The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Corey Michael Arias, 26 of Mechanicsville. Arias is a white male, 5’11” in height and weighs 217 pounds. Arias is wanted for Second-Degree Escape. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Arias is asked to contact the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office at...
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field, Bay District, Valley Lee, and Seventh District responded to 49000 Cornfield Harbor Road in Scotland, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story single family residence with smoke showing, and upon further investigation, firefighters...
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UPDATE 4/2/2019: The U.S. Coast Guard this past week used a crane barge to remove a sunken abandoned vessel that was polluting the Patuxent River, and causing a hazard to boating navigation. 9/4/2018: On August 21, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Officer David Helterbran and Sgt. Tim Kraemer of the Maryland Natural Resources Police...
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police and rescue personnel responded to the 2300 block of Acton Lane and Tawny Drive in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on scene to find a female in her 20’s suffering from a stab wound to the neck. The victim was conscious, alert,...
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On Monday, April 1, 2019, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Charles Street and Keech Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one patient trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find three vehicles in the roadway with one patient confirmed trapped....
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Each year, distracted driving results in more than 28,000 injuries on Maryland roads. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office is working with State and local law enforcement to encourage motorists to Park the Phone before they drive. “Distracted driving is...
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On March 19, 2019, Deputy Mohler of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Clubhouse Drive and Rousby Hall Road in Lusby. While making contact with the driver, Nathaniel Lee Davis III, 28, of Lusby, Deputy Mohler detected a faint odor of raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle....
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Superintendent Daniel Curry said he first learned of Calvert County’s statistics on the use of restraint and seclusion approximately one month ago. “Well, my initial thought is that, that’s not good. And we’ve obviously got some work to do.”
Curry added, “We have a wide range of responsibility here and we take it...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, at approximately 3:25 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, in the area of Kessler Way in Lexington Park, for the reported single vehicle motor vehicle accident with the vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and...
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On Sunday, March 31, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., firefighters from Solomons, Prince Frederick, St. Leonard, Huntington, Hollywood, Bay District, and Leonardtown responded to 211 Sailboat Court in Lusby, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 3-story residence fully engulfed in fire. Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang and...
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On Saturday, March 30, 2019, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21200 block of Lexwood Court in Lexington Park, for the report of an injured person. Deputies arrived on scene and located blood on the sidewalk leading to the residence. Blood was also observed on the door-frame and window...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police and firefighters responded to Murphy’s Town & County Store, in Avenue, for the report of a vehicle into a building. Firefighters and an ambulance crew were told to stage in the area and not to proceed to the scene after dispatchers learned the driver...
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On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., firefighters from Calvert, Prince Georges County, and Annapolis responded to Bob White Court in Dunkirk, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke and fire showing throughout the residence and sounded a second alarm. Anne Arundel County Fire Department reported 66...
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On Thursday, March 28, 2019, at approximately 8:15 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown, St. Leonard and surrounding departments responded to 540 Carla Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported barn fire with animals trapped inside. Crews arrived on scene to find a wood framed pole barn fully engulfed in fire. The owner has been identified as...
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On Wednesday, March 27, Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack conducted a warrant sweep throughout St. Mary’s County. During the initiative, Troopers attempted to locate numerous subjects who have outstanding warrants for his/her arrest. The initiative led to the apprehension of 7 subjects wanted on various offenses. In addition to the arrests, a small quantity...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, at approximately 5:10 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Ridge, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Valley Lee, and Seventh District Fire Departments responded to 21078 Hermanville Road and Melissa Moore Court in Lexington Park, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story single family residence...
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Ricarra Jones of Maryland’s Fight for $15 Coalition released the following statement on behalf of the Coalition after the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the minimum wage bill: “We are thrilled the Maryland General Assembly did what was needed in Maryland and overrode Governor Hogan’s veto today to...
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The Charles County Department of Health (CCDOH) has released an inspection list that identifies which facilities that have been inspected in 2019. The list provides increased transparency into the inspection process and departmental progress in the completion of routine inspections. This inspection database will be updated on a monthly basis to better inform consumers....
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UPDATE: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March 28, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Brian Patrick Weyhenmeyer, 36, to Life suspend all but 45 years for the First-Degree Murder of his wife, Jennifer Lynn Weyhenmeyer. On November 10, 2016, Weyhenmeyer entered a guilty plea...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Rosanne Elizabeth Nial, 41 of St. Inigoes. Nial is wanted on a warrant for second-degree assault. On Feb. 27, 2019, Nial was authorized to attend an inpatient treatment center in Sunderland. On March 24, 2019, she left the facility and did not return....
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UPDATE 4/3/2019: There was an error in the spreadsheet data that was utilized to create the seclusion graphs in the article below. The article indicated that Talbot County was #1 in seclusions. There was a data entry error that lead to that finding. Talbot actually had zero reported seclusions (lowering them on the graph...
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Governor Larry Hogan today vetoed Senate Bill 280 and House Bill 166 – Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage, saying it “could cost us jobs, negatively impact our economic competitiveness, and devastate our state’s economy.” Read the governor’s veto letter, which emphasizes three key points: This measure would cost Maryland more...
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Sherry Nordlund of Waldorf is a loyal Maryland Lottery player, as are her grown children and her husband. They are usually the ones who pick winning scratch-offs but that changed with her purchase of a $100,000 Crossword game. “I have the worst luck in the family,” said the winner, “until now!” While other family...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department, Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal shooting in District Heights on Monday, March 25, 2019. The decedent is 42-year-old Damon Proctor of Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park. On March 25, 2019, at approximately 1:40 pm, patrol officers were called to the 5000...
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On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported individuals inside a vehicle using drugs. Upon arrival deputies observed James Mathew Dotson, 31 of Mechanicsville, injecting a female in the vehicle with suspected heroin. In Dotson’s...
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