On Thursday, May 20, 2021, at approximately 2:40 a.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, Leonardtown and NAS Patuxent River responded to 17476 Piney Point Road in Piney Point, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening a structure. Crews from Valley Lee responded to the scene with 8 personnel and arrived on the scene...
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The Spring 2021 College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) 67 nursing candidates for graduation celebrated their achievements May 12 when they attended their nursing recognition and pinning ceremony. It is a time-honored ceremony that has CSM faculty welcoming their students as peers and colleagues in the field of nursing. Like much of their last year...
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On Sunday, May 9, 2021, at approximately 3:30 p.m., park staff reported that two individuals were clinging to an overturned SeaDoo, a personal watercraft. Corporal Robinson kept a lookout on land while Officer Gukanovich responded with his patrol boat on water. While racing to the victims, Officer Gukanovich was met with 20+ mph south...
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On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at approximately 10:45 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Bay District, and Valley Lee responded to 20411 Bowles Road in Coltons Point, for the reported large barn on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 30×30 building fully engulfed in flames including a Ford pickup...
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Detectives are actively working to determine the circumstances of the fatal shooting of a three-year-old boy inside of a Bowie apartment on Monday. On Monday, May 17, 2021, at approximately 5:45 pm, City of Bowie police officers responded to an apartment in the 16400 block of Governors Bridge Road. Once they arrived, they located...
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UPDATE 5/18/21 @ 6:45 p.m.: On May 17 at 3:47 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Josephine Road in Waldorf to serve an arrest warrant for a man who had violated his probation related to a prior assault conviction. A family member of the man had recently contacted the Charles County State’s...
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On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at approximately 1:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 7530 Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. A short time later, Dispatchers upgraded the assignment to a motor vehicle collision with one vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on...
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On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at approximately 6:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Charlotte Hall School Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one patient trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles...
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On May 17, 2021 at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Rt. 4/Southern Maryland Blvd. at Lower Marlboro Road in Huntingtown, MD. Upon arrival, units located a blue Suzuki XL7 SUV on its side and a...
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On Friday, May 14, 2021, at approximately 1:48 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the Pax River Inn (formerly the Motel 6) located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the possible stabbing victim. First Responders arrived on the scene to find an adult male victim covered in blood stating...
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UPDATE 5/17/2021: On May 9, 2021, at 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a single car motor vehicle crash in the 6500 block of Port Tobacco Road in La Plata. A preliminary investigation showed the victim, Steven Travis Kerig, 50, of La Plata, was traveling on Port Tobacco Road when he lost control of his...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a two vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality early Saturday night on I-495 in Prince George’s County. Just after 6:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 15, 2021, troopers from the College Park Barrack were dispatched in response to call for a crash with injuries on I-495 north in the...
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On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Willows Road in Lexington Park, for the report of a male subject covered in blood that had possibly been struck by a vehicle. Before the arrival of First Responders, dispatchers then...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged Jesse Marie Russell, 37, after determining she was responsible for intentionally setting curtains on fire in the living room of her Piney Point home on Sunday, May 16, 2021. At approximately 3:30 p.m., deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were driving by the residence in the...
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UPDATE 5/17/2021: On May 16, 2021, at 12:35 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. A male victim, age 41 of Lexington Park, was located suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim...
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On Sunday, May 16, 2021, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Charlotte Hall Motel located at 30030 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the report of one not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find one patient in a motel room and reported CPR in progress....
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“Our members are deeply saddened by the passing of Raleigh Midkiff III. Raleigh was a member of our department for many, many years and just recently transferred to Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department. Raleigh was also a career firefighter with D.C. Fire Department. Raleigh served in many positions in our department, most recently serving as...
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On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 4:43 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Bay District, and Second District responded to 20284 Park Place in Coltons Point, for the reported house on fire. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 calls, with one caller reporting they heard an explosion and could then see...
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The officers and members of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad regret to announce the passing of member Cody Sir. Cody joined the department in 2009 as an active member. In 2010 he obtained his EMT Certification and eventually obtained his IV Tech Certification. Cody later obtained his EVOC Certification and was turned over as...
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On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 7:05 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Leonardtown, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River and Seventh District responded to 24875 Iron Horse Lane in Hollywood, for the reported detached garage on fire. Chief 7 and Engine 73 arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes from the initial dispatch and found...
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On Monday, May 10, 2021, at approximately 4:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Park Hall Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway involved in a offset...
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On Monday, May 10, 2021, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Lawrence Avenue in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Prior to the arrival of First Responders, the assignment was upgraded to a motor vehicle collision reported serious, bringing...
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The Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal shooting in Lanham Friday morning. The suspect is 29-year-old Dominick Pailin of the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham. He is charged with fatally shooting his brother, 39-year-old Bryan Pailin, of Morningside. On May 7, 2021, at approximately 8:10...
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The State of Maryland’s key health metrics continue to improve across the board, as today the state is reporting the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since July 6, 2020. Case Rate Per 100K Falls to Lowest Level Since October 6. The state’s COVID-19 case rate per 100K dropped to 9.2—the lowest level since October...
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On Monday, May 10, 2021, at approximately 9:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Lincoln Avenue in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Dispatchers advised all incoming units to use caution in the area as wires were down....
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