Fire & Rescue

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries after an assault and fall. Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene to find an adult female with injuries to the head and upperbody....
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Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:15 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments responded to 4352 Estate Drive at the Caribbean Breeze Assisted Living in Huntingtown, for the reported tree on a residence with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two large trees on the residence. Firefighters freed two...
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Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:23 p.m., firefighters responded to 15485 Christina Place, for the reported structure on fire. Dispatchers advised they received four 911 calls reporting the house was on fire. Two of the four 911 calls reported the homeowners/occupants were not home at the time the fire started. Crews arrived...
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UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE 7/9/2021: On 7/2/2021 while conducting a proactive DUI Saturation Patrol in the California area, Trooper J Pope of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on Three Notch Road. The vehicle left the roadway traveling into a ditch, up an embankment and into the...
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National Night Out for Calvert County Set for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

National Night Out for Calvert County Set for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Tuesday, August 3, 2021, is National Night Out in Calvert County. Sponsored locally by the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. (CAASA) in partnership with the Maryland State Police, Barrack “U” and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, this is a great opportunity for residents to promote the best of their neighborhoods. Local agencies will...
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Operational Changes Announced for SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Sites

Operational Changes Announced for SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Sites

Due to limited testing volume, the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) COVID-19 testing will no longer be offered at the School-Based Health Centers at Spring Ridge and Margaret Brent Middle Schools after Friday, July 9, 2021. Effective Monday, July 12, 2021, COVID-19 testing will be offered with extended summer hours at the SMCHD...
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Washington D.C. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Fighting Police Officers in Prince George’s County

Washington D.C. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Fighting Police Officers in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into the attempted murder and assault of two police officers this weekend. The suspect is 29-year-old Demetri Reese of the 800 block of Chesapeake Street in Washington DC. On Sunday, July 4, 2021, shortly after midnight, officers on patrol in the 6000...
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U.S. Park Police Eagle Rescues Three Stranded Boaters, and Two Firefighters from Nanjemoy Creek

U.S. Park Police Eagle Rescues Three Stranded Boaters, and Two Firefighters from Nanjemoy Creek

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at 8:45 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the Nanjemoy Creek, in the area of Bird Dog Place, for the reported boat in distress and taking on water. The 911 caller reported the boat ran aground and was actively taking on water. The three occupants had flashlights, cellphones,...
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Drowning Victim Flown to Area Treatment Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After 30 Minute Search in Calvert County

Drowning Victim Flown to Area Treatment Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After 30 Minute Search in Calvert County

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 11:38 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to Lake Lariat in the area of the 390 block Thunderbird Drive in Lusby, for the reported water rescue. The 911 caller reported she couldn’t find her husband, who she last observed swimming in the lake approximately 10 minutes before...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

UPDATE @ 11:30 p.m., audio of dispatch added. 7/6/2021 @ 10:45 p.m : On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 10:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a residence in the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for a reported gunshot victim. The 911 caller reported the victim was shot five...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 47700 block of Devin Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing victim. Police arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the arm, Deputies applied a tourniquet at approximately...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

The State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating two fires in Charles County. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 8:20 p.m., neighboring residents extinguished a fire at a community gazebo on Sandhurst Place, in Waldorf. The cause of the fire was the result of juveniles intentionally igniting garbage in the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Mini-Bike in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 8:34 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 39800 block of Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported single vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies observed a minibike into a guardrail, and the operator of the minibike had sustained incapacitating injuries. Members of...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County That Leaves Two Seriously Injured

Maryland State Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County That Leaves Two Seriously Injured

Maryland State Police are continuing an investigation into a traffic crash that occurred late last night in Prince George’s County. On Sunday, July 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., troopers from the Forestville and College Park Barracks were dispatched to a traffic crash reported on eastbound Route 50 prior to I-495 in Lanham. Upon...
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New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires in Effect As of June 25, 2021

New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires in Effect As of June 25, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new mandatory federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture went into effect on June 25, 2021. Upholstered furniture manufactured, imported or reupholstered on or after that date must comply with the standard. House Fires Are Deadly – In a house fire, a consumer has just minutes to escape...
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Two Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Valley Lee

Two Transported to Trauma Centers After Motor Vehicle Collision in Valley Lee

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at approximately 2:12 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Valley Lee, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with subjects possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway and confirmed one...
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VIDEO: Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at approximately 12:28 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Cullison Lane in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with multiple subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned in...
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UPDATE: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

UPDATE:  Malachi Aaron Banks, 19, Pleads Guilty to Murder in Lexington Man

  UPDATE 7/2/2021: Malachi Aaron Banks, 19,  of Lexington Park, has tendered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder in connection with the homicide of Dyante Lee Battle, 32, which occurred in Lexington Park, Maryland, during the evening hours of August 22, 2020 in a wooded path at the end of Enterprise Road....
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Maryland State Police Investigating Mechanicsville Woman Struck and Killed in Waldorf

Maryland State Police Investigating Mechanicsville Woman Struck and Killed in Waldorf

UPDATE 7/1/2021: On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at approximately 10:26 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) in the area of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the...
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One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

One Injured After Single Vehicle Collision in Great Mills

On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one occupant possibly unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway...
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Safe Boating Tips from the U.S. Coast Guard Ahead of July 4!

Safe Boating Tips from the U.S. Coast Guard Ahead of July 4!

With the July 4th holiday quickly approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard wants to provide a few tips for staying safe out on the water. Always wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket while underway: People don’t typically have time to locate and don a life jacket during an actual emergency. For two years in a...
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Governor Hogan Announces $13.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards

Governor Hogan Announces $13.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards

Governor Larry Hogan announced $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund grants for Fiscal Year 2022 to enhance and improve public boating access, facilities, and navigation throughout the state. The announcement—coming during the fourth day of the governor’s tour of the Eastern Shore—was made at the Ocean City Fire Department, which received $50,000 for a...
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Bryans Road Man Receives 25 Year Prison Sentence for Vehicular Manslaughter Killing 18-Year-Old Waldorf Woman in 2018

Bryans Road Man Receives 25 Year Prison Sentence for Vehicular Manslaughter Killing 18-Year-Old Waldorf Woman in 2018

UPDATE 6/30/2021: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced James Anthony Christian, 46 of Bryans Road, to 25 years in prison for Motor Vehicle Manslaughter and 4 counts of Second-Degree Assault. Christian entered a guilty plea to the...
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Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

Missing 15-Year-Old James Clark Found Safe and Unharmed

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: James Winfield Clark, 15, Male, White, 5’10”, 156 lbs. Last seen: Leaving 49293 Harry James Road in Scotland on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., he was riding a red bicycle and carrying backpacks. He was wearing a...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Becomes First Healthcare Facility in Southern Maryland to be Recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Becomes First Healthcare Facility in Southern Maryland to be Recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is the first healthcare facility in the Southern Maryland area to be recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons. “We are extremely proud of our team for achieving this accreditation,” said Stephen Michaels, MD, chief operating officer,...
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