On Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 9:39 p.m., a stationary tag reader located on Route 4 and Route 260, in Dunkirk, alerted deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office of a stolen vehicle in the county. The vehicle was described as a 2021 Toyota Corolla, bearing a Virginia registration that was reported stolen from...
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On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Stop Team initiated a traffic stop in the area of 5th Street and Marcellas Drive in Owings, after the operator repeatedly crossed the center lines and the rear taillight was not fully operational. Upon making contact with the driver...
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On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Deputy Andrew Budd was transporting Angel Barrios-Deleon, 52, of Lexington Park, to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center to serve an active warrant for Assault Second Degree charges. While in route to the Detention Center, Barrios-Deleon intentionally spread dog feces from the bottom of his shoes onto the headliner...
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The Maryland Judiciary is redesigning its Case Search website as a part of its commitment to stay current with technology trends. The new design, launching on February 5, 2024, will allow for users to navigate the site and search more easily for public case information in a simpler and more efficient manner. The new...
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On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision involving one van overturned...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is proud to announce that the State’s Attorney’s Office for St. Mary’s County was awarded a $302,338 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services (GOCPYVS). “We are grateful to receive the grant, which enables our office to expand the available...
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On January 12, 2024, a Calvert County District Court Judge convicted Luis Alberto Hinojosa Morales, 36, of Huntingtown, of 10 felony animal cruelty charges relating to illegal cockfighting. In August 2022, neighbors reported to Calvert County Animal Control that Morales was keeping a large number of roosters on his property and that they were...
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On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 2:13 p.m., while conducting traffic enforcement in Mechanicsville, Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop for a safety violation that led to a drug-related arrest. While making contact with the driver, Deputy Senatore observed CDS paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A...
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UPDATE 1/16/2024: On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 6 (Charles Street) in the area of Gilbert Run Park in Charlotte Hall, for a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team was requested...
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On Thursday, January 11, 2024, at approximately 7:27 a.m., fire and rescue personnel from Charles, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s County responded to the intersection of Malcolm Road and Covington Road in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving hazardous materials. Prince George’s County Engine Tanker 836 arrived first to report a fuel tanker...
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Due to severe cold temperatures forecast for Calvert County, the Department of Public Safety has issued an animal safety alert beginning Sunday, Jan. 14 through Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Animal owners or custodians are required to provide the following protections for the duration of the alert: Dogs and cats should be brought inside to...
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UPDATE 1/15/2024: The vehicle suspect has been identified as a black 2007 Lexus ES 350 4-door sedan bearing Virginia registration plates “TWY-7254” Suspect vehicle was occupied by a black male wearing a black and purple colored jacket or sweatshirt. He did have a mask covering his mouth. 1/14/2024: On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at...
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The Maryland State Police has activated the Snow Emergency Plan for Calvert County effective at 6:23 p.m. on January 15, 2024. Current weather conditions and/or forecasts indicate that normal vehicular travel is or will become extremely dangerous. Motorists are encouraged to stay off of the roadways. This will allow emergency services and State Highway...
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On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Chaptico Park located at 26600 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned and possible entrapment. 13 volunteers from Mechanicsville and 6 from Seventh District responded to the...
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On Thursday, January 11, 2024, at approximately 9:07 a.m., firefighters from Hughesville and surrounding departments were alerted to 5655 Ted Bowling Road in Hughesville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single story single residence with smoke showing from all four sides. A working fire assignment was...
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On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. Police arrived on the scene to find that unknown shooter(s) fired multiple shots, striking an occupied residence. No known injuries have been reported. The investigation is...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) is seeking assistance to identify and locate an individual connected with a theft from a local business. At approximately 10:55 a.m., on Monday, December 18, 2023, three individuals, including the female shown in these photos, entered Optimal Vapor on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, MD, and...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the well-deserved retirement of the esteemed K-9 Kano, marking the conclusion of an illustrious 7-year career in service. K-9 Kano was purchased from a vendor in Pennsylvania in 2016 where he embarked on a remarkable journey under the dedicated partnership of Sgt. Stephen Moran. This...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of wanted suspect, Aris X. Curtis, 33 of no Lusby. Curtis is wanted for numerous weapon violations. Curtis is described as a black male, 33 years old, 5’6″ tall, weighing 130 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information in regards to Curtis...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested two suspects immediately after they grabbed numerous fragrances from a department store and attempted to flee without paying. On January 10 at 10:30 a.m., during a surveillance operation, Detective Hooper – who had previously coordinated with the store’s loss prevention staff – observed...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) is seeking assistance to identify and locate two individuals connected with a theft from a local business. At approximately 11:30 a.m., on Monday, December 11, 2023, the two individuals pictured entered the Five Below retail store in California, MD, filled the store baskets with multiple items, and...
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On Friday, January 12, 2024, at approximately 12:22 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and River Springs Lane in Avenue, for a serious motor vehicle collision involving hazardous materials. Crews arrived on the scene to find a home heating oil truck overturned with the operator out...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday night in Prince George’s County. The deceased is identified as Nickita Sammy, 34, of Accokeek, Maryland. She was the passenger of a Hyundai involved in the crash. The driver of the Hyundai was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma...
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Hyattsville Division I detectives identified and arrested a man in connection with a string of recent armed robberies targeting independent taxi service drivers. The suspect is 24-year-old Francisco Chevez-Ramirez of Hyattsville. He is charged with six cases that occurred between January 4, 2024, and January 10, 2024, in the Edmonston area and areas in...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Oyster Survey recorded a remarkable year for juvenile oysters in Maryland waters, finding both prolific numbers and a widespread distribution throughout many regions of the Chesapeake Bay. The survey’s spatfall intensity index, a measure of reproductive success and potential population growth for oysters, was 86.8 spat, or juvenile oysters,...
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