On Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 10:34 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Adelina Road in Prince Frederick, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Shortly after dispatch, all responding personnel were advised by dispatchers that multiple 911 callers were now reporting this as...
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UPDATE 9/4/2024: The driver and sole occupant of the 2021 Nissan Armada involved in Sunday evening’s fatal car crash has been identified as 64-year-old Melvin Leon Elem of Baltimore. UPDATE 9/2/2024: At approximately 7:01 p.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported single-car...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred inside of a restaurant Thursday afternoon. The decedent is 27-year-old Victor Rios Rubio of Capitol Heights. On August 29, 2024, at approximately 4:40 pm, officers responded to a shooting at a carryout restaurant in the 5200 block of Marlboro...
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UPDATE 9/1/2024: On Sunday, September 1st, 2024, at approximately 1:37 a.m., First Responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the area of Three Notch Road and Carpenter Lane, Charlotte Hall, Maryland. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, operated by Samuel Robert Simmons, 41, of Saint Inigoes,...
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On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at approximately 8:05 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Charlotte Hall Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle and sedan involved in a rear-end...
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On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at approximately 11:41 p.m., police responded to 25470 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for an active physical fight involving a armed subject. 911 callers reported two black males were actively fighting with one of the suspects being armed with a knife. Police arrived on the scene to find a large...
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On Saturday, August 30, 2024, at approximately 7:12 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the area of Old Flora Corner Road and Old Village Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned. The collision was just a quarter mile away from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department...
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On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at approximately 12:22 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Bay District, Second District, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the 38000 block of Bayview Road in Colton’s Point, for the reported porch on fire. The 911 caller reported her back porch was on fire. Additional 911 callers then...
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A Johns Hopkins University-led research team has received $20.9 million over five years to advance surgical capabilities to treat cancer, part of $150 million in funding announced last week by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in support of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative. The team is led by Emad Boctor,...
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On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 12:23 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Marshall Hall Boat Ramp in Bryans Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one vehicle in the Potomac River. Firefighters, along with High Angle Rescue Techs, Swift Water Rescue and Dive teams from Waldorf, Indian Head,...
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On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at approximately 8:11 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to 3800 block of Shamrock Court in Port Republic, for the reported heavy rescue after a tree cutting vehicle overturned. 911 callers reported a piece of tree cutting equipment with a bucket attachment had overturned and trapped the occupant...
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On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 9:28 p.m., officers responded to EMS 3 in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they learned the victim was a passenger in a car being driven by an acquaintance and was traveling on Route 5 near Post Office Road in Waldorf. A vehicle got...
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UPDATE 8/26/2024: The first SOMD Cars & Coffee “Stuff The Bus” event was a huge success!!!! “Thanks to all of you, we collected a total of 254 backpacks, fully stocked with supplies, & THEN SOME x10. Your kindness will make a significant impact on so many children and teachers.” A HUGE thank you to...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit has assumed the investigation into a fatal collision involving an e-bike that occurred in the town of Riverdale Park. The deceased rider is 19-year-old Jorge Martinez-Martinez of Hyattsville. On August 14, 2024, at approximately 10:00 pm, officers with the Riverdale Park Police Department...
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UPDATE 8/26/2024: Maryland State Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded and investigated the collision. The operator and single occupant of the vehicle, Edwin Rowe Kline Jr., age 19 of Lexington Park, was issued the following traffic citations. DRIVING VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL DRIVING VEH. WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL VIOLATING LIC. RESTRICTION...
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On Saturday, August 24, 2024, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Durham Church Road and Port Tobacco Road, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision and confirmed the operator...
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On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Dares Beach Road and Clay Hammond Road in Prince Frederick, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with one Jeep off...
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UPDATE 8/20/2024: On August 19, 2024, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a stabbing on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. and involved Luricko Amazzio Clyburn Jr., 18, of Lexington Park, along with two other individuals. According to court documents, a verbal argument broke out between...
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UPDATE 8/21/2024: On Monday August 19, 2024, at approximately 6:01 pm, Troopers assigned to the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on New Market Turner Rd, in Mechanicsville. Preliminary investigation revealed a collision involving two vehicles. The driver of vehicle 1, 2002 Pontiac Grand Am was pronounced deceased...
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UPDATE 8/21/2024: The passenger of the Jeep Grand Cherokee told deputies the driver was having a medical emergency when the vehicle left the roadway. The driver was transported to the hospital and pronounced deceased. As a precautionary measure, the passenger was transported for a medical evaluation. 8/20/2024: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at approximately...
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Little Flower School will host its ninth annual Patriot Day 5K run/walk September 7 to commemorate the anniversary of Sept. 11 and honor local patriots: military members, firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians. Participants can run or walk the 5K course, which begins at the school campus in Great Mills at 8:30 a.m....
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in Oxon Hill Friday afternoon. The victim is 35-year-old Melvin Garcia of Oxon Hill. On August 16, 2024, at approximately 12:00 pm, patrol officers responded to the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road for the report of a pedestrian struck....
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On Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 9:16 p.m., police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and dive teams were dispatched to the Captain John’s Crab House Marina located at 16215 Cobb Island Road, for the reported drowning. 911 callers reported that the missing subject was a 72-year-old male, who was last seen fishing at the end...
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Authorities are investigating a motorcycle fire discovered on a remote section of private property in Leonardtown. The incident was reported on August 18, 2024, at approximately 7:58 p.m., after a passer-by noticed the charred remains of a motorcycle on Parson’s Mill Road. The property owner was alerted to the situation and found the severely...
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UPDATE 8/19/2024: In the early hours of Sunday, August 18, 2024, a fire broke out at a home located at 4490 Jimmy Green Place in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland. The house, which was undergoing renovations and unoccupied at the time, was fully engulfed in flames by the time emergency responders arrived. The fire...
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