The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA), set to kick off in September. This 12-week program will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through mid-December. “The Citizens Police Academy has been an invaluable program offered by the CCSO for the past...
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As of Monday, July 27, 2020, Maryland reports 84,876 COVID-19 cases and 3,315 deaths. An increase of 3,110 cases and 22 deaths, since Friday, July 24, 2020. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 84,876 Number of persons tested negative : 770,642 Total testing volume : 1,120,761 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,315 Number of probable...
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On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at approximately 11:15 a.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to the Avis Car Rental on Valley Drive and Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening other vehicles. Crews arrived on the scene to find two Jeep Gladiators well involved....
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On July 20, 2020, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Hugh C. Gardiner Inc. Store on Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the reported active theft attempt. Deputies arrived on the scene and located Damond Seagun Forrest, age 55 of Great Mills and Maurice Delonte Stoney, age 52 of Great Mills, on...
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On Saturday, July 11, 2020, at approximately 6:04 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to South Shangri-La Drive and Missouri Avenue in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Crews found a single story residence with fire showing on the side of the house with a small brush fire, firefighters...
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As of Friday, July 24, 2020, Maryland reports 81,766 COVID-19 cases and 3,293 deaths. An increase of 930 cases and 12 deaths. Number of confirmed cases : 81,766 Number of persons tested negative : 722,584 Total testing volume : 1,040,442 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,293 Number of probable deaths : 129 Currently hospitalized : 533 Acute care : 390 Intensive...
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A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted licensed dentist Edward T. Buford III, age 68, of Silver Spring, Maryland; his business partner Kasandra Vilchez-Duarte, age 44, of Fort Washington, Maryland; and Donnie Amis, age 63, of Washington, D.C. on the federal charges of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and conspiracy to...
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The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Demetria Charmaine Walker on July 16, 2020, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by county police on July 12, 2020. According to the warrant, on July 12th, police responded to the 7900 Block of 18th Avenue in Adelphi, MD for a...
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As of Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Maryland reports 79,545 COVID-19 cases and 3,272 deaths. An increase of 860 cases and 20 deaths. Number of confirmed cases : 79,545 Number of persons tested negative : 684,822 Total testing volume : 979,158 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,272 Number of probable deaths : 130 Currently hospitalized : 484 Acute care : 353 Intensive...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering help for families with the online registration and enrollment process. Starting July 27, parents with appointments can meet with a staff member at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. Online registration and enrollment information...
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Anne Arundel County Public Schools will engage in virtual learning for the entire first semester of the 2020-2021 school year under a plan Superintendent George Arlotto will review with the Board of Education at a public meeting on Wednesday, July 22. Dr. Arlotto made the decision after numerous conversations with Anne Arundel County Health...
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In response to Excessive Heat Warnings in St. Mary’s County and the surrounding areas, St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is limiting the hours of operation for COVID-19 testing offered outside of the Harm Reduction Program Office in Lexington Park. With extreme warm temperatures forecast for this week, there are two public cooling centers...
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iNovex Information Systems, Incorporated (“iNovex”), located in Annapolis, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $962,747.42 to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations that iNovex knowingly billed the National Security Agency (“NSA”), a component of the Department of Defense, for work performed by certain iNovex employees who did not meet all of the...
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The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Antawan Steven Hamilton on July 15, 2020, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by county police on July 9, 2020. According to the warrant, on July 6th, deputies assigned to the domestic violence intervention division responded to an in Hyattsville, MD,...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday night in Accokeek. The deceased driver is 35-year-old Johvani Cruz of Indian Head. On July 17th, at approximately 8:25 pm, officers responded to the 15000 block of Livingston Road for a collision involving a single SUV. Cruz, the only occupant...
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UPDATE: 1:53 p.m., ST. MARYS HOSPITAL IS NO LONGER ON MINI DISASTER 12:00 p.m: The MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is currently under code GREEN “Mini-Disaster” due to a power outage, and is not accepting any transported patients as of 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2020. All emergency medical transport units will be transporting patients...
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On Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police responded to Pacific Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls of shots being fired. Police arrived on the scene to find a silver Nissan Altima in the woods with airbags deployed and visible damage from multiple bullet holes throughout the vehicle. Officers located...
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On Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police responded to West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with one homeowner who advised they heard multiple shots fire at approximately 1:35 a.m., and a short time later they located one bullet...
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On Saturday, July 18, 2020, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Norris Road and Clipper Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole....
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is launching new technology initiatives to support enhanced student and staff access to distance learning. The initiatives will support distance-learning plans for the 2020-21 school year, and beyond. Through funding CCPS received from a CARES Act technology grant, the school system will provide all high school students with a...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash in which one person died today in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 11:50 a.m., on Saturday, July 18, 2020, troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to a reported three vehicle crash on southbound Route 4 at Dowerhouse Road in Prince George’s County, Maryland. According to a...
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As of Friday, July 17, 2020, Maryland reports 76,371 COVID-19 cases and 3,227 deaths. An increase of 707 cases and 12 deaths overnight. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 76,371 Number of persons tested negative : 631,845 Total testing volume : 896,990 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,227 Number of probable deaths : 132 Currently hospitalized...
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The Officers and Members of the Second District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad sadly announce the passing of long time Auxiliary Member and Emergency Medical Services Responder Michael T. Johnson on Friday, July 10, 2020. Mike joined the SDVFDRS auxiliary in 2002 and immediately joined the famous “back kitchen grilling team”, taking over...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has uncovered a massive and sophisticated criminal enterprise involving more than 47,500 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in Maryland and totaling over $501 million. The governor was joined for today’s announcement by Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson and Special Agent Derek Pickle from...
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The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) in conjunction with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) recently secured approximately $118,000,000 in additional Pandemic-EBT funding from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). DHS estimates that over 451,000 vulnerable children in Maryland will benefit from the P-EBT program for...
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