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UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigation Determined Ground Based Sparklers to Blame for House Fire in Bryans Road

UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigation Determined Ground Based Sparklers to Blame for House Fire in Bryans Road

UPDATE: The cause of the fire was determined to be the ignition of combustible material on the patio area as a result of ground based sparklers ignited in close proximity to the residence. Attempts to extinguish the fire delayed Fire Department notification resulting in heavy fire conditions encountered by first arriving companies. The estimated...
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Detectives Seeking Information Relating to Shooting on Heritage Place in Waldorf

Detectives Seeking Information Relating to Shooting on Heritage Place in Waldorf

On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at approximately 4:33 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Heritage Place in Waldorf, for the report of an injured man inside a parked car. When officers arrived, they located the man; he had severe trauma and was transported to a hospital where he is currently in critical...
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First Responders in Charles County Respond to Two Seperate Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions

First Responders in Charles County Respond to Two Seperate Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions

On Monday, December 21, 2020, at approximately 10:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Charles Street and Estevez Road in Allens Fresh, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene and located a single Toyota pickup truck off the roadway and in the woods....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Officer and La Plata Officer Awarded with Bronze Medal of Valor After Saving Suicidal Subject

Charles County Sheriff’s Officer and La Plata Officer Awarded with Bronze Medal of Valor After Saving Suicidal Subject

On April 22, 2020, while La Plata Police Department and Charles County Sheriff’s Office units were investigating an unrelated call for service at a La Plata convenience store, Corporal Gregory Champagne, of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, observed an individual dousing himself with gasoline around his head and shoulders at a fuel pump. Immediately,...
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Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Receive Life Saving Awards from the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association

Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Receive Life Saving Awards from the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association

On Wednesday, September 16, 2019, police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 25700 block of Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the report of a child not breathing. A Maryland State Police Helicopter was requested, with Trooper 7 transporting the victim to an area pediatric trauma center. On Thursday, December 17, 2020, several...
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UPDATE: Video Added, Police Seeking Identity of Two Suspects After Home Invasion with Shooting in Dunkirk

UPDATE: Video Added, Police Seeking Identity of Two Suspects After Home Invasion with Shooting in Dunkirk

12/18/2020n Update with video added: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in the Dunkirk home invasion / shooting from Monday, December 14, 2020. Suspect # 1 was described as a slender black male, approximately 5′ 11″ to 6′ tall, wearing glasses, 20-25 years old. Suspect #2 was...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Killed in Head-on Collision in Waldorf, Maryland State Police Investigating

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Killed in Head-on Collision in Waldorf, Maryland State Police Investigating

UPDATE 12:30 p.m.  Maryland State Police has identified the driver of the Ford pickup truck as William Joseph Tucker, 67, of Mechanicsville, Maryland. Maryland State Police, Press Release: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred this morning in Charles County. Shortly after 6:20 a.m. this morning, troopers from the Maryland...
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Detectives Arrest White Plains Man for Shooting Woman in Bryans Road

Detectives Arrest White Plains Man for Shooting Woman in Bryans Road

On December 15 shortly after 2:00 a.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center for the report of a woman who arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. During the investigation, detectives learned the shooting occurred in the 3000 block...
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UPDATE: 22-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Man Succumbs to Injuries Sustained from December Motor Vehicle Collision

UPDATE: 22-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Man Succumbs to Injuries Sustained from December Motor Vehicle Collision

UPDATE on 1/07/2021: The driver at fault in this crash, Matthew Robert Eppley, 22, of Charlotte Hall, MD, was pronounced deceased yesterday afternoon as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. Police have corrected the information released stating the female operator of the Chrysler Pacifica is still being treated at a...
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UPDATE: Suspect in Custody, Police Investigating Hit and Run After Child is Struck in Waldorf

UPDATE: Suspect in Custody, Police Investigating Hit and Run After Child is Struck in Waldorf

UPDATE 12/16/2020: On Tuesday, December 15, at 5:48 p.m., officers responded to the area of St Charles Parkway between Gallery Place and St Thomas Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a hit-and-run crash involving a child. A preliminary investigation revealed three children had just crossed St Charles Parkway, followed by an 8-year-old girl...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in California That Killed Prince Frederick Woman

UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in California That Killed Prince Frederick Woman

UPDATE: On Monday, December 7, 2020, at approximately 1:18 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a multiple motor vehicle collision with injuries in the area of Three Notch Road and Wildewood Boulevard in California. Deputies arrived on scene where five vehicles were involved in the collision....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020: Maryland Reports 2,401 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

Tuesday, December 15, 2020: Maryland Reports 2,401 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

As of Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Maryland reports 239,362 COVID-19 cases and 5,039 deaths, an increase of 2,401 cases and 61 deaths over 24 hours. 1,799 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 411 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 239,362 Number of persons tested negative : 2,354,515 Total...
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Bushwood Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog was Shot with BB Gun Multiple Times

Bushwood Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog was Shot with BB Gun Multiple Times

On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Deputy D. Smith of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area Upland Drive in Bushwood for the report of animal cruelty. Upon arrival he spoke with a female complainant that lives next door to Conrad Benjamin Morris, 46, of Bushwood, and advised she watched Morris shoot...
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Quadruple Shooting in Landover Leaves One Dead, One in Critical Condition, Two Injured

Quadruple Shooting in Landover Leaves One Dead, One in Critical Condition, Two Injured

Detectives with the Homicide Unit are working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man Saturday night in a business near Landover. The victim is 22-year-old Leon Frazier of Washington, D.C. Three additional people were also shot. One of those victims remains in critical condition. The two additional victims suffered...
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Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf, Victim Transported to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries

Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Waldorf, Victim Transported to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries

On Monday, December 14, 2020, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mall Circle in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male laying in the Southbound lanes of Crain Highway, firefighters immediately...
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Monday, December 14, 2020: Maryland Reports 2,314 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

Monday, December 14, 2020: Maryland Reports 2,314 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

As of Monday, December 14, 2020, Maryland reports 236,961 COVID-19 cases and 4,978 deaths, an increase of 2,314 cases and 24 deaths over 24 hours. 1,679 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 404 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 236,961 Number of persons tested negative : 2,344,023 Total...
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Attorney General Frosh Announces Multistate Lawsuit Seeking to End Facebook’s Illegal Monopoly

Attorney General Frosh Announces Multistate Lawsuit Seeking to End Facebook’s Illegal Monopoly

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired potential competitors in a predatory manner and cut...
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Sunday, December 13, 2020: Maryland Reports 6,176 New Cases of COVID-19 in 48 Hours

Sunday, December 13, 2020: Maryland Reports 6,176 New Cases of COVID-19 in 48 Hours

As of Sunday, December 13, 2020, Maryland reports 234,647 COVID-19 cases and 4,954 deaths, an increase of 6,176 cases and 53 deaths over 48 hours. 1,679 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 424 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 234,647 Number of persons tested negative :...
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Police in Charles County Investigating Shooting and Car Crash on Lambeth Hill Drive Near Renner Road, in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Investigating Shooting and Car Crash on Lambeth Hill Drive Near Renner Road, in Waldorf

On Thursday, December 10, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to several calls for a possible shooting in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive in Waldorf. Callers indicated the occupants in two vehicles were shooting at each other. When officers arrived, they located a Volkswagen Jetta, which...
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Saint Leonard Native, U.S. Navy Pilot Serving Alongside French Navy

Saint Leonard Native, U.S. Navy Pilot Serving Alongside French Navy

By Ethan Carter, Navy Office of Community Outreach – Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hobbs, a native of Saint Leonard, Maryland, is currently serving on an exchange with the French Marine Nationale as a part of the Personnel Exchange Program. Hobbs is a U.S. Navy pilot who’s been responsible for flying the MH-60S operationally and the...
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Governor Hogan Signs Executive Order to Provide Emergency Tax Relief to Small Businesses & Forgives $75 Million in Small Business Loans

Governor Hogan Signs Executive Order to Provide Emergency Tax Relief to Small Businesses & Forgives $75 Million in Small Business Loans

Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of additional COVID-19 health and economic relief initiatives to help struggling Maryland families and small businesses. He was joined by Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Housing Secretary Kenneth Holt. “We continue to take constant actions on a daily basis to fight this virus from all directions, while...
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Thursday, December 10, 2020: Maryland Reports 3,202 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

Thursday, December 10, 2020: Maryland Reports 3,202 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 Hours

As of Thursday, December 10, 2020, Maryland reports 225,855 COVID-19 cases and 4,850 deaths, an increase of 3,202 cases and 49 deaths over 24 hours. 1,720 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 416 ICU beds are in use. Governor Larry Hogan said “Sadly, as we anticipated, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland are now at an...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 12/9/2020

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 12/9/2020

The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes, and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.   On December 1, 2020, Deputies responded to Harris Teeter in Dunkirk for the report of harassment. The complainant advised an unknown male subject approached them while checking out and refused to leave them alone. Deputies...
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State of Maryland to Focus on Health Care Workers, Long-Term Care Facilities, First Responders In Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation

State of Maryland to Focus on Health Care Workers, Long-Term Care Facilities, First Responders In Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation

State Launching Aggressive Public Health Campaign to Encourage Marylanders to Get Vaccinated. As COVID-19 vaccination preparation moves forward across the country, Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on Maryland’s plans to safely deliver and distribute effective vaccines. “Our team at the Maryland Department of Health has worked hard over the past eight months...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourns Passing of K-9 Edo

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourns Passing of K-9 Edo

It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has to announce the passing of K-9 Edo. K-9 Edo was the partner to Cpl. Jamie Morgan and served the agency from 2011 to his untimely passing on December 4, 2020. K-9 Edo was a European import German Shepherd/Malinois mix that was purchased...
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