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MS-13 Gang Member Receives 30 Years for Second Degree Murder

MS-13 Gang Member Receives 30 Years for Second Degree Murder

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Cristian Pleitez-Tejada, 23, of Edgewater was sentenced to 30 years of active incarceration for the second degree murder of Jose Salvador Mancia Aguilar. The defendant entered a guilty plea on October 14, 2021. “The defendant had an ongoing disagreement with the victim and...
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Motorcyclist Injured After Striking Utility Pole in Great Mills

Motorcyclist Injured After Striking Utility Pole in Great Mills

On Monday, April 11, 2022, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21469 Indian Bridge Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcycle off the roadway and into a utility pole. The single occupant was transported...
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Mechanicsville House Fire Caused by Discarded Smoking Materials, No Injuries Reported

Mechanicsville House Fire Caused by Discarded Smoking Materials, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 4/11/2022: On Sunday, April 10, 2022, at 11:00 p.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 26076 Sycamore Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one-story single family residence with fire throughout. The owner is identified as Kyle Swann, with the...
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One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Light Pole at Buffalo Wilds Wings in Lexington Park

One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Light Pole at Buffalo Wilds Wings in Lexington Park

On Monday, April 11, 2022, at approximately 7:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Buffalo Wild Wings located at Three Notch Road and Lexington Village Way, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle partially off the roadway and into a utility...
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Maryland State Police Investigating One Shot on I-295 Following Possible Road Rage Incident In Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police Investigating One Shot on I-295 Following Possible Road Rage Incident In Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police are investigating a possible road rage incident that allegedly resulted in shots fired, sending one man to the hospital with injuries in Anne Arundel County, on Sunday, April 10, 2022. The injured victim’s identification is being withheld due to the ongoing investigation. He was transported from the scene by the Maryland...
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Firefighters Respond to Three Structure Fires within 2 Hours of Each Other in Charles County, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Respond to Three Structure Fires within 2 Hours of Each Other in Charles County, No Injuries Reported

On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 5:07 a.m., firefighters were alerted to 3315 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene and found a 1-story commercial building with smoke showing from the BP Gas Station. Incident command requested the working fire upgrade. Additional crews from Charles and Prince...
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Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Stabbed in Charles County, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Stabbed in Charles County, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Patient First Primary and Urgent Care located at 2855 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. The 911 caller reported a 19-year-old male walked into the facility with a stab wound. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects in Dunkirk

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects in Dunkirk

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a theft that occurred on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the CVS Pharmacy located at 10095 Ward Road in Dunkirk. Surveillance video shows three subjects entering the store and then concealing cosmetic items on their persons. They were seen entering a white 2015 Dodge Charger...
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Two Injured, One Transported to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Two Injured, One Transported to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at approximately 11:08 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. A short time after dispatch, the call was upgraded to a motor vehicle collision with entrapment....
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Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Green Leaf Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and in the front yard...
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Firefighters Operating on Scene of Overturned Semi-Truck in Charlotte Hall, Helicopter Requested for Operator

Firefighters Operating on Scene of Overturned Semi-Truck in Charlotte Hall, Helicopter Requested for Operator

On Friday, April 8, 2022, at approximately 8:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 7464 Sugar Cane Court in Charlotte Hall, for the reported overturned fuel truck that was leaking. The 911 caller advised a gas truck overturned in front of her residence and was leaking...
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One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Piney Point

One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Piney Point

On Friday, April 8, 2022, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Clarke Road in Piney Point, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the single...
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Mary Ann Thompson Promoted to Warden of St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center

Mary Ann Thompson Promoted to Warden of St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center

Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office congratulate Mary Ann Thompson for her promotion to Warden of the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Serving as the facility’s Deputy Warden since January 2019, Thompson was promoted to Warden on April 1, 2022. Major Deborah Diedrich...
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Police Searching for Four Suspects Who Assaulted Senior Citizen During Attempted Carjacking

Police Searching for Four Suspects Who Assaulted Senior Citizen During Attempted Carjacking

The Prince George’s County Police Department is asking the community for assistance as we actively work to identify and arrest the four suspects who assaulted a senior citizen in an attempt to steal her car. The crime was caught on camera. On March 29, 2022, at approximately 6:40 p.m., the four suspects approached the...
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UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition

UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside her home yesterday, April 6, 2022, in Hughesville. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire...
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St. Mary’s County Board of Education Appoint BeeJay Dothard as Principal at Great Mills High School

St. Mary’s County Board of Education Appoint BeeJay Dothard as Principal at Great Mills High School

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointment made by the Board of Education at its meeting of Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The Board appointed Mr. BeeJay Dothard as Principal of Great Mills High School. Mr. Dothard holds a Master’s Degree from Notre Dame of Maryland University and a Bachelor’s Degree...
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No Injuries Reported After Shed Fire in Golden Beach

No Injuries Reported After Shed Fire in Golden Beach

On Thursday, April 7, 2022, at approximately 12:52 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, and Hughesville responded to the 29000 block of Grant Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small 10×10 shed fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 15 minutes. No...
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NAS Patuxent River Transitions Back to Health Protection Condition Alpha, Effective Thursday, April 7, 2022

NAS Patuxent River Transitions Back to Health Protection Condition Alpha, Effective Thursday, April 7, 2022

NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo to HPCON Alpha as of April 7, 2022 as a result of falling COVID cases within the surrounding counties of Southern Maryland. HPCONs are protocols for health protection during public health emergencies, such as a pandemic. Commanders review and update these HPCONs based on...
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Island Music Company Partners with Martin’s Service Station to Present “The Martin Guitar Experience” on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Island Music Company Partners with Martin’s Service Station to Present “The Martin Guitar Experience” on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Calling all guitar enthusiasts! Mark your calendars NOW and make sure to attend the MARTIN GUITAR EXPERIENCE, brought to you by Island Music Company in La, Plata, MD on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 from 2:00 p.m., to 6:00 p.m. For one day only, Island Music Company will have sales representative Brenden Hackett from Martin...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – April 5, 2022

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – April 5, 2022

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, April 5, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented Proclamations in honor of National Public Health Week, Week of the Young Child, Fair Housing Month and National Library...
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St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Good Friday, April 15, 2022

St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Good Friday, April 15, 2022

In observance of Good Friday, all St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 15, 2022. Offices will reopen with regular operating schedules Monday, April 18, 2022. The St. Andrews Landfill and the six (6) Convenience Centers will be open normal hours Friday, April 15, 2022. However, the St. Andrews Landfill...
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Calvert Hospice Announce Two Specialized Grief Support Programs Starting in April 2022

Calvert Hospice Announce Two Specialized Grief Support Programs Starting in April 2022

Healing Hearts is a 4-week program for those who have lost their mothers. The group will be held on Tuesdays starting April 16, and ending May 17 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., at Trinity United Methodist Church (90 Church Street, Prince Frederick). There is a $35 supply fee for the group, but scholarships are...
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 39 Years in Prison for Sexual Attacks Targeting Men, Attacked and Raped Three Victims in 2016 During Home Invasions

Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 39 Years in Prison for Sexual Attacks Targeting Men, Attacked and Raped Three Victims in 2016 During Home Invasions

Bryant Webster, 38, of Suitland, Maryland, was sentenced today to 39 years in prison for a series of home invasions carried out over a 50-day period in 2016 in which he sexually assaulted three men, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Webster...
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Diggs Elementary School Science Teacher Michael Johnson is One of Six State Finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Diggs Elementary School Science Teacher Michael Johnson is One of Six State Finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

When his principal asked if he was interested in moving from teaching fifth grade to taking over as the school’s science teacher, Michael Johnson experienced a brief moment of doubt. Science wasn’t his favorite subject when he was in high school, but he was excited for the challenge. And he quickly developed an appreciation...
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Calvert County Government Announces Good Friday Schedule, Friday, April 15, 2022

Calvert County Government Announces Good Friday Schedule, Friday, April 15, 2022

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022, in observance of Good Friday. In addition: The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, which includes the landfill and transfer station, and all county customer convenience centers will be open with normal operating hours Friday, April 15. The...
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