Members of the Sheriff’s Office Alcohol / Tobacco Unit received a complaint about slot machines being operated without a license at an area business in the 4700 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. Based on the complaint, an alcohol compliance check was conducted at the business. Four slot machines – which were not...
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Lieutenant Payne was honored for leading LPPD’s efforts in collecting over 1,000 toys for residents of Calvert City, Kentucky, after its historic and devastating tornado. On December 15, 2021, the agency determined it would conduct a toy drive for the tornado victims. After agency employees collected over 1,000 toys, games, and pieces of sports...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that $7.5 million in new funding is now available under the Police Accountability, Community, and Transparency (PACT) grant as part of his Re-Fund the Police Initiative. Administered by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, this funding will help provide more body cameras, de-escalation training, and other critical tools...
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The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. Public forum for this meeting will be held in a hybrid format of both...
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On June 7, 2022, at 1:50 a.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Old Washington Road, in Waldorf. A computer check revealed the driver had an open warrant for failing to appear in court in Talbot County. During the stop,...
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UPDATE @ 10:10 p.m., Multiple SMECO crews have restored most power throughout the region. As of 10:10 p.m., approximately 1,658 customers are still without power. 6/8/2022 @ 8:55 p.m., over 10,000 customers are currently without power – SMECO crews are working on restoring multiple outages, and firefighters in Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s are...
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On June 4, 2022, at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to the area of Riverside Run Drive in Indian Head for the report of a theft. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Depaul Carroll, 49, of Nanjemoy, entered the victim’s fenced-in yard and picked up her small dog, and walked away. The victim observed the...
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Maryland State Police remind parents of online safety and to be aware of online scams involving the sexual extortion of minors. The Maryland State Police have received numerous reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who begin chatting with them via messaging services such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat. Social media platforms...
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On Monday, June 6, 2022, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Bryantown Road in Bryantown, for the motor vehicle collision involving a large vehicle. Units arrived on scene to find a single dump truck overturned with its contents spilling into the roadway. The...
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UPDATE 6/8/2022: On June 7, 2022, at 1:25 p.m., a school resource officer and administrators at Thomas Stone High School were notified of a student who was struck in the head by a book that was thrown by another student while inside a classroom. A group of students arrived to confront the person who...
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On Monday, June 6, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 7300 block of Billingsley Road in Bryans Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle on its side with both occupants out of the vehicle....
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On Saturday, May 4, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded to the area of New Market Road (Rt.6) and Whalen Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Firefighters from Charles County arrived on the scene and found...
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Maryland hunters harvested 4,208 wild turkeys during the spring 2022 regular and junior turkey seasons, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported. This year’s harvest was 8% higher than the 2021 harvest and just 2% below the record harvest of 4,303 set in 2020. “Although certain areas have experienced declines in turkey populations, some regions of...
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Sergeant Philip Thompson, Corporal John Piersa, Police Officer First Class David Clements, Police Officer First Class Jordan Madison, and Officer Robert Tippett receive Class II Commendations in two separate incidents involving illegal firearms. On May 9, 2021 (Mother’s Day), multiple units responded to the area of Marvin Gardens for the report of shots fired....
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On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 1:50 p.m., a student at Mary H. Matula Elementary School reported to a teacher they saw another student with a box cutter. The teacher and a school resource officer recovered the box cutter and spoke with the student. Through further investigation, it was learned a different student was...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will conduct a one-day project on Saturday, June 4, to replace an underground pipe on MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in Nanjemoy, Charles County. A detour will be in place until repairs are complete later that day. Beginning at 8 a.m., crews will close...
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The competition, which will begin at 3:00 p.m. on June 4, will be held at Christ Church, 112 Charles St, La Plata, MD. This year seven contestants will perform a recital before a distinguished panel of judges. The judges this year are Jody Gatwood, prize winner in several international violin competitions and Professor Emeritus,...
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On Thursday, June 2, 2022, 2022, at approximately 11:25 a.m., 50 firefighters in Charles County responded to 2575 Robinson Place in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene in minutes and reported fire and smoke showing from the front of the 2-story residence. Crews made entry and reported a...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Information Technology, in coordination with its partner NIC USA, has launched a new version of the official State of Maryland website, Maryland.gov. The upgrade supports Maryland’s ongoing push toward a unified and mobile-friendly citizen experience across all channels. Maryland.gov analytics and metrics are reviewed annually...
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La Plata High School celebrated its ninety-fourth commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2022 June 2 at Regency Furniture Stadium. The class demonstrated traits they share with their school’s mascot — the Warriors. Kailyn Pratta, the class president, recalled the years she and her peers shared which culminated in graduation. After a traditional freshman...
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Members of Thomas Stone High School’s Class of 2022 had one more quick adjustment to make before graduation. In hopes of beating a storm that was forecast to sweep the area this afternoon, the school moved its ceremony up by 15 minutes, from 1 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Pivoting is the name of the...
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The 211 graduates of Henry E. Lackey High School celebrated their accomplishments — big and small — during their graduation ceremony June 1 at Regency Furniture Stadium. “For about 720 days, we have been getting up early, preparing ourselves and keeping it together all for this moment,” Tyne Kidd, president of the Class of...
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A flood of teal, accented with orange, washed over Regency Furniture Stadium on June 1, 2022, when Westlake High School’s Class of 2022 held graduation ceremony. The 268-member class — which racked up more than $18 million in scholarship offers — was led by valedictorian Ann Ubaka and salutatorian Casey Metzger. Both Ubaka and...
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On June 1, 2022, after students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center were dismissed for the day, a student told a parent that they heard about another student who made a threat to commit mass violence at the Center. The parent contacted school administrators who notified a school resource officer (SRO). The SRO initiated...
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On June 1, 2022, at approximately 1:40 p.m., a student at St. Charles High School reported to a school administrator that another student was in possession of a handgun. The student was located and a replica handgun, which turned out to be a pellet gun, was recovered from the student’s backpack. The Charles County...
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