UPDATE 2/8/2024 : On February 7, 2024, around 6:58 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle crash in the area of Maryland Rt. 261 (Bayside Road) and 13th Street in Chesapeake Beach. Preliminary Investigation revealed a 2017 Range Rover...
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On Sunday, February 4, 2024, at 9:11 pm., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop near Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check revealed the registration plates on the vehicle belonged to a different car. The driver refused to stop and instead fled. The vehicle had also been reported stolen...
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On Sunday, February 4, 2024, police responded to the intersection of Golden Beach Road and Coolidge Drive in Mechanicsville, for the report of an animal complaint which was later to be determined animal cruelty occurring on Coolidge Drive. Police made contact with a witness outside of his residence on Coolidge Drive who told police...
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Tickets are now on sale for the annual Gala benefiting the UM Charles Regional Medical Center, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. The prestigious annual event is dedicated to enhancing health care services for Charles County. Set in the elegant ambiance of the Swan Point Yacht & Country Club on...
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On February 5, 2024, Police responded to the Walmart on Miramar Way, in California, for the report of an assault. An employee from Walmart had called and advised that a female entered the store and appeared to be in distress and stated that she was assaulted. The female victim told police that she had...
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On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at approximately 1:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Grace Lutheran Church and School located at 1200 Charles Street in La Plata, for the reported motor vehicle collision with a vehicle into the building. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle struck multiple...
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UPDATE 2/6/2024: On Monday, February 5, 2024, at 12:34 p.m., firefighters responded to 36315 Notley Woods Lane in Chaptico, for the reported house on fire. The fire was discovered by workers working on the home and alerted the occupant. The workers and occupant called 911 along with neighbors who saw the flames. The owners/occupant...
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UPDATE 2/5/2024: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon in St. Mary’s County. The deceased is identified as Thomas Christiani, 63, of Mechanicsville. Christiani was the driver and sole occupant of a Honda motorcycle involved in the crash. He was pronounced deceased on the scene. No other injuries...
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On January 24, 2024, St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling testified before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in strong support of Senate Bill 26, Criminal Law – Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel – Increased Penalties (Jamari’s Law). The bill proposes to increase the maximum penalty of manslaughter by vehicle or vessel from...
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On Friday, February 2, 2024, at approximately 7:45 p.m., police were dispatched to 38179 Beach Road in Coltons Point, for the check the welfare/possible domestic situation. Responding officers were advised the 911 call was transferred from Westmoreland County, VA, with a woman whispering for help and being heard asking a man to stop while...
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On Friday, January 26, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m., Deputy Zinn initiated a traffic stop on a a red Chevrolet Trailblazer speeding in the area of S. Solomons Island Road and Western Shore Blvd. in St. Leonard. Police made contact with the driver, who was identified as Solana Katherine Fulmore, 33, of Prince Frederick,...
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On Friday, February 2, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Wildewood Boulevard and White Oak Parkway in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find all occupants out of the vehicles with...
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On Friday, February 2, 2024, at approximately 3:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Piper Court in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. 911 callers reported a truck struck a construction worker in the area of the given address. Crews arrived...
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On Thursday, February 1, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police responded to an armed robbery at the Tacos Hernandez Authentic Mexican Restaurant on Great Mills Road, in Lexington Park. Witnesses reported an unidentified male entered the business and demanded service. Upon refusal of service, the individual pulled a gun from his waistband. The suspect...
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Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024 (CSSC24) is conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command(USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) on all Navy installations in the continental U.S. “Pax River joins Navy bases across the region and country in training to protect our personnel and mission from possible attack,” said NAS Patuxent River Commanding...
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UPDATE 2/01/2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Malcolm Carl Young, 47, of Forestville, Maryland, was sentenced to 60 years in prison with 30 years of active incarceration for a homicide that occurred on August 9, 2022, in Lexington Park, Maryland. During the sentencing hearing, the State asked the Court to sentence Young to...
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On Thursday, February 1, 2024, at approximately 9:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Three Notch Road and Clover Hill Road in Hollywood, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one or more vehicles on fire. 911 callers reported the driver of a black Nissan sedan was possibly...
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Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and charged a juvenile in connection with a robbery. The robbery occurred on December 28, 2023, at a convenience store located in the 7700 block of Leonardtown Road in Hughesville. In this case, the suspect entered the store, produced a firearm, and stole money from...
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Sharing news on our very own BRAVE, Sebastian Roldán-Ramos! Sebastian is a charismatic 11th grader pursuing a career to become a pilot. While excelling academically, he is also a scholar athlete as a member of the Chopticon Soccer team. As many know, Sebastian was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2020 and was declared “cancer free”...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Charles Ray Reid, IV, 35, of Callaway, Maryland of charges stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred on May 26, 2023. Following a two-day jury trial, Reid was found guilty of all charges: Fourth degree burglary; Second degree assault; Second...
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On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Sue Drive in Lexington Park for the report of an assault and robbery. According to the victim, the incident occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m., in the rear of the St. Mary’s Square shopping center near the...
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UPDATE 1/29/2024: James Walter Harley, Jr., convicted of First-Degree premeditated murder in Calvert County in 2018, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee denied Harley’s motion for reconsideration of sentence on January 26, 2024, stating that he has “serious concerns for the safety and well-being of...
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UPDATE 1/28/2024: On January 25, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mall Circle for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a woman with a gunshot wound to her arm. She was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. A...
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On Friday, January 26, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 3000 block of Amberton Court in White Plains, for a possible shooting. The 911 caller was hysterical and could not provide much information other than a male subject was shot and actively being driven to an area...
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U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Tyler Edward Perkins, age 30, of Huntingtown, Maryland, today to seven years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography. The statement of facts also established that Perkins distributed child sexual abuse material to others and Judge Chuang took that...
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