On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at approximately 12:50 a.m., four firefighters from Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department responded to 20835 Callaway Village Way in Callaway, for the reported outside fire. The owner is identified as Mary Issac / Amelia’s Car Wash, with the estimated loss of structure and contents valued at $2,000 Investigations determined...
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On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Michael Tyree Mitchell, 37, of Great Mills, stole a bicycle valued at $600.00 from the sidewalk in front of Target located at First Colony Way, in California. The stolen bicycle was parked on the sidewalk at 7:30 p.m., and discovered stolen at 7:50 p.m.. Michael...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held New Teacher Orientation Aug. 17 to 19 — a three-day hybrid of virtual and in-person trainings. Topics covered an analysis of standards, curriculum and instructional resources, classroom management in a virtual world and training on Synergy, the student management system. Other trainings targeted each grade, subject or educational...
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On August 6, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan announced an additional $10 million in grant funding to support expanded broadband access for education through the Broadband for Unserved Students Grant. St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) and the St. Mary’s County Government Information Technology Departments had a week and a half to prepare a grant...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services has launched the Text-to-911 emergency notification system. Available statewide, this service provides an additional way for residents to reach emergency services. Text-to-911 messaging may be used by those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have a speech disability. Additionally, the service can be used by people who...
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On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at approximately 3:07 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Fowler Road and Arbor Way in Sunderland, for a motor vehicle accident reported serious. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and on its side after striking a tree....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Lexington Park COPs Unit joined members of The Mission on Saturday to facilitate a cleanup effort of their newly acquired property and future site on Sheriff Miedzinski Way in Lexington Park. The cleanup included members of the COPs Unit, current residents of the property and approximately 100 volunteers...
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Prince George’s County Interim Police Chief Hector Velez is pleased to announce the hiring of Julie Wright as the new director of the Media Relations Division. Ms. Wright is a popular Emmy Award winning traffic anchor and television host. Many will recognize her from her 20-plus year broadcasting career in Washington, DC. She is...
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UPDATE: The Greene Turtle in the Wildewood Shopping Center is now hiring! Stop by the location Monday – Friday 9am-6pm to see Manny & Shelby for more information! 6/20/2020: The Greene Turtle is coming soon to California, Maryland, and just in time for football season! The owners of The Greene Turtle, Laplata are excited...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a motor vehicle burglary investigation. During the overnight hours of Saturday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, the suspect broke into several vehicles at the J&M Service Center in Lexington Park. Anyone with information about the identity of...
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Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives charged a woman in connection with a domestic-related fatal stabbing in the town of Edmonston. The suspect is 23-year-old Donnitta Champion of Mill Run Drive in Derwood, MD. She is charged with fatally stabbing 22-year-old Dante Eyasu of Edmonston. The suspect and victim were in an on-going...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was awarded with its fourth reaccreditation on July 30, 2020 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office was first awarded national accreditation in 2007 and was reaccredited in 2010, 2013 and in 2016. “The citizens of St. Mary’s County...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff is working to inventory and provide laptops to all secondary students, and complete requests for devices at the elementary-school level. Some students may receive a device by the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 31, while others may be assigned a laptop shortly after the start of the...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is set to begin its standard school meals program on Monday, Aug. 31, which is the first day of school for students. CCPS students are starting the school year in an online format, meaning meal service will continue as curbside distribution. The school meals program provides a meal bag...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the 2020 Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC) vice chairs: Jimmy Rhee, Special Secretary of Small, Minority, & Women Business Affairs, and Mary Beth Tung, Esq., Ph.D., Director of the Maryland Energy Administration. The MCC is the State of Maryland’s workplace giving program, offering state employees and retirees an opportunity to make...
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On Sunday, August 16, 2020, at approximately 5:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the median. The operator of the vehicle told police he...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place through August 24, 2020 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs) events with helicopters. FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the...
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On Saturday, August 15, 2020, at approximately 4:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Town Creek Drive and Ford Drive in California, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway involved in a head-on style...
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Residents of communities along the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware coastline are advised that potential sonic boom generating events are scheduled to take place on Monday, August 17, 2020 between the hours of noon and 2 p.m. within the Test Track in the Atlantic Warning Area located east of the Delmarva Peninsula over...
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A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging Julian Bernard-Alexander Blair, age 27, of Washington, D.C., with discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The indictment was returned on August 3, 2020, and unsealed at Blair’s initial appearance in U.S. District...
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Great things happen when a community comes together, especially to help keep students safe. “We try to do everything we can to help our kids” said Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools, as he excitedly accepted the donation of protective equipment from the volunteers at The Patuxent River...
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UPDATE: Thanks to the assistance from the public, the white truck involved in the hit and run property damage accident last weekend was located and the operator identified. The operator of the Chevrolet S10 has been identified as Jonathan Larry Guy, 38, of Leonardtown, was charged and cited with the following. Negligent driving Reckless...
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On Friday, August 14, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the 22000 block of Oxford Court in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshot victim. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 21-year-old female with a single gunshot wound to her right shoulder. Medical personnel reported there was...
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On Saturday, February 22, 2020 at approximately 4:39 p.m., the Anne Arundel County Police and Fire Departments responded to the 200 block of Poplar Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival officers located two shooting victims. One victim, identified as Richard Clarence Ramsay III, a twenty-four year old male...
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Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify the victim in a hit-and-run crash that occurred earlier this week in Prince George’s County. The victim, a male, had no identification on him, and investigators from the Maryland State Police Crash Team are hoping someone can come forward to help identify the...
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