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Congressman Hoyer Releases Statement on Anniversary of Great Mills School Shooting

Congressman Hoyer Releases Statement on Anniversary of Great Mills School Shooting

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County: “I join with the Great Mills High School community in remembering Jaelynn Willey, whose life was tragically and senselessly cut short one year ago. My prayers and deepest sympathies are...
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Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Theft Suspect in Dunkirk

Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help in Identifying Theft Suspect in Dunkirk

In the early morning hours of March 10, 2019, the subject shown burglarized R & J Liquor at 2797 W Chesapeake Beach Road, in Dunkirk. The subject stole multiple bottles of alcohol for possible resale purposes in the DMV area. The subject is described as a black male, between 45 and 60 years of...
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UPDATE: Video Added – Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Multiple Property Damage Cases

UPDATE: Video Added – Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Multiple Property Damage Cases

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple incidents of property damage in which unknown suspect(s) shot out windows to cars. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspect(s). Over the last two weeks, during the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Shoplifter

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Shoplifter

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, February 24, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the suspect put a 32-inch Visio television and other merchandise into a shopping cart and left the California Walmart store without paying for the items. Anyone with information about the identity...
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Jazz Fest, Job Fair, Open Houses, Connections with Edna Troiano and the Stage Production of Pippin Highlight a Busy April at CSM

Jazz Fest, Job Fair, Open Houses, Connections with Edna Troiano and the Stage Production of Pippin Highlight a Busy April at CSM

Area Public School Jazz Band Clinic at CSM. 9 a.m., April 4-5. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center (FA), 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Beginning at 9 a.m. and throughout the day, award-winning trumpeter Dr. James Moore will rehearse and critique jazz band students from area public schools as part...
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Impaired Driving Suspected in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Lexington Park

Impaired Driving Suspected in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Lexington Park

On Sunday, March 17, 2019, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in an embankment on its side, with the driver and...
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Letter to the Editor – Maryland’s Move Over Law

Letter to the Editor – Maryland’s Move Over Law

Every day more than 16,000 Maryland law enforcement officers say goodbye to their families and head out to protect and serve their communities. As a police officer, both you and your family know the risks of the job when you’re sworn in to wear the badge – impaired drivers, weapons, domestic incidents gone wrong,...
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Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported On Thomas Johnson Bridge in Under 2 Hours

Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported On Thomas Johnson Bridge in Under 2 Hours

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the base of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons,  for the motor vehicle accident reported head-on. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision, on the Calvert side of The...
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Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Hollywood Less Than 30 Minutes Apart

Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Hollywood Less Than 30 Minutes Apart

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find four vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end style collision. One patient was...
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No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Crash That Results in Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Crash That Results in Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Expedition Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Shortly after volunteer firefighters responded, dispatch advised the vehicle was now reportedly on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find...
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No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident at FDR and First Colony in California

No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident at FDR and First Colony in California

On Friday, March 15, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of First Colony Boulevard and FDR Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. At least two patients signed care refusal forms...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at 7:50 p.m., the suspect placed a can of beer and bottle of alcohol inside of his coat and left the Canopy Liquors store in Lexington Park without paying for them. Anyone with information about...
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MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has added hours, staff and appointments at its offices to cope with the increased volume of drivers who must present four or more different documents to obtain a Real ID drivers license that complies with federal law. Drivers must get the compliant licenses by October 2020 in order to...
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Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at approximately 1:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Willows Road and Meadows Way in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and on its side with multiple utility...
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One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Chancellors Run Road and Buck Hewitt Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a traffic signal pole. One occupant...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

On Saturday, March 9, 2019, at approximately 11:55 a.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Bay District and Mutual aid from Charles County responded to 40460 Frederick Lane in Loveville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story single family residence with smoke and fire showing from...
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Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

On Monday, March 11, 2019, at approximately 9:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 23000 Block of Pine Bark Lane in California, for the reported fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from all four sides of the residence, and upon further investigation, firefighters found...
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Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Unable to text this morning? Turns out Verizon is experiencing an outage, concentrated along the east coast. As of 8:15 a.m., the company says it is working diligently to resolve the issue but says “the estimated resolution time is unknown at this time.” @verizon So….anyone else having problems with text messages this morning? —...
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Ole McDonnell’s Country Store in Newburg Sells $1 Million Powerball ticket

Ole McDonnell’s Country Store in Newburg Sells $1 Million Powerball ticket

A Powerball player who bought a ticket in Charles County is Maryland’s latest $1 million winner. A lucky ticket purchased for the March 9 drawing at Ole McDonnell’s Country Store at 15486 Rock Point Road in Newburg matched the first five winning numbers — 5, 6, 45, 55 and 59 — but did not...
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St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Iyonna Kashae Baker

St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Iyonna Kashae Baker

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Iyonna Kashae Baker, age 18 of Leonardtown. Baker was on pretrial release for the charge of robbery, and on March 9, 2019, she removed her GPS ankle monitor. Baker is 5’3” in height, and weighs 160 pounds; she has red hair and brown...
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Two Family Members Arrested at Scene of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

Two Family Members Arrested at Scene of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

On Sunday, March 3, 2019, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Prior to the accident, Machiavelli Tyzhae Savoy, 20 of Lexington Park, was operating a vehicle in the area of Midway Drive in Lexington...
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Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 16-Year-Old Female

Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 16-Year-Old Female

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Daniela Rossana Cervantes. Daniela Rossana Cervantes is 16-years-old and described as 5′-07″, 213 lbs. She was last seen wearing a gray Nike sweatshirt, blue sweatpants, and red checkered vans tennis shoes. She was last seen in the area of Lexington Park
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Out-of-State Drivers owe Maryland $102 Million in Tolls and the State Wants to Collect

Out-of-State Drivers owe Maryland $102 Million in Tolls and the State Wants to Collect

Out-of-state drivers have racked up $102 million in unpaid video tolls and fines in Maryland, and lawmakers pushing a bill through the General Assembly want them to pay up. HB105, debated in the House of Delegates Wednesday, would enable the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to hire an outside debt collection agency to collect the...
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Vehicle Arson Under Investigation in Bryans Road

Vehicle Arson Under Investigation in Bryans Road

On Friday, March 1, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police responded to the 5900 block of Fenwick Shores Road in Bryans Road, for the reported vehicle fire already extinguished. Police arrived on scene to find a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban completely destroyed by a fire that was already out. The owner has been identified as...
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One Person Transported to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

One Person Transported to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at approximately 3:35 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a t-bone style collision. One patient...
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