As we embark on a new season, we welcome guests to visit the museum for fall related fun, while also reflecting on the past with special events surrounding Veterans Day. With the holidays just around the corner, we invite you visit the Museum Store for a special event with extra savings. For more information...
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The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced a new $9.8 million award under the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders. The PASS program...
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National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 16 – 22, 2022. St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, will continue efforts to educate young drivers about the importance of wearing seatbelts and the dangers associated with distracted driving. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety...
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On Sunday, October 16, 2022, at approximately 2:33 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood and Bay District responded to the Hollywood Used Auto Parts located at 43900 Commerce Avenue in Hollywood, for the reported large outside fire. Due to previous incidents and large fires at this location, Brush 7, Engine 72, Tanker 74, Truck 7, Chief 7A,...
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On Sunday, October 16, 2022, firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Valley Lee, Bay District and Seventh District responded to 21475 Abells Wharf Road in Leonardtown, for the reported trailer fire. The 911 caller reported multiple kids were trespassing and had entered the structure and believed they set it on fire, the caller reported smoke was...
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As the weather cools down and the leaves begin to fall, the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter in Prince Frederick is providing even more reasons to get cozy with a new furry, feathered or scaly friend by offering reduced adoption fees now through Nov. 23, 2022. Regular adoption qualifications and procedures still apply. Adoption...
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Please join the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in congratulating Lt. Patrick Britt for being awarded the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission’s Non-Academy Instructor of the Year for Corrections. Lt. Britt’s nomination was submitted by St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center staff for providing valuable instruction to...
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On Saturday, October 15, 2022, at approximately 1:42 a.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Bay District and Seventh District Volunteer Fire Departments responded to 40740 King Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported residence on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and fire showing from the single story residence. Firefighters extinguished the...
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On Thursday, October 13, 2022, at approximately 1:31 p.m., Paramedic Ambulance 398C advised they were involved in a motor vehicle collision at Point Lookout Road and St. Andrew’s Church Road in Leonardtown. Police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene and located two vehicles in the roadway involved in a T-bone style collision...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at 5:02 p.m., the suspect entered a private yard on Sydney Drive in Lexington Park and took a child’s green and black colored bicycle with the words “You Rule” on the...
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On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Deputy Dixon conducted a traffic stop in the 29500 block of Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall. The vehicle’s operator was identified as Juwan Matthew Favors, age 24 of Frederick. A probable cause search was conducted and located in the driver’s side door was a loaded handgun, and several...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will conduct routine maintenance on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson) bridge in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 16, weather permitting. During work hours, crews will clean the gutter and drainage areas. One of the bridge’s...
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The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) is pleased to announce that Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron has been selected as its new Colonel. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron, Sheriff of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, has been selected as the next Colonel and Administrator of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, effective early January 2023. Cameron’s appointment was announced today...
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On Saturday, October 8, 2022, at approximately 7:50 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the Tiki Bar located at 85 Charles Street in Solomons, for the reported structure fire. Calvert County 911 Center received multiple 911 calls with one employee reporting a heater caught fire. Crews arrived on the scene...
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On Friday, October 7, 2022, police responded to the 21000 block of Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. TFC J. Powis responded and initial investigation revealed that a juvenile male fired a gun from a vehicle numerous times and struck several occupied houses. The juvenile was able to...
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Ballot Drop Boxes In addition, yesterday SBE began the process of delivering and installing official ballot drop boxes across the state. SBE anticipates it will take five days to deliver and install all 281 ballot drop boxes. A list of the ballot box locations is available online (in Spanish) Voters who choose to utilize...
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The 2022 Community Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by the Department of Aging & Human Services, will be held Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland campus, located at 44219 Airport Road in California. Health screenings will include body composition, glucose, skin cancer, hearing, vision...
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More than 200 Breezeline employees, family members and community partners volunteered their time to plant more than 100 trees at 15 locations in eight states where Breezeline provides internet, TV and phone services. Inspired by the theme “Planting Roots in Our Communities,” Breezeline employees planted trees today at multiple locations in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts,...
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The Calvert County Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) will host the state’s first Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC) ACC and Trial Board training programs. MPTSC training is required for ACC and Trial Board members throughout the state of Maryland. The training will take place during the second and third weeks of October in...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season runs from October 20th to 22nd statewide. Hunters in Region B — the state’s central, southern, and eastern regions — can also use muzzleloaders from October 24-29 for antlerless deer only. The popular season typically coincides with pleasant fall...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that squirrel, rabbit, fall turkey, and other seasons are either underway or set to open in the coming weeks. Hunters are also reminded that changes have been made to ruffed grouse and bobwhite quail seasons “During this time of year, Maryland offers many other excellent opportunities to get afield and make...
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On October 7, 2022, Deputy Blake Haas graduated from the Prince George’s County Police Department Basic SWAT School Session 36. The three-week school is physically and mentally demanding, and tests the officer’s ability to adapt and overcome intense situations. Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the SMCSO congratulate Dep. Haas on...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a succession of alcohol compliance checks at 17 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Fifteen of the establishments were found to be compliant, while two businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on Thursday,...
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In honor of National Energy Efficiency Day, Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has reached and exceeded its goals for reducing energy use in state-owned facilities years ahead of schedule. As of October 2022, Maryland state government has surpassed the 10% savings goal and reduced its energy use in state-owned...
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On October 9, 2022, at 12:11 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. Upon arrival deputies located shell casings and a vehicle that had sustained damage from projectiles. No injuries have been reported from the incident....
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