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Tri County Love Center First Annual Walk/Runathon in White Plains on Friday, November 25, 2022

Tri County Love Center First Annual Walk/Runathon in White Plains on Friday, November 25, 2022

Tri-County Love Center is a transitional home for women in need of a steppingstone after seeking treatment from substance abuse. “We are a 501 (c) (3) EIN 84-4197062 seeking fundraising sponsors and registrants for our First annual Walk/Runathon on November 25, 2022, 9am at the Indian Head Rail Trail (IHRT) located at 10410 Theodore...
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FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Maryland – More 5G Sites in Anne Arundel, Charles, and 4 Other Counties

FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Maryland – More 5G Sites in Anne Arundel, Charles, and 4 Other Counties

What’s the news? AT&T* is America’s public safety communications partner. It’s been more than 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet®, and we have moved quickly to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for Maryland’s first responders and the...
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Judge Daneeka Varner Cotton Named Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

Judge Daneeka Varner Cotton Named Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

Court of Appeals of Maryland Chief Judge Matthew J. Fader has named Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton as county administrative judge for the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Judge Cotton succeeds Chief, Circuit, and County Administrative Judge Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Seventh Judicial Circuit, who will retire on December 31, 2022, after serving nearly...
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Island Music Company Partners with Shop 53 Custom Tattoo and Art Studio to Recognize La Plata as Maryland’s First Bird City

Island Music Company Partners with Shop 53 Custom Tattoo and Art Studio to Recognize La Plata as Maryland’s First Bird City

Whether you’re a local or a visitor passing through Southern Maryland, you’re sure to notice bird art displayed throughout the town.  These art projects were created to represent La Plata, Maryland as Maryland’s First Bird City!  La Plata is recognized as the first bird city due to their efforts taken to implement sound bird-conservation...
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Department of Justice Announces New Active Shooter Training Award for First Responders

Department of Justice Announces New Active Shooter Training Award for First Responders

The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced a new $9.8 million award under the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders. The PASS program...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Public Schools Announce Teen Driver Safety Week for High Schools – October 16 – 22, 2022

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Public Schools Announce Teen Driver Safety Week for High Schools – October 16 – 22, 2022

National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 16 – 22, 2022. St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, will continue efforts to educate young drivers about the importance of wearing seatbelts and the dangers associated with distracted driving. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety...
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Calvert County Hosting Free Paper Shredding Events on November 19th, and December 17, 2022

Calvert County Hosting Free Paper Shredding Events on November 19th, and December 17, 2022

The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host free paper shredding events for county residents and businesses to help prevent identity theft by destroying confidential or sensitive documents. The following shred events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine: Saturday, Nov. 19 at Huntingtown High...
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Firefighters Respond to Large Fire at Hollywood Auto Scrapyard, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Respond to Large Fire at Hollywood Auto Scrapyard, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, October 16, 2022, at approximately 2:33 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood and Bay District responded to the Hollywood Used Auto Parts located at 43900 Commerce Avenue in Hollywood, for the reported large outside fire. Due to previous incidents and large fires at this location, Brush 7, Engine 72, Tanker 74, Truck 7, Chief 7A,...
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Governor Larry Hogan Visits Charles County Public Library La Plata Branch for It’s 100th Anniversary

Governor Larry Hogan Visits Charles County Public Library La Plata Branch for It’s 100th Anniversary

In addition to dedicating the new Nice-Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River, Governor Larry Hogan made several stops across Charles County as part of his ongoing legacy tour across the state Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park. To start out his day in Southern Maryland, Governor Hogan toured the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park and...
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Fall for a New Friend at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter – Reduced Adoption Fees Until November 23, 2022

Fall for a New Friend at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter – Reduced Adoption Fees Until November 23, 2022

As the weather cools down and the leaves begin to fall, the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter in Prince Frederick is providing even more reasons to get cozy with a new furry, feathered or scaly friend by offering reduced adoption fees now through Nov. 23, 2022. Regular adoption qualifications and procedures still apply. Adoption...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Britt Awarded as Non-Academy Instructor of the Year for Corrections

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Britt Awarded as Non-Academy Instructor of the Year for Corrections

Please join the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in congratulating Lt. Patrick Britt for being awarded the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission’s Non-Academy Instructor of the Year for Corrections. Lt. Britt’s nomination was submitted by St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center staff for providing valuable instruction to...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Urges Caution on Dowell Road in Solomons Due to Construction

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Urges Caution on Dowell Road in Solomons Due to Construction

The Calvert County Department of Public Works advises citizens to use caution as improvement work on Dowell Road in Solomons begins the next phase of construction. Work will involve an increase in heavy construction traffic as crews install a gravel road base between Oyster Bay Place and Foxhall Road, beginning Oct. 12, 2022. The...
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Police Seeking Identity of Woman Who Stole Childs Bicycle in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identity of Woman Who Stole Childs Bicycle in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at 5:02 p.m., the suspect entered a private yard on Sydney Drive in Lexington Park and took a child’s green and black colored bicycle with the words “You Rule” on the...
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Frederick County Man Arrested in St. Mary’s County on Multiple Firearm Offenses, Drug Distribution

Frederick County Man Arrested in St. Mary’s County on Multiple Firearm Offenses, Drug Distribution

On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Deputy Dixon conducted a traffic stop in the 29500 block of Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall. The vehicle’s operator was identified as Juwan Matthew Favors, age 24 of Frederick. A probable cause search was conducted and located in the driver’s side door was a loaded handgun, and several...
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Calvert County School Resource Officer Spotlight: Det. Spalding

Calvert County School Resource Officer Spotlight: Det. Spalding

Meet Calvert Middle School (CMS) School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy First Class (DFC) Ryan Spalding The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Calvert County Public Schools – CCPS welcome back Det. Spalding as this is his 4th year as an SRO. This year Det. Spalding will be supporting students at Calvert Middle School and Calvert...
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No Charges Filed After Charles County Officers Recover Replica Firearm from Davis Middle School Student

No Charges Filed After Charles County Officers Recover Replica Firearm from Davis Middle School Student

On Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 8:17 a.m., officers responded to a school bus stop for students at Davis Middle School in the area of Silent Creek Road and Stewards Chance Lane after a witness called to report a juvenile pointing what appeared to be a handgun at other students. At the same time,...
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MDOT SHA Conducting Routine Maintenance Work on Thomas Johnson Bridge, Sunday, October 16, 2022

MDOT SHA Conducting Routine Maintenance Work on Thomas Johnson Bridge, Sunday, October 16, 2022

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will conduct routine maintenance on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson) bridge in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 16, weather permitting. During work hours, crews will clean the gutter and drainage areas. One of the bridge’s...
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Two St. Charles High School Students Charged After Fight Involving Stun Gun, Charges Pending for Third Student

Two St. Charles High School Students Charged After Fight Involving Stun Gun, Charges Pending for Third Student

On Tuesday, October 4 at 2:14 p.m., a 14-year-old student was fighting with another student in the parking lot during dismissal at St. Charles High School. During the altercation, the student ran to a school bus and obtained a stun gun, which another student held for her. The student activated the stun gun several...
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Prince George’s County Man Indicted for Two Home Invasion Sexual Assaults of Children That Occurred in September and October of 2011

Prince George’s County Man Indicted for Two Home Invasion Sexual Assaults of Children That Occurred in September and October of 2011

Alphonso Owens, 42, formerly of Washington, D.C., has been indicted by grand juries in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County, Maryland for two separate home invasion sexual assaults of children that occurred in September and October of 2011. The indictments were announced by Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the District of...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Construction Worker Struck and Killed

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Construction Worker Struck and Killed

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Fort Washington. The victim is 56-year-old Huerta Melendez of Montgomery Village, MD. On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to the area of northbound Indian Head Highway and Kerby Hill Road. The preliminary investigation revealed Melendez was...
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Fatal Fire in Anne Arundel County Under Investigation, Victim Identified as 92-Year-Old Female

Fatal Fire in Anne Arundel County Under Investigation, Victim Identified as 92-Year-Old Female

On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at approximately 9:45 a.m., firefighters responded to 704 Oser Drive in Crownsville, for the reported residential structure fire with entrapment. The resident reported that the house was on fire and a family member was still inside the home. First arriving fire department crews reported fire showing from the front...
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Threat of Mass Violence at Mattawoman Middle School Investigated

Threat of Mass Violence at Mattawoman Middle School Investigated

On Thursday, October 6, 2022, several students at Mattawoman Middle School told school staff about another student who was overheard making a threat to commit mass violence. The school resource officer (SRO) was notified and initiated an investigation. The SRO made contact with the student’s parents, followed up with a home safety check, and...
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Caroline County Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct During Fire Investigation at Tiki Bar in Solomons

Caroline County Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct During Fire Investigation at Tiki Bar in Solomons

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, at approximately 7:50 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the Tiki Bar located at 85 Charles Street in Solomons, for the reported structure fire. Calvert County 911 Center received multiple 911 calls with one employee reporting a heater caught fire. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Calvert County Commissioners Designate October 2022 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Calvert County Commissioners Designate October 2022 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners designated October 2022 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 in Calvert County. Cybersecurity education and awareness are crucial for everyone, including large corporations, small businesses, financial institutions, schools, government agencies, the home user and anyone who connects to the internet, be it with a computer, mobile phone...
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Three MS-13 Members Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Extortion, and Federal Drug Charges After Three Week Trial

Three MS-13 Members Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Extortion, and Federal Drug Charges After Three Week Trial

Luis Flores-Reyes, a/k/a “Maloso,” “Lobo,”’ and “Viejo Lovvon,” age 41, of Arlington, Virginia Jairo Jacome, a/k/a “Abuelo,” age 40, of Langley Park, Maryland Brayan Contreras-Avalos, a/k/a “Anonimo,” and “Humilde,” age 27, of Langley Park, Maryland A federal jury convicted the three on federal charges related to a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha,...
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