On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at approximately 4:07 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Patuxent Camp Sites located at 4774 Williams Wharf Road in Saint Leonard, for the reported camper on fire. 911 callers reported their family members camper was on fire with multiple explosions reported. Prior to the arrival of...
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UPDATE 12/29/2025: Niamora Delise Lopez, 20, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault following a reported stabbing incident early Monday morning, December 29, 2025, according to court documents. At approximately 1:03 a.m., officers and emergency medical personnel responded to the 45000 block of Indian Way in Lexington Park for...
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12/29/2025 – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing early Monday morning at a Royal Farms convenience store in Lexington Park. At approximately 1 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the Royal Farms located at 21779 Tulagi Place. Upon...
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On Saturday, December 27, 2025, at approximately 5:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Post Office Road and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find a three-vehicle collision with one overturned and...
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UPDATE 12/28/2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, March 21, 2025 fatal officer-involved vehicle collision that occurred in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland. On March 21, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Seat Pleasant Police Department (SPPD) officers conducted a traffic stop on a Hyundai sedan....
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On Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to a residence in the 25000 block of Jones Wharf Road in Hollywood for a serious motor vehicle collision involving a rollover, entrapment, and a vehicle into a structure. 911 callers reported a vehicle had overturned into an...
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On Thursday, December 25, 2025, at approximately 10:21 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Airport Road in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. Police arrived on the scene within minutes of the motor vehicle collision occurring and found one Mazda...
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On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at approximately 3:38 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Royal Farms in Charlotte Hall for the reported unknown aged victim not breathing. 911 callers reporting an unknown aged victim was not breathing and located in a vehicle at the gas pumps. Crews arrived on the...
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UPDATE 12/24/2025: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to the 45000 block of Hickory Hills Circle in California on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m. for a reported verbal altercation. Upon arrival, a female victim advised deputies that during the altercation, Jackson McClain Chaney, 25, of Port...
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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 2:59 a.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Rooks Head Place in Waldorf for the report of a pedestrian struck by a car. When officers arrived, they located a male lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple injuries. He was flown to a hospital in...
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On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 8:52 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a single vehicle into the median with unknown injuries. Prior to the arrival of...
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On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 3:49 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision and confirmed one adult female was trapped....
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UPDATE 12/23/2025: Police are continuing the investigation into the fatal crash with witnesses and callers providing statements the vehicle that caused the collision was travelling the wrong-way on Indian Head Highway. The family of the surviving victim were able to provide the following update – Our son was struck by a wrong-way driver and...
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On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the 600 block of Grenada Lane in Lusby, for the reported long fall. 911 callers reported a 21-year-old male fell more than 18 feet from a tree during a tree cutting accident, Maryland State Police Aviation...
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In the early morning hours today, Monday, December 22nd, 2025, members of Station 9 were alerted to the smell of smoke within the firehouse. Upon investigation, firefighters discovered an active fire on the exterior of Tower 9, which was parked at the station. Personnel acted swiftly, deploying hose lines, removing the other nearby apparatus...
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On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 8:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 27450 Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported pedestrian struck. The 911 caller reported they struck an unknown aged male in the area of the address and reported the victim was conscious and...
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On Friday, December 19, 2025, police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Triangle Drive in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle and SUV involved in a T-bone style collision with one patient...
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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support firefighters and first responders across Maryland. The funding will enhance departments’ emergency response capabilities through hiring,...
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UPDATE 12/22/2025: The American RedCross was contacted to assist the displaced 65-year-olod home occupant. A friend has set up this GoFundMe to assist, as the homeowner lost everything in the fire, including his vehicle. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and updates will be provided when they become available. If you’re unable...
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On Monday, December 15, 2025, at approximately 2:26 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Take It Easy Campground in Callaway, for the reported one not breathing. First Responders arrived on the scene to find the 16-year-old patient not breathing after having a seizure, and confirmed CPR was in progress. Crews...
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In a historic development, the U.S. Senate has passed the IAFF-endorsed Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), advancing a long-fought effort by the IAFF to secure federal recognition of occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death. The bill, which has strong bipartisan support in both chambers, now goes to President Donald Trump, who will sign it into law tomorrow....
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Mary Ellen Caywood “Peggy” Lee, 91 of Mechanicsville, MD died December 6, 2025, in Lexington Park, MD with her loved ones by her side. Born November 6, 1934 in Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late Grace Raley Caywood and Alexander Caywood. She was preceded in death...
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On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject shot. 911 Dispatchers advised the 911 callers were uncooperative, stated someone had been shot but provided no further information. Police arrived on the scene to...
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UPDATE 12/17/2025: The family has sadly announced the passing of Darius Jackson-Jordan, age 26 of Drayden. Funeral arrangements and additional information will be provided in the coming days. The motor vehicle collision remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash or events leading up to it and has not already provided a statement is...
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UPDATE 12/16/2025: Savon Quincy Samuel, 32, of Pikesville, has been charged with felony negligent manslaughter by vehicle following a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred during an attempted traffic stop by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office on December 12, 2025. According to court documents, the incident began when a deputy attempted to stop a gray...
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