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One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover with Ejection in Waldorf

One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover with Ejection in Waldorf

On Saturday, March 4 2023, at approximately 4:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road and Poplar Hill Road in Waldorf, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Waldorf

Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Overturns in Waldorf

On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at approximately 2:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and St. Patricks Drive in Waldorf, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. 911 dispatchers advised the vehicle reportedly rolled over multiple times with one occupant trapped and the second occupant...
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UPDATE: Two Injured After Mechanicsville VFD Fire Apparatus is Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision

UPDATE: Two Injured After Mechanicsville VFD Fire Apparatus is Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision

3/3/2023 UPDATE: While responding to a motor vehicle collision with lights and sirens activated, Command 2 was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Three Notch Road at New Market Turner Road. Squad 2 was just behind Command 2 when this occurred and notified the St. Mary’s County communications center of the incident. Squad...
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Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council Urges Hyundai, Kia Owners to Get Free Updates Following TikTok Challenge Thefts

Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council Urges Hyundai, Kia Owners to Get Free Updates Following TikTok Challenge Thefts

The Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council is urging motorists who own certain makes and models of Hyundai and Kia cars to reach out to the automakers for a free security software update following a nationwide surge in thefts that led to at least 14 crashes and eight fatalities. The theft deterrent software is designed...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle, Police Recover Drugs and Gun

Waldorf Man Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle, Police Recover Drugs and Gun

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 10:06 p.m., an officer observed a passenger vehicle in the area of Smallwood Drive and St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf that was displaying tags that were issued to another vehicle. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle fled. The Neighborhood Enforcement Team searched the area, and...
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Charles County Commisioner Meeting Update – February 28th and March 1st, 2023

Charles County Commisioner Meeting Update – February 28th and March 1st, 2023

On Tuesday, February 28, the Department of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of Planning and Growth Management, and Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism staff provided a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners on fiscal 2024 congressionally directed spending. County Commissioners approved the request for earmarked funding. Legislative Update Associate County Attorney Danielle Mitchell provided...
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Thomas Stone Resource Officer and Student Assaulted by Six Other Students

Thomas Stone Resource Officer and Student Assaulted by Six Other Students

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 10:19 a.m., a group of six students were threatening physical harm to another student in the hallway area of Thomas Stone High School. The School Resource Officer responded immediately and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse but they refused. One student approached, and struck the...
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Charles County High Schools Place in Bocce State Championship

Charles County High Schools Place in Bocce State Championship

Five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high schools participated Feb. 15 in the Special Olympics Maryland Unified Indoor Bocce State Championship at Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown. The competition is sectioned into divisions represented by colors. In the Green Division, La Plata High School Team 1 came in fifth place with Maurice J. McDonough...
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Police Recover Knife from 9-year-old Elementary School Student Who Threatened to Harm Another Student

Police Recover Knife from 9-year-old Elementary School Student Who Threatened to Harm Another Student

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, students at Diggs Elementary School notified school staff that another student, age 9, was in possession of a knife and had made a threat to harm a classmate. The knife was recovered by school administrators. The school resource officer (SRO) initiated an investigation. The student cannot be charged in...
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Employment Services Offered at St. Mary’s County Health Hub

Employment Services Offered at St. Mary’s County Health Hub

The St. Mary’s County Health Department is partnering with the Maryland Department of Labor to offer employment services at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub beginning March 8, 2023. These services will include career counseling, resume assistance, and professional skills workshops. A Navigator from the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning at the...
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Six Special Guests Set to Join Blue Crabs for 15th Anniversary Celebration on May 5th, 2023

Six Special Guests Set to Join Blue Crabs for 15th Anniversary Celebration on May 5th, 2023

The Blue Crabs are excited to announce that some friendly faces will be coming to Southern Maryland to help celebrate their 15th Anniversary season. On Saturday, May 5th, jump into the baseball spirit with an appearance by the Kangaroo Kids! They’ve performed places such as the University of Maryland basketball and Georgetown University basketball...
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Registration Now Open for Maryland Farmers Market Conference on March 15, 2023

Registration Now Open for Maryland Farmers Market Conference on March 15, 2023

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced that registration is now open for the 2023 Maryland Farmers Market Conference. The annual conference brings together local markets and farmers to share topics that will promote the success of farmers markets across the state. The conference will be held Wednesday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30...
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Charles County Public Library and Department of Recreation and Parks Expand Partnership Program to Bring RecPASS to Library for Free

Charles County Public Library and Department of Recreation and Parks Expand Partnership Program to Bring RecPASS to Library for Free

The Charles County Public Library (CCPL) is thrilled to announce the expansion of their partnership with Charles County Department of Recreation and Parks, increasing the number of RecPASSes available to library users for free. The RecPASS allows for unlimited visits to any drop-in programs at school-based community centers and pools, the Port Tobacco Recreation...
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Governor Moore Hosts Community Roundtable, Testifies in House Hearings in Support of the Fair Wage Act

Governor Moore Hosts Community Roundtable, Testifies in House Hearings in Support of the Fair Wage Act

Governor Wes Moore hosted a community round table at the State House and testified in the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Hearing in support of the Fair Wage Act, presented as HB 549. The legislation accelerates the planned increase to a $15 minimum wage, fully implementing the increase for all covered employers as of...
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Two Men Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for an Arson Conspiracy Targeting Convenience Stores

Two Men Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for an Arson Conspiracy Targeting Convenience Stores

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen Kennedy, age 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, age 33, of Washington, D.C., for conspiracy to commit arson, arson affecting interstate commerce, commercial robbery, and use of a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence, in connection with a series...
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Police in Charles County Recover Stolen Vehicle, Apprehend Occupants, and Recover Drugs and Replica Firearm

Police in Charles County Recover Stolen Vehicle, Apprehend Occupants, and Recover Drugs and Replica Firearm

On February 25 at 3:02 a.m., officers were patrolling the area of Holly Tree Lane in Waldorf when they observed a Hyundai Elantra with a broken out window. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver fled. Officers pursued the car which came to a stop at a construction site near the...
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Officers in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm from Juvenile

Officers in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm from Juvenile

On February 27, 2023, at 2:27 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling the area of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf when they observed a male attempting to gain entry into a Hyundai which was parked in a driveway. As the officers approached, the male fled and got into another Hyundai which...
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More Than 40 Charles County High School Students Attend The Maryland Thespian Festival

More Than 40 Charles County High School Students Attend The Maryland Thespian Festival

Students from more than 40 Maryland high schools gathered at the University of Maryland, College Park last month for the Maryland Thespian Festival. Students from La Plata, Henry E. Lackey, Maurice J. McDonough, North Point and St. Charles high schools gathered accolades and awards at the two-day event honoring student achievement in theater. Along with...
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Police Investigating Reports of 4th Degree Sex Offenses at Westlake High School

Police Investigating Reports of 4th Degree Sex Offenses at Westlake High School

On February 27, school administrators at Westlake High School were made aware that a male student had inappropriately touched two female students earlier this year while inside the school. The same male student was reported to have been involved in a similar case early last week, which was reported to school officials and the...
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Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Gun / Driver Prohibited from Possessing Firearm

Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Gun / Driver Prohibited from Possessing Firearm

On February 25, 2923, at 4:25 p.m., officers from Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf after observing the registration plates on the vehicle were covered. Upon approaching the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation led to the recovery of...
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Lackey High School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Assaults

Lackey High School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Assaults

On Monday, February 27, 2023, at 12:43 p.m., numerous students at Henry E. Lackey High School became involved in separate altercations during class change. The school resource officer and additional officers responded and the situation was de-escalated and the students were separated. Some of the students had minor injuries sustained during the altercation and...
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Fights and Assaults at Henry E. Lackey High School

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple Fights and Assaults at Henry E. Lackey High School

On February 27, 2023, at 12:43 p.m., numerous students at Henry E. Lackey High School became involved in separate altercations during class change. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer and additional officers responded and the situation was de-escalated and the students were separated. Some of the students had minor injuries sustained during...
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Police Investigating Dodge Challenger Hellcat Stolen from Residence in Lexington Park

Police Investigating Dodge Challenger Hellcat Stolen from Residence in Lexington Park

On Monday, February 27, 2023, at approximately 3:40 a.m., police responded to the 47900 block of Piney Orchard Street in Lexington Park, for the reported stolen vehicle. A witness reported suspects were breaking into a blue Dodge Challenger and then advised the suspects were fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in the...
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Police Recover Knife from 14-Year-Old Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Student

Police Recover Knife from 14-Year-Old Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Student

On February 24 at 10 a.m., a Benjamin Stoddert Middle School teacher was made aware of a student using a vaping device in the school’s bathroom. Two vaping devices along with a knife were recovered and a school resource officer has initiated an investigation. The student, who is 14 years old, was charged on...
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Waldorf Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Walking His Dog with Loaded Shotgun

Waldorf Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Walking His Dog with Loaded Shotgun

Over the course of several weeks, CCSO received a number of citizens’ complaints about a suspicious man in the area of Holly Station in Waldorf. The man was stopping and staring at residents while walking his dog to the point it made them uncomfortable. When officers arrived they made contact with the man and...
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