Maryland State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash in which one person died and another was injured Tuesday evening in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 8:25 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of Branch Avenue at Moores Road in Brandywine, Maryland, for...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, March 8, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners recognized Women’s History Month by presenting a Proclamation to the Department of Aging & Human Services and the St. Mary’s County...
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UPDATE @ 5:15 a.m., Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge is now open. The vehicle has been removed from the bridge at 5:15 a.m., all emergency medical personnel and MSP Helicopter Trooper 7 have been placed into service. Firefighters, U.S. Coast Guard and Police continue their search using boats and shoreline checks. Boat 5 from St....
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Loveville Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned with the single occupant pinned between...
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The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce that Walter M. Golden, Nanjemoy Volunteer and former County Fire Chief passed away on Tuesday March 8, 2022. He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard C. Golden, his sisters, Mildred G. Marshall and Mamie Katherine Rowens. He is survived by his sister, Barbara G....
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 7:07 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the 2700 block of Spout Lane in Lusby, for the reported accidental shooting. Police arrived on the scene to find a 59-year-old male conscious and alert. Deputies advised the gunshot wound was a “through and through”. Officer...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office celebrated and congratulated its employees on Wednesday who were recognized for excellence during the fourth quarter of 2021. Deputy David Lawrence was named as the Deputy of the Quarter. A member of Patrol Squad 2B, a Field Training Officer and a member of the Emergency Services Team, Deputy...
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On Monday, March 14, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision with one unconscious. 11 firefighters from Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and found a single vehicle off the...
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UPDATE 3/11/2022: Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Leonardtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit theft of government property and two counts of theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The...
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 11:13 a.m., firefighters responded to 1590 Chester Avenue in Bryans Road, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller was a next door neighbor who reported “she sees smoke and flames not sure if it is occupied.” 53 fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is working to determine the circumstances of a fatal shooting in Landover that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The decedent is 58-year-old Marvin Scutchings, Jr. of Landover. On March 9, 2022, at approximately 2:15 pm, officers responded to the 7400 block of Hill Burne Drive for a...
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Maryland State Police are investigating an early morning multiple vehicle crash that killed a Prince George’s County man and injured a pedestrian. The deceased is identified as Fredys Castillo Rivas, 46, of Upper Marlboro. Rivas was transported to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with community donors presented the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Board with an agency vehicle promoting the cash-for-tips program on Friday, March 11, 2022. The agency vehicle promotes awareness of the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers program, which offers rewards of up to $1,000 for productive...
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UPDATE 2/11/2022 @ 11:45 a.m. : On March 10, 2022, at 9:27 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45700 block of Oregon Way in Lexington Park, for the reported home invasion with shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds....
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On Thursday, March 10, 2022, at approximately 3:55 a.m., firefighters from NDW Indian Head, Bryans Road VFD, and surrounding volunteer departments responded to 15 Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head, for the reported structure fire. NDW Engine 201 arrived on the scene within minutes and found a two story residence with fire showing. Firefighters reported...
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On Monday, February 28, 2022, Dep. Shubrooks responded to the 24000 block of Hurry Road in Chaptico, for the reported vehicle theft. The victim advised Heather Ann Thompson, age 28 of Waldorf, and Joyce Marie Bayliss, age 44 of La Plata, had stolen his vehicle. A few minutes later, the stolen vehicle was located...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a man in connection with sexual solicitation of minors. In February, officers responded to the area of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf for the report of a male who drove up to a group of young adolescent girls who were walking on a sidewalk and solicited them for...
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On March 9, 2022 at approximately 5:04 p.m., units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division as well as the Crash Reconstruction Unit and Maryland State Police responded to the area of Main Street and Calvert Town Way in Prince Frederick, for report of a serious motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a...
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Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating suspects sought in a fatal hit and run resulting that occurred on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue, Northwest. Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 8:03 pm, suspect entered...
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It was business as usual on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, during 6th period at Patuxent High School (PHS) in Lusby. Shortly before noon, a few PHS staff members had gathered in the Guidance Office conference room to eat lunch. All of a sudden, School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy First Class C. Childress, of the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Desean Naheem Cobb, 18, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with a violent assault that occurred on March 7 in Waldorf. Cobb is alleged to have pointed a gun at a female acquaintance after she left work. He fled...
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On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 4:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., there is donation drive at the clubhouse (located at 12146 Pawtuckett Lane, Waldorf, MD 20602) for the two families that have been displaced. Gift Cards Donation of school supplies – book bags, pens, pencils, composition books…etc Clothing donations: Iris – (72) – Extra...
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State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that Alexander Desales DeMarr, 65 of Great Mills, entered a plea of guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, and was sentenced on March 1, 2022, to 25 years in the Department of Corrections. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz would like to...
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UPDATE 3/8/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on February 24, 2022, Judge McGann sentenced Anthony Leon Brooks, 40, of Lexington Park, for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, and multiple counts of illegal possession of firearms to 45 years in the Department of Corrections. In April 2019, SMSO Narcotics Division executed a search warrant...
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The Maryland Secretary of State and Attorney General are warning that while appeals for charitable donations may surge as the crisis in Ukraine escalates, it is important to do research before giving. There are a number of ways to donate to Ukraine-related causes, while ensuring donations are given to a reputable organization. “Scam artists...
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