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PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Hogan Honors Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes

PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Hogan Honors Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes

Governor Larry Hogan today delivered remarks at the annual Maryland State Police (MSP) Fallen Heroes Ceremony. The governor was joined by MSP Superintendent Colonel Jerry Jones, current and retired state troopers, and surviving family members of the fallen heroes. This year’s ceremony honored 43 state troopers and one deputy state fire marshal who lost...
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St. Mary’s County’s Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in April 2021

St. Mary’s County’s Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in April 2021

Criminal Summonses Served: April 2021 04/01/21- Margaret Ann Hale, age 26 of Lexington Park- two counts of Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Westphal# 337. CASE# 17552-21 04/02/21- Loma Leondrae Thomas, age 22 of California- Assault 2nd Degree by Cpl. Pesante# 153. CASE# 8219-21 04/02/21- Richard Lee Sandidge, age 81 of California- Negligent Driving and...
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Governor Hogan Provides Update on State of Maryland’s Response to Colonial Pipeline Incident

Governor Hogan Provides Update on State of Maryland’s Response to Colonial Pipeline Incident

Governor Larry Hogan authorized Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater to take emergency measures to respond to the Colonial Pipeline incident and ensure continuity of fuel supply throughout the state. “The emergency actions that we are taking will provide the state the flexibility it needs to address any disruption in fuel supply,” said...
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Police in Waldorf Respond to Call for Man with Gun

Police in Waldorf Respond to Call for Man with Gun

Officers Respond to Call for Man with Gun: On May 10, 2021, at 11:42 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for the report of a subject “practice drawing” a firearm just outside of a store. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect, Dorvay...
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Two Injured After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

Two Injured After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

On Monday, May 10, 2021, at approximately 4:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Park Hall Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway involved in a offset...
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Maryland Lottery Makes New Millionaire in Glen Burnie

Maryland Lottery Makes New Millionaire in Glen Burnie

A Maryland Lottery player in Glen Burnie was a $1 million winner in the May 8 Powerball drawing, marking the week’s biggest prize. Meanwhile, four more players won $100,000 each after buying scratch-off tickets in Baltimore (two), Laurel and Sparrows Point. In all, 39 Maryland Lottery players across the state won or claimed prizes...
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Detectives Arrest 29-Year-Old Lanham Man After Shooting and Killing His Brother

Detectives Arrest 29-Year-Old Lanham Man After Shooting and Killing His Brother

The Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal shooting in Lanham Friday morning. The suspect is 29-year-old Dominick Pailin of the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham. He is charged with fatally shooting his brother, 39-year-old Bryan Pailin, of Morningside. On May 7, 2021, at approximately 8:10...
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Maryland Reports Lowest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since Last July, Hospitalizations Fall Under 800

Maryland Reports Lowest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since Last July, Hospitalizations Fall Under 800

The State of Maryland’s key health metrics continue to improve across the board, as today the state is reporting the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since July 6, 2020. Case Rate Per 100K Falls to Lowest Level Since October 6. The state’s COVID-19 case rate per 100K dropped to 9.2—the lowest level since October...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Offer Free Admission to Members of the Military Through Blue Star Museums Program

St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Offer Free Admission to Members of the Military Through Blue Star Museums Program

Through the Blue Stars Museum Program, the museums and historic sites of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer free admission for actively serving members of the armed forces, as well as up to 5 family members, from Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 15, 2021) until Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 6, 2021). Museums...
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Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine Event at Lexington Park Library

Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine Event at Lexington Park Library

The Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Testing Taskforce, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and St. Mary’s County Library will host a 2-day pop up COVID-19 testing and vaccine event on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library, located at 21677...
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VIDEO: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center Celebrate 2020 Annual Awards

VIDEO: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center Celebrate 2020 Annual Awards

Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans along with Major T.D. Reece of the Calvert County Detention Center and members of their command staff honored 116 award recipients at private ceremony April 27, 2021 in Huntingtown, MD. Honorees were recognized for excellence in law enforcement, lifesaving awards and outstanding and exemplary performance. The Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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Charles County Youth Orchestra Celebrates Graduating Seniors on Saturday, May 21, 2021

Charles County Youth Orchestra Celebrates Graduating Seniors on Saturday, May 21, 2021

The Charles County Youth Orchestra proudly announces that its graduating Seniors will attend some of the top colleges in the U.S. and the world this fall. The senior members of the orchestra Evangeline Gilmer, Ella Gerstman, Kyle Anderson, Areini Partis and Autumn Smith will be honored at an outdoor concert on Saturday, May 21,...
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Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Firearm Definitions

Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Firearm Definitions

The Department of Justice issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the definitions of “firearm” and related parts for the first time since 1968. The proposed rule would modernize the definition of “frame or receiver” and help close a regulatory loophole associated with the un-serialized privately made firearms that are increasingly being...
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Brendan Sailing Receives $20,000 Grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation

Brendan Sailing Receives $20,000 Grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation

Brendan Sailing is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $20,000 grant from The Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation.   This grant will support camper scholarships for youth for this summer and beyond who would otherwise not have these opportunities. The cost to provide specially tailored, educational and growth opportunities to LD students continues...
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University of Maryland Medical System Launches ‘Better State of Care’ Campaign

University of Maryland Medical System Launches ‘Better State of Care’ Campaign

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) today launched a new multi-media awareness campaign designed to show that the System’s unrivalled statewide presence and foundational partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) bring the benefits of academic medicine to all Marylanders. The “Better State of Care” campaign reinforces the values that...
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In Historic First, Governor Hogan Issues Full Posthumous Pardon For Victims of Racial Lynching

In Historic First, Governor Hogan Issues Full Posthumous Pardon For Victims of Racial Lynching

Governor Larry Hogan issued a full posthumous pardon for 34 victims of racial lynching in Maryland between 1854 and 1933, on the basis that these extrajudicial killings violated fundamental rights to due process and equal protection of law. It is the first time in history that a governor has issued a blanket pardon for...
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Serial Bank Robber Sentenced in Maryland to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison

Serial Bank Robber Sentenced in Maryland to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison

U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Fletcher Dorsett, age 53, of Salisbury, Maryland to 150 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of nine bank robberies and attempted robberies. Dorsett continued to commit robberies while on escape status from a halfway house after his release for...
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U.S. Coast Guard Establishes Safety and Security Zone Around Cove Point Natural Gas Terminal

U.S. Coast Guard Establishes Safety and Security Zone Around Cove Point Natural Gas Terminal

The U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with federal, State and local agencies have established a ‘Safety and Security Zone’ for the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. This exclusion zone is necessary to help ensure public safety and security. The zone prohibits vessels and persons from entering a well-defined area of...
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Medical Emergency Leads to Six Vehicles Damaged in Great Mills

Medical Emergency Leads to Six Vehicles Damaged in Great Mills

On Saturday, May 8, 2021, at approximately 1:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Longfields Boulevard and Nicolas Court in Great Mills, for a reported motor vehicle accident with one unresponsive. Upon arrival, units located a Ford pickup truck that had hit five parked vehicles. The Ford F-150 was operated by an...
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Police Make Arrest After Woman Shot at Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville

Police Make Arrest After Woman Shot at Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville

On May 7, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28700 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the report of a disturbance with shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and no victim or evidence of a shooting was located at that time. At...
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Blue Crabs Announce 2021 Fan Fest, Scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2021

Blue Crabs Announce 2021 Fan Fest, Scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2021

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs have announced their 2021 Fan Fest, scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Regency Furniture Stadium, running from 12:00 p.m., to 3:00 p.m. For the first time in 600 days, the Blue Crabs will be inviting fans into Regency Furniture Stadium. Fan Fest is a free, socially distanced pre-season...
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MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder and Attempted Murder

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder and Attempted Murder

A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise by murdering a suspected rival gang member and attempting to murder two other victims, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities. According to his plea agreement and other court documents, from March 2016, Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, aka Sicopita, 23, of...
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Historic Sotterley to Hosts Free 2021 Common Ground Event Virtually on Wednesday, May 19, 2021,

Historic Sotterley to Hosts Free 2021 Common Ground Event Virtually on Wednesday, May 19, 2021,

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., Sotterley continues its virtual Common Ground programming with Kent Randell as he presents More than Ahnentafel Charts: A personal story of genealogy informing a career, interdisciplinary research, and social activism.  Kent shares his inspiring personal journey of how genealogy shaped his life and career and promotes...
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Kidde Recalls TruSense Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms Due to Risk of Failure to Alert Consumers to a Fire

Kidde Recalls TruSense Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms Due to Risk of Failure to Alert Consumers to a Fire

Name of product: Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms Hazard: The smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire. Remedy: Replace Recall date: May 6, 2021 Units: About 226,000 This recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms.  The...
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One in Custody, Police Department Investigating Two Armed Robberies and Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County

One in Custody, Police Department Investigating Two Armed Robberies and Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County

The Laurel Police Department is currently investigating two armed robberies and a personal injury collision, in the area of the 14600 block of Baltimore Avenue in Laurel. All three incidents are related, a suspect is in custody and there is no current danger to the community. If anyone has any information please contact us...
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