On October 23, 2017 at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with a victim of a reported assault that took place 45 minutes earlier at the Stardust Lounge in Mechanicsville. The female victim told responding officers that she was assaulted.by the defendant, Chanel Denise Reeves, 27 of Great...
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On January 10, 2018, Cpl. Elizabeth O’Connor of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gate Two of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park for a warrant service. The wanted subject, Mysean James Fox, 29, of Washington, D.C., had been detained by Department of Defense police officers. Fox was wanted...
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Wednesday’s Pet for 1-24-18 LEXA Featured Pet: Lexa Rescue Group: Last Chance Animal Rescue Breed: Catahoula Mix Sex: Female Size: Medium Vetted: Spayed and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $375.00 includes spay, UTD vaccines, deworming and flea and tick prevention applied and pup is microchipped Lexa #8507 is a loving 2-year-old mix. She...
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UPDATE: In response to inquiries, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is updating the following information pertaining to Sheriff K-9 Brock. It is with great sadness the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announces the death of Sheriff K-9 Brock. On January 18, 2018, K-9 Brock was serving alongside his partner and handler Corporal William Rishel,...
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Hunters reported taking 87 wild turkeys during Maryland’s 2018 winter turkey season, which was open Jan. 18-20 statewide. Turkeys were harvested in 22 of the 23 counties, with St. Mary’s, Dorchester, Garrett and Washington counties reporting the highest numbers, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Adult males (toms/gobbler) comprised 37 percent of the...
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On January 23, 2018, Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford unveiled a series of executive actions and proposed legislation to continue the administration’s aggressive fight against the heroin and opioid crisis. The governor also authorized the Attorney General to file suit against select opioid manufacturers and distributors on the grounds that they have...
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Colonel William M. Pallozzi, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, today announced another milestone for Maryland’s DNA database, supporting its role as an invaluable tool to law enforcement in the ongoing effort to reduce crime, apprehend criminals, and exonerate the innocent. Maryland’s DNA database, housed at the State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory, has...
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On January 17, 2018, Cpl. Potter of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle in the 22000 block of Pegg Road, in Lexington Park, for a traffic violation. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle, Thomas Lionel Wills, 40, of Lexington Park, a cut straw containing white residue was observed....
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On January 19, 2018, Cpl. O’Connor of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 48000 block of Keel Drive, in Lexington Park, to locate a critically missing person. Upon arrival officers were let into the residence by an individual who had visible signs of injury to their face. The victim advised the injuries...
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On January 18, 2018, Deputy Kevin Molitor of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the Route 249 and Route 5 intersection in Callaway for a reported motor vehicle collision. Initial dispatch indicated the at-fault vehicle attempted to leave the scene, but the vehicle was located and deemed “disabled” shortly...
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On January 18, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m., Trooper First Class Christopher Ditoto of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the Fastop gas station in Leonardtown on Point Lookout Road for a reported subject passed out in the side of their vehicle. The complainant advised they attempted to wake the subject up,...
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Harris Teeter announced today it will welcome shoppers to its St. Mary’s Marketplace location on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. as the company celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and Taste of Teeter sampling event. This event is a complimentary, in-store sampling of Harris Teeter’s most unique products. Store registers...
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On January 9, 2018, Sheriff Tim Cameron of Morganza, Maryland, filed his candidacy for re-election as Sheriff of St. Mary’s County. Sheriff Cameron has served three terms as the Sheriff of St. Mary’s County and began his law enforcement career with the St. Mary`s County Sheriff`s Office over 37 years ago. During his tenure...
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The following is a sample of recent St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrests and investigations Assault: On December 27, 2017, Cpl. Knott responded to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, regarding an assault between inmates. Investigation revealed Suspect Eugene Terrill Harris, age 25, of St. Leonard, had assaulted the victim by...
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House Minority Leader Nic Kipke and Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga today announced the appointment of Delegate Deb Rey (District 29B – St. Mary’s) to the position of Deputy Minority Whip on the House Judiciary Committee. “Both on the floor and in Committee, Delegate Rey is a force to reckoned with,” said House Minority Whip...
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) is offering college scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year. Four high school seniors will be awarded $1,500 each. Students are eligible to apply if they live with parents or guardians who are SMECO customer-members. Seniors must be enrolled or plan to enroll full-time in an accredited college, university, or...
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Governor Larry Hogan once again called for nonpartisan redistricting reform in Maryland on January 18, 2018, and vowed to file legislation to achieve this important bipartisan goal. He also announced that he will join an amicus brief being filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs in Benisek v. Lamone, a...
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Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) announced on Thursday, January 4, 2018, that its subsidiary Atlantic Broadband has completed the acquisition of cable systems owned by Harron Communications, L.P. and operating under the MetroCast brand name (“MetroCast”). Atlantic Broadband raised US$1.85 billion of secured debt through a combination of term loan B and revolving credit...
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On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, Corporal Hartzell of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office investigated a suspected drug overdose involving five Spring Ridge Middle School students in Lexington Park. After conferring with school staff and witnesses, it was determined the five students ingested edible gummy candy suspected of containing the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana,...
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After weeks of political posturing and debate, Congress failed to come to an agreement on a spending bill by the January 20, 2018 midnight deadline, resulting in non-essential government services shutting down effective immediately. A stopgap bill that passed the House would have avoided a government shutdown, but it failed to gain traction in...
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On Thursday, January 18, 2018, David Winters, a 22-year-0ld service technician at Winters Heating & Cooling, received a call from service administrator Kelsy Martin, 32 of Leonardtown. Martin told Winters that a man in a California residence needed immediate assistance due to a purported lack of heat at the home. Although Winters had already worked...
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From kindergarten to graduate school, education clearly is Gov. Larry Hogan’s priority in this election year. The proof is spelled out in his administration’s $44.4 billion operating budget for FY 2019 delivered to the Maryland General Assembly Wednesday. To the chagrin of health professionals and advocacy groups, new funding for Maryland’s opioid “state of...
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Preserving a piece of NAS Patuxent River’s history, conservators removed a 12-by-20 mural of astronauts Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter and John Glenn from the wall above the doorway of the abandoned Officers Club – or O-Club – located at Pax River on Cedar Point Road across the street from the Chesapeake Bay....
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On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Deputy First Class. D. Smith of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the WaWa on Three Notch Road, in Charlotte Hall, regarding a welfare check of a driver who had fallen asleep at the fuel pumps. Upon arrival, DFC. Smith observed a driver and passenger sleeping in a...
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On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Senior Deputy Fire Marshal John A. Nelson was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal. Deputy Chief Nelson, started his career with the Office of the State Fire Marshal in 2004. Nelson has been assigned to the Southern Regional Office since being hired. In 2008 he...
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