Brittany Nicole Adams, 29, of Landover, MD, and Anthony Benson, Jr., 30, of Washington, D.C., have been indicted and arrested for conspiracy to distribute explosive devices and three counts of distribution of explosive devices. The charges were filed in an indictment unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, announced U.S....
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Park Service is reporting a total of 17.1 million visitors to date in 2020, already surpassing the previous record of 14.9 million total visitors in 2019, with three months still remaining in the year. During peak season in July, state parks attracted 3.4 million visitors, compared...
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The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections announces voting centers and drop box locations for the 2020 general election. St. Mary’s County will have one early voting center location that will be open Oct. 26 through Nov. 2, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days per week. The early voting center is located at:...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Ashley Lauren Markart, age 27 of California. Markart failed to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center on September 30, 2020, to begin a court ordered sentence for the charge of handgun in a vehicle. Markart is a black female,...
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Jessica Lyn Smith – she is currently wanted for Drug Distribution. Any information on the subject, please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 410-535-2800 and or Dfc. Chip Ward at 443-532-0603, Sgt Phillip Foote at 443-624-7137
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UPDATE 10/4/2020: On October 3, 2020 at approximately 8:15 a.m. officers responded to the 4100 block of Apple Leaf Court and discovered a deceased 5-year-old child. The child was suffering from apparent trauma. Anne Arundel County Police Homicide Detectives and the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Evidence Collection Unit responded to the scene. Evidence...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on professions that often don’t get to center stage. In the wake of closures and lockdowns, governors around the country deemed food service workers, healthcare providers, service industry employees and others “essential employees.” Key workers provide services that focus on health and safety. One of the critical...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Jovan Denise Fenwick, age 27 of Bushwood. Fenwick is wanted for the charge of escape after removing her monitoring device while released on pretrial supervision. Fenwick is a black female, 5’6” and weighs 180 pounds with brown eyes and black hair....
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On October 1 at 7:19 a.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, MD for the report of a car that struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the car, Michael Ryan Heckman, 28, of Indian Head, was deceased. Members of the...
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It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has to announce the passing of retired K-9 Vefi. K-9 Vefi was the partner to M/DFC Paul Wood and served the agency from 2014-2020. K-9 Vefi was a German Shepherd that was donated from Master Trainer Kent Gregory in 2014 to the Sheriff’s...
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University of Maryland (UMD) unmanned aviation pioneers have won a high-profile award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) for a historic April 2019 flight that resulted in the first-ever delivery of a viable organ for transplant. AUVSI announced the winners of its annual XCELLENCE Awards on Wednesday (September 30), naming the...
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For the last nine and a half years, I had the distinct honor to serve the citizens of St. Mary’s County as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, Chief of Staff and Deputy State’s Attorney. On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 I submitted my resignation from the office. In my most recent role...
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Maryland State Police are warning the public about a telephone scam in which the caller has cloned, or, “spoofed,” a Maryland State Police telephone number in an attempt to scare victims into thinking they are the target of a criminal investigation. A complainant reported today that she had received a call in which the...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County heard an update on the CARES Act Funding during their regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown, MD. Jeannett Cudmore, Chief Financial Officer for St. Mary’s County, briefed the Commissioners with a complete CARES Grant expenditures breakdown. The 9.9M portion of the grant designated...
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A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted a suspended Prince George’s County Police officer. Corporal Tristan Thigpen faces several charges to include sexual abuse of a minor, second degree assault, third degree sex offense and fourth degree sex offense. He is now suspended without pay. Thigpen is accused of inappropriately touching a young child...
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On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of the Secretary and representatives from MDOT’s business units will meet virtually with St. Mary’s County officials to discuss transportation investments. Representatives include: The Secretary’s Office: Deputy Secretary Sean Powell; MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration: Administrator Chrissy Nizer; MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Transit Support...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Charles County Department of Health are collaborating to offer required vaccinations for students at no cost. Maryland law requires students to have up-to-date immunizations, but with some physician’s offices having altered schedules in effect to slow the spread of COVID-19, some students may not have received vaccinations...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred last night on Rt. 1 in Prince George’s County. The preliminary investigation indicates just after 9:00 p.m. yesterday, a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Jason Iloh, 27, of Laurel, Md., was traveling south on Rt. 1, north of Cypress Street in Laurel, Md....
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The suspect charged in connection with a domestic-related homicide in Chillum is now in custody in Raleigh, North Carolina. With the assistance of law enforcement partners in Raleigh, 22-year-old Winston Hughes of the 2600 block of Queens Chapel Road in Chillum, was located and arrested on Sunday. Hughes is charged with fatally shooting his...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) is extending the deadline to apply for 2020 Homeowners’ and Renters’ Property Tax Credits from October 1 to October 31. These two tax credit programs save Marylanders more than $65 million per year, with homeowners receiving an average credit...
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On Saturday, September 26, 2020, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21500 block of Forest Park Road in Lexington Park, for one victim possibly not breathing after an overdose. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 19-year-old male not breathing and immediately started life-saving measures. Emergency medical...
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On Saturday, September 19, 2020,at approximately 10:10 p.m., police responded to the area of the Great Mills Pool on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for a large construction vehicle abandoned in the roadway. Deputies arrived on the scene to find a Caterpillar 928G Wheel Loader abandoned in the roadway. The St. Mary’s County...
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Following a visit to schools in Frederick County today, Governor Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon announced the return of fall sports in Maryland. Each local school system will now have the ability to officially start the interscholastic athletic fall season in secondary schools beginning Wednesday, October 7, 2020. “Getting...
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., police responded to the area of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of shots fired. Police arrived on the scene in the area of Columbus Drive and Creeping Primrose Lane and recovered multiple shell casings in the area. No injuries were reported. The...
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OCTOBER EVENTS AT THE CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM SOLOMONS, MD – September 24, 2020 – This October, the Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) celebrates its 50th Anniversary! Join us for a variety of activities for all ages throughout the month. Following the guidance of the CDC and State of Maryland, all guests ages five and...
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