University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (UM CRMC) is among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries. This effort is part of a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The campaign has added...
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On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at approximately 8:55 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a t-bone style collision. Two...
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On Thursday, December 27, 2018, at approximately 6:40 a.m. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Shell Gas Station in Lusby for a report of an attempted robbery. Witnesses advised that a white male suspect in his 30’s parked a newer model Nissan passenger car (blue/gray in color) at the Lusby Post...
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On Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police fire and emergency personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Miramar Way, in California, for the report of a motor vehicle accident. One person had to be extricated from their vehicle by firefighters, three others were also injured. Updates will be provided as the...
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On Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at approximately 7:45 p.m. officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a pedestrian accident on eastbound Rt. 100 and Oakwood Road in Glen Burnie. Preliminary investigation showed that a group of juveniles were attempting to cross Rt. 100 on foot. While crossing the eastbound lanes, two...
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On Monday Morning, December 24, 2018, firefighters from Solomons, Huntingtown, Dunkirk and Prince Frederick Volunteer fire department assisted a family who’s dog had fallen over a cliffs edge in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Chief 2 from Prince Frederick was lowered to the dog via a rope system by crews from Solomons, Huntingtown and Dunkirk,...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged a fourteen-year-old male with arson charges stemming from a fire that occurred yesterday in the 4000 block of Blue Bird Drive in Waldorf. Investigators were requested by firefighters after extinguishing a bedroom fire inside the two-story townhouse. On December 23, 2018 at approximately 12:30 p.m. firefighters from Waldorf...
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12/23/2018: Eight Prince George’s County Police officers have now been released from discretionary suspension as our Internal Affairs Division continues its investigation into a weapon discharge at a holiday gathering of off-duty PGPD officers that left two of those officers injured last weekend. On the evening of December 15th, several off-duty PGPD officers were...
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Earlier this week, convicted serial killer, Samuel Little, sketched this drawing of a young woman he confessed to killing in Prince George’s County in 1972. The department’s Cold Case Unit hopes this image will finally lead detectives to uncovering the victim’s name. She is one of approximately 90 women who Samuel Little has admitted...
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In June of 2018, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Southern District Tactical Narcotics Division received information regarding possible sales and distribution of controlled dangerous substances from a residence in the 1300 block of Juniper Street in Shady Side. An investigation was opened in reference to these complaints. During this six month...
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On Saturday, December 22, 2018 at approximately 6:15 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Cedar Lane in Ridge, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on scene to find a single patient laying in the roadway after being struck by a...
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A resident of Lexington Park who recently celebrated her 30th birthday hit for $10,000 on a $10 50X The Cash scratch-off game. She bought the winning ticket at ABC Liquors, 22741 Three Notch Road, a few miles north of Lexington Park in the community of California.
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On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at approximately 10:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Airport Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find 4 vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end style collision. Two patients were transported to...
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On Friday, December 21, 2018, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police and emergency personnel responded to the Walmart on Miramar Way, in California for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the parking lot. A male juvenile was struck by a car and received what appeared to be minor injuries. As a precaution the child...
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For the seventh year in a row, Sheriff Tim Cameron is implementing Maximum Deployment of Sheriff’s Office personnel throughout St. Mary’s County this holiday season. A public roll call will take place on December 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Leonardtown McKay’s, located at 40845 Merchants Lane in Leonardtown. The press and...
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With about a month until the 2019 legislature convenes on Jan. 9, the new Democratic House of Delegates majority leader is looking to continue the progress made last session on gun violence prevention by banning 3D and ghost guns in the state. House Majority Leader Kathleen Dumais, D-Montgomery, said she will be introducing a...
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On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at approximately 4:53 .pm., units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the area of northbound MD Route 4 and HG Trueman Road, in Lusby, for a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has received an increase of reports regarding email scams, as well as scam phone calls which have caused monetary losses. Below are three recent reported incidents. 1. Celebrity scam- This scam typically comes in the form of an email from a celebrity/and or employee of a celebrity. The...
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On December 18, Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry, along with Command Staff and employees assigned to District II, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Agency’s new District II station located in the Bryans Road Shopping Center at 3099 Marshall Hall Road in Bryans Road. The station was previously located in...
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After playing the same Bonus Match 5 numbers for years, “Pop Pop” of Churchton made a lucky mistake on the five-draw playslip he bought November 26. He changed his usual number 12 to 11 in error and the result was a $50,015 payday later in the week. “I’ve been playing the same numbers for 20 years,”...
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A Logistics and Industrial Operation Sailor was named the 2018 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Headquarters Senior Sailor of the Year Nov. 16. Petty Officer First Class Daniel Eldridge, an aviation technician serving as NAVAIR Technical Directive Kit Manager, was recognized for coordinating seven Central Kitting Activity employees as they processed, issued, and tracked...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering anglers an early start to the spring trout season before winter even begins. Starting the week of December 17, 2018, the department will conduct preseason trout stocking at several popular fishing locations. Early trout stocking will include several impoundments that will receive their annual allotments in a single stocking....
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Tracy Hurtt was surprised by her first few months as a civilian. Before retiring as a sergeant first class in 2013, her whole life had revolved around the military, first as a family member then as a soldier. “I struggled with not belonging to something that was bigger than I was,” she said about...
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The Hogan Administration today announced that the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Planning (Planning), has awarded ten projects $300,000 in Non-Capital Historic Preservation Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations and local jurisdictions for FY 2019. “Investing in Maryland’s historic communities leads to increased economic activity and tourism, as well as...
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Be sure to stop by the Crain Memorial Welcome Center on your way in or out of Charles County! The Welcome Center, located on Rt. 301-North in Newburg, is a great place to visit to plan all your Charles County explorations. Stocked with the most up to date information about Southern Maryland and statewide...
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