Law Enforcement

Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun After Domestic Call in Lexington Park

Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun After Domestic Call in Lexington Park

Howard Junior Simpson, age 51, of Indian Head, was taken into custody following a domestic disturbance in Lexington Park that escalated into a firearm-related confrontation, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Simpson was arrested on May 6, 2025, and charged with seven criminal offenses, including first-degree assault and illegal...
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Newport News Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse Incident in Lexington Park

Newport News Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse Incident in Lexington Park

Kandice Lynn Drinks, 31, of Newport News, Virginia, has been sentenced following her guilty plea in a 2023 child abuse case that occurred in St. Mary’s County, according to court documents. Drinks, was charged in connection to a child abuse incident involving her infant son. The case, which originated in the District Court of...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Multiple Wanted Individuals

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Multiple Wanted Individuals

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating several individuals currently wanted on various criminal charges. Authorities are urging anyone with information about their whereabouts to come forward. Wanted Individuals: Jesse Holland III is wanted for Escape. Jamar Arsenio Brown is wanted for Burglary 4th Degree. John Howard Ogle...
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Lexington Park Man Released on Recognizance After Alleged Assault and Property Destruction

Lexington Park Man Released on Recognizance After Alleged Assault and Property Destruction

Ryan Tyler Curtis, 29, of Lexington Park, has been charged following a domestic-related incident involving assault and property destruction, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Curtis was arrested on May 5, 2025, and charged with second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000, both misdemeanors....
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Children Nearly Struck as Lexington Park Woman Forces Vehicle Past Active School Bus Stop After Assaulting Bus Driver

Children Nearly Struck as Lexington Park Woman Forces Vehicle Past Active School Bus Stop After Assaulting Bus Driver

Tynesha Lashaun Thomas, 34, of Lexington Park, is facing a series of criminal and traffic charges after an incident involving a school bus on March 11, 2025, that reportedly took place during student drop-offs on Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. According to court documents filed on May 6, 2025, by Trooper Azeez Olayanju of the...
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FDR Boulevard Lanes Remain Closed at Chancellors Run Road Due to Motor Vehicle Collision

FDR Boulevard Lanes Remain Closed at Chancellors Run Road Due to Motor Vehicle Collision

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 2:10 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of FDR Boulevard and Chancellors Run Road for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with one vehicle into the State Highway Administration electrical box...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested After Grabbing Deputy’s Taser and Resisting Arrest in Calvert County

Leonardtown Man Arrested After Grabbing Deputy’s Taser and Resisting Arrest in Calvert County

Christian Taylor Chism, 34, of Leonardtown, is facing multiple criminal charges following a confrontation with deputies during a traffic stop in Solomons during the early morning hours of April 26, 2025. According to court documents and the official statement of probable cause filed in the District Court for Calvert County, Chism was arrested at...
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Calvert County Woman Charged with Felony Theft After Shoplifting Incidents at Ross and Ulta in Prince Frederick

Calvert County Woman Charged with Felony Theft After Shoplifting Incidents at Ross and Ulta in Prince Frederick

A Prince Frederick woman is facing multiple theft charges after allegedly attempting to steal over $2,100 worth of merchandise from two retail stores in a single evening. According to charging documents from the District Court for Calvert County, Jerry Lee Duvall, 42, of Prince Frederick, was arrested on April 22, 2025, following incidents at...
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UPDATE: Jury Convicts Great Mills Man for 1st Degree Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz

UPDATE: Jury Convicts Great Mills Man for 1st Degree Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz

UPDATE 5/5/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that a St. Mary’s County jury found James Jerome Adams, Jr., 20, of Great Mills, Maryland, guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for his role in a shooting homicide in Great Mills, Maryland. On April...
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UPDATE: Public Meeting TODAY – Statements Released Following The Proposed Crisis Stabilization Center in Charlotte Hall

UPDATE: Public Meeting TODAY – Statements Released Following The Proposed Crisis Stabilization Center in Charlotte Hall

Maryland Delegate Matt Morgan released the following statement on May 5th, 2025. “This post is designed as a PSA for residents of Northern St. Mary’s. I am gathering more information about the proposed psychiatric urgent care facility on Mount Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall. I had no involvement in recruiting or funding this proposed...
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UPDATE: PG County Man Who Fled to Jamaica After Shooting and Killing His Friend Found Guilty

UPDATE: PG County Man Who Fled to Jamaica After Shooting and Killing His Friend Found Guilty

UPDATE 5/5/2025: Ranje Reynolds, 28, of Beltsville, Maryland, was found guilty today by a jury of first-degree murder while armed and other charges related to a shooting that took place on a January evening on M Street in Georgetown, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department...
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Cocaine and Vape Recovered from Thomas Stone High School Student

Cocaine and Vape Recovered from Thomas Stone High School Student

On Monday, May 5, 2025, at 12:55 p.m., a Youth Engagement Advocate (YEA), while conducting an administrative search, recovered a vaping device and cocaine from an adult student. The student will face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct and will also be charged criminally with possession...
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Police Say St. Mary’s County Woman Stole Over $19,000 From Kings Christian Academy and Historic Sotterley

Police Say St. Mary’s County Woman Stole Over $19,000 From Kings Christian Academy and Historic Sotterley

Angela Marie Hanson, 52, of California, Maryland, is at the center of two major criminal cases involving alleged financial thefts from local institutions in St. Mary’s County. Hanson has been indicted and separately charged in connection with two alleged theft schemes totaling nearly $20,000. Most recently, Hanson was charged on May 4, 2025, with...
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Father Andrew White School First Touch a Truck & Car Show on Saturday, May 10th, 2025

Father Andrew White School First Touch a Truck & Car Show on Saturday, May 10th, 2025

This Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m., come support the FAW Destination Imagination teams who are gearing up to compete in their STEAM challenges at the Global Finals in Kansas City in May!!! Located at the Father Andrew White S.J. School, 22850 Washington Street in Leonardtown. $5 to enter, enjoy...
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La Plata Man Charged with Multiple ATV Thefts, Drug Possession with Intent to Distribute

La Plata Man Charged with Multiple ATV Thefts, Drug Possession with Intent to Distribute

On May 2, 2025, at 5 a.m., Demetrius Charles Dorsey, age 23, of La Plata, was arrested and charged in connection with numerous thefts of ATVs from across the region including King George County, Charles County, La Plata, Alexandria City, Prince William County, Prince George’s County and St. Mary’s County. Dorsey would seek out...
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Two Suspects Linked to Carrier Scams Arrested in PG County

Two Suspects Linked to Carrier Scams Arrested in PG County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) recently arrested two suspects linked to carrier scams. In the two cases, the victims handed over large amounts money and gold bars to scammers posing as carriers. In the first case, detectives arrested 25-year-old Parmveer Parmveer of Grove City, Ohio. He’s charged in connection...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2025 Photo Contest is Underway!

Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2025 Photo Contest is Underway!

Photographers and nature enthusiasts are invited to submit their most beautiful images of the state’s flora and fauna to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2025 Photo Contest. As in past years, winning entries will be featured on the next Maryland DNR nature calendar to be published in late fall, and all winners will receive...
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Town of La Plata Testing Early Warning Devices and Sirens Today, at 10:00 a.m

Town of La Plata Testing Early Warning Devices and Sirens Today, at 10:00 a.m

The Town of La Plata will test early warning devices/sirens on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Testing is done twice per year in early May and early December. The testing lasts about a half hour. The tests consist of both siren alerts and audible notifications. The tests are conducted in conjunction with...
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Police Make Quick Arrest After Assault in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Make Quick Arrest After Assault in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 9:50 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Pleasant Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported physical disturbance and altercation involving family members. The 911 caller reported two family members were actively fighting with a loud disturbance heard in the background of the call. Before officers arrived...
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Fatal Collision Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf Under Investigation

Fatal Collision Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf Under Investigation

On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Old Washington Road and Trade Zone Court in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 callers reporting an unknown aged victim in a wheelchair was...
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Maryland’s Nontidal Fishing License Fees Increase June 1, 2025

Maryland’s Nontidal Fishing License Fees Increase June 1, 2025

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is implementing changes to nontidal fishing license and trout stamp fees effective June 1, 2025. This represents the first adjustment to nontidal–or freshwater fishing–fees in almost 20 years, addressing the rising costs of maintaining conservation efforts and angler programs in the face of inflation. Maryland’s freshwater fishing licenses...
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4th Annual Chalk the Walk for Children’s Mental Health Awareness

4th Annual Chalk the Walk for Children’s Mental Health Awareness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and residents are invited to “Chalk the Walk” at participating public locations throughout Calvert County to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health. The Calvert County Family Network (CCFN) and Department of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with Calvert County Public Schools, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office,...
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Charles County Presents Proposed Fiscal 2026 Budget

Charles County Presents Proposed Fiscal 2026 Budget

On Tuesday, April 29, Jacob Dyer, Acting Director of the Department of Fiscal and Administrative Services, presented the county’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget of $594,293,300 an increase of 5.9 percent over last year.  The General Fund budget was developed in alignment with Commissioners’ strategic priorities, incorporates departmental needs, and is shaped by community input...
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13-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Being Struck in Head with Golf Club

13-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Being Struck in Head with Golf Club

On Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, at approximately 11:11 a.m., emergency medical services responded to the Esperanza Middle School located at 22790 Maple Road in California, for the reported traumatic injuries. While responded to the scene, emergency medical personnel were advised the 911 callers reported a 13-year-old male was struck in the head with a...
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Dog Shot and Killed by Officers After Animal Attack Leaves Victim Seriously Injured

Dog Shot and Killed by Officers After Animal Attack Leaves Victim Seriously Injured

Prince George’s County Police Westphalia Division VIII patrol officers were dispatched on Saturday to the report of two large dogs attacking a man. This occurred at approximately 10:35 am in the 3200 block of Walters Lane. The preliminary details reveal that once on scene, one of the two dogs charged toward a responding officer....
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