On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 10:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21831 Ronald Drive and Watt Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and halfway into the basement of an...
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This past weekend, several members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department traveled to South Bend, Indiana to receive recognition for rescuing two civilians trapped in Swift water during Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. The members in attendance that were part of the response were Wayne Klinger Sr., John Comer, Robert Mott, Wayne Klinger...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Calvert County. At about 1:20 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hallowing Point Road in the area of Jibsail Drive. According to a...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred overnight in Prince George’s County. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a collision involving a tractor trailer and a pedestrian on eastbound Rt. 50 east of...
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UPDATE 6/8/2021: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey today announced that Anthony Wayne Crusoe, II, 26, of Prince Frederick, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first degree assault. The charge carries a maximum punishment of 25 years imprisonment. The incident occurred on November 1, 2020, at the Park and Ride located on Fairgrounds Road...
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On Friday, June 4, 2021, members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force conducted a vehicle stop in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The vehicle was approached by Task Force members and the odor of marijuana was detected emitting from the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, Tyquan Samuel...
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On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 10:38 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leesa Court and Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Dispatchers advised a Honda operated by a heavy-set black male struck an adult female victim before fleeing the...
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On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:40 p.m., firefighters responded to 46543 Valley Court in Lexington Park, for the reported small trash can on fire threatening a structure. Approximately 5 minutes later, the assignment was upgraded to a working structure fire. Crews then arrived on the scene to find fire showing from multiple...
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On Monday, June 7, 2021, at approximately 8:02 a.m., an on-duty police officer came across a motor vehicle collision on Berry Road in the area of Sun Valley Drive in Waldorf. Upon checking for injuries, he found one victim trapped with agonal breathing. Fire and rescue personnel were then alerted to the scene. Firefighters...
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On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee and police responded to the 22500 block of Upper Kells Court in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure with no injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had struck the front of...
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On Friday, June 4, 2021, at approximately 11:20 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office contacted St. Mary’s in regards to a vehicle pursuit coming into St. Mary’s County. While St. Mary’s County deputies were responding to the area, the suspect vehicle stopped on Charlotte Hall Road near the Lighthouse Liquors located at 30411 Three...
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UPDATE: On Thursday, June 03, 2021, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Liverpool Point Road in the area of Riverside Road in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State Police La...
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On Monday, May 24, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Captain Yingling from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived in the area, he observed a female suspect leaving the scene in a red 2019 Hyundai Accent bearing Maryland...
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On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at approximately 6:42 p.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to the area of 3120 Heathcote Road in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story middle of the row townhouse with fire showing. Firefighters controlled the fire in under 20 minutes....
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On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office contacted Charles County in reference to a white Dodge Charger that was coming into Hughesville from St. Mary’s County. Multiple 911 callers reported the white Dodge Charger had Maryland Registration Plates “8EL1779” and was driving recklessly while doing donuts...
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On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of Southern Maryland Boulevard (MD Route 4) at the intersection with Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for a multiple vehicle collision involving fatal injuries. Investigation determined a Dodge Charger was traveling Southbound on MD Route 4 approaching the intersection, when...
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On Sunday, May 30, 2021, at approximately 6:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 23000 block of Oakley Road in Avenue, for the report of one not breathing. Police arrived on the scene to find a 21-year-old female not breathing and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. All responding fire...
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On Saturday, May 29, 2021, at approximately 10:55 p.m., police responded to the TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Lexington Park located at 22520 Three Notch Road, for the reported hold up alarm. Officers arrived on the scene to find a white male suspect entered the hotel and threatened an employee with a weapon while...
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Howard County police have charged a Laurel man with rape and murder in a long-unsolved kidnapping case dating back nearly 40 years. Howard Jackson Bradberry, Jr., 62, of Montgomery Street, was arrested at his home May 25 after DNA test results linked him to a 1982 crime scene where the body of Laney Lee...
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On Saturday, May 29, 2021, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police responded to 21151 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported robbery. Police arrived on the scene to find one victim with injuries to his upper body and said a black male assaulted and robbed him. The victim denied an ambulance. The suspect...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Youth Gun Violence Task Force continued its enforcement efforts this week in removing illegal firearms and illicit drugs from the community. On Thursday, May 27, 2021, task force members, Emergency Services Team and Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives served a warrant on Walead “Wade” Othman, 53 of Lexington Park,...
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On May 17 at 8:05 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a gas station in the 6600 block of Crain Highway in La Plata for the report of an assault and theft. An initial investigation revealed a woman entered the business, physically assaulted the cashier and stole money from the...
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On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a convenience store in the 2800 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. The initial investigation revealed a lone suspect entered the business, produced a handgun and announced a robbery....
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UPDATE 5/27/2021: Police have identified Jane Doe as Geeta Stowe, 42, of Linthicum Heights. Unfortunately, Stowe succumbed to her injuries, her family was notified. The identification was made possible by the numerous tips our officers received surrounding this case. The investigation into the cause of death is still ongoing. 5/24/2021: On Sunday, May 23,...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has achieved national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). PHAB is the nonprofit organization that administers the national accreditation program for health departments. Accreditation aims to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, evidence-based action, and innovation. “We are absolutely thrilled to...
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