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UPDATE: Body of Missing Father Who Jumped Into Mattawoman Creek to Save Son is Recovered

UPDATE: Body of Missing Father Who Jumped Into Mattawoman Creek to Save Son is Recovered

9/13/2023: We regret to announce that the body of Marvin Harris was recovered this morning a short time after 11 a.m. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police are handling the investigation. Updates will be provided when they become available. 9/12/2023:On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 10:24 a.m., police,...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Gang Related Shooting Results in Suspect Being Shot in Head by His Accomplice

UPDATE: Lexington Park Gang Related Shooting Results in Suspect Being Shot in Head by His Accomplice

UPDATE 9/13/2023: On August 18th, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., police responded to the 46100 block of West Westbury Blvd in Lexington Park for multiple 911 calls reporting shots being fired. Police arrived on the scene and located a large number of 5.56×45 and 9mm shell casings in the middle of the roadway, along with an...
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UPDATE: Prentiss Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Assault

UPDATE: Prentiss Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Assault

UPDATE 9/12/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Walter Crouse Prentiss, III, 43, was sentenced to a total of 30 years in the Division of Corrections, with 15 years of active incarceration to serve in prison for his involvement in a series of domestic violence assaults. Mr. Prentiss was convicted of assaulting a...
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Honda/Kia Dealership Coming to California Area

Honda/Kia Dealership Coming to California Area

Posted 9/12/2023 by Brandon Russell., who is an organizer & former Commissioner candidate informing the public on local gov’t. “Several properties, totaling over 8 acres, along 235 North before the Route 4 intersection are slated for development. Owned by CMA Properties in Charlottesville, VA, the property will become a Honda and Kia dealership right...
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Police Seeking Any Video of Murder Suspects Vehicle in Maryland and Pennsylvania

Police Seeking Any Video of Murder Suspects Vehicle in Maryland and Pennsylvania

9/12/2023: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any video surveillance from businesses and/or home cameras capturing murder suspect Brandon Holbrook’s white Dodge pick up truck with a white bed cap during the time period of Sunday September 3rd to Tuesday September 5th, 2023. The pictured truck is identified...
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Two Charles County Officers Injured During Arrest of Wanted Fugitive in Lexington Park

Two Charles County Officers Injured During Arrest of Wanted Fugitive in Lexington Park

UPDATE 9/12/2023: On Tuesday, September 12 at 10:58 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit attempted to arrest Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who was at a business in St. Mary’s County. Brown was the subject of four active warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, failure to...
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Police Investigating Sex Offense at John Hanson Middle School Involving Two Students

Police Investigating Sex Offense at John Hanson Middle School Involving Two Students

On Monday, September 11, 2023, at 8:44 a.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School reported to a school resource officer that another student touched them in an inappropriate manner while in a locker room area. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation, which is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call...
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Police Investigating Double Fatal Shooting in Oxon Hill

Police Investigating Double Fatal Shooting in Oxon Hill

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances of a double fatal shooting Sunday evening in Oxon Hill. The victims are identified as 28-year-old Charles Oxley of Oxon Hill and 30-year-old Lamont Oxley of Washington D.C. In this case, a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man After Killing His Father

Police in Charles County Arrest Waldorf Man After Killing His Father

On Thursday, September 7, 2023,  at 11:57 p.m., officers responded to the 5000 block of Vane Court in Waldorf, for the report of a male who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, the victim, John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, was found inside his home with numerous injuries. He was transported to a hospital where he was...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Hollywood

One Flown to Trauma Center After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Hollywood

On Monday, September 11, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Johns Road and Meredith Court in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a tree with no entrapment and confirmed the...
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Police Conducting Two Seperate Death Investigations in St. Mary’s County

Police Conducting Two Seperate Death Investigations in St. Mary’s County

On Monday, September 11, 2023, at approximately 2:35 p.m., emergency medical personnel responded to the 23000 block of Sugar Maple Court in California, for the traumatic injuries. 911 dispatchers advised the 911 caller, a 59-year-old male, advised they think they broke a rib and was unsure when it happened. EMS arrived on the scene...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Owings

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Owings

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, around 10:52 p.m., deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the 2900 block of 5th Street in Owings, MD for the report of a shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located one adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. A preliminary investigation revealed the male...
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Public Forums Scheduled in St. Mary’s County to Obtain Community Feedback on The Future of The Thomas Johnson Bridge and Potential Replacement

Public Forums Scheduled in St. Mary’s County to Obtain Community Feedback on The Future of The Thomas Johnson Bridge and Potential Replacement

LEONARDTOWN, Md., Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire – As follow-up to United Bridge Partners’ presentation before the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) on April 18, where it demonstrated its track record of previously deploying over $900 million across five states, and rebuilding, and operating six bridges in need that were perpetually unfunded, and how it could deliver a similar solution...
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Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Toumani Thomas, age 46, of Accokeek, Maryland, to 11 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, a drug distribution conspiracy, and for violating his supervised release for a previous conviction for an attempted armed...
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VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Helen House Fire That Sends One to Hospital

VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Helen House Fire That Sends One to Hospital

On Friday, September 8, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m., firefighters from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded to the 26000 block of  South Earnshaw Way in Helen, for the reported house on fire. Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department quickly responded with Engine 24, Engine 23, Tanker 2 and Chief 2 with 13 volunteers. Crews arrived...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Chaptico

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Chaptico

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, at approximately 2:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hurry Road and Fancy Discovery Lane in Chaptico, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned and multiple trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Pickup truck overturned with two...
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Two Injured and One Flown Out After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

Two Injured and One Flown Out After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, at approximately 12:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Little Flower School on Point Lookout Road in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved  with no entrapment. Emergency medical personnel transported...
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House Fire in Prince Frederick Remains Under Investigation

House Fire in Prince Frederick Remains Under Investigation

On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at approximately 2:39 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County were dispatched to the 3100 block of Whispering Lane in Prince Frederick, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene and reported heavy fire from an attached garage with extensions into the two-story residence. A...
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MDOT SHA to Resurface Portions of MD Rt 4 and Rt 264 in Calvert County

MDOT SHA to Resurface Portions of MD Rt 4 and Rt 264 in Calvert County

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will resurface portions of southbound MD 4 and both directions of MD 264 in Calvert County starting this week on Wednesday, September 13. Weather permitting, all work will be completed this fall. Crews will mill (remove the top layer of asphalt), pave, and restripe the following...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

One Transported to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, September 8, 2023, at approximately 3:43 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Fair Hill Lane in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. Emergency medical personnel obtained one care...
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Register Now for the 27th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on October 13th, 2023

Register Now for the 27th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on October 13th, 2023

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is pleased to announce the 27th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament, to be held on Friday, October 13, 2023, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course. Proceeds from the event support the youth scholarship program providing children of St. Mary’s County the opportunity to participate...
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U.S. Veteran Couple Opens The Brass Tap in California, MD

U.S. Veteran Couple Opens The Brass Tap in California, MD

The Brass Tap, Tampa-based craft beer bar and entertainment venue of nearly 50 bars in 16 states continued its expansion with Josephine & Michael Snavely opening a new Brass Tap located at 44940 St. Andrews Church Rd, Suite A, California, MD on September 4th. The Snavelys, an Air Force and Army veteran husband-wife duo,...
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Previously Convicted Charles County Felon Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison on Firearms and Drug Charges

Previously Convicted Charles County Felon Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison on Firearms and Drug Charges

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Sean Donnelle Hawkins, age 48, of Marbury, Maryland, yesterday to 138 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on charges related to his distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms in Charles County, Maryland. During the investigation, Hawkins sold eight firearms to a...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $161.4 Million in Gaming Revenue During August

Maryland Casinos Generate $161.4 Million in Gaming Revenue During August

Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $161,398,690 in revenue from slot machines and table games during August 2023, down $7,953,262 (-4.7%) compared to August 2022. Casino gaming contributions to the state in August 2023 totaled $68,125,275, a decrease of $2,753,104 (- 3.9%) compared to August 2022. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund in August...
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Police Make Four Arrests in Connection to Waldorf Murder, Detectives Recover 14 Firearms and Other Evidence

Police Make Four Arrests in Connection to Waldorf Murder, Detectives Recover 14 Firearms and Other Evidence

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members of the FBI Washington Office and the Metropolitan...
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