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ALERT: Fraudulent Website Impersonating the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

ALERT: Fraudulent Website Impersonating the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has recently become aware of a fraudulent website operating under the domain fireheros.org. This unauthorized site is a direct and deceptive copy of our official website, www.firehero.org, and is impersonating our organization in an attempt to solicit cryptocurrency donations under false pretenses. (No S after firehero) This is a serious...
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Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Charges After Pointing Loaded Rifle at Deputy

Lexington Park Man Faces Multiple Charges After Pointing Loaded Rifle at Deputy

Dajuan Emanuel Fletcher, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing four criminal charges, including first-degree assault and firearm use during a felony, after sheriff’s deputies say he pointed a loaded AR-style rifle at one of them during a response to his apartment earlier this week. Fletcher was arrested on April 8, 2025, and remains held...
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72-Year-Old Male Flown to Trauma Center After Being Run Over by Forklift in Charlotte Hall

72-Year-Old Male Flown to Trauma Center After Being Run Over by Forklift in Charlotte Hall

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at approximately 2:24 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Underwood Farms Way located off of Mount Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported traumatic injuries. The 911 caller reported a 72-year-old male was run over by a forklift, with the victim having unknown injuries due to...
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UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder in 2023 Huntingtown Homicide

UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder in 2023 Huntingtown Homicide

UPDATE 4/9/2025: Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, was found guilty on April 8th, 2025, in Calvert County Circuit Court on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, stemming from a September 2023 homicide in Huntingtown. Holbrook was convicted of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony violent crime, and...
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UPDATE: Three Airlifted to Trauma Centers After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Lusby

UPDATE: Three Airlifted to Trauma Centers After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Lusby

UPDATE 4/9/2025: On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 5:28 p.m., Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department (Company 3) was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at Rousby Hall Road and northbound Route 4 in Lusby. Crews responded with Squad 3, Ambulance 37, and Paramedic Ambulance 203, who arrived on scene to find a...
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UPDATE: Leonardtown Man Convicted of Assault and Setting Fire to Super Eight Motel in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Leonardtown Man Convicted of Assault and Setting Fire to Super Eight Motel in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 4/8/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, of Leonardtown, Maryland, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment in connection with a fire that displaced several motel guests and caused extensive damage to a California, Maryland motel. On June 3, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Four Counts of Soliciting Child Porn From 12-Year-Old Victim

Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Four Counts of Soliciting Child Porn From 12-Year-Old Victim

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Adam Marks, 37, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, to 5 years in prison for four counts of Soliciting Child Porn. Marks will also have to register as a Tier II Sex Offender....
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Port Republic Woman Faces Felony Assault, Protective Order Violations, and Witness Tampering Allegations

Port Republic Woman Faces Felony Assault, Protective Order Violations, and Witness Tampering Allegations

Gail Lynne Hawkins, 67, of Port Republic, is facing multiple criminal charges following a domestic dispute that allegedly escalated to gunfire, a string of protective order violations, and a recently uncovered effort to influence a witness in an ongoing criminal case. According to court documents filed by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and the...
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Five Injured After Three-Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown, Maryland State Police Investigating

Five Injured After Three-Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown, Maryland State Police Investigating

On Friday, April 4, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Fairgrounds Road in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Before crews arrived on the scene, 911 callers then reported three vehicles with one trapped and a infant...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for First-Degree Child Abuse, After Forcefully Throwing 7-Year-Old Child Onto Ground

UPDATE: Waldorf Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for First-Degree Child Abuse, After Forcefully Throwing 7-Year-Old Child Onto Ground

UPDATE 4/02/2025: State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March 27, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge West sentenced Renee Daytona Roberts, age 45, to 15 years in prison for First-Degree Child Abuse: Severe Injury. Roberts will be on supervised probation for five years upon release. On March 13, 2025, Roberts pled...
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Charles County Public School Employee Indicted on Charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Other Related Charges

Charles County Public School Employee Indicted on Charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Other Related Charges

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested John Alan Lynch, 28, of Indian Head, after a Charles County Grand Jury indicted him in connection with charges of sexual abuse of a minor, sexual solicitation of a minor, and solicitation for prostitution. An arrest warrant was issued and Lynch was...
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Police Investigating Burglary to Cyreene Pharmacy in Leonardtown

Police Investigating Burglary to Cyreene Pharmacy in Leonardtown

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 2:55 a.m., police responded to the Cyreene Pharmacy located at 25805 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the reported burglary in progress. Deputies arrived at the business at approximately 3 a.m. and discovered that the power to the building had been switched off at a breaker box. Upon...
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Man Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Prison for First-Degree Murder of Stepdad

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Prison for First-Degree Murder of Stepdad

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, of Mechanicville, was sentenced to Life, plus an additional 20 years in prison, for the premeditated murder of his stepfather on May 24, 2023 Following a four-day jury trial in July 2024, a St. Mary’s County jury found Johnson guilty of first-degree murder and...
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No Injuries Reported After Tesla Rear-Ends Ambulance in Leonardtown

No Injuries Reported After Tesla Rear-Ends Ambulance in Leonardtown

On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 2:57 p.m., Second District Ambulance 68 advised they were involved in a motor vehicle collision at Point Lookout Road and Hollywood Road in Leonardtown. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicle collision involving the ambulance and a passenger vehicle. Two occupants in the passenger vehicle...
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UPDATE: Recovered Nanny Cam Footage Leads to Felony Child Abuse Charge Against St. Inigoes Man

UPDATE: Recovered Nanny Cam Footage Leads to Felony Child Abuse Charge Against St. Inigoes Man

UPDATE 3/31/2025: Newly released court documents provided more information on the ongoing criminal case against Emerson Carl Schaeffer, 27, of St. Inigoes, who is now facing multiple charges in two separate incidents involving alleged assaults—including one case of felony child abuse. According to the documents, the alleged child abuse occurred nearly two years ago,...
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Homeowner and Firefighters Escape with Minor Injuries After House Fire in White Plains, State Fire Marshal Investigating

Homeowner and Firefighters Escape with Minor Injuries After House Fire in White Plains, State Fire Marshal Investigating

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, at approximately 6:03 a.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to 3755 Opals Place in White Plains, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the first floor of the two-story residence, with an elderly male suffering from smoke inhalation. Shortly after...
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Teen Flown to Trauma Center After Motorcycle Crash in Mechanicsville

Teen Flown to Trauma Center After Motorcycle Crash in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 11:03 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of All Faith Church Road and New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcyclist off the roadway, with the operator...
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Two Children Flown to Children’s Center After ATV Strikes Tree in Calvert County

Two Children Flown to Children’s Center After ATV Strikes Tree in Calvert County

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 3:57 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 2300 block of Dunkirk Drive in Owings, for the reported ATV accident. 911 callers reported a pediatric operator on an ATV was ejected after striking a tree. A helicopter was placed on standby. Crews arrived on...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 10-Years After High Speed Crash Claims Life of Lusby Woman in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 10-Years After High Speed Crash Claims Life of Lusby Woman in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 3/28/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Michael Anthony Carlucci, 50, of Waldorf, Maryland, has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison in connection with a multi-vehicle high-speed crash that claimed the life of a mother of four, Jaleisa Wilcox, 33, and injured another individual. During the sentencing hearing, the State...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Stabbing Dog Multiple Times During Domestic Incident

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Stabbing Dog Multiple Times During Domestic Incident

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 9:24 p.m., police responded to the 21400 block of Exquisite Court in Lexington Park, for the reported domestic involving a knife. Multiple 911 callers reported a domestic disturbance involving a knife with the suspect attempting to kill the dog. According to court records from the District Court...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving Box Truck and Occupied School Bus in Prince Frederick

UPDATE: Police Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving Box Truck and Occupied School Bus in Prince Frederick

UPDATE 3/26/2025 @ 1:00 P.M.: On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, shortly after 9 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision involving a school bus on Rt. 231 near Sea Gull Beach Road in Prince Frederick. Upon arrival, deputies found that the school...
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Lexington Park Woman, Britny Lee Blankenship, Wanted by Police for Escape

Lexington Park Woman, Britny Lee Blankenship, Wanted by Police for Escape

UPDATE 3/26/2025: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Britny Lee Blankenship, 35, of Lexington Park, for escape. On March 22, 2025, Deputies responded to the 21000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park for the report of tampering on Blankenship’s ankle monitor. The monitoring device was found to have...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Identified in Fatal Single Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Identified in Fatal Single Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE 3/26/25: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday afternoon. On March 25, 2025, at around 1:15 p.m., First Responders responded to the 44000 block of St. Andrews Church Road and Pops Way in California, MD, for a report of a crash. A preliminary investigation determined that...
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UPDATE: Virginia Man Dead After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Charges Pending Investigation

UPDATE: Virginia Man Dead After Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, Charges Pending Investigation

UPDATE 3/26/2025: On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) at Holly Lane for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland...
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Hollywood Woman Charged with DUI and Multiple Traffic Violations Following Late-Night Stop

Hollywood Woman Charged with DUI and Multiple Traffic Violations Following Late-Night Stop

A Hollywood woman is facing multiple traffic charges following a late-night incident along Three Notch Road in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents filed on March 25, 2025, Kaylee Alyssa Burnett, 26, of Hollywood, was cited by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office after being stopped near the intersection of Three Notch Road...
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