5/25/2022: On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at approximately 8:45 p.m., firefighters from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded to 26446 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 3-bay detached garage fully engulfed in flames. 45 firefighters responded and controlled the fire in...
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On Friday, May 20, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 38612 Chaptico Road and Suttlers Post Lane in Helen, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a T-bone style collision...
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As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24, 2022, by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset, Saturday, May 28, 2022. As...
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UPDATE 5/24/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office remains vigilant in investigating gun violence crimes and continues to work and follow leads on all cases. On May 19, 2022, Tavaz Kelvon Somerville, age 24 of Lexington Park, was arrested in connection with this incident from 2021 and charged with the following: Firearm Use/Felony-Violent Crime...
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On Monday, May 23, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 27130 South Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree and boat...
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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 11:45 a.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to 6310 Hawkins Gate Road in La Plata, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening a structure. Crews arrived on the scene and found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames with extensions into the structure. Firefighters extinguished the fire in...
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MedStar Health is set to open a state-of-the-art behavioral health facility at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Prince George’s County after a ribbon cutting at the new unit with federal, state, and local representatives. The $7.6 million project is supported in part by federal and state funding aimed at addressing growing behavioral health...
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On Sunday, May 22, 2022, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 5th Street and Chesapeake Street in North Beach, for the report of multiple vehicles stuck in flood waters. Firefighters from the North Beach VFD, Calvert County EMS, Dive Team, and Sheriff Office responded and located...
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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Hughesville and surrounding departments responded to 3403 Whitefir Court in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene in under 4 minutes and found fire showing from a 2-story residence. The fire started on the exterior of...
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UPDATE: Troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrick responded and are investigating the incident. Preliminary investigation determined a subject was cutting a tree down in the 2400 block of Smokey Road, when the tree fell onto the occupied vehicle, trapping and killing the victim inside the vehicle. The victim is identified as...
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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 4:25 p.m., police responded to the area of 3695 Prince Edward Drive in White Plains, for multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. Dispatchers advised to all responding units, multiple 911 callers reported 10 to 20 shots were fired and advised one subject was possibly shot. Police arrived...
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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 47818 Beachville Road in St. Inigoes, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. The 911 caller reported a single vehicle overturned multiple times and went into the NAS Webster Field security...
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Update: Additional photos added on 5/22/2022 5/21/2022: On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Thomas Road in Piney Point, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. Crews arrived on the scene to find two victims in...
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UPDATE 5/20/2022: The suspect, Adam Joseph Holland, 20, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, knowingly altering a firearm identification, using firearm in the commission of a violent crime, illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a handgun, illegal possession of a loaded...
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On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at approximately 10:30 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 84 Lumber located at 37675 New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the service call. The 911 caller advised two workers were stuck in a stalled boom truck, approximately 70 feet in the air....
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Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which one person died early this morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to the area of Interstate 695 and Maryland Route 2 (exit 3B) for a vehicle crash....
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On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $494,446,200, an increase of 9.8 percent over last year. The adopted budget provides historic funding for Charles County Public Schools, makes critical investments in core programs and services, record-level investments in public safety, and does not increase...
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On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 10:10 p.m., Southern District officers responded to Davidsonville Road at Kings Retreat Road for a crash involving a pedestrian. The investigation revealed that a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling southbound on Davidsonville Road approaching Palomino Court. Davidsonville Road is undergoing repaving and construction crews were on scene...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, May 17, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented Proclamations in recognition of National Public Works Week and National Emergency Medical Services Week. The Commissioners convened as the Board...
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Governor Larry Hogan signed an additional 105 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to prevent opioid overdoses statewide, direct more funding to local governments for infrastructure improvements, and additional steps to divest from Russia and express solidarity with Ukraine. “Today, we are signing another 105 bipartisan bills into law, including measures that keep important...
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Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Dale Ednock has been selected as the Bomb Squad nominee for Deputy State Fire Marshal of the Year. He will join other investigators chosen throughout the state for the 2021 James C. Robertson Deputy State Fire Marshal of the Year Award during the Maryland State Fireman’s Convention in Ocean...
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On Thursday, May 14, 2022, at approximately 11:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported single vehicle into a pole. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole with...
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UPDATE 5/17/2022: On Monday, May 16, 2022, at 1:10 p.m., 40 firefighters responded to 46165 Pleasant Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported mobile home on fire. Crews arrived on the scene and found fire showing from the single wide trailer. The owner is identified as Jennifer Taylor, with the estimated loss of structure...
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Congratulations to Polly Hansen, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, recently named the 2022 Nurse of the Year at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital! Polly was surprised with the news during her shift in the Women’s Health & Family Birthing Center on the first day of #NursesWeek. Polly is known for her compassionate, calm, and supportive approach to...
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On Thursday, May 12, 2022, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the operator trapped. Firefighters from Bay...
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