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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

Sheriff Tim Cameron will have a deputy at every public school in St. Mary’s County for the first day of school and will continue a high-visibility presence for the rest of the school year. As more than 18,000 public school students return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Man Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Man Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, in the area of Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford pickup truck, and a Dodge Charger in the roadway involved a...
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Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Charles County

Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Charles County

The Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack in partnership with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata Town Police and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, August 31, 2018, in Charles County. Motorists are encouraged to appoint a designated driver or use public or other alternative transportation...
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VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Identity of Illegal Dumper

VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Identity of Illegal Dumper

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured for illegal dumping. On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at approximately 7:40 p.m., the suspect filled the victim’s dumpster with a truckload of trash and refuse. The dumpster was located to the rear of 44098 Airport View Drive in Hollywood. Due...
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Wednesday’s Pet is WINSTON

Wednesday’s Pet is WINSTON

Wednesday’s Pet for 08/28/2018 WINSTON Featured Pet: Winston Rescue Group: Doodle Dawgs and Fabulous Felines Breed: Pug/Chihuahua Mix Sex: Male Size: Small (11 lbs) Vetted: Neutered and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $325.00  (See Procedures on Rescue’s site) http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/doodledawgs.html Winston is an amazing 2 to 3-year-old, 11-pound mix.  He is exceptionally pleasant, social,...
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Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at approximately 5:40 p.m., Trooper S. Leach from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, after an officer distress call was dispatched. Dispatchers advised that Cpl. Zimmerman with the Maryland State Police, was actively being assaulted. Trooper Leach arrived...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/29/2018

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/29/2018

The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On August 20, 2018 Deputy Evans responded to the Walgreens in Prince Frederick for the report of a prescription fraud. A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle in the area of the Pharmacy and after...
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Be Prepared to Stop for School Buses

Be Prepared to Stop for School Buses

Schools Superintendent Scott Smith and Sheriff Tim Cameron remind drivers in St. Mary’s County that school buses are returning to local roads. Drivers need to be prepared to stop for buses that are picking up or dropping off children. More than 18,000 students return to St. Mary’s County public schools for the first day...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Honored for Heroism

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Honored for Heroism

Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was honored with the Harry E. Neal Award on Wednesday at Historic St. Mary’s City. The award, presented by the Association of Former Agents U.S. Secret Service, is given to several law enforcement officers annually who have performed outstanding service to the...
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Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

On August 8, 2018, Cpl. Elizabeth O’Connor from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the California Wawa store on Three Notch Road, for the report of a minor motor vehicle accident. Police made contact with the passenger, Amanda Lynn Wood, 28, of no fixed address, and the driver, Jerry Leslie Blackley, 29,...
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Head-On Motor Vehicle Collision on Wildewood Parkway

Head-On Motor Vehicle Collision on Wildewood Parkway

On August 27, 2018, at approximately 10:25 a.m., emergency personnel responded to Wildewood Parkway in the area Wildewood Village Lane in California, for the report of motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a two vehicle head-on Collision with one vehicle off the roadway. There were no serious injuries reported.
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Police Release Name of 16-Year-Old Mechanicsville Girl Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Police Release Name of 16-Year-Old Mechanicsville Girl Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

8/27/2018: The driver of the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on August 20, 2018 at 10:22 p.m., was positively  identified by the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as Jadyn Elise Barnes, 16 of Mechanicsville. Funeral Services for Jadyn: Family and friends will unite on Saturday, September 1, 2018 for visitation at 9:30 a.m....
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UPDATE: Missing St. Mary’s County Woman Located Alive and Well

UPDATE: Missing St. Mary’s County Woman Located Alive and Well

UPDATE 8/26/2018 @ 11:25 p.m.: According to a spokesman from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, Rachel Diane Olliver, of Mechanicsville, was located. She is alive and well, no further information is available at this time. A family member posted the following statement on Facebook: Rachel has been located and is alive and safe. I...
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Motorcyclist and Passenger Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Car

Motorcyclist and Passenger Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Car

On Sunday, August 26, 2018, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road, and Hollywood Road for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on scene to find a SUV and a single motorcycle in the roadway in a rear-end style collision...
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UPDATE: Missing Person LOCATED – St. Mary’s County – 15-Year-Old Male

UPDATE: Missing Person LOCATED – St. Mary’s County – 15-Year-Old Male

UPDATE 8/28/2018: The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has located missing person Anthony Hayden Crane unharmed. We would like to thank the public for their assistance. 8/25/2018: The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Anthony Hayden Crane (W-M-02-03-03). He may be operating a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country van that...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Arrests for Outstanding Warrants 8/24/2018

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Arrests for Outstanding Warrants 8/24/2018

The following persons were arrested on outstanding warrants by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
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Bay District Volunteer Fire Department to Host 75th Anniversary Celebration

Bay District Volunteer Fire Department to Host 75th Anniversary Celebration

The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department wanted to update everyone on the upcoming 75th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration is Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 11:00 until 4:00. Parade starts at 11:00 am Celebration events start after the parade The celebration is open to the public and FREE to attend. We will start the day off...
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Can You Identify this Lexington Park Thief

Can You Identify this Lexington Park Thief

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:39 a.m., the suspect broke into Jerry’s Carry Out on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or this incident is asked to call Detective Treavor...
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Sheriff’s Office is Seeking the Whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, Wanted for Armed Robbery

Sheriff’s Office is Seeking the Whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, Wanted for Armed Robbery

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, age 18 of Lexington Park. Bush has an open warrant for Armed Robbery, and is known to frequent the Columbia Commons and Patuxent Homes areas in Lexington Park. Bush is 5’11” in height, weighs 147 pounds, and has black hair...
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Missing Person – Charles County – 17-Year-Old Male

Missing Person – Charles County – 17-Year-Old Male

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating Reuben Pegues, 17, of Faulkner. Pegues was last seen in June at a group home where he was staying on Sodus Manor Place in Faulkner. He has had contact with people, but he has not returned. Detectives have developed information that Pegues may...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Waldorf Man who Shot at Girlfriend

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Waldorf Man who Shot at Girlfriend

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help locating Josiah Emmanuel Young, 19, of Waldorf. Young is wanted in connection with assaulting his girlfriend. On August 16, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12500 block of Council Oak Drive in Waldorf in reference to...
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Severn Man to be Charged with Assault After Beating Ex-Girlfriend with Baseball Bat in Newburg

Severn Man to be Charged with Assault After Beating Ex-Girlfriend with Baseball Bat in Newburg

On August 18, 2018, at 11:30 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Charles Regional Medical Center for an assault. The victim reported her former boyfriend, Russell James Holton, 56, of Severn, had just confronted her in the Newburg area as she was sitting in her car. Holton struck her vehicle...
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A Message from Southern Maryland News Net to our Loyal Readers

A Message from Southern Maryland News Net to our Loyal Readers

Since our inception in 2011, Southern Maryland News Net has strived to provide accurate and objective information to our community. We are homegrown Southern Marylanders like many of you. We’re not some out-of-touch corporate megalomaniacs that are doing this to maximize every penny on the dollar. We’re doing this because we love the community...
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Three Charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute, Fleeing & Eluding in St. Leonard

Three Charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute, Fleeing & Eluding in St. Leonard

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, at approximately 9:50 pm, Trooper First Class Matthews from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 south of Broomes Island Road in St. Leonard after an tag reader hit for a suspended registered vehicle owner. The 3 occupants of the vehicle provided their...
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Police Seeking Information About Motorcycle Stolen from Mechanicsville

Police Seeking Information About Motorcycle Stolen from Mechanicsville

Sometime between Monday August 20, and Tuesday, August 21, 2018, a 2007 Harley Davidson Sportster 883  motorcycle with a trike conversion kit was stolen from Old Village Road in Mechanicsville. The motorcycle/trike is described as Light Pink and white in color with saddle bags. If you have information about the theft of this motorcycle...
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