On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic complaint in the area of Loveville Road and Old Red Oak Lane in Mechanicsville. The complainant reported a black Expedition was driving erratically, and into oncoming traffic. Deputies arrived in the area and located...
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The Board of Public Works on October 12, 2022, unanimously approved more than $27.1 million in Rural Legacy Program grants for conservation easement acquisitions, reflecting the highest annual amount appropriated since 2002. Funding from these grants will permanently protect 7,100 acres of working farms, forests, open space, shorelines, and wetlands — plus cultural and...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Oct. 24, 2022 – Nov. 11, 2022 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land...
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On Friday, October 21, 2022, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division served search warrants at 44025 Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood. During the execution of the warrant, a large quantity (more than 10 grams) of raw marijuana was located within the bedroom of Justin Phillip Nelson, age 21 of...
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As we near the winter holiday season, motorists need to remember to take the proper precautions to reduce the chances of their vehicles being stolen. This is especially true right now for owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, which have been stolen at increased rates both in Maryland and nationwide, according to the National...
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On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at approximately 7:23 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Corporate Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single pickup truck into a tree, off the roadway and...
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On Monday, October 24, 2022, at approximately 11: 50 a.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 5 (Mattawoman Beantown Rd) in the area of Pinefield Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to assume...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police (NRP) welcomed 13 new officers following graduation of its 63rd Basic Recruit Class on October 14, 2022. The ceremony at Sandy Point State Park was the culmination of 36 weeks of training and coursework at the Maryland Police and Corrections facility in Sykesville. Their coursework included Maryland...
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Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel will be afforded a unique opportunity to experience Maryland’s tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days: Nov. 5, 2022 and Feb. 4, 2023. On these two days, hunting for ducks, geese, and coots on public and private lands in Maryland will be offered exclusively to...
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On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police responded to the area of Old Village Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a possible impaired driver. The 911 caller reported a blue jeep bearing Maryland registration “6EY3021” was driving recklessly, swerving all over the roadway and nearly struck multiple vehicles. A...
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Sheriff Mike Evans and the men and women of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize and congratulate Deputy Sheriff Sean Hendrickson for receiving the honor of 2022 Deputy of the 3rd Quarter. Deputy S. Hendrickson currently serves our Patrol Bureau. Hendrickson is a respected member of his squad and his performance...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented Proclamations in honor of Red Ribbon Week, Ace’s Angels, Economic Development Week and National Disability Employment Awareness month. The Department...
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The NAS Patuxent River Search and Rescue team, the SAR Dogs, are inviting all interested personnel, military and civilian, to join them for their annual Swim the Bay event Oct. 28. The 1.7-mile swim will start onboard Pax River from the beach at West Basin Marina and finish across the water at the Chesapeake...
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) recently received a $10,000 contribution from CoBank to award to local organizations that SMECO has supported with matching funds. Each of the following will receive $2,500: Christmas in April, Calvert County Rebuilding Together Charles County Christmas in April, St. Mary’s County Clements Cuties Foundation. “The generous funding from SMECO and...
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On October 19, 2022, Trooper T. Eckrich of the Maryland Department of State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Pegg Road at Westbury Boulevard, Lexington Park. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected Marijuana and a loaded gun with an obliterated serial number. The passenger, and owner...
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The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections will be canvassing the 2022 Gubernatorial General Mail-in Ballots and Provisional Ballots. Pre-Election Day Canvass will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 9 a.m. These results will not be released until Election Night. The after Election Mail-in Ballot Canvass will be Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at...
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UPDATE 10/20/2022: On Monday, October 17, 2022, at approximately 12:55 p.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Ridge, Bay District, and Valley Lee responded to 47454 Leonard Calvert Circle in St. Mary’s City, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene and reported they had a fire in a built in utility...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Referrals: 10/09/22 – Female age 15 of Great Mills- Assault 2nd Degree and Disruption of School Operations by Dep. Stewart# 310. 10/09/22 – Male age 15 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree and Disruption of School Operations by Dep. Stewart# 310. 10/10/22 – Male age 16 of Mechanicsville-...
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On Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Vice/Narcotics Division executed a series of search warrants at First Road in Lexington Park. The subject of the investigation, Thomas Donnell Evans, age 42 of Lexington Park, was located and apprehended with the assistance of K-9 Dyno. As uniformed deputies attempted...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a burglary investigation. On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at 10:55 p.m., the suspects used a chunk of concrete to break the glass and enter the Vape Jungle business in Millison Plaza in Lexington Park. Once inside, the suspects removed...
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The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263) program team put Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) systems through their paces during a two-week technical demonstration in mid-September. More than a dozen vendors attended the event to help inform the Navy Expeditionary Warfare community of the functions and capabilities available on the...
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On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with possible entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved at the intersection of Three Notch...
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On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at approximately 7:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle and a St. Mary’s County School...
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On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Porter Drive in Dameron, for the reported head-on collision. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in an off-set head-on style collision with one vehicle in the roadway...
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UPDATE: On October 18, 2022, at 12:47 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22500 block of MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported shots fired into a business. Deputies arrived on scene within two minutes and located two businesses struck by projectiles. The businesses and surrounding establishments were...
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