UPDATE: On December 30, 2020, at approximately 6:11 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Western Parkway at Waldorf Market Place for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Shortly after officers and paramedics arrived and attempted life-saving measures, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased. A...
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On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at approximately 10:50 a.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Bay District responded to 24550 Mt. Pleasant Road in Hollywood, for the odor of gas in an apartment building. 10 Volunteers Firefighters from Hollywood arrived on the scene in under 5 minutes to find contractors working in one of the...
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The NBVFD is pleased to announce the arrival of an iconic piece of the department’s history. In 1947, the department took delivery of an FMC John Bean high pressure pumper built on a KB International chassis. The truck served the Twin Beaches communities for a number of years before being sold and lost track...
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UPDATE 12/30/2020: On Friday, December 18, 2020, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle accident on Morganza Turner Road, just south of Rt 235. Witnesses advised that the vehicle crossed the center yellow lines and left the roadway and struck a tree....
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UPDATE: On Monday, December 28, 2020, at approximately 12:16 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21600 block of North Essex Drive in Lexington Park for the reported shots fired. Investigation determined two victims were seated in a vehicle, when another vehicle approached and fired multiple shots at the victim’s...
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Early COVID-19 vaccinations at Maryland hospitals, nursing homes, and local health departments will continue this week as the state allocates an additional 82,800 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination plan is focused on front line healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff, and first responders. Through this week’s...
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It is with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that the Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, Inc. announce the untimely passing of Bernadine “Bernie” M. Saunders, Life Member and past Deputy EMS Chief. Past Deputy EMS Chief Saunders passed away on December 23, 2020 at her home in Greenwood, South Carolina. Bernie...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will conduct Public Hearings Tuesday, January 5, 2021, to obtain citizens’ views and input. These hearings will take place in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, MD. Hearing 1. Disposition of Surplus County-Owned Real Property. To consider the disposition of county-owned surplus real property,...
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On Monday, December 28, 2020, at approximately 9:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Motel 6 located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male victim conscious and alert with two stab wounds to the upper body....
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On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 11:45 a.m., police responded to Patuxent Beach Road, in the area of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in California, for the possible impaired driver/traffic complaint. Multiple 911 callers reported a blue/silver Dodge pickup truck ran motorists off the roadway while driving in the wrong travel lane. They reported...
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On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 9:32 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 22500 block of Armsworthy Court in California, for the reported subject not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 40-year-old female not breathing and started life saving measures. Emergency medical personnel administered at least four...
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On Wednesday, December 23, at approximately 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Bay District, Second District, and Seventh District responded to the 23550 block of Brown Road and Copley Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a large detached garage fully engulfed in flames with...
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On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 28600 block of Harvest Lane in Mechanicsville, for multiple subjects injured after a motor vehicle collision involving an atv. Crews arrived on the scene to find two children and two adults with injuries after the collision involving...
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On Saturday, December 26, 2020, at approximately 9:05 a.m., firefighters from Solomons, Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Seventh District responded to 46655 Millstone Landing Road in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with nothing evident. Upon further investigation, firefighters reported...
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On December 25, 2020 at 6:45 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-family house on Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head for the report of a shooting. An initial investigation showed the victim, Edwin Roberto Rivera Juarez, 17, of Lothian, was inside the home with two other teenaged relatives who...
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On Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at approximately 5:45 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau, Maryland State Police (MSP) and emergency personnel responded to the area of 150 N. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, in front of the Walmart for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident involving a...
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On Thursday, December 24, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision with one subject unconscious. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle...
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On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at approximately 11:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 48000 block of Compass Circle in Lexington Park, for the report of a female possibly not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 39-year-old female in a residence not breathing and performed CPR, and a...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Sheldon Lyvonne Curtis, age 39 of Lexington Park. Curtis is currently wanted on the charges of Attempted Second Degree Murder and Assault First Degree. Curtis is a black male, 5’10” and weighs 185 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information...
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On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at approximately 11:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Charlotte Hall Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle reported serious with multiple trapped. St. Mary’s Communications advised they received numerous 911 calls reporting more...
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On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 5:12 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to the McDonald’s located at 3300 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported commercial structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes from dispatch and found smoke showing in the structure, and reported all employes were...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is beginning COVID-19 vaccination of first responders and community health care providers this week. During the week of December 28th, SMCHD will coordinate with local partners to provide COVID-19 vaccine through mass vaccination clinics for first responders, including EMS, law enforcement, and fire rescue, as well as...
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On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at approximately 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to the 13180 Larchdale Road in Laurel, for the reported apartment fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a four-story garden style apartment complex with smoke and fire showing from the roof. Firefighters requested a working fire dispatch and a 2nd alarm...
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UPDATE: The cause of the fire was determined to be the ignition of combustible material on the patio area as a result of ground based sparklers ignited in close proximity to the residence. Attempts to extinguish the fire delayed Fire Department notification resulting in heavy fire conditions encountered by first arriving companies. The estimated...
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On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at approximately 4:33 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Heritage Place in Waldorf, for the report of an injured man inside a parked car. When officers arrived, they located the man; he had severe trauma and was transported to a hospital where he is currently in critical...
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