Maryland hunters who did not harvest a turkey during the fall will have another chance to do so during winter season, which runs statewide from Jan. 18-20. Hunting hours are from one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The bag limit is one turkey of either sex. “The winter season provides a...
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Please respect the family and friends as they lay Joseph “Bubby” Knott to rest. Intersections and multiple roadway will be closed by First Responders as family gives Bubby one last ride around his farm and Trading Post properties. Times indicated are estimations only, please expect delays starting between 11:15 and 11:25 a.m., beginning at...
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Detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Tuesday night. The victim is 18-year-old Olamide Olakanye of Upper Marlboro. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random crime. On January 9, 2024, at approximately 11:20 pm, officers responded to the 5300 block of...
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On Friday, January 12, 2024, at approximately 6:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Mohawk Drive in Charlotte Hall, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Units from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded with first arriving units reporting two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision...
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Statistical Data In 2023, the State’s Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges in 135 cases in the Circuit Court for Calvert County. Most, if not all, of these cases involved felonies. In addition, the State prosecuted 70 cases in which a jury trial or appeal had been requested in the District Court, and one case...
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On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Deputy Tyler Westphal, initiated a traffic stop in Lexington Park that led to a drug-related arrest. At approximately 2:33 a.m., Deputy Westphal stopped a 2005 Honda Civic for operating without a front registration plate and additional safety equipment violations. The operator provided a false name, and CDS paraphernalia was...
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On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Trooper Baden from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at California Blvd, in California. A K9 scan of the vehicle was conducted which resulted in a positive alert. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected Cocaine,...
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On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Trooper Ruel from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the Shoppers, located at 22599 MacArthur Blvd, California, for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed that John Patrick Furey, 42 of Leonardtown, stole approximately $530.00 worth of goods. Furey was found to have one active warrant through...
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On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:22 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Indian Bridge Kennels & Suites located at 21325 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck struck a bush, fence and...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late December. The suspect is 18-year-old Harvey Barnes III of Upper Marlboro. He’s accused of fatally shooting 37-year-old Timothy Emmanuel Jones of Washington, DC. On December 28, 2023, at approximately 3:05 pm, officers responded to...
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On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 7:54 a.m., officers responded to an urgent care facility in Waldorf after receiving calls about a woman in the parking lot who picked up her child, lifted the child over her head and slammed the child, age 7, down onto the asphalt. Witnesses quickly got to the child...
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On January 8 at 2:27 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the 3000 block of October Place, in Waldorf. Upon approaching the car, officers observed two males and a female inside. They also observed suspected drugs in the vehicle and what appeared to be a firearm...
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On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 11:10 a.m., four students at Henry Lackey High School were involved in an altercation inside the school. School administrators were able to separate the students and there were no reported injuries. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact PFC Barry...
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The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call this morning advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire. The call came in at approximately 6:51 a.m., on Monday, January 8, 2024, from a resident advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire....
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The La Plata Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Paulina Romero. Paulina is 14 years old, 4-11 and 125 pounds. She was last seen on Laurelwood Court at approximately.7:00 a.m. Paulina was last seen wearing a black puff jacket with a gray hoodie, jeans with rips in the front legs and...
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On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:20 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments in Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the 8050 Mt. Harmony Lane in Owings, for the reported structure fire. First arriving units found a one-story home with fire showing and began making an interior attack. Evacuation tones were...
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UPDATE 1/9/2024: Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the identity of the suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on January 8 at 2:13 p.m. in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. When officers arrived, they located a 19-year-old male inside...
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On January 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 pm, officers responded to a collision involving a minivan and a pickup truck in the area of Piscataway Road and King Gallahan Court. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Clinton. The deceased driver is identified...
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On Sunday, December 31, 2023, Deputy State Fire Marshal Valles responded to assist firefighters and the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputies at a structure fire located in the 40000 block of Duke Road in Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County. DFM Valles spoke with the incident commander from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department who advised that a...
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On Sunday, January 7, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 26725 North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned with the occupant possibly deceased. 911 callers reported a single vehicle off the roadway, overturned into woods. Crews arrived...
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The La Plata Police Department (LPPD) has teamed up with LifeStyles of Maryland, Inc. (LoM) and a generous donor to create Project Hope. Project Hope is designed to assist La Plata residents who may need assistance in making ends meet. The idea of Project Hope was brought forward by Mr. Kevin King. Mr. King...
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The Maryland Department of State Police is accepting applications for qualified individuals to serve as the new State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal, a management level position, is the agency head of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The selected candidate will be charged with the overall responsibility for leading all operations...
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In December of 2023, U.S. Department of Commerce notified Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that it has declined Maryland’s request for a federal commercial fisheries disaster declaration that was sought to help address the economic and ecological damage caused by the spread of invasive catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland made the...
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On Friday, January 5, 2024, at approximately 10:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Dixon Way in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree with...
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On Friday, January 5, 2024, at approximately 10:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Take It Easy Campground located at 45285 Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway, for the reported camper on fire with one subject possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 5th wheel Camper on fire...
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