency in the State of Maryland. As of today, Maryland has surpassed 6.5 million vaccinations, and the positivity rate is a record-low 0.82%. “Thanks in large part to the hard work, the sacrifices, and the vigilance of the people of Maryland, we...
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Detectives in Calvert County Seeking Information on Drive-by Shooting in Lusby

Detectives in Calvert County Seeking Information on Drive-by Shooting in Lusby

On June 14, 2021 at approximately 9:49 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Patrol Bureau responded to report of a drive-by shooting in the 1000 block of Golden West Way in Lusby. Preliminary investigation revealed, unknown suspect(s) fired several rounds into a residence as well as into a vehicle outside the home. No...
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MDOT MVA, Law Enforcement Partners Remind Marylanders to Check Child Safety Seats Often

MDOT MVA, Law Enforcement Partners Remind Marylanders to Check Child Safety Seats Often

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater and MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) Administrator Chrissy Nizer joined together this month to announce the donation of 50 child safety seats from MDOT MVA’s Highway Safety Office to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and several other law enforcement agencies across the state. The donation...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Stealing Wentworth Nursery Truck and Trailer

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Stealing Wentworth Nursery Truck and Trailer

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, Deputy Huy responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Prince Frederick Boulevard in Prince Frederick, for a report of a stolen vehicle. Wentworth Nursery in St. Mary’s County advised one of their company trucks with GPS on it was being driven in Calvert County. The vehicle lookout...
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Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

This past weekend, several members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department traveled to South Bend, Indiana to receive recognition for rescuing two civilians trapped in Swift water during Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. The members in attendance that were part of the response were Wayne Klinger Sr., John Comer, Robert Mott, Wayne Klinger...
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Southern Maryland Weather Alert for June 10, 2021

Southern Maryland Weather Alert for June 10, 2021

Because of the slow motion and ample moisture in the atmosphere, storms may drop 2 to 4 inches of rain in a short period of time, resulting in flash flooding. Please be aware of weather changes in your area, listen to updates from your local weather outlets, and stay safe! Flash Flood Watch in...
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UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Calvert County. At about 1:20 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hallowing Point Road in the area of Jibsail Drive. According to a...
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UPDATE: Prince Frederick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault

UPDATE: Prince Frederick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault

UPDATE 6/8/2021: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey today announced that Anthony Wayne Crusoe, II, 26, of Prince Frederick, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first degree assault. The charge carries a maximum punishment of 25 years imprisonment. The incident occurred on November 1, 2020, at the Park and Ride located on Fairgrounds Road...
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Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 3,910 Turkeys

Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 3,910 Turkeys

Maryland hunters harvested 3,910 wild turkeys during the spring 2021 regular and junior turkey seasons, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported. This year’s harvest was 9% below the record harvest of 4,303 set in 2020, but still 4% above the 10-year average. “Turkey populations in much of the state have increased significantly in...
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Lucky Lusby Transportation Worker Rolls to a $50,000 Win with $10 Scratch-off

Lucky Lusby Transportation Worker Rolls to a $50,000 Win with $10 Scratch-off

Rare purchase leads Calvert County man to $50,000 prize An unexpected rendezvous with Lottery luck delayed a Lusby transportation worker’s commute home one day in early May. The Calvert County resident made a rare scratch-off purchase that led to a $50,000 win in the Bankroll Buck$ game. The 57-year-old told Maryland Lottery officials that...
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Maryland State Police Announce Reaccreditation Site Visit

Maryland State Police Announce Reaccreditation Site Visit

The Maryland State Police is scheduled for a virtual site-based assessment from Monday, June 14 to Thursday, June 17. The Department will undergo assessment by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®). This will be our second reaccreditation assessment since first being accredited in 2014 and is for the Advanced Law Enforcement...
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Naval Aviation Bridges Medicine & Engineering to Advance Aerospace Tech

Naval Aviation Bridges Medicine & Engineering to Advance Aerospace Tech

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is advancing its human systems technology by combining best practices from the medical and engineering communities. The warfare center recently stood up the Aeromedical Monitoring and Analysis branch comprised of licensed medical military officers bridging their perspective with engineering disciplines to improve operational capabilities like night...
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National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Watch for Southern Maryland

National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Watch for Southern Maryland

On Friday, June 4, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., the National Weather service issued the following weather updates. Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00 p.m. for CALVERT, CHARLES, ST. MARYS Severe Thunderstorm Warning Southern Prince Georges County, Northwestern Charles County until 1:45 p.m. At 1250 EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lincolnia...
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SMECO Awards Four Scholarships to High School Seniors

SMECO Awards Four Scholarships to High School Seniors

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has awarded four scholarships for 2021 to high school seniors who live in the Cooperative’s service area. Scholarships are based on the applicants’ scholastic achievement, financial need, and school and community involvement. SMECO has awarded scholarships to 116 students in the 29 years since beginning the program in 1993....
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Wanted Wednesday: Thomas Desay Gary Jr.

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Wanted Wednesday: Thomas Desay Gary Jr.

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Thomas Desay Gary Jr. Gary is wanted for Violation of a Protective Order. Anyone with information in regards to Gary, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800 and/or DFC Chip Ward at (443) 532-0603, Sgt. Philip Foote (443)...
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Maryland Reports Under 100 New COVID-19 Cases for First Time Since March 25, 2020

Maryland Reports Under 100 New COVID-19 Cases for First Time Since March 25, 2020

Today, for the first time since March 25, 2020, the State of Maryland is reporting under 100 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. This is another major milestone as the state emerges from the pandemic. 65 New Confirmed Cases. The state is reporting 65 new cases of COVID-19. One month ago today, the state reported 939 new cases....
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Prince Frederick Woman Leads Police on High Speed Chase in Calvert County After Assault in Lexington Park

Prince Frederick Woman Leads Police on High Speed Chase in Calvert County After Assault in Lexington Park

On Monday, May 24, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Captain Yingling from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived in the area, he observed a female suspect leaving the scene in a red 2019 Hyundai Accent bearing Maryland...
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