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PG County Man Wanted for 2021 Domestic-Related Fatal Shooting Taken into Custody in Florida

PG County Man Wanted for 2021 Domestic-Related Fatal Shooting Taken into Custody in Florida

The suspect wanted in connection with a December 2021 fatal shooting in Camp Springs is in custody. He’s 44-year-old Kevin Lorenzo Jackson of Suitland. He’s charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 51-year-old Kimberly Page of Capitol Heights. On December 17, 2021, at approximately 10:45 pm, officers responded to the 5000 block of Leah...
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Charles County Public Schools Moving Forward with Focus on Equity, Diversity and Cultural Competency

Charles County Public Schools Moving Forward with Focus on Equity, Diversity and Cultural Competency

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., has recently addressed a few incidents in which either staff or students demonstrated hate/discriminatory speech. As previously noted in her letter to the community in December, the school system has prioritized its focus on ensuring these types of incidents are both addressed...
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No Charges for 12-Year-Old Who Brought Loaded Handgun to Middle School

No Charges for 12-Year-Old Who Brought Loaded Handgun to Middle School

On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the School Resource Officer at MacArthur Middle School was notified of a student who had a handgun, loaded magazine, and loose ammunition in a bag at the school. The student is a 12-year-old. Due to the new Juvenile Justice Reform, House Bill 459 voted into law; there are NO...
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Delays Expected in Leonardtown After Cement Truck Overturns, Minor Injuries Reported

Delays Expected in Leonardtown After Cement Truck Overturns, Minor Injuries Reported

On Monday, January 9, 2023, at approximately 7:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Dollar General located at 21907 Budds Creek Road and Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned cement truck. Crews arrived on the scene to find the vehicle...
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Leadership Southern Maryland Meet with Regional Leaders, Study the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

Leadership Southern Maryland Meet with Regional Leaders, Study the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Executive Program met with state and regional educational leaders to unpack the implications of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Act, legislation passed in 2021 to enhance Maryland’s public school system. The meetings were held at the Prince Frederick campus of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM). After learning the...
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Calvert County Man Wins $50,000 on Quick-Pick Powerball

Calvert County  Man Wins $50,000 on Quick-Pick Powerball

Buying gas, a cup of coffee and Lottery tickets at his favorite retailers is a nice routine that a Calvert County Lottery player has followed for decades. An admitted jackpot chaser, he favors the Powerball, Mega Millions and Multi-Match games, and until recently his biggest prize had been $1,500. But that all changed in...
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Traffic Stop in Charles County Leads to Recovery of 4.5 Pounds of Marijuana and 53 Grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms

Traffic Stop in Charles County Leads to Recovery of 4.5 Pounds of Marijuana and 53 Grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms

On January 5, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., an officer for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation on Crain Highway at South Faulkner Road in Faulkner. The officer detected the odor of marijuana and, upon further investigation, discovered that the driver was in possession...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Two Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Two Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, January 5, 2023, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 18783 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with one injured. EMS transported...
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Police Seeking Identity of Package Theft Suspect in Lexington Park

Police Seeking Identity of Package Theft Suspect in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at 8:38 am, the suspect removed two Amazon packages that were delivered to a home in Lexington Park. The suspect was last seen on foot, talking toward Hermanville Road. Anyone with...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Recover a Pound of Marijuana and Loaded Guns During Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Recover a Pound of Marijuana and Loaded Guns During Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On January 1, 2023, at 10:58 a.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive at Palmer Place for a traffic violation. The officer detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed that the driver and passenger were in possession of approximately one...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff Hall Expands School Resource Officer Program Into St. Mary’s County Elementary Schools

St. Mary’s County Sheriff Hall Expands School Resource Officer Program Into St. Mary’s County Elementary Schools

Sheriff Steven A. Hall is proud to announce the expansion of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer program into the county’s public elementary schools. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office provides School Resource Officers at the three public high schools and four public middle schools in St. Mary’s County. This week,...
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Maryland Board of Public Works Approves New Stadium Lease Agreement for M&T Bank Stadium Between Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore Ravens

Maryland Board of Public Works Approves New Stadium Lease Agreement for M&T Bank Stadium Between Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore Ravens

The Maryland Board of Public Works today unanimously approved a new stadium lease agreement between the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) and the Baltimore Ravens that extends the team’s commitment to remain in Baltimore and support investment in M&T Bank Stadium through the end of the 2037 NFL season, with two five-year options to extend. “This...
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Jaymi Sterling, Sworn in as 22nd State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, Maryland

Jaymi Sterling, Sworn in as 22nd State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, Maryland

Jaymi Sterling was sworn in as the 22nd State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Sterling, a long-time prosecutor and former St. Mary’s County Deputy State’s Attorney, took her oath before the Circuit Court bench at 8 a.m. Following the formal Oath of Office, a ceremonial Swearing-In took place at 4...
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NAS Patuxent River Transitions from HPCON Alpha to Bravo on January 4, 2023 Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

NAS Patuxent River Transitions from HPCON Alpha to Bravo on January 4, 2023 Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Alpha to HPCON Bravo Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 HPCON B requires HPCON A Measures, plus: Less than 80% of normal occupancy in the workplace Permit liberal telework where possible, especially for individuals who self-identify as immunocompromised or being at high risk for severe disease Consider...
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Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board Releases First Annual Report

Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board Releases First Annual Report

Annapolis, MD (January 4, 2022) – The Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board (PAB) released its first annual report outlining the status of complaints and recommendations to improve the complaint process. “We were fortunate to engage a group of diverse stakeholders throughout the PAB recruitment and policy design process,” said County Executive Steuart Pittman. “I want...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – December 2022

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – December 2022

12/03/22- Kalisa Renae Hall, age 24 of Leonardtown- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Allebach# 392. 12/04/22- Gregory Myles Garner, age 19 of California- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Shubrooks# 389. 12/04/22- Tiffany Michelle Eckloff, age 32 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Chase-Johnson# 407. 12/06/22- Nicole Mae Frye, age 23 of Ridge-...
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Application Open for Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant

Application Open for Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant

The Calvert County Department of Economic Development is now accepting applications for the Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant. The Small Business Assistance Grant Fund was established to provide financial assistance that will help local small business owners grow and strengthen their existing businesses. Interested business owners must request an application by visiting www.ChooseCalvert.com/Grant. Applications...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Shooting Gun During a Dispute Over a Parking Spot – Released on Personal Recognizance

Waldorf Man Arrested After Shooting Gun During a Dispute Over a Parking Spot – Released on Personal Recognizance

On December 29, 2022, at 5:58 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2900 block of Mourning Dove Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Investigation revealed that neighbors were involved in a dispute over an assigned parking space when the suspect, Ronald Shaquille Ellison, Jr., 28 of...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Cecil College for New Chemistry and Biochemistry Articulation Agreements

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Cecil College for New Chemistry and Biochemistry Articulation Agreements

Students from Cecil College now can easily transfer into St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s chemistry and biochemistry majors with the signing of two new articulation agreements. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Shanen M. Sherrer led the development of these agreements, which lay out the sequence of courses required at both institutions to allow transfer students...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Whitley on His Way to Doctorate Degree

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Whitley on His Way to Doctorate Degree

Working at a detention center is one of the most challenging jobs in the public safety industry. Working nights, holidays and weekends, corrections employees often have to deal with a great deal of stress throughout the workday. At times, inmates may become violent and unpredictable. Employees work in tight spaces and are often required...
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Four Seniors Represent Charles County Public Schools in 2022-2023 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Seniors Represent Charles County Public Schools in 2022-2023 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors are representing the school system this year in the Maryland General Assembly’s Student Page Program. They are seniors Jordyn Davis, Gabrielle Moore, Madeleine Schmidt and Vernon Stover. Each of this year’s selected participants are leaders among CCPS students in the areas of academics, student government, athletics and...
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Big Winners Throughout Southern Maryland to End 2022 and Bring in the New Year

Big Winners Throughout Southern Maryland to End 2022 and Bring in the New Year

January 3, 2023, Players across Maryland won more than $32.2 million during week ending Jan. 1 A $1 million scratch-off winner in Severn and a Multi-Match jackpot-winning ticket worth $690,000 sold in Landover were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week. Meanwhile, another five players landed prizes of $100,000 on tickets sold in...
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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen Sworn in for Second Term

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen Sworn in for Second Term

January 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his swearing in for a second term to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate. “I am honored to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate and grateful for their vote of confidence to...
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Police in Charles County Recover Fentanyl, PCP, and Crack Cocaine from Suspect During Traffic Stop

Police in Charles County Recover Fentanyl, PCP, and Crack Cocaine from Suspect During Traffic Stop

On December 29, 2022, at 2:15 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle on Crain Highway in the area of the Maryland Welcome Center in Newburg. During the investigation, the driver, Corey Daniel Claggett, 43, of Temple Hills, was found to...
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Calvert Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Pulling Gun on Couple in Sunderland

Calvert Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Pulling Gun on Couple in Sunderland

On April 22, 2022, Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of an individual who had brandished a firearm at another individual in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, adjacent to Sunderland Elementary School. The complainant reported that he and his girlfriend were walking to their car...
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