U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Kenneth Donnell Hoffman, age 43, of District Heights, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including crack cocaine, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and for two...
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The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Richard Fritz and the State’s Attorney’s Office regretfully announce the cancellation of the 2020 Project Graduation events. This year, the unfortunate realities of the COVID-19 school closures and related safety measures have made it impossible to plan and execute this 36-year-old program. The State’s Attorney’s Office will work...
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Beginning Wednesday, May 13th, Patient First will begin drive-up COVID-19 testing by appointment at its location on Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville, MD. This will be the sixth Patient First center offering testing in the Maryland area. Appointments at the Beltsville center may be scheduled now by calling the center at 240-542-5987. Patient First currently...
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Precise Systems announces the award of a five-year, $51.2M contract to provide program management support services to Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Office (PMA-261). PMA-261 is responsible for multiple H-53 variants including the CH-53E, MH-53E and the CH-53K helicopters. The H-53 assault support missions include the lift and movement of...
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St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) has added Bus Route 3 and will begin running this service every other hour along Route 5 from Lexington Park to Leonardtown, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting this Wednesday, May 13, 2020. STS will continue to operate the following schedules: Monday through Friday Rt....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office criminal summons served in the month of April, 2020. 04/01/20- Mathis Oneal Holton, age 21 of Mechanicsville- CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana by Dep. Walker# 366. CASE# 12566-20 04/01/20- Nicholas Carman Bohrer, age 28 of Lexington Park- Theft by DFC. Budd# 325. CASE# 9810-20 04/01/20- Brittany Michelle Morey, age 31 of...
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On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at approximately 4:25 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mt Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicles in the roadway with...
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Servpro of St. Mary’s and Calvert County continue their decontamination process on our Emergency Response Vehicles. Over the past week they focused on decontaminating Fire Apparatus, Emergency Services (Animal Control), and Police (St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Vehicles), and Fire Stations. Servpro continues to provide an in-depth cleaning of each...
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Maryland State Police arrested a St. Mary’s County man on open warrants for firearms-related charges and a violation of probation charge. Colin Jacob Eaton, 26, of Callaway, was arrested Monday, May 11, 2020, by troopers from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division – Firearms Enforcement Unit. Eaton is charged with nine counts of...
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As of Tuesday, May 12, 2020, Maryland reports 34,061 cases of COVID-19 and 1,643 deaths. An increase of 688 cases and 70 deaths. The number of negative test results is currently 135,442 an increase of 4,035. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 34,061 Number of negative test results : 135,442 Number of confirmed...
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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced the final tally of food items from their Food Drive hosted at Regency Furniture Stadium on Friday, May 8th. The Blue Crabs Food Drive collected 4,106 food items, many monetary donations, and non-food donations such as toilet paper. The Blue Crabs teamed up with The Arnold House, Lifestyles...
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On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 9:40 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf, Hollywood, Bay District, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 2604 Pebblebrook Terrace Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire with subjects possibly trapped. Over 40 firefighters responded, with firefighters arriving within minutes of dispatch to find a two story...
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In honor of Nurse Week, and International Nurses Day which is on May 12, 2020, police and members from the Calvert County Public Safety, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, along with fire and rescue personnel from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Solomon’s, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, and St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads paid tribute to...
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On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 5800 block of Ketch Road and 200 Cedar Beach Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported tractor on a subject. A medic unit was the first arriving unit and reported the child was pulled out from underneath the...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is seeking an accountant/contractor for a period of three (3) months beginning May 15, 2020 through August 31, 2020 with a possibility of extension, to provide accounting technical work/guidance to the Fiscal Office until the SMCHD Chief Financial Officer vacancy is filled. Additionally, SMCHD is seeking a...
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On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 1:30 p.m., police officers responded to a robbery of a citizen on Route 175 near Sappington Station Road. The victim advised he was heading home in his electric wheelchair, when an unknown suspect ran up behind him striking the wheelchair. The suspect hit the chair so hard...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the missing juvenile pictured below, Manuel E. Salamanca. Manuel is 17-years-old, approx. 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 100-110 lbs, with a distinguishable scar above his left eyebrow. He was last seen on May 9, 2020 wearing a black sweater with white writing, black...
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On Saturday, May 9th, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of 67th Avenue for a shooting. Responding officers located the victim in an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital. Homicide Unit detectives are actively working to identify and arrest...
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As of Monday, May 11, 2020, Maryland reports 33,373 cases of COVID-19 and 1,573 deaths. An increase of 786 cases and 35 deaths. The number of negative test results is currently 131,407 an increase of 4,063. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 33,373 Number of negative test results : 131,407 Number of confirmed...
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In light of school closures, Charles County Sheriff’s Office has withdrawn their Speed Camera Program from locations not being used for critical operations. The Speed Camera Program will continue to operate at school areas that are dispensing meals and educational supplies for our students. During the week of May 11, to May 15, 2020,...
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On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Officer Chadbourne from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was working patrol in Waldorf, when he observed two people in the roadway tending to a wounded Osprey. The osprey was removed from the road and brought to safety. The Officer helped keep the bird calm until his sergeant responded to...
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UPDATE: The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday evening in Brandywine. The victim is 37-year-old Nicholas Howard Moore of Brandywine. On May 10, at approximately 8:20 pm, officers responded to the 14200 block of Brandywine Road for a collision. Moore, the driver and only occupant in a pick-up truck, was pronounced dead...
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Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged a suspect in connection with a homicide in Camp Springs on Saturday. The suspect is 17-year-old Damani Reddix of the 6300 block of Maxwell Drive in Camp Springs. He is charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Jose Romero-Salgado of District Heights. Reddix is charged as an adult. On May...
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On April 12, 2020 a 13-year-old female from Valley Lee was referred to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for Second-Degree Assault by Deputy Travis Wimberly. Case # 22271-20 On April 13, 2020 a 13-year-old female from Great Mills was referred to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for Harassment by Deputy Blake Haas....
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On Sunday, May 10, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., firefighters from Charles, and St. Mary’s County arrived on the scene of a rollover collision at Mohawk Drive and Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, and requested a rescue box assignment. The firefighters on the scene reported one vehicle on its side, with the single...
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