St. Mary’s News

Lexington Park Man Arrested with Stolen Handgun

Lexington Park Man Arrested with Stolen Handgun

On September 20, 2022, Deputy First Class Wimberly of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a vehicle stop in the 21900 block of Spring Valley Drive in Lexington Park. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Rondell James Thompson, age 23 of Lexington Park. During the vehicle stop, Thompson proceeded to drive...
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23 Emergency Naloxone (NARCAN) Boxes Placed Throughout St. Mary’s County to Help Prevent Fatal Overdoses

23 Emergency Naloxone (NARCAN) Boxes Placed Throughout St. Mary’s County to Help Prevent Fatal Overdoses

International Overdose Awareness Day is observed annually on August 31st to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. This year, in honor of...
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Maryland State Fire Marshal Welcomes New Explosives Detection Canine Team Graduates

Maryland State Fire Marshal Welcomes New Explosives Detection Canine Team Graduates

The Office of the State Fire Marshal added a new member to its roster. K-9 “Paulie” and her partner, Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Chris McIntyre, graduated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Canine Division Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia. K-9 Paulie, a 17-month-old Labrador retriever, has been conditioned...
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Department of Public Works and Transportation Announce Public Meeting for Southampton Revitalization Project on Thursday, September 29, 2022

Department of Public Works and Transportation Announce Public Meeting for Southampton Revitalization Project on Thursday, September 29, 2022

The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) and the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom), per Section 113-5 of the St. Mary’s County Code, will hold a Public Information Meeting – Open House format Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Carver Recreation Center, at 47382 Lincoln Ave., Lexington Park, to...
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October 2022 Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

October 2022 Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

Let the festivities begin! Come join us in celebrating the Patuxent River during PRAD and help teach future generations of its importance. To commemorate CMM’s 50th Anniversary, we invite you to attend the glamourous Bugeye Ball on October 15th. For information on these events and more visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com  Wednesday through Friday, the month of...
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Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation Offering New Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program

Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation Offering New Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program

The Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO) is offering a new Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program to assist farmers and watermen with purchasing cold storage equipment needed for their operations during the fall of 2022. Matching grants of up to $1,000 are now available. Having access to adequate cold storage facilities...
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Leadership Southern Maryland Welcomes the Executive Program Class of 2023

Leadership Southern Maryland Welcomes the Executive Program Class of 2023

The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of 29 Southern Maryland leaders for its 15th Executive Program cycle The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that Cpl. Nick DeFelice has been selected to participate in Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Executive Program Class of 2023. From...
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Governor Hogan Meets With Korean President, Makes Major Announcements on Expanding Maryland-Korea Partnership

Governor Hogan Meets With Korean President, Makes Major Announcements on Expanding Maryland-Korea Partnership

Governor Larry Hogan continued his trade and economic development mission to Asia, meeting with the president of the Republic of Korea and making a series of major announcements to expand the strong partnership between Maryland and Korea. Meeting With Korean President. Governor Hogan met with President Yoon Suk-yeol at the presidential office in Seoul to discuss...
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UPDATE: Driver That Killed 19-Year-Old Anthony Lawrence Ford in Hit and Run Collision Pleads Guilty to One Misdemeanor

UPDATE: Driver That Killed 19-Year-Old Anthony Lawrence Ford in Hit and Run Collision Pleads Guilty to One Misdemeanor

UPDATE 9/19/2022: On Friday, September 16, 2022 Conrad Leland Young Jr., of Mechanicsville, plead guilty to one misdemeanor and one traffic violation in the hit-and-run killing of Anthony Lawrence Ford. Ford, 19, was killed on Three Notch Road in the area of Baptist Church Road in Mechanicsville, after Young struck him with his truck...
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Identity of Shoplifter Suspects Sought by Police in St. Mary’s County

Identity of Shoplifter Suspects Sought by Police in St. Mary’s County

On June 25, 2022, at approximately 7:45 p.m. the pictured suspect left the Lexington Park Big Lots located in the 21800 block of North Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, with items he did not purchase. A store employee followed the individual outside and recovered the stolen items. Anyone with information on the identity of...
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Identity of Credit Card Theft Suspect Sought by Police in St. Mary’s County

Identity of Credit Card Theft Suspect Sought by Police in St. Mary’s County

On July 31, 2022, at 2:22 a.m. the pictured suspect utilized a stolen credit card to make purchases at the Wawa located in the 22500 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Deputy Max Schell at (301) 475-4200 extension 78175...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Threats at Leonardtown High School, Deputies Arrest One Juvenile

UPDATE: Police Investigating Threats at Leonardtown High School, Deputies Arrest One Juvenile

UPDATE: Dear LHS Community, This morning, at about 7:45 a.m., Leonardtown High School administration was made aware of a threat made on social media of a potential shooting to take place in school on Monday. The Office of Safety and Security was notified immediately, and our school resource officer was informed of the incident....
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Firefighters Remind Citizens of Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

Firefighters Remind Citizens of Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

By Ridge VFD Lieutenant Scot Best, September 19, 2023. Carbon monoxide (CO), often called “the silent killer,” is an invisible, odorless, and tasteless gas created when fuels (such as kerosene, gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. Carbon monoxide can result from home fuel-powered devices such as fireplaces, home and...
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UPDATE: Bridge is Open, No Injuries Reported and Police Have Victim in Custody

UPDATE: Bridge is Open, No Injuries Reported and Police Have Victim in Custody

UDPATE: Police were able to take the victim into custody. The subject was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. Bridge and traffic is re-opened as of 11:00 a.m. 10:44 a.m.: On Monday, September 19, 2022, at approximately 10:42 a.m., police responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge, for a possible suicide attempt. Calvert County...
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Police in Charles and St. Mary’s County Investigating Stolen Dirt Bikes, Seeking Information on Suspects

Police in Charles and St. Mary’s County Investigating Stolen Dirt Bikes, Seeking Information on Suspects

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of two stolen motorcycles. On Friday, September 16, 2022, at approximately 4:00 a.m., suspects stole two motorcycles from a shed in the 38000 block of Harding Way in Mechanicsville. The stolen motorcycles, a 2022 Yamaha YZ85 and a 2001 Suzuki RM250, were...
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Maryland Senators Urge Biden Administration to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

Maryland Senators Urge Biden Administration to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

As Republicans pass abortion bans and states investigate and punish women for seeking reproductive care, Senators call for HHS to take immediate action to protect women’s privacy under HIPAA U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and 28 of their colleagues in calling on the Department of Health and Human...
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UPDATE: Motorcycle Accident in Tall Timbers Under Investigation, 62-Year-Old Piney Point Man Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Motorcycle Accident in Tall Timbers Under Investigation, 62-Year-Old Piney Point Man Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: On September 15, 2022, at 3:47 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 18000 block of Piney Point Road and Tall Timbers Road in Tall Timbers, for the reported collision involving a motorcycle. Preliminary investigation determined a 2000 GMC Sierra, operated by Andrea Leach, age 38 of Piney...
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10 Miles of Point Lookout Road (Rt.5) Dedicated to Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr.

10 Miles of Point Lookout Road (Rt.5) Dedicated to Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr.

Sheriff Tim Cameron, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Senator Jack Bailey, Maryland Delegate Brian Crosby, Maryland Delegate Matt Morgan, the St. Mary’s County Commissioners, several active and retired judges and the family of Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr. gathered on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, to celebrate the...
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Police Conducting Death Investigation at Charlotte Hall Food Lion After Possible Overdose

Police Conducting Death Investigation at Charlotte Hall Food Lion After Possible Overdose

On Saturday, September 17, 2022, at approximately 4:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Food Lion located at 30290 Mt Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported overdose with one not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene and located an adult male not breathing and began life-saving measures. The subject...
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NAS Patuxent River to Re-Open Extra Lanes at Gate 1 and Gate 2 Beginning Monday, September 9

NAS Patuxent River to Re-Open Extra Lanes at Gate 1 and Gate 2 Beginning Monday, September 9

NAS Patuxent River will reopen additional inbound lanes to vehicle traffic at Gates 1 and 2 beginning Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Gate 3 will be open for inbound and outbound traffic from 6:00 a.m., to 9:00 a.m. Following the backlash from the community, County Commissioner Todd Morgan released the following statement. “Re-traffic problems at...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in California

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in California

On Friday, September 16, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Wildewood Parkway and Hickory Nut Drive in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Chevrolet Camaro and a motorcycle involved with two occupants laying...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Knocking on Doors Again

Jehovah’s Witnesses Knocking on Doors Again

Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning September 1 when a two-and-half-year suspension of the work is officially lifted, just in time to begin a global campaign featuring a new interactive Bible study program. The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the...
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Bingo Scratch-off Delivers $50,000 Prize to St. Mary’s County Mom

Bingo Scratch-off Delivers $50,000 Prize to St. Mary’s County Mom

A Lottery fan from Southern Maryland was at one of her favorite retailers, playing her lucky numbers in Pick 5, when she decided to give the $20 Bonus Bingo X20 game a try. “I was looking at the scratch-offs,” she said, “and I looked at the bingo ticket and I said to myself, ‘Let...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Motorcycle Accident in Lexington Park

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Motorcycle Accident in Lexington Park

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 18901 Point Lookout Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. 911 callers reported a dirt bike left the roadway and went into a wooded area. Crews arrived on...
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Police Investigating a Serious Motorcycle Crash in Piney Point

Police Investigating a Serious Motorcycle Crash in Piney Point

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, at approximately 3:42 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Old Tall Timbers Road in Piney Point, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find the motorcyclist laying unconscious in...
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