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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect in California

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Burglary Suspect in California

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a residential burglary investigation. On Saturday, December 19, 2020 between 6:30 p.m., and 9:51 p.m., a man unlawfully entered a home at the 23600 block of Mallard Glen Way in California by removing the front door lock. The following...
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St. Mary’s County Notice of Public Hearings on Tuesday, January 5, 2021

St. Mary’s County Notice of Public Hearings on Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will conduct Public Hearings Tuesday, January 5, 2021, to obtain citizens’ views and input. These hearings will take place in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, MD. Hearing 1. Disposition of Surplus County-Owned Real Property. To consider the disposition of county-owned surplus real property,...
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Police Investigating Stabbing at Lexington Park Motel, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Stabbing at Lexington Park Motel, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, December 28, 2020, at approximately 9:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Motel 6 located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male victim conscious and alert with two stab wounds to the upper body....
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Passed Out/Impaired Driver Crashes Into Guard Rail After Driving Wrong Way on Patuxent Beach Road

Passed Out/Impaired Driver Crashes Into Guard Rail After Driving Wrong Way on Patuxent Beach Road

On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 11:45 a.m., police responded to Patuxent Beach Road, in the area of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in California, for the possible impaired driver/traffic complaint. Multiple 911 callers reported a blue/silver Dodge pickup truck ran motorists off the roadway while driving in the wrong travel lane. They reported...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Death in California

Maryland State Police Investigating Death in California

On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 9:32 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 22500 block of Armsworthy Court in California, for the reported subject not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 40-year-old female not breathing and started life saving measures. Emergency medical personnel administered at least four...
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No Injuries Reported After Garage Fire in Leonardtown 1

No Injuries Reported After Garage Fire in Leonardtown 1

On Wednesday, December 23, at approximately 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Bay District, Second District, and Seventh District responded to the 23550 block of Brown Road and Copley Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a large detached garage fully engulfed in flames with...
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Three Flown to Area Trauma Centers After Collision Involving All-Terrain Vehicle in Mechanicsville

Three Flown to Area Trauma Centers After Collision Involving All-Terrain Vehicle in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 28600 block of Harvest Lane in Mechanicsville, for multiple subjects injured after a motor vehicle collision involving an atv. Crews arrived on the scene to find two children and two adults with injuries after the collision involving...
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House Fire in California Caused by Homeowners Attempt in Heating Pipes, No Injuries Reported

House Fire in California Caused by Homeowners Attempt in Heating Pipes, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 9:05 a.m., firefighters from Solomons, Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Seventh District responded to 46655 Millstone Landing Road in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with nothing evident. Upon further investigation, firefighters reported...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Thursday, December 24, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision with one subject unconscious. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Lexington Park Woman

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Lexington Park Woman

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at approximately 11:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 48000 block of Compass Circle in Lexington Park, for the report of a female possibly not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 39-year-old female in a residence not breathing and performed CPR, and a...
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Lexington Park Man Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: Sheldon Lyvonne Curtis

Lexington Park Man Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: Sheldon Lyvonne Curtis

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Sheldon Lyvonne Curtis, age 39 of Lexington Park. Curtis is currently wanted on the charges of Attempted Second Degree Murder and Assault First Degree. Curtis is a black male, 5’10” and weighs 185 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information...
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VIDEO: Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Charlotte Hall, Eight Victims Flown to Area Trauma Centers

VIDEO: Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Charlotte Hall, Eight Victims Flown to Area Trauma Centers

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at approximately 11:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Charlotte Hall Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle reported serious with multiple trapped. St. Mary’s Communications advised they received numerous 911 calls reporting more...
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St. Mary’s County Health Department Start First Round COVID-19 Vaccinations for First Responders and Healthcare Providers

St. Mary’s County Health Department Start First Round COVID-19 Vaccinations for First Responders and Healthcare Providers

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is beginning COVID-19 vaccination of first responders and community health care providers this week. During the week of December 28th, SMCHD will coordinate with local partners to provide COVID-19 vaccine through mass vaccination clinics for first responders, including EMS, law enforcement, and fire rescue, as well as...
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Maryland Judiciary Extends Phase II Operations Through March 14, 2021 in Response to COVID-19 Surge

Maryland Judiciary Extends Phase II Operations Through March 14, 2021 in Response to COVID-19 Surge

The Maryland Judiciary announced that it will extend Phase II operations of its five-phased progressive COVID-19 reopening plan to respond to the surge in COVID cases in Maryland through March 14, 2021. Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera has issued five new administrative orders, one of which requires that the Judiciary’s...
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VIDEO: President Donald J. Trump, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, U.S. Representative Hoyer Release Statements Regarding Congressional COVID-19 Relief Package

President Donald J. Trump held a live press conference regarding the “COVID-19 Relief Package” “I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 (direct payment) to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple.” “I’m also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation...
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State of Maryland to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Front Line NIH Healthcare Workers Part of Phase 1A Allocations for Front Line Healthcare Workers

State of Maryland to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Front Line NIH Healthcare Workers Part of Phase 1A Allocations for Front Line Healthcare Workers

Governor Larry Hogan announced that the State of Maryland will provide COVID-19 vaccine doses for front line clinical healthcare workers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. Led by Dr. Francis S. Collins, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its clinical center is the world’s largest hospital...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Thanks You for Making Christmas Food Drive a Success

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Thanks You for Making Christmas Food Drive a Success

Thank you to the community for your generous donations this year for our Christmas Food Drive and the outpouring of gifts to local children. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Lexington Park COPs Unit collected food on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at the Weis grocery store in Lexington Park, while our station clerks and...
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No Injuries Reported After Grain Dryer Fire in Leonardtown

No Injuries Reported After Grain Dryer Fire in Leonardtown

On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at approximately 1:40 p.m., Leonardtown, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Second District and Bay District responded to 40470 Parsons Mill Road in Leonardtown, for the reported grain dryer on fire. 34 firefighters responded and arrived on the scene to find an approximately 20 foot tall grain dryer with smoke showing....
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Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Partners With Southern Maryland Charities to Assist Families in Need

Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack Partners With Southern Maryland Charities to Assist Families in Need

The Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack partnered again with several southern Maryland charities to assist children and families in need this holiday season. The Leonardtown Barrack set an original goal of providing gifts for six children through the Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy. However, the community was so generous with donated toys and...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

UPDATE 12/21/2020: On Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 1:45 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, deputies located a single vehicle off the roadway into a tree with the operator suffering from...
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St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Testing Site Closures for 2020 Holidays

St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Testing Site Closures for 2020 Holidays

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) COVID-19 testing sites located at the SMCHD Main Office in Leonardtown and at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department in Lexington Park will be closed on: Thursday, December 24, 2020 Friday December 25, 2020 Thursday, December 31, 2020 Friday, January 1, 2021 COVID-19 testing continues to be...
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MDOT MVA Temporarily Suspends In-Person Services Statewide at Branch Offices and VEIP Stations

MDOT MVA Temporarily Suspends In-Person Services Statewide at Branch Offices and VEIP Stations

In accordance with Governor Larry Hogan’s directive and to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) will implement a temporary, two-week suspension of in-person services at all branch offices and Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) stations statewide beginning the morning of Monday, December 21. Branch offices and...
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Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Receive Life Saving Awards from the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association

Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Receive Life Saving Awards from the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association

On Wednesday, September 16, 2019, police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 25700 block of Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the report of a child not breathing. A Maryland State Police Helicopter was requested, with Trooper 7 transporting the victim to an area pediatric trauma center. On Thursday, December 17, 2020, several...
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UPDATE: Holiday Airport Farmer’s Market Scheduled for Saturday, December 19, 2020, is now Cancelled

UPDATE: Holiday Airport Farmer’s Market Scheduled for Saturday, December 19, 2020, is now Cancelled

UPDATE 12/18/2020: The Holiday Farmer’s Market that was to take place on Saturday, December 19th at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport has been CANCELLED due to the restrictions set in place by Governor Hogan and an advisory from the State of Maryland Department of Health yesterday. The new public health advisory limits gatherings...
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Home For The Holidays: Governor Hogan Announces New Travel Orders, $180 Million More in Economic Relief

Home For The Holidays: Governor Hogan Announces New Travel Orders, $180 Million More in Economic Relief

Governor Larry Hogan and state health officials today took a series of actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday season, including new testing and quarantine requirements for travel, and a new public health advisory to limit gatherings. In addition, the governor announced an additional $180 million in emergency economic relief, including...
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