UPDATE 8/4/2024: The Maryland State Police and the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal are actively investigating a house fire, a missing person report, and a body found in a well at a residence that caught fire on Friday, August 2, 2024. State police received a missing person report for the occupant and...
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UPDATE 8/3/2024: On August 2 at 9:21 p.m., Charles County 9-1-1 Public Safety Communications received a call from the Regency Furniture Stadium reporting that a moon bounce house became airborne due to a wind gust, while children were inside it. At the time, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team was playing a game,...
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Charles County Sheriff’s officers are seeking the identity of a male who exposed himself to a woman while inside a grocery store on King Street in Waldorf. A photo of the suspect, which was recovered from a store surveillance camera, was obtained. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to...
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UPDATE – Store is reopen as of 1:22 p.m., no threats located. Police investigation ongoing. On Wednesday, July 31st, 2024, police were dispatched to the Target located 45155 First Colony Way in California, for the reported bomb threat. The 911 caller was an employee who stated the pharmacy received a phone call which implied...
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On Sunday, July 28, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Chancellors Run Road and FDR Boulevard intersection in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with all occupants out of the vehicles. Emergency medical...
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On Saturday, July 27, 2024, at approximately 3:53 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Fitzies Marina located at 21540 Joe Hazel Road in Leonardtown, for the reported boat on fire with subjects in the water. Multiple 911 callers reported a boat was on fire with multiple people in the water. Two...
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Michelle O’Dell, 49, of Lexington Park was arrested twice within two days in St. Mary’s County on charges related to drug possession and paraphernalia. First Arrest: July 26, 2024 On July 26, 2024, at approximately 4:00 PM, Deputy Bradley Kirscht of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michelle O’Dell at her residence on...
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In a significant breakthrough in an ongoing controlled dangerous substance investigation, Diana Eugenia Halloran, 66, of Bryans Road, was arrested on July 19, 2024, at her residence in Charles County. Halloran faces multiple charges related to drug distribution and the illegal possession of a firearm. The arrest followed a search and seizure warrant obtained...
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Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of a school resource officer at St. Charles High School, have identified and arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking case that occurred in the student parking lot at St. Charles High School. The facts of the case are as...
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Robert Ryan Smith, a 36-year-old police officer from Charles County, Maryland, was charged with unauthorized vehicle removal and driving under the influence. The charges are connected to an incident that took place on December 3, 2023, at the Moose Lodge located on Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. According to court documents, St, Mary’s County Deputy...
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In a heartwarming display of community service, the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department went above and beyond this afternoon by rescuing a citizen’s bird that had found itself in a precarious situation. The bird, experiencing its first flight, became stranded high in a tree and unable to descend. A concerned owner, worried about their feathered...
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On July 24, 2024, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit carried out a series of alcohol compliance checks across the county. The initiative aimed to ensure that local alcohol retailers adhere to Maryland’s laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors. The checks involved a 19-year-old Confidential Informant (CI) from the...
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On Sunday, July 28, 2024, Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a Ford F-150 for an equipment violation while performing traffic enforcement duties. During the stop, Deputy Senatore noticed a firearm conspicuously placed against the passenger’s leg in the front seat. Both the driver and...
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Get ready for a weekend of high-speed excitement at the 18th Annual St. Mary’s County National Lawn Mower Races, hosted at Bowles Farms on August 2nd and 3rd. This thrilling event promises two nights of fast-paced racing action, bringing together some of the quickest mowers in the country. Event Details – Admission: $10 (children...
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UPDATE 7/30/2024 – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On July 24 at 12:37 a.m., officers working on a detail relating to stolen cars observed a red Toyota Prius parked near Hamilton Place in Waldorf. Officers confirmed the vehicle had been reported stolen in St. Mary’s County, and as officers approached, the driver of...
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In a recent meeting of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education, board members and attendees tackled the contentious issue of cell phone use in schools. The meeting, held on July 17, 2024, began with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by reports from the Superintendent and the new Student Member of the Board, Hannah...
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On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Patrol Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a business owner for the report of a suspicious incident that had occurred Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at approximately 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Ledo’s Pizza located in the 25000 block of...
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UPDATE 7/25/2024: Maryland State Police continue to investigate a two-car crash on Wednesday that claimed two lives and sent another to the hospital in Charles County. The deceased are Norma Matthews, 81, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Virginia Licata, 86, of Blackwood, New Jersey. Matthews was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical services...
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7/24/2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Davon Natrell Stewart, 23, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to prison after he was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor and placed on the sex offender registry for life. Stewart was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor after a two-day bench trial...
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This press release was updated to include the price that the building was purchased for, and provided clarification about the source of funding. On Wednesday, July 24, The Charles County Board of Commissioners was joined by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Charles County Economic Development Department to celebrate...
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UPDATE 7/23/2024: According to court documents, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Deputy Munn of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box in Lexington Park, Maryland, following a report of theft. Surveillance footage revealed an unknown suspect entering the store, moving behind the sales counter, and taking a Ruger AR-15 rifle...
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UPDATE 7/23/2024: Kevil Casswell Gregory, 43 of Lusby, a known drug distributor, was apprehended following a high-speed chase that spanned two counties and involved the discarding of narcotics into the Patuxent River. The investigation began when the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) received multiple tips about Gregory’s involvement in the...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is expanding its Harm Reduction Program (HRP) services to the SMCHD Main Office in Leonardtown at 21580 Peabody Street. Services will also continue at the Health Hub in Lexington Park. Community members can now access Harm Reduction services at both the SMCHD Main Office in Leonardtown and...
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UPDATE 7/22/2024: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office finally released the investigative findings of the fatal collision involving a motorcycle and a Hyundai Santa Fe that occurred on April 7, 2024, in Hollywood. The motorcycle operator, Tiernan Anthony Stephenson, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a nine-year-old passenger in the Hyundai succumbed to...
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On Saturday, July 20, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of 18400 Point Lookout Road in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Crews arrived on the scene to find the dirt bike struck a sedan, with the teenaged male...
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