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COVID-19 Testing Now Offered at Additional Patient First Center in Prince George’s County

COVID-19 Testing Now Offered at Additional Patient First Center in Prince George’s County

Beginning Wednesday, May 13th, Patient First will begin drive-up COVID-19 testing by appointment at its location on Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville, MD. This will be the sixth Patient First center offering testing in the Maryland area.  Appointments at the Beltsville center may be scheduled now by calling the center at 240-542-5987. Patient First currently...
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Precise Systems Wins 5-Year $51.2 Million Contract, PMA-261 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office

Precise Systems Wins 5-Year $51.2 Million Contract, PMA-261 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office

Precise Systems announces the award of a five-year, $51.2M contract to provide program management support services to Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Office (PMA-261). PMA-261 is responsible for multiple H-53 variants including the CH-53E, MH-53E and the CH-53K helicopters. The H-53 assault support missions include the lift and movement of...
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St. Mary’s County STS Transit System to Provide Additional Services Starting Wednesday, May 13, 2020

St. Mary’s County STS Transit System to Provide Additional Services Starting Wednesday, May 13, 2020

St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) has added Bus Route 3 and will begin running this service every other hour along Route 5 from Lexington Park to Leonardtown, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting this Wednesday, May 13, 2020. STS will continue to operate the following schedules: Monday through Friday Rt....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in April 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summons Served in April 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office criminal summons served in the month of April, 2020. 04/01/20- Mathis Oneal Holton, age 21 of Mechanicsville- CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana by Dep. Walker# 366. CASE# 12566-20 04/01/20- Nicholas Carman Bohrer, age 28 of Lexington Park- Theft by DFC. Budd# 325. CASE# 9810-20 04/01/20- Brittany Michelle Morey, age 31 of...
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No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at approximately 4:25 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mt Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicles in the roadway with...
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Servpro Provides Decontamination for First Responders and Emergency Response Apparatus and Stations Across St. Mary’s and Calvert County

Servpro Provides Decontamination for First Responders and Emergency Response Apparatus and Stations Across  St. Mary’s and Calvert County

Servpro of St. Mary’s and Calvert County continue their decontamination process on our Emergency Response Vehicles. Over the past week they focused on decontaminating Fire Apparatus, Emergency Services (Animal Control), and Police (St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Vehicles), and Fire Stations. Servpro continues to provide an in-depth cleaning of each...
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National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Law Enforcement

National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Law Enforcement

National Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. This year, the week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020. Peace Officers Memorial Day, which every year falls on May 15, specifically honors law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line of...
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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Food Drive Collects Over 4,100 Food Items

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Food Drive Collects Over 4,100 Food Items

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced the final tally of food items from their Food Drive hosted at Regency Furniture Stadium on Friday, May 8th. The Blue Crabs Food Drive collected 4,106 food items, many monetary donations, and non-food donations such as toilet paper. The Blue Crabs teamed up with The Arnold House, Lifestyles...
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Calvert County First Responders and Community Pay Tribute to Health Care Workers for International Nurses Week

Calvert County First Responders and Community Pay Tribute to Health Care Workers for International Nurses Week

In honor of Nurse Week, and International Nurses Day which is on May 12, 2020, police and members from the Calvert County Public Safety, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office,  along with fire and rescue personnel from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Solomon’s, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, and St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads paid tribute to...
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St. Mary’s County Health Department Seeking Accountant/Contractors for Fiscal Office

St. Mary’s County Health Department Seeking Accountant/Contractors for Fiscal Office

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is seeking an accountant/contractor for a period of three (3) months beginning May 15, 2020 through August 31, 2020 with a possibility of extension, to provide accounting technical work/guidance to the Fiscal Office until the SMCHD Chief Financial Officer vacancy is filled. Additionally, SMCHD is seeking a...
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Suspect Arrested After Robbing Man in Electric Wheelchair in Anne Arundel County

Suspect Arrested After Robbing Man in Electric Wheelchair in Anne Arundel County

On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 1:30 p.m., police officers responded to a robbery of a citizen on Route 175 near Sappington Station Road. The victim advised he was heading home in his electric wheelchair, when an unknown suspect ran up behind him striking the wheelchair. The suspect hit the chair so hard...
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Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating 18-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Riverdale

Prince George’s County Detectives Investigating 18-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Riverdale

On Saturday, May 9th, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of 67th Avenue for a shooting. Responding officers located the victim in an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital. Homicide Unit detectives are actively working to identify and arrest...
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Speed Camera Program in Charles County Continues Despite School Closure

Speed Camera Program in Charles County Continues Despite School Closure

In light of school closures, Charles County Sheriff’s Office has withdrawn their Speed Camera Program from locations not being used for critical operations. The Speed Camera Program will continue to operate at school areas that are dispensing meals and educational supplies for our students. During the week of May 11, to May 15, 2020,...
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UPDATE: 37-Year-Old Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

UPDATE: 37-Year-Old Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

UPDATE: The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday evening in Brandywine. The victim is 37-year-old Nicholas Howard Moore of Brandywine. On May 10, at approximately 8:20 pm, officers responded to the 14200 block of Brandywine Road for a collision. Moore, the driver and only occupant in a pick-up truck, was pronounced dead...
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Prince George’s County Homicide Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old on First Degree Murder Charges

Prince George’s County Homicide Detectives Arrest 17-Year-Old on First Degree Murder Charges

Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged a suspect in connection with a homicide in Camp Springs on Saturday. The suspect is 17-year-old Damani Reddix of the 6300 block of Maxwell Drive in Camp Springs. He is charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Jose Romero-Salgado of District Heights. Reddix is charged as an adult. On May...
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AUDIO: No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

AUDIO: No Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, May 10, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., firefighters from Charles, and St. Mary’s County arrived on the scene of a rollover collision at Mohawk Drive and Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, and requested a rescue box assignment. The firefighters on the scene reported one vehicle on its side, with the single...
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VIDEO – 35-Year-Old Man Transported to Area Trauma Center After Tree Falls on Him

VIDEO – 35-Year-Old Man Transported to Area Trauma Center After Tree Falls on Him

On Sunday, May 10, 2020, at approximately 12:35 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 45000 block of Woodlawn Drive in California, for the traumatic injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a 35-year-old male was struck in the head by a falling tree, with the the patient being conscious alert and breathing....
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The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce the Passing of Past Fire Chief and Life Member John Matthews

The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce the Passing of Past Fire Chief and Life Member John Matthews

The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Past Fire Chief John Matthews, ID #1. Chief Matthews is a legend within our department and exemplified fire service leadership; the camaraderie he built and encouraged within the station is unsurpassable (those talks around the kitchen table, hanging out on the front...
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Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in California Shopping Center

Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in California Shopping Center

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at approximately 1:55 p.m., firefighters from Bay District responded to the Petsmart on Alton Lane and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a vehicle with fire showing from the engine compartment. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 10...
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Firefighters Extinguish Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

Firefighters Extinguish Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at approximately 6:45 a.m., firefighters from NAS Webster Field and Ridge responded to 49245 Demko Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Chevrolet pickup truck in a driveway with the cab fully involved with fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire...
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Road Construction Work Beginning Monday, May 11, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Gate One Entrance

Road Construction Work Beginning Monday, May 11, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Gate One Entrance

Using funding from the Department of the Navy, construction crews, contracted by the St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works will begin performing cooperative road work on the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Gate One Buse Road Entrance Monday, May 11, 2020. Due to the extensive level of work being performed, the following traffic...
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Maryland Reports 30,485 Cases of COVID-19 and 1,453 Deaths, An Increase of 1,111 Cases and 52 Deaths

Maryland Reports 30,485 Cases of COVID-19 and 1,453 Deaths, An Increase of 1,111 Cases and 52 Deaths

As of Friday, May 8, 2020, Maryland reports 30,485 cases of COVID-19 and 1,453 deaths. An increase of 1,111 cases and 52 deaths. The number of negative test results is currently 121,702, an increase of 2,476. Number of confirmed cases : 30,485 Number of negative test results : 121,702 Number of confirmed deaths : 1,453 Number of...
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5-Year-Old Child Attacked by Family Dog in Lusby

5-Year-Old Child Attacked by Family Dog in Lusby

On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at approximately 12:15 p.m.., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on McMichael Drive in Lusby, for a reported animal bite. Preliminary investigation revealed a 5-year-old child was playing inside the residence, when the child was attacked by the family German Shepard. During the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identification of Armed Robbery Suspect in Waldorf

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identification of Armed Robbery Suspect in Waldorf

On Saturday, May 2, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the suspect approached a cashier at a gas station in Waldorf, and asked for Newport cigarettes. When the clerk turned to get the cigarettes, the suspect produced a knife and announced a robbery. The suspect fled after obtaining the cigarettes and money. The suspect appears to...
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Calvert County Opens Emergency Vehicle Decontamination Site in Prince Frederick

Calvert County Opens Emergency Vehicle Decontamination Site in Prince Frederick

Calvert County has established a decontamination site for police, fire, paramedic and emergency medical services (EMS) and other county vehicles. The vehicle decontamination site, which began operating April 21, is part of ongoing efforts to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission by providing clean, safe transport for first responders and the public. The site,...
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