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Police Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash on Route 301 That killed 35-Year-Old Hyattsville Man

Police Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash on Route 301 That killed 35-Year-Old Hyattsville Man

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Prince George’s County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area of northbound Route 301 at Trumps Hill Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Three Suspects and Vehicle After Theft from Huntingtown Tractor Supply

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Three Suspects and Vehicle After Theft from Huntingtown Tractor Supply

On Thursday, September 16, 2021, DFC. Mason responded to Tractor Supply, located at 3150 N Solomons Island Road in Huntingtown, for a reported theft. Investigation revealed on Saturday, September 4, 2021, three suspects removed merchandise from the business without paying. The items included two Champion generators, a Simpson power washer, and a lithium jump...
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REMINDER! MDOT SHA Performing Routine Maintenance on Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge on Sunday, September 19, 2021

REMINDER! MDOT SHA Performing Routine Maintenance on Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge on Sunday, September 19, 2021

MDOT SHA will perform routine maintenance along the MD 4 Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge over the Patuxent River at the Calvert/St. Mary’s County line on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, one of the bridge’s two lanes will be closed to allow crews to safely replace a weather sensor. Crews will...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Lexington Park Teen That is Possibly Armed with Shotgun

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Lexington Park Teen That is Possibly Armed with Shotgun

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Malachi Alexander Steele, age 19 of Lexington Park. Steele is a black male, 5’8” and weighs 156 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Steele is possibly in possession of a firearm and the circumstances are still under investigation. Anyone with information on...
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Attempted Armed Robbery on Poplar Lane in Lexington Park Under Investigation

Attempted Armed Robbery on Poplar Lane in Lexington Park Under Investigation

On Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 5:07 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45500 block of Poplar Lane in Lexington Park for the reported attempted robbery. The victim advised deputies an unknown male approached him at his residence with his face concealed. The victim advised the suspect was...
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UPDATE: Avery Leslie Stokes Sentenced to 10 years in Prison After Killing Hitchhiker in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Avery Leslie Stokes Sentenced to 10 years in Prison After Killing Hitchhiker in Mechanicsville

9/17/2021: Avery Leslie Stokes, 20, of Indian Head, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on September 10, 2021. Judge Joe Stanalonis sentenced Stokes and he was given credit for the 393 days he had served prior to the sentencing. 8/16/2021: Avery Leslie Stokes, 20, of Indian Head, was found guilty of Negligent Vehicular...
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Trooper John Engleman Named as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month

Trooper John Engleman Named as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month

Please join us as we congratulate Trooper John Engleman as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Months for May, June & July 2021. Tpr. Engleman continues to demonstrate a high level of motivation, dedication, and professionalism in his job as a Trooper. He is consistently conscientious in the performance of his...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New K9 Zeus!

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New K9 Zeus!

Meet the newest member of our ‘Paw Patrol’/K9 Unit 🐾 Calvert Counties Canine Unit’s newest member is Zeus, an 11 month old Dutch Shepherd. DFC Dru Crum, a member of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit and Special Operations Team was chosen to be Zeus’s handler. The pair have been training together for...
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Prince George’s Community College Forgives $2.87 Million in Debt for Students Enrolled during COVID-19 Pandemic

Prince George’s Community College Forgives $2.87 Million in Debt for Students Enrolled during COVID-19 Pandemic

Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) announced that it will forgive more than $2.87 million in outstanding account eligible balances from the 2020-2021 academic year for students enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic impact period. Debt relief from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund will assist approximately 3,893 credit and continuing education students at...
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UPDATE: Police Make Three Arrests for the Murder of 8-Year-Old After Drive-by Shooting in Landover

UPDATE: Police Make Three Arrests for the Murder of 8-Year-Old After Drive-by Shooting in Landover

UPDATE 9/16/2021: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has charged an arrested three suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old in August. They are 21-year-old Desmond Nkwocha of the 9800 block of Good Luck Road, 23-year-old Mark Nkwocha also of the 9800 block of Good Luck Road and 23-year-old...
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Southern Maryland Holiday Farm Guide 2021 Edition – Now Accepting Listings!

Southern Maryland Holiday Farm Guide 2021 Edition – Now Accepting Listings!

The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC), a division of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, is now accepting listings for the 2021 edition of the ‘Holiday Farm Guide’. SMADC’s Holiday Farm Guide connects consumers with regional farms and producers, as well as stores and restaurants that offer Southern Maryland grown and produced farm products and services during...
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REMINDER! The 97th Annual Charles County Fair Starts Thursday, September 16, 2021

REMINDER! The 97th Annual Charles County Fair Starts Thursday, September 16, 2021

The 97th Annual Charles County Fair kicks off Thursday, September 16! Please review the traffic pattern, and consider parking at the courthouse and riding the free shuttle to avoid traffic delays on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are looking forward to another great year at the fair! All traffic for the fair will move...
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VIDEO: Maryland Police Officers Effectively Deploy BolaWrap to Help Safely End Encounter

VIDEO: Maryland Police Officers Effectively Deploy BolaWrap to Help Safely End Encounter

On June 13, 2021, Bladensburg Police Department responded to a call from a mentally ill subject claiming that 12 people had broken into his home. Upon arrival, officers found that the subject’s claim was untrue, and his mother told the responding officers that the subject was having a psychiatric episode. The officers decided to...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announce Winners of 2021 Photo Contest

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announce Winners of 2021 Photo Contest

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the winners of the 2021 Natural Resources Photo Contest, with the grand prize going to Nathaniel Peck of Flintstone for his dramatically captured photo of nature in action, “A Raven Having Breakfast.” This year’s grand prize package includes $500, a Maryland State Parks Passport, a subscription to Maryland Natural...
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Lexington Park Motorcyclist Charged with Multiple Citations After Runing From Police in Lusby

Lexington Park Motorcyclist Charged with Multiple Citations After Runing From Police in Lusby

On September 11, 2021, Deputy Grierson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office observed a black sports bike travelling northbound on Solomons Island Road in Lusby, at a high rate of speed. Deputy Grierson attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the street bike near the intersection of White Sands in Lusby, with emergency lights...
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Calvert Hospice Board of Directors Appoints Executive Director

Calvert Hospice Board of Directors Appoints Executive Director

The Calvert Hospice Board of Directors is pleased to announce Sarah Simmons, MSN, CHPN, RN as the new Executive Director for Calvert Hospice. Sarah has served as the Interim Executive Director since April and accepted a permanent position with Calvert Hospice on September 1. “I’ve been privileged to work alongside our exceptional team for...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Announces Retirement of K9 Maximus

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Announces Retirement of K9 Maximus

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is honoring one of our own – K9 Maximus, for his six years of service to our agency and to the citizens of Calvert County. He began his career with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office in October of 2015 and shortly after, successfully graduated from Narcotic Detection School in...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Occupied Trailer in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Occupied Trailer in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, September 12, 2021, at approximately 4:00 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Ridge, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to the 45000 block of Langley Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Engine 32 arrived on the scene with four personnel and found the fire was extinguished...
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Wanted Man Who Attempted to Hit Anne Arundel County Police Officer and Fatally Injured Passenger Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and Assault

Wanted Man Who Attempted to Hit Anne Arundel County Police Officer and Fatally Injured Passenger Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and Assault

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that David Bogdanowicz, 53, of Annapolis pled guilty to one count of first degree assault on Anne Arundel County Detective Kenneth Edmonds, one count of manslaughter in the death of his passenger, Jennifer Patterson, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The state is seeking...
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UPDATE: Churchton Man Who Stabbed Woman with Semen-Filled Syringe Sentenced to 10 Years

UPDATE: Churchton Man Who Stabbed Woman with Semen-Filled Syringe Sentenced to 10 Years

UPDATE: 9/11/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Thomas Stemen, 52, of Churchton was sentenced to 10 years of active incarceration and five years of supervised probation in the stabbing of a woman with a semen-filled syringe outside of a local grocery store. The defendant entered an Alford plea to...
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PGPD Investigating Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting with Armed Suspect in Oxon Hill

PGPD Investigating Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting with Armed Suspect in Oxon Hill

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is leading the investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting on Friday in Oxon Hill. The decedent is identified as 29-year-old Cedric Williams with no fixed address. The incident took place on Friday, September 10, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., in the 1100 block of Owens...
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Maryland International Raceway Superchargers Showdown and Tribute Race for Bunny Burkett on October 1 to October 3, 2021

Maryland International Raceway Superchargers Showdown and Tribute Race for Bunny Burkett on October 1 to October 3, 2021

The 2021 Superchargers Showdown, October 1st through 3rd will go down in history as one of the most unique event during its 36-year tenure. This event will feature the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association, the Warriors Outlaw presented by 1320 Fabrication, Top Sportsman, and the full 1320 Fabrication ET Series. The Eastern Raider and...
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Waldorf Man Wearing a Burger King Paper Crown Arrested After Spitting on Gas Station Clerk’s Face in Florida

Waldorf Man Wearing a Burger King Paper Crown Arrested After Spitting on Gas Station Clerk’s Face in Florida

A Waldorf, Maryland man was arrested Friday, September 10, 2021, after spitting on a gas station clerk and fleeing from Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Torrance Fitzgerald Hillard, 34, of Waldorf was charged with battery and fleeing and eluding. BATTERY – TOUCH OR STRIKE RESIST OFFICER – FLEE ELUDE LEO...
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Graduate From Charles County High School Fire Rescue Program Class Receives High Honor

Graduate From Charles County High School Fire Rescue Program Class Receives High Honor

Members from the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Department came to Potomac Heights VFD to award the 2021 MSFA Past President C. Oscar Baker ROOKIE OF THE YEAR to Firefighter Brenden Donais. Firefighter Donais is a graduate of the Charles County High School Fire Rescue Program Class #24 in 2019 and was nominated by Potomac...
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Letter to the Editor – Head-On Collision in Lexington Park

Letter to the Editor – Head-On Collision in Lexington Park

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, two vibrant lives were ended when the vehicle they were occupants of was destroyed in a head-on collision in the turn lane of Pegg Road in Lexington Park, MD. We know the names of the mother and daughter killed, we know the name of a drunk driver...
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