The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 31, with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The CSMC met with the St. Mary’s County Board of Education (BOE) to receive updates regarding implementation of The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in St. Mary’s...
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An in-person Tech Talk for parents is set for 6 to 7 p.m., Dec. 4, at Milton M. Somers Middle School. The educational session is provided by Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit The session is designed to help parents keep their children safe while online. Due...
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Altercation at Milton Somers Middle School: On October 26, at 12:12 p.m., two students at Milton Somers Middle School became disorderly and engaged in an altercation in the cafeteria. One student sustained injuries to the face and was treated by a school nurse. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation and charges are...
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On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 8:00 a.m., four students became involved in an altercation at St. Charles High School. School staff were struck while trying to intervene. One employee was injured and treated by a school nurse. A school resource officer has initiated an investigation and charges are pending. The students also face...
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On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at approximately 7:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Chancellors Run Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle head-on collision with no...
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On Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to Friars Lane in White Plains for the report of a citizen robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking in the area when a gray passenger car pulled up and an occupant exited the car, produced a firearm and demanded the victim’s...
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Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel will be afforded a great opportunity to experience the tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days: Nov. 4, 2023 and Feb. 3, 2024. “The Department is very pleased to offer these special hunting days,” said Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Director Karina...
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Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to locate a suspect vehicle and driver believed to be connected to a shooting that occurred on October 27, 2023. The driver is described as a black male, approximately 20-30 years of age. The suspect vehicle is described as a “newer” model black...
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UPDATE 10/30/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that two men were sentenced for their participation in the June 2021 execution style murder of a teenager at the Chancellor’s Run Regional Park. The sentences for Leonard Charles Hall, 29, of Lexington Park, Maryland, and James Reginald Flanagan, 27, of Lexington Park, Maryland, are as...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Clinton on Saturday. The victim is 17-year-old Mekai Johnson of Waldorf. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On October 28, 2023, at approximately 1:55...
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October 27, 2023 (LARGO, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday afternoon in Prince George’s County on Central Avenue. Identity of the deceased is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The victim was transported from the scene to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center where...
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On Sunday, October 29, 2023, at approximately 2:08 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the The Cut Bar and Restaurant located at 2570 Business Park Drive in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Officers arrived on the scene to find an adult male patient suffering from a gunshot wound to a lower extremity...
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On Friday, October 27, 2023, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Airport Road in California, for a report of a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find the female victim, identified as Tammy Lynn Boyle, 61, of...
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CALVERT COUNTY: October 31, 6-8 pm at Southern Calvert Baptist Church (12140 HG Trueman Rd, Lusby, MD) | Join us for games, food, fun-themed trunks, and lots of candy! ST. MARY’S COUNTY October 31, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene | (24704 Sotterley Rd, Hollywood, MD) – We are hosting...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Charles Giovonne Shanks, 38, of Aquasco, of all charges stemming from an April 4, 2022, domestic violence assault. Following a two-day jury trial, Mr. Shanks was found guilty of: • Count 1: Second-degree assault (adult victim) • Count 2: Second-degree assault (child...
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At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2023, a subject entered the Best Buy store in California, MD, and while in the store, grabbed a Sony Play Station 5 from an employee. The suspect then fled to a waiting Kia parked just outside. The robbery suspect is described as a black male with...
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At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the subject shown in the photos entered the GNC store in California, MD. Once in the store, the suspect removed a supplement from a shelf and left the business, failing to pay for the item. The suspect appears to be a black male wearing a...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police, will conduct a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, October 27, 2023. The sobriety checkpoint will be on Three Notch Road in the Charlotte Hall area, where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment....
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On Thursday, October 26, 2023, at approximately 2:59 p.m., LPPD officers responded to the parking lot of the Petco located at 19 Shining Willow Way in La Plata, for the report of a theft. The 68-year-old victim informed officers her purse was stolen while she was securing her dog in a vehicle, The victim...
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On Thursday, October 26, 2023, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area Three Notch Road and Evergreen Park Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcycle with two occupants laying in the...
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On Thursday, October 26, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Chaptico Road in Helen, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a two vehicle head on style collision with one trapped...
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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce eight new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their graduation from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) Police Entrance Level Training Program. The officers were among 15 candidates – three with Calvert County and four with St. Mary’s County –...
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Maryland State Police are asking people to properly dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during national drug take back day. Citizens can drop off unused prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at all 23 Maryland State Police barracks. Maryland State Police are participating as part of the 25th National Prescription...
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On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision with the operators of...
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UPDATE 10/23/2023: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 46800 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park, MD, for a reported stabbing. Deputies located a 36-year-old male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was flown to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (UMMC)...
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