On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 5:54 a.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Valley Lee, and Bay District responded to the 24000 block of Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure fire. Volunteer firefighters from Leonardtown was just leaving the scene of a nearby medical call in the Loveville...
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On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Hollywood and Charles County responded to 29650 Whalen Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a large shed with a vehicle inside fully engulfed in flames with extensions to a nearby...
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On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 10:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Harbor Freight parking lot located at 3286 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller stated he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Crews arrived on the scene find an adult male victim...
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As the season changes, consumers should replace their batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to ensure they have working alarms throughout their home and to take steps to prevent fires such as cleaning clothes dryer vents. Make these annual habits to help save lives!...
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UPDATE March 8, 2023: The deceased passenger has been identified as Cayliy Haygood of Upper Marlboro. The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that took place Tuesday morning in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The deceased passenger is an 18-year-old female of Upper Marlboro. On March 7, 2023, at...
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On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at approximately 1:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Green Leaf Road in Lexington Park, for the undetermined motor vehicle collision. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole with all...
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UPDATE 3/8/2023 : On Monday, March 6, 2023, Machiavelli Tyzhae Savoy, 24, took an Alford Plea and was sentenced to 10 years for negligent manslaughter and 5 years for illegal possession of a firearm which will be served consecutively to the manslaughter charge UPDATE : On May 21, 2019, Machiavelli Tyzhae Savoy, 21, of...
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UPDATE 3/8/2023: The pedestrian has been identified as Juan Alcides Urias-Hernandes, 35, of Waldorf. UPDATE 3/5/2023: On Saturday, March 04, 2023, at approximately 8:36 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) in the area of Acton Lane for a report of a serious motor...
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On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at approximately 1:05 p.m., firefighters responded to 2703 Morgan Drive in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find shed fully engulfed in flames which had extended to a second shed, two salvaged vehicles and a trailer. The owner is identified as Sherina Brown...
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On Monday, March 6, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m., 32 firefighters from Charles County responded to 3325 Middletown Road in Waldorf, for the reported shed on fire. The 911 caller reported someone set their shed on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small shed with a fire contained to the interior. Crews...
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UPDATE 3/7/2023: On March 6, 2023, Samuel Alston Spence, 28, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2022 robbery of the Walgreen’s Pharmacy in Prince Frederick. Judge Andrew S. Rappaport of the Calvert County Circuit Court suspended 12½ years of the sentence, leaving Spence to serve...
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On Monday, February 27, 2023, at around 6:30 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and firefighters from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to 3340 Ben Oak Drive for a report of an individual pouring gasoline on himself and other items. During the 911 call, the person ignited clothing in a closet....
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On March 5, 2023, at approximately 7:36 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway near St. Mark’s Drive for the report of a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle had gone off the roadway and into several trees. The three occupants of the...
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UPDATE 3/6/2023: On March 5, 2023, at approximately 4:40 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of Bayside Road (MD Route 261) and Harbor Road in Chesapeake Beach, for a serious motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, units located a passenger car and a...
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On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 2600 block of Walbrook Court in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived on the scene to find a female victim with stab wounds to the chest. Emergency medical personnel transported the victim to an area trauma...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday evening in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The victim is 17-year-old Michael Nwaulu of Upper Marlboro. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On...
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On Saturday, March 4 2023, at approximately 4:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road and Poplar Hill Road in Waldorf, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned...
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On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at approximately 2:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and St. Patricks Drive in Waldorf, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. 911 dispatchers advised the vehicle reportedly rolled over multiple times with one occupant trapped and the second occupant...
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On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Piney Point, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with the motorcyclist laying...
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3/3/2023 UPDATE: While responding to a motor vehicle collision with lights and sirens activated, Command 2 was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Three Notch Road at New Market Turner Road. Squad 2 was just behind Command 2 when this occurred and notified the St. Mary’s County communications center of the incident. Squad...
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On Tuesday, February 28, the Department of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of Planning and Growth Management, and Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism staff provided a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners on fiscal 2024 congressionally directed spending. County Commissioners approved the request for earmarked funding. Legislative Update Associate County Attorney Danielle Mitchell provided...
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On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 11:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 47600 Mattapany Road in St. Mary’s City, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene and located a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree. Emergency medical personnel...
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The Officers and Members of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and its Auxiliary regret to announce the passing of Lifetime Member James F. Miedzinski. Jim joined the department at the age of fourteen due to the limited manpower available during World War II and has served faithfully for over 75 years. Services for James...
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Congratulations to the newest members of the CalvertHealth Foundation’s Rising Star Program – the Calvert Middle School National Junior Honor Society! Members of the NJHS planned and executed a school-based benefit for the Sheldon E. Goldberg Center for Breast Care. Through their leadership, a total of $1,400 was raised by students and staff at...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) held their regular business meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, beginning with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The CSMC then welcomed Simone Ross, MPA, Executive Director for the Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County (HASMC) to provide an informational briefing on...
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