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UPDATE: 2-Alarm Fire at San Souci Plaza in California was due to Electrical Malfunction

UPDATE: 2-Alarm Fire at San Souci Plaza in California was due to Electrical Malfunction

UPDATE: The Office of the State Fire Marshal reports fire was the result of an electrical malfunction and originated on the exterior of the retail space in the covered area above the sidewalk. Multiple adjoining retail spaces sustained smoke damage as well. They estimate the monetary loss to the structure at over $25,000. No...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Asks Public’s Assistance in Identifying Car Theft Suspect

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Asks Public’s Assistance in Identifying Car Theft Suspect

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, December 16, 2018 at approximately 8:10 a.m., the suspect entered the Planet Fitness gym in California and told the attendant he forgot something in the locker room and was allowed access to the locker room. The suspect then...
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Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in Mechanicsville

Firefighters Respond to Vehicle Fire in Mechanicsville

On Friday, December 14, at approximately 3:10 p.m., Firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to Thompson’s Corner Road, in the area of White Marsh School in Mechanicsville for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene with the corrected location off of Redstone Lane and advised to start a Brush truck as the...
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Leads to Patient Flown to Trauma Center

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Leads to Patient Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, December 17, 2018 at approximately 11:55 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Thompsons Corner Road in Mechanicsville for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with one vehicle in the roadway,...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Sends Two to Hospital After Car Hits Box Truck

Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Sends Two to Hospital After Car Hits Box Truck

On Friday, December 14, 2018, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road, and Rutherford Boulevard in Great Mills for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a t-bone style collision. Two patients from the...
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Two Waldorf Women Arrested for Shoplifting at Harris Teeter in California

Two Waldorf Women Arrested for Shoplifting at Harris Teeter in California

On December 11, 2018, Master Trooper M. Davis, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was inside the Harris Teeter store located in California, when he observed two women take items and leave the store without paying for them. The officer advised the women to return inside the store for an investigation. Trooper K....
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21-Year-Old La Plata Man Arrested for Assault and Armed Robbery of Homeless Man in Waldorf

21-Year-Old La Plata Man Arrested for Assault and Armed Robbery of Homeless Man in Waldorf

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at approximately 9:10 p.m., Deputy J. Wilson, from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the area of St. Thomas Drive and Aldermans Place, in Waldorf, for the report of an Armed Robbery which just occurred. Police made contact with the male victim who advised while walking on St....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Threat That Led to After-School Activities at Great Mills High School Being Cancelled

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Threat That Led to After-School Activities at Great Mills High School Being Cancelled

After-school activities at Great Mills High School are cancelled on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. At approximately 2:59 P.M. an anonymous call was received in the main office at Great Mills High School (GMHS). The caller informed office staff that he was on his way to carry out an act of violence. GMHS administration notified...
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Police Investigating Stabbing of an Off-Duty Charles County Sheriff’s Officer at Fort Washington Tavern

Police Investigating Stabbing of an Off-Duty Charles County Sheriff’s Officer at Fort Washington Tavern

On December 16, 2018, at approximately 8:30 pm officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to a tavern in the 9000 block of Livingston Road, in Fort Washington for the report of a stabbing. The preliminary investigation reveals a dispute between the victim and suspect escalated into the stabbing. After being...
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Dameron Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Burglary, Assault and Theft

Dameron Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Burglary, Assault and Theft

On Friday, December 14, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46300 block of Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary in progress. Contact was made with individuals at the residence who advised Benjamin Leon Sanders, 40 of Dameron, arrived at the residence armed with a tire...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Would Like to Put Money in Your Stocking

Calvert County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment of a person responsible for a crime in Calvert County. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime or the location of a fugitive may contact Calvert County Crime Solvers by calling 1-410-535-TIPS. All individuals who...
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Buying Marijuana at the Mall Leads to Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Assault and Gun Charges

Buying Marijuana at the Mall Leads to Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Assault and Gun Charges

On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at approximately 8:15 p.m., officers of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Mall Circle, in Waldorf, for the report of shots fired. Upon officer’s arrival, they found four 40. caliber spent shell casings on the ground, on the access road between Buffalo Wild Wings and...
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Woman Transported to Trauma Center After Vehicle Flips Multiple Times in Lexington Park

Woman Transported to Trauma Center After Vehicle Flips Multiple Times in Lexington Park

On Saturday, December 15, 2018, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Gate two of the Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle on its side...
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Hollywood Woman High on Cocaine Sentenced for Homicide by Motor Vehicle

Hollywood Woman High on Cocaine Sentenced for Homicide by Motor Vehicle

On Thursday, December 13, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Kelly Yvonn Young, 61, of Hollywood, to 5 years in prison for the vehicular killing of Robert Maguire. Following her time in prison, Young will have 5 years of supervised probation. On July 30, 2018, Young entered a guilty plea...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Defecated in Lexington Park Laundromat

VIDEO: Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Defecated in Lexington Park Laundromat

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Cpl. R. Maloy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a laundromat on Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, for the report of a suspicious incident/destruction of property. Upon arriving contact was made with the owner who said an unknown white male had entered the business and defecated...
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Intoxicated Man Causing Disturbance Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick

Intoxicated Man Causing Disturbance Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Deputy First Class Rediker of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. The complainant advised Philip Holladay Dew III, 43, was acting disorderly, confrontational and appeared to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Dfc....
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Neighbors Concerned About Convicted Killer of 13-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Girl Living Next to Elementary School

Neighbors Concerned About Convicted Killer of 13-Year-Old St. Mary’s County Girl Living Next to Elementary School

Keith Allen Green, 54, is living in a Sober living house with a backyard that backs up to the grounds of Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School, in St. Charles. Green was convicted of killing Claudia Pickeral, 13, as she was walking home from her school bus stop on February 19, 1997. Green was her...
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Police Arrest Man in Waldorf for Rape and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Police Arrest Man in Waldorf for Rape and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Deputy Matthew Kelly, from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to J.P. Ryon Elementary School, in Waldorf, for the report of a sexual assault of a minor. Once at the school, the officer and an employee from the Department of Social Services spoke to an 8-year-old female student who...
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Gunfire at Cemetery in Waldorf Leads to Gun and Drug Charges for Two

Gunfire at Cemetery in Waldorf Leads to Gun and Drug Charges for Two

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, deputies from the the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Heritage Memorial Cemetery, on Popular Hill Road, in Waldorf, for the report of gun shots. Officers arrived on scene and found a U-Haul Truck leaving the cemetery occupied multiple times. Several marked uniformed patrol officers made loud verbal...
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16-Year-Old Charles County Student Charged With Making Threats of Mass Violence

16-Year-Old Charles County Student Charged With Making Threats of Mass Violence

On Friday, December 7 at approximately 6:00 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s school resource officer was notified of a social media post containing a threat to North Point High School later that day. Officers were able to quickly identify the person who posted the message and made contact with him and a parent. The...
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Fatal Motel Fire in Charles County Under Investigation

Fatal Motel Fire in Charles County Under Investigation

Deputy State Fire Marshals are conducting an origin and cause investigation of late night fire that occurred on December 9, 2018, in a one story commercial building. The property is South Winds Motel, located at 6365 Crain Highway in La Plata. The owner of the property is Timothy Hart. The 911 call was received...
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UPDATE: Man who Stabbed Victim Several Times in Back at St. Mary’s Square Still at Large

UPDATE 12/10/2018: On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at approximately 3:35 pm, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the parking lot of the Weis in Lexington Park, for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, it was revealed the victim, Zachary M. Sawyer (28) suffered two stab wounds to his back after...
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Survey Shows Marylanders Support Deer Hunting

Survey Shows Marylanders Support Deer Hunting

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of a public opinion survey, done in cooperation with the University of Delaware and Responsive Management on white-tailed deer. The telephone survey covered a range of topics and will be used to support revision of the department’s deer management plan. The survey, taken by more than 2,200 individuals representing...
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SMECO Employees Raise $55,650 for Hospice

SMECO Employees Raise $55,650 for Hospice

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees held two fund-raising events and recently donated $55,650 to the hospice organizations in Southern Maryland. SMECO employees raised the money through the SMECO 75 Bike Ride held in June and the SMECO Annual Charity Golf Outing in October. The events are supported by a group of employee volunteers, vendors, and the...
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Leonardtown Woman Driving on Suspended License Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Drunk Driving and More

Leonardtown Woman Driving on Suspended License Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Drunk Driving and More

On December 4, 2018 at approximately 1:35 p.m., a witness called the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and reported a possible intoxicated driver. The witness advised a tan Toyota Camry was driving erratically on Leonardtown Road and Oliver Shop Road. The vehicle was speeding up, slowing down, slamming on its brakes. The driver was also...
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