St. Mary’s News

Police Investigating Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville, One Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville, One Flown to Trauma Center

On Thursday, December 2, 2021, at approximately 12:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Oak Acres Drive in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole with...
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Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at approximately 3:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Spring Ridge Middle School in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a van and motorcycle involved. Firefighters requested a helicopter for the...
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ARREST VIDEO: Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Shoplifting at California Walmart

ARREST VIDEO: Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Shoplifting at California Walmart

On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Trooper J. Engleman from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the Walmart at 45485 Miramar Way, in California, for the report of a theft in progress. Police determined that Shamiya Shawnte Taylor, 21 of Lexington Park, stole items with a combined value over $250.00. The investigation revealed...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – November 30, 2021

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – November 30, 2021

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s hosted a joint meeting with the Board of Education in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. During the meeting, the superintendent, the CIP project manager, the Director of Facility Coordination Health and Physical Education, Athletics, and the Chief Strategic Officer provided briefs to the Commissioners. Following the joint...
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One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole and NAS Webster Field Security Fence

One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole and NAS Webster Field Security Fence

On Monday, November 29, 2021, at approximately 11:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Gum Landing Road and Beachville Road in St. Inigoes, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. 911 callers reported that a vehicle had went through the security fence that surrounds the NAS Webster Field Annex....
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Maryland State Police Warns Motorists of Dangers of Leaving Vehicles Running Unattended

Maryland State Police Warns Motorists of Dangers of Leaving Vehicles Running Unattended

As the temperature begins to decrease, the chances of your vehicle being stolen increases, if you do not take the proper precautions, a case from over the weekend in Harford County highlights. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, a trooper from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop...
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Noise Advisory – FCLP Training Flights Scheduled Nov. 30-Dec. 10, 2021

Noise Advisory – FCLP Training Flights Scheduled Nov. 30-Dec. 10, 2021

Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Tuesday, Nov. 30 to Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to...
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VIDEO: Police Arrest Two Juveniles and Recover Stolen Vehicle in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Police Arrest Two Juveniles and Recover Stolen Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Sunday, November 28, 2021, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police responded to the Great Mills Quik Stop located at 21265 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle theft. The 911 caller reported she left her vehicle running outside of the Quik Stop and came out of the store to find the...
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Wanted North Carolina Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Hollywood, Police Recover Loaded Handgun

Wanted North Carolina Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Hollywood, Police Recover Loaded Handgun

On Sunday, November 28, 2021, Trooper First Class M. Posch conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at Airport View Drive in Hollywood. A check of the driver, identified as Isaiah Thomas Shields, 21 of Greensboro, NC, revealed that he was wanted through Washington County, MD for failure to appear, as well as...
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Michael Sheldon Cahall, 62

Michael Sheldon Cahall, 62

Michael Sheldon Cahall, 62, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Annapolis, MD, passed away on November 18, 2021 in Koh Samui, Thailand. He was born on Christmas Eve, 1958 to the late Richard Sewell Cahall and Mary Lorna Borsodi Cahall at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He grew up in Beltsville...
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Firefighters Responding to Smoke Investigation Find Large Outside Fire in Hollywood, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Responding to Smoke Investigation Find Large Outside Fire in Hollywood, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, November 29, 2021, at approximately 11:15 a.m., firefighters from Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department were alerted to the area of Three Notch Road and Ricky Drive in Hollywood, for the smoke investigation. Engine 73 responded with 4 volunteers and arrived in the area a short time later to find a large brush fire...
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PLEASE SHARE: Family of Murder Victims Asks for Your Help in Raising Money for Funerals of Mother & Daughter

PLEASE SHARE: Family of Murder Victims Asks for Your Help in Raising Money for Funerals of Mother & Daughter

SMNEWSNET.COM is asking our readers to help raise the funds needed to pay for the funerals of Martina Lynn Patterson, and her daughter, Lyneasha Justice Greenwell. Martina had just celebrated her 37th birthday, and her daughter was about to celebrate her 7th birthday in December. On November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, Martina and...
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Police Seeking Identities of Two Counterfeit Suspects in California

Police Seeking Identities of Two Counterfeit Suspects in California

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the two suspects pictured in a counterfeit money investigation. On Friday, November 13, 2021 between 3:20 p.m., and 3:31 p.m., the suspects purchased inexpensive items with three counterfeit $100 bills at the California Walmart store and received genuine cash as change. Anyone with...
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Governor Hogan Statement on COVID-19 Omicron Variant

Governor Hogan Statement on COVID-19 Omicron Variant

Governor Larry Hogan issued the following statement: “This morning, I received a briefing from the state’s COVID-19 Response Team regarding the new variant of concern identified by global health officials. We are closely monitoring the situation, and we will provide further public health updates to Marylanders as more information becomes available. “While there is...
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St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Callie Anne Whitney

St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Callie Anne Whitney

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Callie Anne Whitney, age 22 of Lexington Park. Whitney is wanted for escape for violating the terms and conditions of her release to a treatment facility in Anne Arundel County. Whitney is a black female, 5’6” and weighs 130 pounds with brown eyes...
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St. Mary’s County Police Maximum Deployment 2021 Now in Effect

St. Mary’s County Police Maximum Deployment 2021 Now in Effect

Captain David Yingling addresses St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Maryland State Police Troopers at the California Walmart on Friday as Maximum Deployment begins. For the 10th year in a row, Maximum Deployment is underway today as the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police employ high visibility patrols and increased...
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Funeral Services for Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Chief Michael Cahall

Funeral Services for Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Chief Michael Cahall

The funeral service for Chief Michael Cahall will be held at the Bay District Fire Department (BDVFD) on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.; the family will be receiving guests from 12:00 p.m., to 1:00 p.m. A funeral procession to Charles Memorial Gardens, in Leonardtown, will follow for the committal and burial. Following...
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Calvert County Department of Public Safety / Emergency Management to Test Alert and Notification System Sirens on Monday, December 6, 2021

Calvert County Department of Public Safety / Emergency Management to Test Alert and Notification System Sirens on Monday, December 6, 2021

The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, will conduct a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout Calvert, St. Mary’s and Dorchester counties Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at noon. The full-cycle test includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power...
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Notice of Public Hearing: Amend Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for Agricultural Alcoholic Beverage Production, Alcohol Beverage Production, Delete Current Uses of Distillery, Winery and Farm Brewery

Notice of Public Hearing: Amend Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for Agricultural Alcoholic Beverage Production, Alcohol Beverage Production, Delete Current Uses of Distillery, Winery and Farm Brewery

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.,in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, to consider public input on a proposed ordinance to allow agricultural alcoholic beverage production and alcoholic beverage production. The proposed ordinance...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Seeking Identities of Suspects Pictured in Best Buy Theft

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Seeking Identities of Suspects Pictured in Best Buy Theft

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., the three suspects bagged up speakers at the California Best Buy store and then fled the store without paying for the items. The suspects were last seen leaving...
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Restricted and Closed Roads on Friday, November 26, 2021 for Christmas on the Square in Leonardtown

Restricted and Closed Roads on Friday, November 26, 2021 for Christmas on the Square in Leonardtown

The Town of Leonardtown and its community partners start this year’s holiday season on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. with the traditional Christmas on the Square and Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. The lighting of the Town Christmas Tree is scheduled for 7 p.m. Closures and Restrictions: Downtown Leonardtown Square –...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Fraud Suspect Who Scammed Woman of Large Amount of Cash

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Fraud Suspect Who Scammed Woman of Large Amount of Cash

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a fraud investigation. On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, the victim received a phone call from someone claiming to be an attorney who advised the victim that a grandson had been in a car accident in another state. The suspect...
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Maryland’s Deer Firearms Hunting Season Set to Open on Saturday, November, 27, 2021

Maryland’s Deer Firearms Hunting Season Set to Open on Saturday, November, 27, 2021

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, Nov. 27 and runs through Saturday, Dec. 11.  “The two-week firearms season is our most popular season with deer hunters,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. “The season traditionally has been a time for hunters to...
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Flags Lowered in Honor of Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Chief Michael Cahall

Flags Lowered in Honor of Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Chief Michael Cahall

This is to advise that Commissioner President Randy Guy has ordered the Maryland and St. Mary’s County flags immediately lowered to half-staff in honor of Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Chief Michael Cahall, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2021. The flags will be lowered until the date of internment, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021....
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No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in California

No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in California

On Sunday, November 21, 2021, at approximately 9:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road and FDR Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported as serious with one vehicle overturned and one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved...
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