On August 4, 2018, a deputy from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Dunkirk for the report of a theft. The victim stated that he had various items stolen from his residence over the past several days which included money, jewelry, hand tools, power tools, and household goods. One piece...
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On January 8, 2019 the St. Mary’s Sheriff Office Vice/Narcotics Division executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence on Harpers Corner Road in Mechanicsville. The defendant, who identified himself as Alvin L. Jordan, 28 of Clements, was located in the residence with cocaine in his possession. Jordan was arrested and charged with...
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On Sunday, January 6, 2019 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Corporal Anderson from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to an apartment in La Plata to serve an interim protective order. When deputies arrived, they were invited into the apartment by the female petitioner and shown to the bedroom of the respondent, later identified as...
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On Saturday, January 5, 2019 police from the Calvert County Sheriff Office received a traffic complaint about a silver Toyota Corolla travelling southbound on Southern Maryland Blvd in Dunkirk, swerving all over the road. Police observed the vehicle on Southern Maryland Blvd in the area of Ward Road. The driver, later identified by his...
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As the partial federal government shutdown continues, the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) is working to assist vulnerable Marylanders through this uncertain time. The Department announced it will be able to provide February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients in Maryland. Referred to as the Food Supplement Program (FSP) in Maryland,...
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UPDATE 1/15/2019 @ 5:00 p.m.: On January 14, 2019, at approximately 2:00 a.m., firefighters from Second District and surrounding volunteer fire departments responded to 20475 Point Lookout Road, in Great Mills for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene of the APF construction yard and found 4 commercial vehicles on fire. The four vehicles,...
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On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at approximately 8:15 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mechanicsville Road, and Yowaiski Mill Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Police arrived on scene to find one person trapped in the vehicle. The occupant was reportedly conscious and alert. Crews...
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UPDATE: On January 12, 2019 at approximately 6:15 a.m., Waldorf and surround fire departments responded to 3325 Leonardtown Road, in Waldorf, for the reported building fire. Firefighters arrived on scene of a single story storage facility with fire and smoke showing. The fire reached 2-Alarms and 75 firefighters fought the blaze for over an hour...
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On January 7, 2019 at approximately 1:20 p.m. the Charles County Sheriff Office received a call from the loss prevention officers at Target for the report of a shoplifter in custody. According to loss prevention officers, they observed a white female, later identified and her identity confirmed through law enforcement databases, as Teresa Anne...
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On January 2, 2019, at approximately 1:20 p.m. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff Department responded to the Walmart in Dunkirk for the report of a person with a weapon. Police were advised that a subject wearing camouflage pants and a purple jacket advised that he was going to his car to get a...
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On January 3, 2019 at approximately 5:25 p.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff Office conducted a traffic stop on Post Office Road in Waldorf. When police asked the driver, identified as Timothy Matthew Goldsmith, 22 of La Plata, for his driver license, he said that he did not have it on him. During...
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On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at approximately 10:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Route 260 and Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, for a motor vehicle accident reported serious. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a ditch, with the driver trapped and...
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On Friday, January 11, 2019 at approximately 1:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Hunting Quarter Drive in Callaway, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one trapped. Police arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a t-bone style collision...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will recognize 541 candidates for 547 degrees and 250 certificates during its 20th Winter Commencement January 17 at the La Plata Campus. The graduates range in age from 18 to 64, with 37 percent from Charles County, 33 percent from St. Mary’s County, 23 percent from Calvert County...
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On September 17, 2018, a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff Department responded to a residence on Point Lookout Road in Park Hall for the report of a theft. Contact was made with the victim who informed the officer that he was inside his residence on September 17, 2018 at approximately 3:00 a.m....
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St. Mary’s County: St. Mary’s County Public Schools: All St. Mary’s County Public Schools, including FULL day Head Start, will have a delayed opening of two hours on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. AM Pre-Kindergarten and AM Head Start students will not have school. However, there will be classes for PM Pre-Kindergarten and PM Head Start...
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On January 3, 2019 at approximately 10:00 p.m. Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to Simms Landing Road, in Port Tobacco, for the report of a disorderly female. Deputies made contact with the complainant who told police that the disorderly female, identified as Alyssa Marciya Harding, 23 of Port Tobacco, lives behind...
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On January 14, 2019, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Firefighters responded to the Wawa gas station on Three Notch Road and Mount Wolf Road, in Charlotte Hall for the report of a vehicle fire. The vehicle occupant was able to get out of the vehicle prior to becoming engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported....
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St. Mary’s County: St. Mary’s County Public Schools: All St Mary’s County Public Schools are closed for Monday, January 14, 2019, with Code 2 for employees. We will continue to watch the weather this evening and and may reevaluate the employee status code by 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. Thank you and be safe. St. Mary’s...
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Maryland State Police from the Prince Frederick Barrack arrested a Calvert County man today for making a threat of mass violence. The accused is identified as Travis Phifer, 38, of Lusby. Phifer was charged with making a threat of mass violence. Police located him in a vehicle a short distance away from the Prince...
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Calvert County Public Schools will be closed on Monday January 14, 2019. All emergency personnel report as usual. All other personnel do not report to work. Child care is closed. Afternoon and Evening activities are canceled.
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Due to inclement weather, all Charles County public schools are closed Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. There is a Code 2 for employees who follow the code system. Employees should check later tonight or tomorrow morning for a possible change in the Code status.
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All St Mary’s County Public Schools are closed for Monday, January 14, 2019, with Code 2 for employees. We will continue to watch the weather this evening and and may reevaluate the employee status code by 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. Thank you and be safe.
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On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at approximately 5:00 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding companies responded to a reported chimney fire/smoke in a residence. Shortly after responding, Chief 3B from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department advised Rescue Squad 3 from Waldorf crashed and overturned on Crain Highway and Acton Lane, in the area of the...
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UPDATE 1/14/2019: The Maryland State Police has lifted the Snow Emergency Plan for Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties effective at immediately. Motorists are encouraged to continue to use caution while driving as they may quickly encounter different road conditions throughout Southern Maryland. 1/12/2019: The Snow Emergency Plan for Calvert County has been placed into...
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