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Hogan Administration Proclaims November Hire A Veteran Month

Hogan Administration Proclaims November Hire A Veteran Month

Governor Larry Hogan has signed an official proclamation designating November as “Hire A Veteran” Month in Maryland. The month-long observance raises awareness of veteran employment opportunities, and familiarizes citizens, business, and others with the many workforce services available to veteran jobseekers and employers. The proclamation was presented by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford at a...
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Natural Resources Police Graduates New Officers

Natural Resources Police Graduates New Officers

The ranks of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police grew by 44 officers—the largest increase in manpower in 13 years – in recent graduation ceremonies. The additions come as the state’s conservation law enforcement agency celebrates its 150th anniversary. Thirty-two recruits took the oath of office Nov. 3 and received their badges from Natural Resources Police...
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Maryland State Trooper Pulls Victim From Vehicle Seconds Before it Catches Fire in Prince Georges County

Maryland State Trooper Pulls Victim From Vehicle Seconds Before it Catches Fire in Prince Georges County

A trooper is credited with saving the life of a man by rescuing him just before his vehicle burst into flames Wednesday afternoon in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Trooper Warren Thompson, who is assigned to the Forestville Barrack, was on patrol when he came across an SUV that had...
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Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Three People to Trauma Centers

Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Three People to Trauma Centers

On November 6, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Lockes Hill Road and New Market Turner Road, in Mechanicsville for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree, with one...
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Lusby Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS

Lusby Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS

On October 11th, 2018, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on Cowpoke Circle in Lusby. Four (4) pounds of marijuana as well as four (4) pounds of marijuana oil/wax was recovered during the search warrant. The marijuana and marijuana oil/wax has an approximate street value of $35,000. A...
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Serious Crash in Benedict Sends Driver to Trauma Center

Serious Crash in Benedict Sends Driver to Trauma Center

On October 20, 2018, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Maxwell Drive and Prince Frederick Road, in Benedict, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one patient ejected. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Mustang off the roadway and into the woods with...
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Identities Sought for BB Gun Theft Suspects

Identities Sought for BB Gun Theft Suspects

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured for theft. On Monday, October 1, 2018 at approximately 1:50 p.m., the male suspect removed a BB gun from its packaging and placed it under his shirt. He then used the female suspect’s jacket to cover the bulge as he walked out...
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One Teen Arrested for Shoe Robberies in Lexington Park, Another Wanted

One Teen Arrested for Shoe Robberies in Lexington Park, Another Wanted

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, (CID), arrested and charged an individual in two recent robberies that had occurred in the Lexington Park area. On October 31, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the 17-year-old male victim in the Lexington Park area for the reported...
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Nanjemoy Man Arrested for Arson, Burglary, Malicious Burning, Theft and Trespassing

Nanjemoy Man Arrested for Arson, Burglary, Malicious Burning, Theft and Trespassing

A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a Nanjemoy man who intentionally set fire to a one story single family dwelling in Nanjemoy. The residence is owned by Stephen Stone. On Saturday, November 3, 2018, at approximately 10:26 a.m., approximately 35 firefighters from Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments, responded to a one...
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UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Collision Caused by Impaired Driver Results in Three Arrests

UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Collision Caused by Impaired Driver Results in Three Arrests

UPDATE: On October 31, 2018 at approximately 8:30 p.m. units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Route 4 and the Prince Frederick Rescue Squad, Prince Frederick, Maryland for a report of an accident with injuries. Prior to the arrival of the deputies, one of the drivers advised the...
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Lucky Pair of From St. Mary’s County Win $50,000 prize in Powerball Drawing

Lucky Pair of From St. Mary’s County Win $50,000 prize in Powerball Drawing

A dynamic duo arrived at Lottery headquarters this week to claim one of a series of $50,000 Powerball prizes from October’s dual jackpot frenzy. The two government employees managed the feat by matching four numbers and the Powerball for a third-tier win in the Oct. 24 drawing! The lucky pair from St. Mary’s County are on a quest...
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California Man Arrested for Assault

California Man Arrested for Assault

On October 21, 2018, Deputy Forbes of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23300 block of Holly Hill Lane in California, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Chad Allan Deitz, 38, of California, assaulted the female victim during an argument by throwing a cup at her. The victim was struck in...
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Callaway Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine in Hollywood

Callaway Woman Arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine in Hollywood

On Monday, October 29, 2018 at approximately 5:00 p.m., Trooper R. Kaszubski, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to 24494 Mervell Dean Road, in Hollywood, to assist other police officers on a welfare check. Trooper First Class A. Oyler was on scene working as an advanced life support EMS staff member that...
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VIDEO: Three Vehicle Crash in Great Mills Sends Two Patients to Trauma Center

VIDEO: Three Vehicle Crash in Great Mills Sends Two Patients to Trauma Center

On November 2, 2018, at approximately 6:15 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road, and Cypress Way, in Great Mills, for a motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find three vehicles in the roadway with all vehicles having heavy front end damage, and all occupants out of the...
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34-Year-Old Missing Calvert Man Found Dead at Jefferson Patterson Park

34-Year-Old Missing Calvert Man Found Dead at Jefferson Patterson Park

On October 31, 2018 at approximately 4:16 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard Maryland for a report of a missing person. Andrew Marshall Turner, a 34-year-old male, was working near the water when family members last heard from him. Several units from the Maryland...
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Three Children Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lothian

Three Children Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lothian

On November 2, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel from Calvert, Anne Arundel & Prince George’s Counties responded to the area of Route 4 and Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with multiple subjects trapped Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved,...
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State Police Investigating Murder of Convicted Child Abuser at Jessup Correctional Institution

State Police Investigating Murder of Convicted Child Abuser at Jessup Correctional Institution

Maryland State Police are investigating the apparent murder of a state prison inmate found dead in his cell on November 2, 2018, in Anne Arundel County. The victim is identified as David Isaac Stephenson, 44, who was incarcerated at the Jessup Correctional Institution in Jessup. In 2010, Stephenson was ordered to serve 20 years of a...
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VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Arrest Subway Armed Robber

VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Arrest Subway Armed Robber

On Nov. 1, 2018, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested and charged a suspect in the robbery of the Subway restaurant in California. Christian McFarland Phillips, 35, of Lexington Park was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery, Theft: $100 to under $1,500 and Resist/Interfere with Arrest by Sheriff’s Deputies, and is currently being...
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Lusby Woman Caught Stealing Halloween Decorations, Arrested For Failing to Appear in Court for a Previous Theft of 40 Bathing Suits

Lusby Woman Caught Stealing Halloween Decorations, Arrested For Failing to Appear in Court for a Previous Theft of 40 Bathing Suits

UPDATE 11/2/2018: Ashley Michelle Zorn, 34 of Lusby, was arrested on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for a theft, and theft scheme by Cpl. Kerby, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The theft case Zorn failed to appear in court was for a theft in July of...
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Callaway Man Arrested for Robbery, Theft, Assault, and Destruction of Property

Callaway Man Arrested for Robbery, Theft, Assault, and Destruction of Property

On October 26, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Cpl. Beishline of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with a female victim regarding a robbery which occurred in the 20900 block of Point Lookout Road, in Callaway. Investigation determined Larry Wayne Adkins Jr., 34 of Callaway, who is known to the victim, attacked...
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Robbery and Assault Reported on Halloween Night in Lexington Park

Robbery and Assault Reported on Halloween Night in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Police responded to the parking lot of Donut Connection, on North Shangri-La Drive, and Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported strong arm robbery. Police arrived on scene to find one juvenile with multiple injuries had been assaulted and robbed by who he...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland #5 in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges: 2018 Edition”

St. Mary’s College of Maryland #5 in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges: 2018 Edition”

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked fifth among 399 most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings features St. Mary’s College in the 2018 edition of its free book, The Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green...
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Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

On Thursday, November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Outback Steakhouse in the Wildewood Shopping Center, for a reported serious motor vehicle crash with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a large box truck had left the roadway for unknown reasons and into the...
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

On November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Thompson Corner Road, and Lockes Crossing Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Police were first to arrive on scene and found a single vehicle in the roadway that had struck a utility pole,...
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Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, police firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the United States Post Office on MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from the outside, and after investigating firefighters found a small fire in a plastic trash container, with no extensions to...
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