On Friday, July 19, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Three Notch Road and Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with one subject...
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The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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On Monday, July 22, 2019, at approximately 3:05 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 3545 Promenade Place in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 4-story apartment complex with smoke showing from the third-floor balcony. The owner/occupant has been identified as Jerone Cobble, with...
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On July 15, 2019, Deputy Sampson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel in Prince Frederick. While making contact with the driver, Stephanie Marie Jarboe, 33, of Huntingtown, Deputy Sampson noticed the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath....
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners adopted today a recommendation by the Department of Parks & Recreation to restrict alcohol consumption at Breezy Point Beach & Campground. The resolution prohibits alcohol in the Breezy Point Beach day-use area, allowing the use of beer and wine at campsites only. The measure is an effort...
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U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Harold Thomas Martin, III, age 54, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for willful retention of national defense information. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Assistant...
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Maryland’s Overdose Response Program (ORP) launched in 2014 to train individuals most able to assist someone at risk of dying from an opioid overdose when emergency medical services are not immediately available. Persons who are trained by St. Mary’s County Health Department will receive a free rescue kit that includes naloxone (Narcan®), a life-saving...
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Mizkan America, Inc., announced the voluntary recall of select production codes of certain RAGÚ® pasta sauces in the U.S. because the sauce may contain fragments of plastic. There have not been any reports of consumer injuries or complaints. Mizkan America is taking this action out of an abundance of caution. This recall is at the retail level and...
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The St. Andrew’s Landfill will host Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This program allows residents to clean out their barns, basements, sheds, garages, storage areas under kitchen sinks, etc. and take advantage of the opportunity to properly discard of potentially toxic/dangerous materials....
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The Hogan Administration announces that Opportunity MDOT, a first-of-its-kind Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) program to empower businesses throughout the state, will host a kickoff workshop Thursday, August 1, at the University of Maryland, College Park. Opportunity MDOT is designed to help connect small-, minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses with new opportunities related to...
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The Commissioners of Leonardtown invite the public to a special event recognizing National Aviation Day Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 11:15 a.m., on the lawn of the governmental center located at 23115 Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown. The event will feature multiple static aircraft displays including the Maryland State Police Trooper 7 helicopter. The...
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The Circle of Angels Initiative. Inc invites the public to the 12th Annual Commemoration Honoring all Uniformed Services in Southern Maryland, on Friday, August 2, 2019. 2019 is the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion which is connected to our local area because of WWII sites, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS-Pax) and Solomons...
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On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will temporarily close MD 425 (Ironsides Road) near Baptist Church Road in Nanjemoy. The temporary closure will allow crews to replace two underground aging drainage pipes just north of the intersection. The work should be...
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Join the St. Mary’s County Museum Division in celebrating some of St. Mary’s County’s most significant lighthouses during National Lighthouse Weekend Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 at Piney Point Lighthouse in Piney Point, MD and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island, near Colton’s Point, MD. Special activities and tours will be...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board will consider new tolling options to save Marylanders more than $28 million over the next five years. This would be the third round of historic toll relief during the Hogan administration, resulting in a total of up to $344 million in savings....
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On Sunday, July 21, 2019, at approximately 7:35 p.m., 5 firefighters from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to Aviation Yacht Club Road and Sandy Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway fully engulfed in fire, with all occupants safely out...
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On Friday, July 19, 2019, at approximately 12:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the La Quinta Inn on Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the Southbound lanes in...
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is alerting residents of an excessive heat watch forecast through Sunday evening, July 21 for central Maryland and parts of eastern Maryland. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to reach the high 90s and may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some places, with heat index...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing person, Macy Jean Harim. Harim is a white female, 5-04, 200lbs, brown hair and blue eyes. Macy Jean Harim was last seen on Friday, July 12, 2019, in the area of St Mary’s City.
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Shoaibur Qureshi of White Plains recently started commuting to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Lexington Park. The route led the loyal scratch-off player to a lucky Maryland Lottery retailer in St. Mary’s County, where he bought a $5 instant ticket that delivered a $50,000 top prize. The Charles County resident found his...
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Today we share our condolences with Master Cpl. Renee Cuyler, K9 Unit, upon hearing her beloved retired Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9, Atos, passed away after an illness. Atos was 14.5 years old and served the sheriff’s office from 2007 until his retirement in 2015. While he served our county, Atos worked in patrol...
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The building at the intersection of Route 301 and St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf is often overlooked by passersby. A wall of trees along southbound 301 limits the view of the structure from the tens of thousands of cars that go by every day, and the tan adobe exterior and simple lines blend into...
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A heat advisory will be in effect from 11 am to 8 pm Wednesday, July 17, 2019, for the following counties: Anne Arundel Calvert Charles Prince Georges St. Mary’s The national weather service in Baltimore MD/Washington has issued a heat advisory, which is in effect from 11 am to 8 pm Wednesday. Heat index...
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An Indian Head man’s lucky Keno numbers hit again last week, earning the 53-year-old his second major win in weeks. The Indian Head resident played the same series of lucky birth dates and matched several numbers, including eight on a single game, for a $20,080 prize. The federal government worker found his fortune at...
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On Thursday, July 11, 2019, at approximately 10:40 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Route 4 and Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision with one occupant trapped. Dunkirk...
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