Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Andy Reyes, 26, of Baltimore was sentenced to 60 years suspended all but 50 years with the first 15 years without parole in the attempted murder of Daniel Bartley, 27. A jury found the defendant guilty of attempted first degree murder, use of a...
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UPDATE – Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On November 7, 2021, at 9:24 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a business in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male with a gunshot wound. The man was flown to...
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UPDATE 11/8/2021: On November 7, 2021 at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to report of a serious motor vehicle crash in the area of Maryland Rt. 260 and Rymer Way in Owings, MD. Upon arrival, deputies discovered two vehicles involved, a 2020 Ford...
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On Saturday, November 6, 2021, at approximately 10:27 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to Croaker Court and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway with fire showing from the engine compartment. Three firefighters...
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Malik Deaundre Hart, 20, of Hyattsville, Dominic Lawrence Johnson, 21, of Waldorf, Malik Antonio Moses, 22, of District Heights, and Destiny Zhane Stephenson, 22, of Forestville were each charged with 16 counts of felony first-degree assault and 16 counts of second-degree assault. Destiny Stephenson was also charged with having a handgun in a vehicle...
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UPDATE 11/4/2021: According to court documents, Ryan Nicholas Cherrico, 31, of Loveville was the operator of the red Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. Witnesses advised there was a single occupant of the truck, and the crash was captured on nearby video surveillance. Evidence showed the...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County hosted a joint meeting with the St. Mary’s Metropolitan Commission Tuesday, Nov.2, 2021, in the Chesapeake Building. The joint meeting agenda included briefs from the Department of Public Works & Transportation, the MetCom Chief Engineer, the County Financial Officer, the County Administrator and the MetCom Executive Director. Following...
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The Homicide Unit arrested a man for a recent fatal shooting in Lanham. The suspect is 32-year-old Damon Sams of Washington, DC. He’s charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Phillip Brown of Bowie. On October 30, 2021, at approximately 11:45 p.m., patrol officers were called to the 9800 block of Good Luck Road for a report...
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On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Hermanville Road and Point Lookout Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway. Witnesses reported a SUV ran the Hermanville Road stop...
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On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at approximately 9:14 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, and Leonardtown responded to the 45000 block of Barefoot Drive in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2-story residence with smoke showing. Upon further investigation, firefighters located a malfunctioning...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal stabbing on Saturday. The suspect is 25-year-old Deven Prather of Springdale. He is charged with fatally stabbing his brother, 29-year-old Darius Prather of Springdale. On Saturday, October 30, 2021, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers responded to the...
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On Monday, November 1, 2021, at approximately 1:35 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 38000 block of Jacqueline Street in Mechanicsville, for the reported animal attack. The 911 caller reported her dog attacked her, and advised her arm was “hanging on by a thread, and she could see the bone”. Crews...
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Motorists should expect delays and heavy horse-and-buggy volume on November 1, 2021, and Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in the Loveville area along Point Lookout Road (Route 5) as the community pays its respects to Henry Stauffer, who was killed in a vehicular collision last week. Private viewing services for Mr. Stauffer are being held...
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On Monday, November 1, 2021, at approximately 1:35 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the 20900 block of Coronet Place and Sorrel Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported arson attempt. Firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to the scene and found nothing evident from the two-story single family residence. Upon...
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UPDATE 10/30/2021: U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Jamie Clemons, age 36 of Pasadena, Maryland, to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for malicious destruction of a property by fire, in connection with the fire on July 28, 2017, at Coconut Charlie’s, a bar in Pasadena. Judge...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a double fatal collision that occurred late Wednesday night in Camp Springs. The drivers of the two involved cars were killed. The first deceased driver has been identified as 52-year-old Leona Flint of District Heights. The name of the second driver...
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UPDATE 10/30/2021: The Cobb Island Volunteer Fire and EMS Department released the following statement. ***UPDATE*** FOR THE RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF FIRE FIGHTER / LIFE MEMBER DOUGLAS HANDS – On October 30, 2021 at 14:15 Hours – Fire Fighter / Life Member Doug Hands was located this afternoon during the multi-agency search of the Potomac River....
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Governor Larry Hogan today declared a state of emergency for areas of Maryland along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River, and the Atlantic Coast currently under a Coastal Flood Warning from the National Weather Service and therefore at risk of severe tidal and coastal flooding. The state of emergency declaration includes Baltimore City and the...
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On Thursday, October 28, 2021, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to MD Route 4 Northbound near Talbot Road in Lothian, for a reported single-vehicle crash. The investigation revealed that a red 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was traveling northbound on MD Route 4 near Talbot Road, when the driver of the Chevrolet left the...
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On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, “we participated in a “check presentation” from Mission BBQ of Waldorf. We thank Zanne Dickerson and the staff at Mission BBQ for their hospitality, and a special thanks to the general public for donating to the “red cup campaign” and proceeds go to the CCVFA and CCAEMS”
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The National Weather Service says “One of the biggest tidal flood events of the past 10-20 years (possibly since Hurricane Isabel at some locales), is expected Friday & Saturday. Those along tidal shores should get ready for exceptional tidal inundation! Tidal forecasts here: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=lwx During the last inclement weather that impacted the Charles, Calvert...
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On Thursday, October 28, 2021, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 30059 Point Lookout Road and Foley Mattingly Road in Helen, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with two trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a...
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UPDATE: On October 27, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Bannister Circle and St Ignatius Drive for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation showed an adult male was on Bannister Circle when a car pulled up and someone fired a gun....
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10/28/2021 @11:00 p.m.: A message from Leonardtown High School Principle Ms. J. Mills: “I am so sorry to tell you all that one of our students, Andrew Sukhram, was reported missing today. The student left LHS sometime this morning and was traveling to an assigned internship in the California, MD area. His vehicle was...
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The Charles County Volunteer Rescue Squad regrets to announce the passing of Past Captain (Chief), Past President and Life Member William “Bill” Gaither Jr. on October 24, 2021. A Korean conflict veteran, Bill joined the Rescue Squad in 1967 and rose through the ranks to become Captain of the Rescue Squad (at the time...
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