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Bryantown Man Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Bryantown Man Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Trooper Foster of the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a blue Kia for exceeding the posted speed limit on Shlagel Road, Waldorf. Upon making contact with the operator, Thornton, Corey Joseph, 28, of Bryantown, Trooper Foster detected the odor...
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Foxes Test Positive for Rabies in Lexington Park Area

Foxes Test Positive for Rabies in Lexington Park Area

The St. Mary’s County Health Department reports two foxes collected from the Lexington Park area have tested positive for rabies. On June 27, 2018, a fox was collected from Great Mills Road and on July 28, 2018, a second fox was collected on Buena Vista Lane. The test results were confirmed by the State’s...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/1/2018

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/1/2018

The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On June 26, 2018 Deputy Gott conducted a traffic stop in the area of Grays Road and Cypress Swamp. He made contact with the driver, Matthew Adam Ward (31), and the passenger, Julia Dee Ward (32)....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Hold Public Briefing on Recent Lexington Park Burglaries and Robberies

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Hold Public Briefing on Recent Lexington Park Burglaries and Robberies

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will present a briefing to the Lexington Park Business Association on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, about recent burglaries and robberies in the Lexington Park area. The public is also invited to attend to hear about the ongoing investigations. The meeting will be held at the Bay District Volunteer...
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Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for the Murder of Michael Beers

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for the Murder of Michael Beers

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Friday, July 27, 2018, Judge William R. Greer, Jr., sentenced Bryan Javier Aquice, 25, to a sentence of Life plus 50 years for the murder of Michael Beers and other related charges. The Court imposed a sentence of Life for the murder of Mr....
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UPDATE: Police Release Name of 31-Year-Old Man Lexington Park Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

UPDATE: Police Release Name of 31-Year-Old Man Lexington Park Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

UPDATE 7/30/2018 @ 6:00 a.m.: On July 29, 2018, at approximately 6:50 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Three Notch Road, in the area of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Responding deputies found a sport utility vehicle...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting a Shooting Investigation in Columbia Commons

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting a Shooting Investigation in Columbia Commons

UPDATE 7/27/2018: On July 20, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of shots fired. Preliminary investigation determined a vehicle and residence had been shot with an unknown firearm. No injuries were reported, and...
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$10,000 Reward Offered for Information About Theft of Numerous Handguns Stolen from The Tackle Box Gun Store

$10,000 Reward Offered for Information About Theft of Numerous Handguns Stolen from The Tackle Box Gun Store

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a combined reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the theft of firearms from The...
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UPDATE: Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Thief at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE: Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Thief at Great Mills Sheetz

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured for theft. On Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 1:35 a.m. the suspect stole the cash drawer from the Sheetz store in Great Mills at Old Great Mills Road. The suspect is a white male with a chin-strap beard, wearing a...
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Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Injures One

Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills Injures One

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police fire and rescue responded to Chancellors Run Road and Norris Road, for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Expedition off the roadway and a Chevy Pick-up truck in the road involved in a rear-end style...
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Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Trauma Center

Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident Sends One to Trauma Center

On Thursday, July 26, 2018, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Millstone Landing Road, in Lexington Park, for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway that had struck a pole and...
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Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Armed Robbers

Police in Calvert County Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Armed Robbers

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at approximately 2:07 p.m., the Calvert Control Center was notified of a robbery at the Discount Liquor Store located at 5005 Solomons Island Road, in Huntingtown. The caller advised the store was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects. The first suspect was described as a black male wearing a...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Illegal Guns, Destructive Devices, and Possession of Child Pornography

Waldorf Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Illegal Guns, Destructive Devices, and Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Caleb Andrew Bailey, 31, of Waldorf, to 200 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for illegal possession of unregistered machine guns, unregistered short-barreled rifles, and unregistered destructive devices, and for possession of child pornography. Judge Grimm also ordered that Bailey must register as a sex...
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Two Women Safe After Water Rescue in Leonardtown

Two Women Safe After Water Rescue in Leonardtown

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters from the Mechanicsville and Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Departments and Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to 26005 Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown, to assist two citizens at the Craft Guild Shop reported to be stuck in...
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UPDATE: Photos of Lexington Park WaWa Armed Robbers Released

UPDATE: Photos of Lexington Park WaWa Armed Robbers Released

On Monday, July 23, 2018, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Deputies St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the WaWa Convenience Store on Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported armed robbery. The suspects are reported to be two black males wearing masks and black clothing with...
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VIDEO: Unknown How Many Guns Were Stolen From Tackle Box in Early Morning Break In

VIDEO: Unknown How Many Guns Were Stolen From Tackle Box in Early Morning Break In

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m.. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gun Store located at 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for a burglar alarm activation. Upon arrival of police it was discovered unknown suspect(s) had entered the business and...
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Armed Robbery Reported on Great Mills Road

Armed Robbery Reported on Great Mills Road

On Sunday, July 22, 2018, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the area of Canopy Liquors on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park for the reported armed robbery of two citizens. The suspects are reportedly two black males wearing...
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VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to House & Shed Fire in Leonardtown

VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to House & Shed Fire in Leonardtown

On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 9:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Valley Lee, Ridge, Seventh District, and Solomons responded to Beauvue Court and Medleys Neck Road, in Leonardtown for the reported structure fire. Units arrived on scene to find a two-story detached garage fully involved with extensions to a one-story...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault in Marbury

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault in Marbury

On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 4:55 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4400 block of Chicamuxen Road in Marbury for the report of a female waving down vehicles in the area of a store. Officers arrived and located the female. Investigation revealed that she had been walking...
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California Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges and Driving While Impaired

California Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges and Driving While Impaired

On Thursday, July 5, 2018, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Deputy Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to 25580 Three Notch Road, in Hollywood, for the report of a traffic complaint. A witness observed a silver 2004 Nissan Xterra traveling North on Three Notch Road, in the area of Old Three Notch...
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DC Man Arrested for Armed Robbery at La Plata CVS, Two Suspects Still at Large

DC Man Arrested for Armed Robbery at La Plata CVS, Two Suspects Still at Large

On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at approximately 3:25 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the CVS located at 6260 Crain Highway in La Plata for the report of an armed robbery in progress involving three suspects, one who was armed with a gun. Officers arrived within minutes and were able...
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UPDATE: Bicyclist Flown from Scene After Striking Maryland State Police SUV in Hollywood

UPDATE: Bicyclist Flown from Scene After Striking Maryland State Police SUV in Hollywood

UPDATE 7/19/2018 @ 11:50 p.m.: On July 18, 2018 at approximately 7:20 p.m., Trooper First Class Manning of the Leonardtown Barrack, was operating Maryland State Police unmarked Ford Explorer unit T-5. TFC Manning had initiated a traffic stop on the northbound shoulder of Three Notch Road, in the area of Ricky Drive, in Hollywood....
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Smoking Ban in All Public Housing Goes into Effect Aug 3, 2018

Smoking Ban in All Public Housing Goes into Effect Aug 3, 2018

Smoke-free housing is not a new concept for HUD. Over the last decade or so, HUD has encouraged both public housing authorities and multifamily housing owners to establish smoke-free communities and has even issued a 63-page toolkit to aid in the process. So what is different now? With its Final Rule published last month,...
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UPDATE : Bottle Thief Returns to Liquor Store Arrested for Trespassing

UPDATE : Bottle Thief Returns to Liquor Store Arrested for Trespassing

UPDATE: 7/17/2018: On Friday, July 13, 2018, Deputy Tyler Payne of St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to ABC Liquors and Lounge for Todd Matthew Evans, 41 of Glen Burnie, returning to the store after being issued a notice not to trespass.. He was arrested and charged with Trespassing on Private Property. On Monday,...
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Clerk at Bob’s Sunoco Charged with Making Underage Sale During Compliance Check

Clerk at Bob’s Sunoco Charged with Making Underage Sale During Compliance Check

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted alcohol compliance checks at multiple retail establishments within the Callaway and Lexington Park areas, to ensure and encourage the prohibition of illegal alcohol sales to minors under the age of 21. These compliance checks were completed at random businesses who hold alcohol licenses within St. Mary’s County....
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