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There’s a New Dog in Calvert County, Atlas

There’s a New Dog in Calvert County, Atlas

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are are proud to introduce the newest member of their Sheriff’s Office family and their K9 unit, K9 Atlas! K9 Atlas is a 14-month-old German Shephard mix and he will be partnered with their newest handler, DFC Hendrickson. K9 Atlas will be trained in Tracking, Patrol, Narcotics Detection, Evidence...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Make Arrest After Stabbing in Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Make Arrest After Stabbing in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, June 22, at approximately 19:50 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 41000 block of Gibson Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported stabbing. EMS were dispatched for an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the abdomen and a possible second victim with lacerations. Crews arrived on the scene...
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July 2023 Events at The Calvert Marine Museum

July 2023 Events at The Calvert Marine Museum

July holds a FINTASTIC month of fun for the whole family at the Calvert Marine Museum. One of the museum’s most popular events, Sharkfest, will commence on July 8, along with, camps, concerts, and more! Remember, museum members enjoy FREE admission all year long! For more information please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com  Saturday & Sunday, July...
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Hospice of the Chesapeake Announces Dr. Marny Fetzer as New Chief Medical Officer

Hospice of the Chesapeake Announces Dr. Marny Fetzer as New Chief Medical Officer

Hospice of the Chesapeake announced today that Dr. Marny Fetzer has been appointed as Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Chief Medical Officer and will join the executive leadership team in July 2023. Fetzer is currently the System Medical Director for Palliative Care and Hospice Services at Ascension Health in Mount Prospect, Illinois, and has been...
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UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting in Lexington Park, 17-Year-Old Victim Transported to Trauma Center

UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting in Lexington Park, 17-Year-Old Victim Transported to Trauma Center

UPDATE 6/24/2023: On June 23, 2023, at around 11:38 a.m., Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Gloucester Court for the report of shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 17-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported by ambulance to regional Trauma Center...
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Four Teens Arrested for Attempted Carjacking; Two Loaded Guns and Stolen Kia Recovered

Four Teens Arrested for Attempted Carjacking; Two Loaded Guns and Stolen Kia Recovered

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged four juveniles in connection with an attempted carjacking on Wednesday night. The suspects include a 16-year-old male, two 15-year-old males and a 14-year-old male. The four suspects are from Washington, DC. The 16-year-old suspect is charged as an adult in this case. On June...
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Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of Life Member Frances Ann Cullison

Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of Life Member Frances Ann Cullison

The Officers & Members of the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad regretfully announce the passing of Past Chief, Past President, & Life Member Frances Ann Cullison. Please keep her loving husband & best friend Jack as well as their family in your thoughts in the weeks ahead. We will post more information as we are...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Summer 2023 Schedule for ‘Es Mi Parque’

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Summer 2023 Schedule for ‘Es Mi Parque’

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the summer schedule for ‘Es Mi Parque’ Spanish-language activity events at state parks throughout Maryland. The Es Mi Parque program was launched by the Department of Natural Resources in 2016 as a pilot project to improve customer service and reduce access barriers for the Hispanic community. It...
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7 Members of Multi-State Violent Robbery Crew Indicted on Conspiracy and Hobbs Act Robbery Charges

7 Members of Multi-State Violent Robbery Crew Indicted on Conspiracy and Hobbs Act Robbery Charges

An indictment was unsealed charging seven members of an armed robbery crew with conspiracy, Hobbs Act robbery, and other charges related to a multi-state robbery spree that targeted pharmacy and cell phone retail stores. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Sarah Linden, of...
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Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of President Ronald J. “Ronnie” Tyrrell

Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of President Ronald J. “Ronnie” Tyrrell

The Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad regrets to announce the passing of our President Ronald J. “Ronnie” Tyrrell on June 12th, 2023. President Tyrrell had been in office going on his second year with our department. He had also served as our Safety Officer in his course of service with PFVRS. Ronnie was a...
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Charles County Officers De-escalate Woman Armed with Knife in Parking Lot of Busy Store

Charles County Officers De-escalate Woman Armed with Knife in Parking Lot of Busy Store

On June 20 at 7:42 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a business in the 3300 block of Western Parkway for the report of a woman armed with a large butcher knife and threatening to harm herself. When officers arrived, they were able to de-escalate the situation and talk the woman into...
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St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Rape, Sex Offense, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Rape, Sex Offense, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE 6/22/2023: On Friday, June 16, 2023, the Honorable Joseph M. Stanalonis sentenced Brian S. Spicuzza, 48, of Leonardtown, MD, to 25 years in prison for sex abuse of a minor; 20 years in prison, suspended to ten years each for the four counts of second-degree rape; and ten years in prison for sexual offense...
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Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Presents Latrice Carr and The Rise Band at the Leonardtown Wharf

Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Presents Latrice Carr and The Rise Band at the Leonardtown Wharf

The summer of music continues when the Leonardtown Summer Music Festival presents another exciting concert featuring Latrice Carr and The Rise Band and Show On the Water’s Edge at the Leonardtown Wharf on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Rise Band and Show kicks off the evening with lively...
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Two Teens Arrested After Fleeing from Stolen Vehicle, Police Recover Loaded Handgun

Two Teens Arrested After Fleeing from Stolen Vehicle, Police Recover Loaded Handgun

On June 16, 2023, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Northern District Strategic Patrol detectives were conducting routine patrol when they observed a silver, 2019 Hyundai sedan with the engine running and driverless. As detectives approached the vehicle, two female occupants fled from the back seat on foot. Detectives were able to detain both females without...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves 38 Working Farms with 4,097 Acres of Additional Farmland Protected Forever

Maryland Permanently Preserves 38 Working Farms with 4,097 Acres of Additional Farmland Protected Forever

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 38 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their June 21 meeting. The easements will permanently preserve 4,097 acres of prime farmland in Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, for an investment of more than...
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Chesapeake Bay’s Dead Zone Predicted to be 33% Smaller Than Long-Term Average

Chesapeake Bay’s Dead Zone Predicted to be 33% Smaller Than Long-Term Average

Written By: Jake Solyst, Chesapeake Bay Program: This summer’s Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” is expected to be significantly smaller than the long-term average, according to a forecast released today by researchers from the University of Michigan, Chesapeake Bay Program, University of Maryland and U.S. Geological Survey. During spring and summer, nutrient pollution spurs the...
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Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Announces Exclusive Jazz Cruises

Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Announces Exclusive Jazz Cruises

The Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s signature jazz events held along the shores of the beautiful Potomac River and in the charming Town of Leonardtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, will feature four fantastic jazz cruises during the three-day jazz weekend in 2023. Jazz lovers can enhance their Potomac Jazz...
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Navy’s Air Combat Electronics Program Office Changes Command

Navy’s Air Combat Electronics Program Office Changes Command

The Navy’s Air Combat Electronics Program Office (PMA-209) welcomed a new program manager during a change of command and retirement ceremony June 15 at Patuxent River. Capt. Margaret “Maggie” Wilson, who retired after more than 27 years of service, transferred leadership to Capt. Jarrod Hair, who most recently served as chief of staff to...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Shawn Starcher – Wanted for Violation of Probation: Driving Vehicle While Impaired

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Shawn Starcher – Wanted for Violation of Probation: Driving Vehicle While Impaired

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Shawn Christopher Starcher, age 51 of St. Leonard. Starcher is wanted for Violation of Probation: Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol. Anyone with information in regards to Starcher, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800, Sgt. Phillip Foote...
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Brandywine Man Arrested Twice in Under a Month for Drug Distriubution

Brandywine Man Arrested Twice in Under a Month for Drug Distriubution

On June 15, 2023, at approximately 1:25 p.m., the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was conducting a saturation patrol of the southern end of Calvert County, Maryland. Members of the CCSO DEU located a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, traveling on southbound Route 4 in the area of Cove Point Road in...
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Navy’s Rotary Test Squadron Changes Command

Navy’s Rotary Test Squadron Changes Command

Cmdr. Nicholas Green took command of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 Blackjacks from Lt. Col. Matthew Baumann during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 8, 2023. Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony. “The scope of responsibility is absolutely immense and the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Blotter – June 12 – June 18, 2023

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Blotter – June 12 – June 18, 2023

During the week of June 12– June 18, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,884 calls for service throughout the community. Theft: 23-41942 – On June 12, 2023, DFC Aranda received report of a theft from a vehicle. Contact was made with the complainant who advised her purse and its contents (MD...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Brandon Pinder – Wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Brandon Pinder – Wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Brandon Tyron Pinder, age 36 of Sunderland. Pinder is wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Violation of Lifetime Sex Offender Supervision. Anyone with information in regards to Pinder, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410)...
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UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Charles County Deputy is Identified

UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Charles County Deputy is Identified

UPDATE 6/22/2023: The decedent in this case has been positively identified as Gregory Keith Roland, 57, whose last known address was in Waldorf. UPDATE 6/21/2023: The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating an accident that occurred in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. During the overnight hours, at approximately 4 a.m., an...
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Charles County Department of Public Works to Host Rain Barrel and Compost Workshops on July 22 in Waldorf

Charles County Department of Public Works to Host Rain Barrel and Compost Workshops on July 22 in Waldorf

The Department of Public Works is partnering with the Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center and the University of Maryland Extension to host a rain barrel and compost workshop event. This event will be held on Saturday, July 22, at the Waldorf Senior & Recreation Center (90 Post Office Rd, Waldorf). Workshops are 9 a.m....
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