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Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Destruction of Property and Served Three Outstanding Warrants.

Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Destruction of Property and Served Three Outstanding Warrants.

On November 7, 2018 Deputy Rzepkowski of the Calvert County Sheriff”s Office responded to the Patuxent Health Center in Prince Frederick to investigate a car alarm. The complainant advised a black male wearing a jean jacket, jeans and a dark shirt was seen walking away from the vehicle. The subject was located hiding behind...
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17-Year-Old Driver from Dunkirk in Serious Condition After Motor Vehicle Accident

17-Year-Old Driver from Dunkirk in Serious Condition After Motor Vehicle Accident

On November 14, 2018 at approximately 5:57 p.m. members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to Southern Maryland Blvd (MD 4) and Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, for a motor vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation of the collision revealed a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by a...
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Huntingtown Woman was Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest at Wawa in Prince Frederick

Huntingtown Woman was Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest at Wawa in Prince Frederick

On November 7, 2018 Deputy Rediker of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wawa in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. Roberta Claire Duran, 59, of Huntingtown, was confrontational and uncooperative as Deputy Rediker attempted to speak with her. She continued to touch his arm and approach him in an...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Distribution of Propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Distribution of Propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan

Since November 11, 2018, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has received reports from people who have found fliers containing propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan. The fliers, which appear to have been distributed in a random manner, were inside plastic bags and found along the roadway and in driveways in front of people’s homes....
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Maryland Lottery Launches Enhanced Player Loyalty Program

Maryland Lottery Launches Enhanced Player Loyalty Program

The newly enhanced My Lottery Rewards™ program will add exciting opportunities for Lottery players. Beginning November 13, members of My Lottery Rewards, the Lottery’s free player loyalty program, will be able to earn more and win more — with new ways to earn rewards and new ways to redeem points. By entering eligible Maryland...
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Governor Larry Hogan Proclaims November 12-18 National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan Proclaims November 12-18 National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan has proclaimed November 12-18 as National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland. This week-long observance raises awareness of the meaningful contributions apprenticeship programs in the United States make to our country’s workforce. Throughout the week, Maryland will join other states across the nation to celebrate apprenticeship as a proven workforce development tool and...
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Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October

Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October

Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced that October 2018 gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos totaled a new single-month record of $157,960,668, an increase of $24,724,968 (18.6%) compared to the October 2017 total of $133,235,700. The October 2018 total was an increase of $1,405,075 (0.9%) from the previous single-month record of $156,555,593 in...
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Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin in Prince Frederick

Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin in Prince Frederick

On Saturday, November 3, 2018 Deputy Gott, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the Wendy’s parking lot in Prince Frederick. The occupants were asked to exit the vehicle and a K9 scan was conducted which resulted in a positive alert. A search of the vehicle revealed three hypodermic syringes...
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UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigating Dwelling Fire That Killed 70-Year-Old North Beach Man

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigating Dwelling Fire That Killed 70-Year-Old North Beach Man

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing to investigate the fire that took the life of 70 year old Robert Henry Munson, Jr., on November 1, 2018, at 8916 Erie Avenue in North Beach . Calvert County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim’s identification. The Office of The Chief Medical Examiner currently has the cause of...
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Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Calvert County

Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Calvert County

Governor / Lt. Governor Vote for 1 (23 of 23 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford Republican 6,176 21,923 0 28,099 76.0% Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull Democratic 2,484 5,968 0 8,452 22.9% Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith Libertarian...
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Lexington Park Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure After Urinating on the Beach in Saint Leonard

Lexington Park Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure After Urinating on the Beach in Saint Leonard

On Monday, October 29th, 2018 at approximately 5:00 p.m., Trooper First Class Harrod, from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to the Flag Harbor Marina, located on Flag Harbor Blvd., in Saint Leonard, for a check the welfare. The caller stated an adult female got out of a white Lincoln Navigator, with...
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Hogan Administration Proclaims November Hire A Veteran Month

Hogan Administration Proclaims November Hire A Veteran Month

Governor Larry Hogan has signed an official proclamation designating November as “Hire A Veteran” Month in Maryland. The month-long observance raises awareness of veteran employment opportunities, and familiarizes citizens, business, and others with the many workforce services available to veteran jobseekers and employers. The proclamation was presented by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford at a...
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Natural Resources Police Graduates New Officers

Natural Resources Police Graduates New Officers

The ranks of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police grew by 44 officers—the largest increase in manpower in 13 years – in recent graduation ceremonies. The additions come as the state’s conservation law enforcement agency celebrates its 150th anniversary. Thirty-two recruits took the oath of office Nov. 3 and received their badges from Natural Resources Police...
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Lusby Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS

Lusby Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS

On October 11th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on Cowpoke Circle in Lusby. Four (4) pounds of marijuana as well as four (4) pounds of marijuana oil/wax was recovered during the search warrant. The marijuana and marijuana oil/wax has an approximate street value of $35,000. A...
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Serious Crash in Benedict Sends Driver to Trauma Center

Serious Crash in Benedict Sends Driver to Trauma Center

On October 20, 2018, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Maxwell Drive and Prince Frederick Road, in Benedict, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one patient ejected. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Mustang off the roadway and into the woods with...
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UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Collision Caused by Impaired Driver Results in Three Arrests

UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Collision Caused by Impaired Driver Results in Three Arrests

UPDATE: On October 31, 2018 at approximately 8:30 p.m. units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Route 4 and the Prince Frederick Rescue Squad, Prince Frederick, Maryland for a report of an accident with injuries. Prior to the arrival of the deputies, one of the drivers advised the...
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34-Year-Old Missing Calvert Man Found Dead at Jefferson Patterson Park

34-Year-Old Missing Calvert Man Found Dead at Jefferson Patterson Park

On October 31, 2018 at approximately 4:16 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard Maryland for a report of a missing person. Andrew Marshall Turner, a 34-year-old male, was working near the water when family members last heard from him. Several units from the Maryland...
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Three Children Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lothian

Three Children Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lothian

On November 2, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel from Calvert, Anne Arundel & Prince George’s Counties responded to the area of Route 4 and Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with multiple subjects trapped Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved,...
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Lusby Woman Caught Stealing Halloween Decorations, Arrested For Failing to Appear in Court for a Previous Theft of 40 Bathing Suits

Lusby Woman Caught Stealing Halloween Decorations, Arrested For Failing to Appear in Court for a Previous Theft of 40 Bathing Suits

UPDATE 11/2/2018: Ashley Michelle Zorn, 34 of Lusby, was arrested on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for a theft, and theft scheme by Cpl. Kerby, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The theft case Zorn failed to appear in court was for a theft in July of...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

On October 27, 2018, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Deputy Sampson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a black Chrysler 200 in the area of Solomons Island Road and Dares Beach Road, in Prince Frederick, for having multiple windows cracked and the front bumper appearing to be falling off. Police...
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With Kanopy, Calvert Library Customers Will Have Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free

With Kanopy, Calvert Library Customers Will Have Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free

The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy is now available for free at Calvert Library. Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting http://calvert.kanopy.com. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering...
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Police Make Arrest in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Calvert County Woman

Police Make Arrest in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Calvert County Woman

Anne Arundel County Police have made an arrest in the murder of Danielle Valerie Gunson in late September. Anne Arundel County Homicide detectives were able to link the murder of Danielle Gunson to the attempted murder of Terence John Caruso Jr. On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at approximately 12:45 p.m., Terence Caruso was found...
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57-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Chesapeake Ranch Estates

57-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Chesapeake Ranch Estates

On October 28th, 2018 at approximately 10:07 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a single vehicle crash on Catalina Drive located in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Preliminary Investigation of the collision revealed a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Bobby Price Jr, 57 years...
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Boat Fire in California Under Investigation

Boat Fire in California Under Investigation

On Saturday, October 27, 2018, at approximately 8:40 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Solomons, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to 23703 Bill Dixon Road, and North Patuxent Beach Road, in California for the reported boat fire. Dispatch advised responding units they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a medium sized boat in the...
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Fatal Crash in Edgewater Leaves 28-Year-Old St. Leonard Woman in Critical Condition

Fatal Crash in Edgewater Leaves 28-Year-Old St. Leonard Woman in Critical Condition

On Friday, October 26, 2018 at approximately 6:25 a.m. officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles on Solomons Island Road near Virginia Avenue in Edgewater. A Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling southbound on Solomons Island Road when the driver, Heather Waibel, 44, of Annapolis, lost control and crossed...
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