Today, Thursday, May 16, 2019, has officially been designated as “Move Over Day”. Troopers from all over the State of Maryland will be aggressively enforcing Move Over Law violations. As of today, 13 Law Enforcement Officers have been killed across the nation this year due to traffic-related incidents, as well as an unknown number...
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Bob Hall, LLC and Anheuser Busch, working together with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse and The Chesapeake Region Safety Council are sponsoring a Designated Driver program to be held during the grand re-opening of the Tiki Bar. The program will run Friday, May 17 and...
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On May 8 at 11:36 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motel in the 11000 block of Crain Highway in Glasva for the report of a citizen armed robbery. The victim reported two suspects, one who was armed with a gun, approached him as he was sitting outside his...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Recruiting Facebook Page is spotlighting PFC Ron Walls, Jr. this week. PFC Walls joined the Charles County Sheriff’s Office in March 2011 after transferring from another department where he completed 2 years of service. Prior to his career in Law Enforcement, PFC Walls was a History Education Major at...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Serenity Faith Byrd, 27 of Great Mills, who is wanted on warrants for first- and second-degree escape. Byrd left an inpatient treatment center in Hagerstown without approval. Anyone with information about Byrd’s location is asked to contact Detective First Class James Bare at...
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On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at approximately 5:25 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway and a 15-year-old male patient off...
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On Sunday, May 12, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Shady Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single Ford pick-up truck off the roadway and on its side,...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, May 12, 2019, at 12:30 p.m. at the California Walmart store, the suspect fraudulently used the self-checkout system to take dozens of items that were not paid for. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or...
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SMNEWSNET.COM would like to congratulate Trooper First Class Jason Mulhearn for receiving the award nomination for the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack Officer of the Year at the 19th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day ceremony. The ceremony was sponsored by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Department of Aging & Human Services and Triad/SALT...
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A Prince George’s County man was arrested and charged today after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as James Garrison, 51, of District Heights. He is charged with two counts of distribution of child...
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On Saturday, May 11, 2019, firefighters from Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Jibsail Dr and Route. 231., in Prince Frederick, for the reported vehicle fire. Firefighters from Prince Frederick were in the area after returning from a medical call, Brush 2 ran the call in addition to the Engine...
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K9 Brock was remembered and honored at the Second Annual Police K9 Memorial Service, held in Washington D.C. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. K9 Brock, a four-year-old German Shepherd, died on Jan. 18, 2018 after suffering from injuries during a training accident. His handler, Cpl. William Rishel, and members of the St. Mary’s County...
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The men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were recognized for professional excellence during 2018 on May 7, 2019 at its annual Awards Banquet, held at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall in Lexington Park. Gold Medal of Valor: DFC Jason Bush In fighting cancer, DFC Bush distinguished himself...
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On Saturday, May 11, 2019, at approximately 4:00 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of 13483 Point Lookout Road in Ridge, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree, with two occupants out of the vehicle....
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On Sunday, May 12, 2019, at approximately 12:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of 39205 Golden Beach Road and Huntt Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned and subjects trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway...
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The Maui Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Amanda Eller who was reported missing on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Amanda was last seen on May 8, 2019, at 07:30 a.m. Her white Toyota RAV4 was found by police in the parking lot at the Makawao Forest Reserve on May 9, 2019...
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On Sunday, May 12, 2019, at approximately 9:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and South Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a t-bone...
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On Monday, May 6, 2019, at approximately 2:15 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to Budds Creek Road and Davis Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 20×25 shed fully engulfed in fire. Seventeen firefighters responded and had the fire...
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On Friday, May 10, 2019, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road in Chaptico, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the intersection involved in a head-on collision...
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On Friday, May 10, 2019, at approximately 7:45 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Flat Iron Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles off the roadway in a t-bone style collision with...
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On May 10, 2019, at approximately 1:05 p.m., Charles County 911 received a call from a child indicating he and six other children were inside a car unattended and hot. The child was not sure where they were, but through GPS and other mechanisms, the call-taker was able to pinpoint the location of the...
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On Friday, May 10, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received a call from a female stating her brother was shot while in the area of Boothe Farm Lane in Valley Lee. The victim said a vehicle had driven past him when he heard a gunshot. The gunshot...
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The family, friends and brothers and sisters in blue said their farewells on Friday at the memorial service for DFC Jason Bush of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. DFC Bush, 34 of Ridge, passed away on April 29, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Bush entered duty with the St....
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, May 9, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Delontre James Austin, 23, to 15 years in prison and an additional 5 years of suspended time for Second Degree Child Abuse and Neglect of a Minor. Upon release, Austin will...
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On May 09, 2019 at approximately 10:29 p.m., Deputy B. Wilson, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a red GMC Sierra pick-up truck on Maryland Route 260, in Owings. The vehicle briefly pulled over, but then sped off as the deputy approached the vehicle. The vehicle, operated by Michelle Booth, 50,...
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