On Thursday, April 21, 2022, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 14298 Oaks Road in Hughesville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle struck a fence with the female operator being impaled by the fence. Crews...
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On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 5:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Poston Drive at Piney Church Road in Waldorf, after observing a traffic violation – the officer was working a traffic assignment funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office grant focused on speed, moving violations, and...
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To help mothers and their babies get off to a good start, the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center recently launched a regional Baby Closet to assist families with diapers, wipes and more. Located in the Irene Davis Building at 6 Garrett Avenue in La Plata, the closet is a partnership with Maryland...
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On April 19 at 3:37 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway in the area of Talbot Street, in La Plata for a speeding violation. The vehicle displayed a fraudulent temporary registration plate and the driver did not possess a driver’s license. A...
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By Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Scot Best, April 20, 2022. “Every year, wildfires burn across the United States, and a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. In 2018, more than 58,000 fires burned nearly nine million acres across the U.S. More than 25,000 structures were destroyed, including...
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On Saturday, April 16 at 2:43 a.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Homette Place in Waldorf for the report of a home invasion. A preliminary investigation revealed two unknown suspects forced entry into a trailer. Once inside, they pointed guns at the occupants and demanded valuables. They stole money from the victims...
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The College of Southern Maryland mourns the passing of CSM Board of Trustee Samuel C. Jones. Jones, who passed away April 12, had served and led the college and its students since 2013 when he was appointed by then Governor Martin O’Malley. “We are grieving Sam’s passing and share our deepest sympathies with his...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Delvonte Elmore, 27, of Washington, D.C., in connection with a shooting where an 8-month-old boy was injured on Gallery Place in Waldorf. During the investigation, detectives developed Elmore as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. Elmore was located and arrested on...
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Home-school families looking for support creating an educational plan that works best for their children can turn to the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for experiences that help students of every age with their academics. In the last five years Southern Maryland has seen a 74 percent increase in home-school students and now has...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, advancing a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Community Safety Works awards...
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On Friday, April 15, 2022, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 47452 Sewell Road in Lexington Park, for the reported small brush fire. Bay District Tanker 34 and Brush 3 arrived on the scene and found approximately 1 acre on fire and requested additional brush trucks, tankers and the tanker...
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On Sunday, April 10 at 1:03 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of Sirenia Place in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers observed two suspects inside the house. One suspect, an 18-year-old, attempted to flee through an open window but was apprehended. Another suspect, 16-years-old, fled on...
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On Friday, April 8, 2022, the CCSO Traffic Operations Unit and Community Policing Unit, in cooperation with the Prince George’s County Police Traffic Enforcement Unit, conducted a special enforcement on North and Southbound MD-210 focused on seatbelt usage and distracted driving. The operation was funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office Distracted Driving Grant....
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On Tuesday, April 12 at 4:27 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 3600 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect was attempting to pry open a lock on a trailer belonging to the business when he was...
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National “Chill Out Day” and trucks nationwide hand out free shaved ice on Tax Day. It’s a way to cure the community’s stress related to Tax Day because there is no taxation without relaxation. Kona Ice will be parked at multiple locations throughout St. Mary’s and Charles County on Monday April 18, 2022. Safeway...
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The Neighborhood Creative Arts Center (NCAC) announces its second annual NatureFest on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 AM – 2 PM at Tilghman Lake Park in La Plata. This free family event explores nature and art through hands on activities and demonstrations. Learn about growing vegetables and flowers as well as composting with...
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DAV Chapter 26, DAV Auxiliary Unit 26 St Mary’s, the International Association of Machinists (Fighting Machinists) and Aerospace Workers Union Local 4 have joined forces to bring the veterans of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home badly needed supplies. Twenty cases of liquid laundry detergent, body wash and compression socks were delivered to Charlotte Hall Veterans...
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UPDATE: On April 14, at 12:05 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation showed two males forced their way inside the apartment where they confronted a woman who was inside holding her 8-month-old son. For reasons that...
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UPDATE 4/14/2022: On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, a spokesperson from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiners confirmed “the cause of death is snake envenomation and the manner of death is an accident.” The World Health Organization decribes Snake Envenomation as – Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by toxins in the...
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On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 12:54 p.m., a school resource officer and school personnel at Thomas Stone High School were made aware of a 12th grade student who ingested edibles suspected of containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. The student became sick and was transported to a hospital as a precaution....
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Homicide Unit detectives charged a man in connection with the murder of his girlfriend. The suspect is 50-year-old Marc Deangelo Evans of Waldorf. He is charged with fatally shooting 45-year-old Rema Gibson of Fort Washington. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 9:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Palmer Road...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Rodney Mondell Coby, a/k/a “Cuz,” age 33, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute...
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On Tuesday, April 5 at 9:30 a.m., a school resource officer was made aware by a staff member at Billingsley Elementary School that two students were in possession of box cutters. The staff member observed a group of students congregating and noticed one of the students holding a box cutter. Subsequently, a second student...
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On Monday, April 11, 2022, at 2:28 p.m., school resource officers were made aware of a student who was possibly in possession of a knife. The officers made contact with the student, who was in a classroom, and recovered a pocket knife with a three-inch blade. Upon further investigation, the officers located another knife...
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Hill’s Country Store (located at 29933 Point Lookout Road in Helen) will be honoring William Brown on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Hill’s posted the following. “Wednesday night we will Honor Bill Brown with Horseshoes & Budlight & Jager thingys! We are still struggling but we feel its only appropriate to play horseshoes Wednesday night...
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