On Sunday, April 3, 2022, at approximately 12:15 a.m., firefighters from Bel Alton, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Seventh District, Bay District and Mechanicsville responded to 21800 Paw Point Way in Leonardtown, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2-story single family residence with nothing evident. Upon further investigation, firefighters found...
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On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 7:23 a.m., firefighters in Charles County were alerted to the 700 block of Clarks Run Road in La Plata for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene within 3 minutes of dispatch and found a 2-story residence with smoke showing from all four sides....
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On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the McDonalds located at 3300 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find one victim laying in the roadway with police officers performing...
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On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned with entrapment. 15 firefighters from Hollywood responded and arrived on the scene in under 3 minutes...
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UPDATE 3/31/2022: Kashif Delouis Dyson, age 37 of Lexington Park, ran a red light in an attempt to commit suicide, ultimately striking two vehicles (one being a school bus occupied by 4 children) and he then slid into a 3rd vehicle. Dyson has been charged with 7 counts of Assault 1st and 2nd Degree....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged two teenagers for a recent fatal shooting in the city of Hyattsville. The suspects are both 16 year old males from Washington, DC. They are charged as adults. The teens are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Daquan Dockery of...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, March 29, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners recognized five retirements, including Major Michael Merican, Captain Richard Gray, Sergeant Mark Porter, Corporal Earl Young, and Corporal Ralph Butler. The...
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On Monday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., while in the Chesapeake Bay near Gibson Island, Fireboat 19 advised their boat was taking on water and requested assistance. Anne Arundel County Firefighters from Cape St. Claire were conducting marine operations training on the Chesapeake Bay (near Gibson Island) on Tuesday afternoon. Anne Arundel...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that took place Friday evening involving a dirt bike and an SUV. The dirt bike operator, 18-year-old Peter Joven of Capitol Heights, died of his injuries the next day. On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers responded to Pennsylvania Avenue...
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On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at approximately 10:20 p.m., firefighters from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, St. Leonard, Huntingtown, and surrounding departments responded to 140 West Mt. Harmony Road in Owings, for the reported building on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a commercial building with multiple exposures including...
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On Monday, March 28, 2022, at approximately 6:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with live power lines on a vehicle with one occupant trapped. SMECO was requested to expedite a response to...
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Governor Larry Hogan submitted a $291.7 million supplemental budget to the General Assembly with substantial provider rate increases for health care and disability services providers, and additional resources to support child care providers and facilities. “Every day, we are inspired by the commitment of our health care and child care providers, and these investments will...
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Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan made several stops at local businesses throughout Calvert and St. Mary’s County on Friday, March 25, 2022, as part of a two-day swing through Southern Maryland in celebration of Maryland Day. Calvert County Public Library. Governor Hogan and the First Lady toured the Calvert County Public...
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UPDATE 12/1/2022: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General today released its investigative report of the March 11 fatal police pursuit in Charles County. On March 11, 2022, at 4:06 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block...
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On Friday, March 25, 2022, at approximately 6:17 p.m., police responded to the 4700 block of Shady Hill Lane in Waldorf, for the reported assault in progress. The 911 caller reported his friend was actively assaulting him and that he had struck the caller in the head with a chair before fleeing the scene...
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The Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection with a homicide on Wednesday inside of a College Park apartment. The suspect is 30-year-old Junior Bernard, Jr. of College Park. He’s charged with the murder of his mother, 61-year-old Marlene Sloley. They lived together in the apartment where the crime occurred. On Wednesday, March 23,...
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On Thursday, March 24, 2022, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Fairground’s Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision involving a school bus with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle and bus #541 involved. Firefighters from Leonardtown...
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Spring wildfire season has begun in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges residents across the state to prepare and help prevent wildfires. Wildfire occurrence is highest in the spring and fall when forest fuels are the driest and weather conditions — warm, dry, and windy — are most conducive for the spread of fire....
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, March 22, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners recognized National Agricultural Day with a Proclamation. The County Attorney’s request for a resolution establishing the St. Mary’s County Police Accountability...
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“First and foremost, my continued prayers and condolences go out to the family of Leah Clark, who was struck and killed on Oct. 29, 2019. This case involved an off-duty deputy sheriff who was allegedly drinking and driving. A trial concluded on March 18, 2022 and in my opinion, justice was NOT served. I...
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On Monday, March 21, 2022, at approximately 12:05 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to 45834 North Poteat Court in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small travel trailers completely engulfed in flames threatening two residences. Firefighters arrived on the scene...
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On Monday, March 21, 2022, at approximately 8:15 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the Rod ‘N’ Reel Marina located at 4160 Mears Avenue in Chesapeake Beach, for the reported boat on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find two boats fully engulfed in flames threatening the pier and...
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A team of investigators with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and the Maryland State Forest Service are investigating the death of an elderly male victim during a brush fire at 7730 Kent Drive in Charlotte Hall on Sunday, March 20, 2022. On Sunday, March 20, 2022, at approximately...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has donated 50 Astral portable ventilators to treat patients at front line hospitals in Ukraine. Donated to the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation (PCCHF)—a Dickerson-based grassroots medical organization that provides surgical care to people in developing countries—the ventilators will support the treatment of children...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 1:45 a.m., on Monday, March 21, 2022, the Prince George’s County Emergency Operation Center notified Maryland State Police of a report of a pedestrian struck on the north side of Branch Avenue (MD...
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