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NAS Patuxent River FCLP Training Flights Scheduled for February 18, 2021 to March 2, 2021

NAS Patuxent River FCLP Training Flights Scheduled for February 18, 2021 to March 2, 2021

Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place February 18, 2021 to March 2, 2021. Test events are scheduled from 8:00 a.m., to 6:00 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare...
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Maryland State Police Seeking Assistance in Investigating Multiple Unsolved Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes

Maryland State Police Seeking Assistance in Investigating Multiple Unsolved Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes

Maryland State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in investigating several unsolved fatal hit-and-run crashes that have been reported over the past year. These crashes occurred between Feb. 29, 2020 and Sept. 27, 2020 in Howard, Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. None of these cases are believed to be connected. The most recent case...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Identity of Waldorf Home Depot Theft Suspect

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Identity of Waldorf Home Depot Theft Suspect

Can you identify this person? Officers would like to speak to him in reference to a theft which took place in November, 2020, at the Home Depot in Waldorf. Anyone with information about this person is asked to contact PFC Chambers at 301-932-2222 or by email at [email protected]. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous should...
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Maryland Comptroller Franchot Announces Processing of RELIEF Act Payments Has Begun

Maryland Comptroller Franchot Announces Processing of RELIEF Act Payments Has Begun

Comptroller Peter Franchot today joined with key agency personnel to outline how the Comptroller’s Office will process stimulus payments included in the RELIEF Act of 2021. Comptroller Franchot’s office will issue more than $200 million in payments over the next several weeks to help struggling Maryland taxpayers, unemployment insurance claimants, small businesses and nonprofit...
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VIDEO: Governor Hogan Presents Official Governor’s Citation to 8-Year-Old Cavanaugh Bell

VIDEO: Governor Hogan Presents Official Governor’s Citation to 8-Year-Old Cavanaugh Bell

Governor Larry Hogan recently held a video conference with eight-year-old Gaitherburg native Cavanaugh Bell, who has garnered local and national recognition for his philanthropic efforts, including the founding of his own food bank, and activism against bullying. “From the beginning of this pandemic, I have been talking about what it is like to be Maryland...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served for month of January 2021

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served for month of January 2021

Criminal Summons Served – January 2021 01/01/21- Makala Ann Quade, age 19 of California- Theft by Dep. Walker# 366. CASE# 71460-20 01/02/21- Conrad Leland Young Jr., age 32 of Mechanicsville- Malicious Destruction of Property by DFC. Shelko# 326. CASE# 69120-20 01/02/21- Nathon Javon Allen, age 19 of Lexington Park- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle, Possession...
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Maryland State Police Seeking Identity of Four Suspects in Ulta Beauty Store Theft

Maryland State Police Seeking Identity of Four Suspects in Ulta Beauty Store Theft

The Leonardtown Barrack is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the people in the pictures in reference to a theft from Ulta Beauty Store, California on Friday, February 12, 2021, around 11:00 a.m. They were last seen fleeing the area in a grey Cadillac sedan. If you can identify any of these people...
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Ice Storm Warning Issued for St. Mary’s County, Residents Urged to Prepare

Ice Storm Warning Issued for St. Mary’s County, Residents Urged to Prepare

The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning for St. Mary’s County from 1 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, to 7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Significant icing from freezing rain is predicted. Total sleet accumulations of less than 1 inch and ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-half of an inch are...
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Charles County Police Recover Two Loaded Handguns After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Charles County Police Recover Two Loaded Handguns After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 12:10 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Andrews Drive near Augusta Street in Waldorf after observing a traffic violation. After approaching the car, officers detected the odor of marijuana. Upon further investigation, two loaded handguns and marijuana were found inside the vehicle. The...
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NAS Patuxent River Operating Under Two-Hour Delayed Arrival on Friday, February 12, 2021, Due to Inclement Weather

NAS Patuxent River Operating Under Two-Hour Delayed Arrival on Friday, February 12, 2021, Due to Inclement Weather

Critical personnel must report to work as previously scheduled. Civil service employees designated as non-critical who choose to report to work will be granted admin leave for the hours before the set delayed arrival time. Civil service employees may take a combination of unscheduled leave, telework and/or leave without pay (LWOP) for the entire...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Celebrating Black History Month – Meet Police Officer First Class Richard Swann

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Celebrating Black History Month – Meet Police Officer First Class Richard Swann

In continuing our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, meet Police Officer First Class Richard Swann. PFC Swann chooses to serve in Charles County because he was born and raised here. He says “there would be no better place to protect and serve than where I come from.” Before joining CCSO, PFC Swann served as a Sergeant...
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MDOT SHA Gears up for Another Round of Winter Weather

MDOT SHA Gears up for Another Round of Winter Weather

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is gearing up for another bout of winter weather that is expected to impact most of the state today. The National Weather Service expects snow this afternoon, followed by periods of snow and freezing rain in southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore Thursday night...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County, One 17-Year-Old Killed, One 17-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County, One 17-Year-Old Killed, One 17-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash in which one person was killed and another was injured late Tuesday evening in Prince George’s County. On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at approximately 10:45 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the area of...
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10 Things We Just Love in Leonardtown This Valentine’s Day Weekend, Celebrate with Live, or Virtual Events

10 Things We Just Love in Leonardtown This Valentine’s Day Weekend, Celebrate with Live, or Virtual Events

Whether you’re looking for that perfect gift for that someone special or trying to find something romantic, family-friendly or a little out of the ordinary to do this Valentine’s Day Weekend, Leonardtown, Maryland has everything you need to celebrate those special people in your lives with a delicious array of specialty gifts and treats...
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Planting the Seeds of Hope Campaign Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises Half a Million for Behavioral Health Services in Southern Maryland

Planting the Seeds of Hope Campaign Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises Half a Million for Behavioral Health Services in Southern Maryland

The CalvertHealth Foundation is excited to announce the successful completion of the Planting Seeds of Hope Campaign. With a goal to raise $250,000 toward the much-needed behavioral health renovation and expansion project at CalvertHealth Medical Center, 150 supporters and an anonymous matching donation of $250,000 helped raise $506,470 to serve the mental health needs...
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St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees Approves Academic Program Changes for Fall 2021

St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees Approves Academic Program Changes for Fall 2021

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College, has been engaged in efforts the last several years to ensure its viability and relevancy as the premier public liberal arts honors college. “The critical and analytical thinking skills and the ability to effectively express oneself — the hallmarks of our teaching — take...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Honors Black History Month and St. Mary’s County First African-American Sheriff Joseph Somerville Sr.

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Honors Black History Month and St. Mary’s County First African-American Sheriff Joseph Somerville Sr.

In honor of Black History Month we celebrate Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr., who was the first African-American to be elected Sheriff in both the state of Maryland and in St. Mary’s County. Sheriff Somerville began his career as a Deputy Sheriff with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in 1966. At that time,...
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Maryland State Police Urge Digital Safety For All On Safer Internet Day

Maryland State Police Urge Digital Safety For All On Safer Internet Day

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit raise are working to raise awareness of how parents and children can do more to protect themselves from potential dangers on the Internet. The warnings come in conjunction with Safer Internet Day, which takes place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Safer Internet Day is a...
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Firefighters Respond to Explosion and Fire at Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap in Charlotte Hall

Firefighters Respond to Explosion and Fire at Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap in Charlotte Hall

On Monday, February 8, 2021, at approximately 11:35 p.m., firefighters from Hughesville, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown and Seventh District Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap located at 37339 Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the reported explosion and possibly structure fire. Dispatchers advised to all responding units a 911 caller...
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Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire in Dameron During Snowstorm, Cause of Fire Under Investigation

Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire in Dameron During Snowstorm, Cause of Fire Under Investigation

On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Webster Field, and Valley Lee responded to the residence next to 18127 Trossbach Road in Dameron, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an approximately 30 x 30 garage with fire showing from...
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Calvert County Sheriff, Mike Evans Announces he Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2022

Calvert County Sheriff, Mike Evans Announces he Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2022

Calvert County Sheriff, Mike Evans post the following on his Facebook page today: To the Citizens of Calvert County: This year marks my 18th year as your Sheriff. After thoughtful consideration, I believe it is time to pass the torch at the end of my term in November 2022. I will be forever grateful...
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Operator Ejected from Vehicle After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Operator Ejected from Vehicle After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 9:36 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Willows Road and Green Tree Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one possibly ejected. Witnesses on the scene reported the operator of the vehicle was ejected out of the passenger side...
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Maryland State Police and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Saturation Patrols for Super Bowl Weekend

Maryland State Police and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Saturation Patrols for Super Bowl Weekend

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, partnered with the Maryland State Police, will be conducting saturation patrols this weekend, Feb. 5-7, 2021. Law enforcement officers will be patrolling local roadways for indicators of drivers operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol and other traffic violations. If you plan on going out for Super...
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Prince George’s County Police Charge Business Owner Who Threatened Employees With Rifle at Landover Business

Prince George’s County Police Charge Business Owner Who Threatened Employees With Rifle at Landover Business

The Regional Investigation Division today arrested and charged a business owner who threatened employees with a rifle this morning at a Landover business. The suspect is 60-year-old Mickey Oudit of the 2300 block of Parkside Drive in Bowie Based on the preliminary investigation, Oudit threatened employees at approximately 8:00 am at Cosmos Air Purification...
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Detectives Release Photos of Suspect Wanted for Inappropriately Touching 15-Year-Old

Detectives Release Photos of Suspect Wanted for Inappropriately Touching 15-Year-Old

Detectives have released surveillance photos of the suspect wanted for inappropriately touching a 15-year-old female in an apartment building in Largo. On February 1, 2021, at approximately 3:00 pm, officers responded to the 500 block of Largo Center Drive. The preliminary investigation reveals the suspect followed the victim down a hallway and inappropriately touched...
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