On Monday, December 3, 2018 at approximately 11:40 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Fairgrounds Road, in the area of Cartwright Road, in Leonardtown for the reported motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway on its roof, with the single...
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On December 1, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Trooper Posch responded to the 45000 block of Take It Easy Ranch Road, in Callaway, for a suspicious vehicle. The complainant reported the vehicle, a blue and tan Chevrolet 1500 Z71 bearing VA registration, had been parked in the woods behind the campground for approximately six...
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On Sunday, November 18, 2018, Cpl. Seyfried of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, responded to 25926 Chaffee Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported domestic assault in progress. According to court documents, Joseph Michael Bowles, 32 of Mechanicsville, assaulted his mother by striking her in the arm, causing visible injury. Bowles and his mother...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured. On Friday, November 16, 2018, at 4:38 p.m., the suspects took two phone chargers from the display and left the Kohl’s store in Lexington Park without paying for them. They were seen leaving the parking lot on bicycles and traveling down Buck Hewitt...
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The Lexington Park Community Oriented Policing (COPs) Unit is hosting its Second Annual Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in St. Mary’s Square between Ollie’s and Weis Market in Lexington Park. Along with collecting non-perishable food items for the Lexington Park food pantries, the COPs Unit will...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, November 29, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Brian Douglas Pierce, 36 of Indian Head, to 65 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Robert Branson, First-Degree Assault of Karwin Carroll, Possession of a Shotgun with Disqualifying...
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On November 26, 2018 Trooper First Class, Oyler from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack ,was assisting the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office with a fatal accident on Route 5 in the area of Fairgrounds Road. While the road was blocked due to reconstruction, a subject drove through the fatal accident scene. TFC Oyler...
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Bernadette Nguyen, an attorney from Mechanicsville, will compete on America’s Favorite Quiz Show®, on Monday, December 3, 2018 on WJLA-TV. You can watch Nguyen compete on JEOPARDY! on WJLA-TV (ABC 7). Please check your local listing for additional information or visit Jeopardy.com. JEOPARDY!’s 35th anniversary season premiered September 10, 2018. With a weekly audience...
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On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at approximately 7:55 a.m., police fire and rescue crews responded to Point Lookout Road and Fenwick Street, in Leonardtown for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Personnel arrived on scene to find a crash involving a dump truck and Jeep. Two people with minor injuries were taken to...
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UPDATE 11/27/2018 @ 9:40 a.m.: On November 26, 2018, at approximately 7:40 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision, in the 24200 block of Point Lookout Road in the area of Hanover Drive in Leonardtown. Upon arrival deputies discovered a vehicle on fire with...
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On Monday, November 26, 2018 at approximately 10:15 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Lady Baltimore Avenue, in Leonardtown for the reported shooting. Dispatchers advised responding units that the victim, a 52-year old male, was shot in the chest with a crossbow. The shooting was reportedly accidental, however police are investigating. Emergency...
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On Monday, November 26, 2018 at approximately 12:15 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and Old Stagecoach Road, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one subject reportedly trapped. Approximately 3 minutes before the crash occurred, police observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed...
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For the seventh year in a row, Sheriff Tim Cameron is implemented Maximum Deployment of Sheriff’s Office personnel throughout St. Mary’s County this holiday season. The first public roll call took place on Friday, November 23, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot on Miramar Way in California. The press and public...
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On Friday, November 23, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and Prince George’s Counties responded to Mary Lou Drive, and Mount Zion Marlboro Road in Lothian, for the reported trailer fire. Crews arrived in scene to find a single-wide trailer with fire showing from all sides of the structure. No known injuries...
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On November 20 at 12:01 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s officer was conducting radar in the area of Crain Highway and Smallwood Drive when the driver of a Camaro drove through a 45 mph speed zone at 67 mph. The officer activated his emergency lights and the driver sped off, heading north on Crain...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising that U.S. consumers not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants not serve or sell any, until we learn more about the outbreak. This investigation is ongoing and the advice will be updated as more information is available. Thirty-two people, including 13 who...
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UPDATE 11/20/2018: On October 31, 2018, at approximately 6:50 p.m. an individual wearing a “Jason” Halloween mask entered the Stop N Shop, located on Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park, armed with a knife. The individual took an undisclosed amount of money, and fled the business. The suspect is described as a white male, wearing...
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UPDATE: On November 17, 2018, at approximately 11:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 100 block of Bland Drive in Indian Head for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived on scene, they learned two female suspects stabbed two women (a mother and daughter) who were known...
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On Sunday, November 18, 2018 at approximately 3:25 p.m, police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Canopy Liquors, on Great Mills Road, and Saratoga Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles, with one in...
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On November 16 at 12:10 a.m., Correctional Officers at the Charles County Detention Center were conducting routine security checks when they discovered a 35-year-old male, from Lottsburg, Virginia, who was alone in his cell, hanging from a bedsheet. The officers took immediate life-saving actions to include CPR and the activation of an automated external...
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UPDATE 11/16/2018: According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the occupant of the residence at 36817 Sandy Lane, in Bushwood, discovered the fire located in a living space of the residence. The total monetary loss to the structure and contents was estimated at $100,000. The occupant was able to escape without injury; however,...
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On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Firefighters from La Plata, Bryans Road, Bel Alton, Waldorf, and surrounding Departments responded to the Chicken Rico Restaurant, located at 3310 Crain Highway, in Waldorf for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find the two-story restaurant being evacuated with black smoke, and...
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On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hollywood Road, and St. Johns Road, in Hollywood, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford Ranger in the roadway on its roof, with...
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On November 7, 2018 Deputy Rediker of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wawa in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. Roberta Claire Duran, 59, of Huntingtown, was confrontational and uncooperative as Deputy Rediker attempted to speak with her. She continued to touch his arm and approach him in an...
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11/14/2018 @ 10:40 a.m.: The deceased pedestrian has been identified as Allen Tehwayee Blegay, 71, of District Heights. Approximately 1 minute before the motor vehicle accident was dispatched, the 911 Center dispatched a check the welfare call for a black male reportedly walking in the roadway with all dark clothing. (listen to audio below) 11/14/2018:...
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