As of Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Maryland reports 74,260 COVID-19 cases and 3,202 deaths. An increase of 733 cases and 8 deaths overnight. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 74,260 Number of persons tested negative : 591,809 Total testing volume : 834,408 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,202 Number of probable deaths : 132 Currently hospitalized...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 6:41 pm, while in the Lexington Park Foot Locker store, the suspect put two items of clothing under his shirt and left the store without paying for them. Anyone with...
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools will host a virtual town hall on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. to discuss the planning process for the return to school in Fall 2020. Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent, will share information with the community about how St. Mary’s County Public Schools will be addressing the...
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As of Monday, July 13, 2020, Maryland reports 73,527 COVID-19 cases and 3,194 deaths. An increase of 418 cases and 6 deaths overnight Number of confirmed cases : 73,527 Number of persons tested negative : 578,430 Total testing volume : 818,993 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,194 Number of probable deaths : 131 Currently hospitalized : 386 Acute care : 278...
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On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at approximately 3:23 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Loveville Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one vehicle overturned with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway,...
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On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at approximately 2:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27171 Baptist Church Road and Burning Oaks Lane in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Firefighters arrived on the scene to report one vehicle off the roadway and overturned,...
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On Friday, July 10, 2020, at 7:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single bicyclist struck a vehicle in the Northbound lanes of Three...
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Number of confirmed cases : 73,109 Number of persons tested negative : 570,282 Total testing volume : 807,926 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,188 Number of probable deaths : 131 Currently hospitalized : 392 Acute care : 278 Intensive care : 114 Ever hospitalized : 11,420 Released from isolation : 5,230 Cases and Deaths Data Breakdown: Parenthesis = Confirmed death, laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test...
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A Prince George’s County, Md., man was arrested after Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught him with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber, on Thursday, July 9, 2020. A TSA officer spotted the gun in the man’s carry-on bag while it...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division and Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit are both conducting investigations into a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday in Clinton. The driver and passenger of an SUV were killed. PGPD officers pursued that SUV prior to it crashing. The deceased driver is 62-year-old Lynda Ann...
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UPDATE: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the suspects pictured below. The theft suspects have been identified as Nicole Michelle Cavins, 39 of Washington DC, and Anthony Eden Cavins, 61 of Washington DC. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of these suspects is asked to contact Det. J. Buck at...
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On Thursday, July 9, 2020, at approximately 8:26 p.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the 24000 block of North Patuxent Beach Road in California, for the reported animal attack. The 911 caller reported a 7-year-old male was attacked by a pitbull and suffered injuries to his head and face. The caller reported...
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On Friday, July 3, 2020, Dep. Graves of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office observed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot of a closed business in the 21800 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Dep. Graves made contact with a passenger, later identified as Ryan Michael Page, 35 of no fixed...
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On Thursday, July 9, 2020, at approximately 2:15 a.m., firefighters responded 1011 Kenneth Court in Indian Head, for the reported house on fire with subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with fire showing from the roof. No injuries were reported. Two occupants arrived on the scene a...
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On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at approximately 2:30 a.m., police responded to the Boatman’s Mini Mart on Oakville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported burglary/intrusion alarm. Police arrived on the scene to find apparent evidence of a burglary with forced entry. K9 Officers responded and conducted an article search which yielded negative results. The...
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Arrest Made in Stabbing: On July 8, 2020, at approximately 5:46 p.m., officers from the La Plata Police Department responded to the 6700 block of Crain Highway for the report of a stabbing. Investigation revealed the suspect and the victim engaged in a verbal argument which escalated into a physical altercation including the stabbing...
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On Thursday, July 9, 2020 the rape and sex abuse of a minor court case was forwarded to Circuit Court in St. Mary’s County. On Friday, March 6, 2020, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown for a report of a sex offense....
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On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 10:55 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Oak Crest Drive in California, for the reported vehicle on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a Chevrolet Monte Carlo with fire showing from the engine and passenger...
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The deputies of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are much more than just law enforcement officers. In responding to emergency calls, lives are often endangered and Sheriff’s Office deputies are extensively trained in CPR, AED and Naloxone use. During two back-to-back days in June, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies helped save the...
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UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s officers have arrested suspects in connection with an armed robbery and a carjacking, which took place on July 1 and July 6 in Waldorf. The details of the cases are as follows: On July 1 at approximately 11:15 a.m., the suspect exited a silver Ford Escape in front of a...
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The Pax River Navy Exchange Barbershop has reopened to Active Duty by appointment only. Patrons must wear a face covering and use hand sanitizer prior to service, and will not be able to wait in the shop. Associates will be required to wear PPE including an apron for every customer, gloves, a face covering,...
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On July 7 at approximately 2:28 p.m., officers responded to the area of Holly Tree Lane at Hollins Lane in Waldorf for the report of shots being fired. Initial investigation revealed the pictured vehicle, a white KIA Forte, was observed traveling on Holly Tree Lane towards Western Parkway. As the vehicle passed a residential...
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On Tuesday June 30, 2020, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted 15 covert compliance checks within St. Mary’s County. Two businesses were found to be non-compliant. Police used a male confidential informant under the age of 21 with no identification on them to go into liquor stores in St. Mary’s...
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On July 2, 2020 at approximately 12:45 a.m. officers responded for a shooting in a parking lot in the 700 block of Hammond Branch Drive in Odenton. Upon arrival officers located a 19 year old male suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. Officers rendered medical assistance until paramedics arrived. The victim...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County recognized Sheriff Timothy Cameron for 40 years of service to the county during their regular business meeting Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Sheriff Cameron received a commendation from the Commissioners that detailed his service record beginning in 1980 as a Patrolman in the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and...
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