On Thursday, January 28, 2021, at approximately 10:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River and Valley Lee responded to the Motel 6 located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported abandoned structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find room 318 of a condemned area of...
Read More »
UPDATE 2/2/2021: On Monday, February 1, 2021 at approximately 4:18 p.m., officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Wise Road in Callaway for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident. Officers arrived on scene to find three vehicles involved with one of the...
Read More »
On Sunday, January 31, 2021, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Millstone Landing Road in the area of Kimberly Court in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway...
Read More »
The Snow Emergency Plan for Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties has been placed into effect on January 31, 2021. The quick accumulation of snow was the main factor in implementing the plan. Road conditions will be closely monitored and the Snow Emergency Plan will be lifted when the roads are safe for travel....
Read More »
On Saturday, January 30, 2021, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Jewell Road and Thelma Lane in Dunkirk, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Dispatchers advised all responding units they received a single 911 caller who stated he was operating a U-HAUL truck...
Read More »
A winter storm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for St. Mary’s County for Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, from 4 a.m. until 7 p.m. Heavy snow is expected with an accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Snow will begin between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. falling steadily through midday Sunday. Snow...
Read More »
On Thursday, January 28, 2021, at approximately 10:25 p.m., volunteer firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hughesville, and Hollywood responded to 27075 Mt Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story split foyer home with smoke showing. Firefighters immediately made an aggressive interior...
Read More »
The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department is excited to announce the departments President Johnson, Secretary Eno, & Treasure Waikart signed the contract for a Pierce Arrow XT Pumper. This will be the departments 7th Pierce apparatus. The drawing below is the preliminary drawing and will be finalized at the Pre-engineering meeting sometime this summer....
Read More »
Homicide Unit detectives are working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man in Suitland. The victim is 21-year-old Isaiah Caulfield of Leonardtown. On January 26, 2021, at approximately 8:45 pm, officers responded to the 3300 block of Curtis Drive for a shooting. Responding officers located the victim outside in a parking lot suffering from a gunshot...
Read More »
On Monday, January 25, 2021, around 8:28 a.m., a call was dispatched to report of a possible HAZMAT situation in the Solomons Harbor in the area of Back Creek in Solomons, MD. Crews from St. Mary’s and Calvert County arrived on the scene to discover a mixture of diesel fuel, gasoline, and oil in...
Read More »
UPDATE 1/27/2022: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that Christopher Morgan Hynson, 34, of Saint Leonard, was sentenced on January 24, 2022 for the crime of vehicular manslaughter. Hynson received a sentence of 10 years incarceration to be followed by 5 years of supervised probation. State’s Attorney Harvey wishes to extend his deepest...
Read More »
On Monday, January 25, 2021, at approximately 3:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 23127 Three Notch Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with no entrapment. One patient was...
Read More »
Homicide Unit detectives charged two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting Thursday night in Langley Park. Detectives identified the victim as 16-year-old Angel Villatoro of Hyattsville. He was positively identified this afternoon and his family was then notified. The suspects are 17-year-old Nelson Sanchez Perez of the 8000 block of 14th Avenue in...
Read More »
On Sunday, January 24, 2021, at approximately 2:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Guy Auto Parts and Service located at 23902 Colton Point Road in Clements, for the reported vehicle into the structure with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle that for unknown reasons, left...
Read More »
UPDATE 1/20/2021: On Sunday, January 17 at 4:52 p.m., officers responded to the area of Billingsley Road near St. Patricks Drive in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of a Jeep was traveling southbound on St Patricks Drive when he struck the rear of another...
Read More »
On Sunday, January 17, 2021, at approximately 8:20 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NDW Patuxent River, Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Solomons responded to 46101 Rolling Road in California, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to reported an approximate 20 x 20 two-story detached garage with fire showing. Firefighters utilized three...
Read More »
On Sunday, January 10, 2021, at approximately 12:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 21214 Bridgett Lane in Lexington, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles and one adult female victim in the roadway in front of a private...
Read More »
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at approximately 4:10 p.m., firefighters from NDW Webster Field, Ridge, Bay District and surrounding departments responded to the Ridge Elementary School located at 49430 Airedele Road in Ridge, for the report of smoke coming from a commercial building. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 40 x 60...
Read More »
On Saturday, January 17, 2021, at approximately 1:07 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find five vehicles in the roadway with one patient trapped. Firefighters from...
Read More »
On Friday, January 15, 2021, at approximately 6:20 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 1320 Greenmont Drive in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire with subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with fire through the roof. Firefighters utilized multiple hose lines...
Read More »
On Sunday, January 17, 2021, at approximately 3:50 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments responded to 15 South View Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story residence with an attached garage fully engulfed in flames with extensions into the residence. Firefighters...
Read More »
Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing their investigation of a house fire in Waldorf that claimed the life of the owner. On Sunday, January 17, 2021, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a house in the 2000 block of Bainbridge Court to check the homeowner’s well-being. Upon their arrival, sheriff’s deputies had...
Read More »
Many will look back at the year 2020 and wish to forget it, and for good reasons. While we remember the many difficulties and challenges, we come away from the past year grateful and humbled. Amidst a global pandemic and continually changing public directives and orders, the men and women of the Charles County...
Read More »
On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at approximately 8:25 a.m., the Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for the reported tractor trailer going over the side of the bridge and into the waters. Units arrived on scene and found a 20-foot box truck floating in the water. Witnesses reported the truck...
Read More »
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, at approximately 11:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Ridge, NAS Patuxent River, Hollywood, and Seventh District responded to 19446 Virginia Way in Lexington Park, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story wood framed single family residence with fire showing from the...
Read More »
