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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A neighborhood disagreement over a shared driveway led to criminal charges for Jeffrey Keith Reid, 58, of Lexington Park, who authorities say pointed a realistic-looking BB gun at his neighbor and threatened to shoot him. According to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Reid was arrested on April 8,...
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Maryland’s statewide spring wild turkey season opens this month, beginning with the Junior Turkey Hunt on April 12th, 2025. The regular spring turkey season opens for all hunters on April 18 and runs through May 23, 2025. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) anticipates that hunters should have ample opportunity due to recent increases in turkey...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Cpl. Jaime Davis wears many hats. She serves as the School Resource Officer at Leonardtown High School, is raising her teenage son, and is about to graduate from the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) after more than 20 years pursuing her degree. Davis began taking community college courses after...
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A Virginia man faces attempted murder charges after his arrest following a reported road rage incident in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Marco Williams, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia. Williams is charged with attempted first-degree murder, felony assault, firearms offenses, and additional crimes. Williams was arrested on April 9th, 2025, in Fairfax...
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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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Officers assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Antwone Demetrious Grooms, 35, of Washington, D.C., Grooms has three warrants for his arrest. Grooms is 5’7” and weighs approximately 145 lbs. He has been known to carry firearms. Anyone with information on...
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UPDATE!! Please note the time change for the upcoming Easter Egg Festival taking place this weekend: Saturday, April 12, 2025 New Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Previously scheduled for 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The event will still be held at St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, and all planned activities will continue as scheduled—just...
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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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Zoey Grace McGhee, age 18, of Lexington Park, is facing criminal charges after authorities say she participated in a retail theft with a juvenile at a Dollar Tree store earlier this month. McGhee was arrested on April 4, 2025, and charged with two misdemeanors: theft under $100 and contributing to the condition of a child,...
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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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The community is invited to join the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, the Department of Aging & Human Services (DAHS), and the Triad/SALT Council to celebrate this year’s Law Enforcement Officers of the Year and to remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to their community. Law Enforcement Appreciation Day...
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Annette I. Williams, 38, of Lexington Park, is facing assault charges following an incident last week in which she allegedly attempted to run over a neighbor during a heated argument, according to court records filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Williams was arrested on April 3, 2025, and charged with first-degree assault, a...
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Paul D. Bennett, 71, of Hollywood, is facing criminal charges after a domestic assault that occurred earlier this month at his residence, according to documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Bennett was arrested on April 4, 2025, and charged with second-degree assault, a misdemeanor offense. The charge carries a potential...
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On Sunday, residents of the Hawthorne Green community in La Plata reported an injured juvenile waterfowl—believed to be a Horned Grebe—wandering in the roadway near Camden Circle and Nicola Lane. Despite attempts by community members to help, the bird continued to evade capture. La Plata Police Department’s Corporal B. Smith (#643) responded to the...
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Motor Vehicle Theft: 25-25612 – On March 30, 2025, Sgt. Robshaw responded to the 11700 block of Rivershore Drive in Dunkirk, for a reported motor vehicle theft. The complainant stated that her vehicle had been left unlocked with the keys inside and was stolen from the driveway of her residence sometime between 10:00 p.m....
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Adam Marks, 37, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, to 5 years in prison for four counts of Soliciting Child Porn. Marks will also have to register as a Tier II Sex Offender....
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UPDATE 4/7/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration for the possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation. On October 16, 2024, detectives from the...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Donell Davonne Rothwell, 54, of no fixed address, on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in connection with a series of motor vehicle break-ins in the California and Lexington Park areas. Following reports of thefts from unattended vehicles, deputies canvassed local businesses and residential neighborhoods. During the...
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U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Michael Cooley, Jr., aka “Micheal Cooley Jr.,” “5Micmusik,” and “Michael White,” 26, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, to 87 months in federal prison. In January 2025, Cooley pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a conspiracy and scheme to defraud...
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Maryland has just celebrated its own Arbor Day, well ahead of the national celebration on the last Friday of the month. This year, I’m glad to say we are catching up on an important initiative that will impact our future. Maryland made an ambitious commitment with the 5 Million Trees Initiative in 2021, and last...
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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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