On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, approximately 8:20 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence in the 21000 block of Windsor Drive, Lexington Park, and a Nissan Sentra. Just prior to the execution of the search warrant at the Windsor Drive residence, police observed...
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, MD: The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, William A. LaPlante, announced the winners of the 2023 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards, naming Rhonda Link, Adversary and Specialized Aircraft Program Office (PMA-226), as the winner of the Individual Achievement Award for Services Acquisition. The five annual awards,...
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With the potential for winter weather and low temperatures this weekend, St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Emergency Services (DES) reminds citizens of the importance of safety when using alternate heat sources. As the cold season sets in, it’s crucial to stay vigilant and take necessary precautions to ensure a safe and warm environment....
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UPDATE 1/19/2024: Charles County is operating with a two-hour delay on Friday, January 19, 2024. We will continue to monitor weather conditions. Code 2 for staff who follow code system. Calvert County –is operating with a two-hour delay on Friday, January 19, 2024 We will continue to monitor weather conditions. There will be no...
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NAS Patuxent River has announced it will be open on a 2-hour delayed arrival schedule Friday, January 19, 2024 for non-essential personnel. Essential personnel must report to work as previously scheduled; Essential Personnel are designated as those performing duties that are critical to the operations of security, emergency management, medical facilities, public safety, and...
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On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, while providing support for a basketball game at Great Mills High School, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office issued a call for officer assistance for an active disturbance involving a large crowd. Deputies from the Patrol Division, the Special Operations Division, and the Criminal Investigations Division responded...
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On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Trooper Holder from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Thompson Corner Road at Lockes Hill Road, in Mechanicsville. Investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Dawson Alexander Jewell, 24, of Charlotte Hall, was driving while under the influence and was arrested....
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) will host Budget Briefing for fiscal year (FY) 2025 on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, during their regular business meeting, in the CSMC Meeting Room, located in the Chesapeake Building at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. The Budget Briefing will include discussion on the following topics: The economy...
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UPDATE 1-17-2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration for two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle for a crash that tragically took the lives of two victims. On August 31, 2021, at...
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On January 6, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Deputy First Class Shoemaker from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop near the Cove Point Self Storage located on Cove Point Road in Lusby, after a gray in color Toyota Tacoma was observed traveling 75 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. Upon...
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On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Deputy Andrew Budd was transporting Angel Barrios-Deleon, 52, of Lexington Park, to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center to serve an active warrant for Assault Second Degree charges. While in route to the Detention Center, Barrios-Deleon intentionally spread dog feces from the bottom of his shoes onto the headliner...
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The Maryland Judiciary is redesigning its Case Search website as a part of its commitment to stay current with technology trends. The new design, launching on February 5, 2024, will allow for users to navigate the site and search more easily for public case information in a simpler and more efficient manner. The new...
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On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision involving one van overturned...
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UPDATE 1/17/2024: Charles County is operating with a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Calvert County – Two hour delay. There is no a.m. Pre-Kindergarten. 12-month administrators, emergency personnel, report on time. 12-month educational support staff may report up to one hour late. Childcare will open at 7:30 a.m. St. Mary’s County –...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is proud to announce that the State’s Attorney’s Office for St. Mary’s County was awarded a $302,338 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services (GOCPYVS). “We are grateful to receive the grant, which enables our office to expand the available...
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On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 2:13 p.m., while conducting traffic enforcement in Mechanicsville, Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop for a safety violation that led to a drug-related arrest. While making contact with the driver, Deputy Senatore observed CDS paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A...
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Due to severe cold temperatures forecast for Calvert County, the Department of Public Safety has issued an animal safety alert beginning Sunday, Jan. 14 through Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Animal owners or custodians are required to provide the following protections for the duration of the alert: Dogs and cats should be brought inside to...
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NAS Patuxent River has announced it will be open on a 2-hour delayed arrival schedule Tuesday, January 16, 2024 for non-essential personnel. Essential personnel must report to work as previously scheduled; Essential Personnel are designated as those performing duties that are critical to the operations of security, emergency management, medical facilities, public safety, and...
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UPDATE 1/15/2024: The vehicle suspect has been identified as a black 2007 Lexus ES 350 4-door sedan bearing Virginia registration plates “TWY-7254” Suspect vehicle was occupied by a black male wearing a black and purple colored jacket or sweatshirt. He did have a mask covering his mouth. 1/14/2024: On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at...
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The Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums, the non-profit organization that supports the historic sites overseen by St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, was recently awarded $10,000 from Maryland Humanities through the Hatza Memorial SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity) Grant Program for general operating funds. “We are...
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On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Chaptico Park located at 26600 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned and possible entrapment. 13 volunteers from Mechanicsville and 6 from Seventh District responded to the...
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: Bill Hasegawa, Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Program Office (PMA-251) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Lead, received an elite French Médaille de l’Aéronautique recently for his accomplishment to aviation. Commending both Hasegawa and his team’s efforts, Dr. Emmanuel Chiva, Chief Executive, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA, French...
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The St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Offices will resume normal operating schedules on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The January 15 closure also includes: St. Mary’s County Libraries (Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, and Lexington Park) The Animal Adoption...
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You may have an attic full of hidden treasures and not even know it! Meet with expert appraisers to determine the value of your prized possessions at the St. Clement’s Island Museum annual Appraiser Fair on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Appraiser’s Fair provides an opportunity for the...
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On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find that unknown shooter(s) fired multiple shots, striking an occupied residence. No known injuries have been reported. The investigation is...
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