The Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) is proud to announce that it will host the 79th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association (SMVFA) Convention on April 26-27, 2025. This year’s convention holds special significance as it will mark the installation of long-time LVFD member Tommy Mattingly Jr. as President of the SMVFA. The two-day...
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UPDATE 4/22/2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the body-worn and dashboard camera footage from the fatal police-involved collision involving the Prince George’s County Police Department that occurred on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Landover, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The decedent is identified as 34-year-old Patricia...
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On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 10:25 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Hayden Lane in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving five vehicles with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find at least three vehicles in the roadway. Upon...
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On Sunday, April 20th, 2025, at approximately 8:20 a.m., Division IV Oxon Hill officers responded to a stabbing call in the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway. Officers discovered two victims, a man and woman, with critical stab wounds. Before fleeing that scene, the suspect also set fire to the apartment. Officers learned the...
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UPDATE 4/22/2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the body-worn and dashboard camera footage from the fatal police-involved collision in Prince George’s County involving the District Heights Police Department and the Capitol Heights Police Department that occurred on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Capitol Heights, Prince...
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On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 5:28 p.m., firefighters responded to the 2700 block of Tred Avon Court in Waldorf, for the house fire. 911 callers reported a grill was possibly on fire to the rear of the residence with all occupants being evacuated and accounted for. Crews arrived on the scene to find...
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On Thursday, April 17, 2025, at approximately 5:23 a.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to 6145 Kerrick Drive in La Plata, for the reported house on fire with animals trapped. The 911 caller reported a fire in the laundry room with two dogs trapped. Crews arrived to find fire showing from the large 1-story...
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The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department has suspended a newly onboarded member after learning of his arrest in Delaware on hate crime charges related to an incident that allegedly occurred last year. According to a statement released by the department, Jay Droney, who joined the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department on April 7, 2025,...
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UPDATE 4/17/2025: GoFundMe added UPDATE @ 7:13 P.M.: The second dog was not in the residence or involved with the incident. Our apologies for the mistake. The trapped subjects/animals was not known to First Responders until the first arriving units were told. No occupants were located in the residence and all five were located...
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UPDATE 4/15/2025: On Monday, April 14 2025, shortly after 4 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of October Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a hospital office where he is being treated for serious injuries....
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UPDATE 4/15/2025: On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, firefighters responded to 2180 Sandy Point Road in Nanjemoy, Charles County, for the reported house on fire. Crews found a single story double wide trailer fully engulfed in flames. 45 firefighters responded to the scene with the fire being controlled in 30 minutes. No injuries were reported. All...
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On Thursday, April 10, 2025, police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Crain Highway and Holly Lane in Waldorf, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a multi-vehicle collision with entrapment. Firefighters extricated the single patient in under 10 minutes. A helicopter...
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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has recently become aware of a fraudulent website operating under the domain fireheros.org. This unauthorized site is a direct and deceptive copy of our official website, www.firehero.org, and is impersonating our organization in an attempt to solicit cryptocurrency donations under false pretenses. (No S after firehero) This is a serious...
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On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at approximately 2:24 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Underwood Farms Way located off of Mount Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported traumatic injuries. The 911 caller reported a 72-year-old male was run over by a forklift, with the victim having unknown injuries due to...
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It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Auxiliary Life Member Amy Copsey. Please keep the Copsey and Guy families in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Amy Copsey joined the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary in April of 1997. Throughout her many years of service, she gave her...
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It is with profound sadness that the Maryland State Police – Aviation Command announces the death of retired Sergeant Christopher Tappan after a courageous battle with cancer. Sgt. Tappan joined the Maryland State Police in 2004, working the Bel Air Barrack until transferring into MSPAC in 2007. Sgt. Tappan was previously assigned to Troopers...
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On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at approximately 5:27 a.m., firefighters responded to the Hotel Charles located at 15110 Burnt Store Road in Hughesville, for the reported smoke in the building. Firefighters from Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties responded to the scene with first arriving units finding nothing evident from the 2-story commercial structure....
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UPDATE 4/9/2025: On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 5:28 p.m., Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department (Company 3) was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at Rousby Hall Road and northbound Route 4 in Lusby. Crews responded with Squad 3, Ambulance 37, and Paramedic Ambulance 203, who arrived on scene to find a...
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UPDATE 4/8/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, of Leonardtown, Maryland, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment in connection with a fire that displaced several motel guests and caused extensive damage to a California, Maryland motel. On June 3, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at approximately 9:50 a.m., Lexington Park VRS Ambulance 397 located a unconscious subject in a ditch near 21401 Great Mills Road and requested a medic and an engine company. As firefighters from Bay District responded to the scene, medical personnel obtained additional information on the scene and reported the...
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On Friday, April 4, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Fairgrounds Road in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Before crews arrived on the scene, 911 callers then reported three vehicles with one trapped and a infant...
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UPDATE 4/02/2025: State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March 27, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge West sentenced Renee Daytona Roberts, age 45, to 15 years in prison for First-Degree Child Abuse: Severe Injury. Roberts will be on supervised probation for five years upon release. On March 13, 2025, Roberts pled...
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Students from Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) Career & Technology Academy (CTA) achieved outstanding success at the 52nd Annual SkillsUSA Maryland State Championship, held March 28–29, 2025 in Carroll County, MD. A total of 37 students earned medals across 17 different contests, bringing home 23 medals for CTA. The nine students who earned gold medals will...
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On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 2:57 p.m., Second District Ambulance 68 advised they were involved in a motor vehicle collision at Point Lookout Road and Hollywood Road in Leonardtown. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicle collision involving the ambulance and a passenger vehicle. Two occupants in the passenger vehicle...
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On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 1:25 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 7200 block of Hawthorne Road in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Multiple 911 callers, involving one member of the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department reported a large woods fire involving a shed and multiple vehicles. Crews...
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