The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad has been awarded a generous $5,000 grant from Homes For Heroes, thanks to a nomination by Jimmy Hayden, a Homes For Heroes affiliate with RE/MAX Realty Group of Leonardtown, MD. This vital funding will support the squad’s operations and lifesaving services for the local community and contribute to their...
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UPDATE 2/1/2025: Officials have stated the mid-air collision between the U.S. Army helicopter and American Airlines flight 5342 leaves all 67 passengers presumed dead, recovery operations are still underway. D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly stated during a news conference, that he’s confident that all of the victims from the crash will...
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1/29/2024: John Curtis Reeves IV, 23, of Bushwood, has been rearrested and faces new charges related to a November 1, 2024, shooting on Breezy Lane in Hollywood, Maryland. However, notably absent from the charges is any direct allegation that Reeves was responsible for the shooting itself. Reeves was initially charged with accessory after the...
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UPDATE 1/30/2025: Sabrina B. Thompson, 26, , of Texas was arrested on January 30, 2025, following a reported series of events involving multiple assaults, property damage, and a violation of an out-of-state protective order. Court documents detail a police pursuit through Lexington Park that ended with Thompson facing six charges, including felony assault on...
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UPDATE 1/28/2025: Clothing sizing, items needed added: Children 7/8 & 10/12 (boys) Shoes 10 year old mens size 7, and 7 year old mens size 3.5/4 Adult mens L / XL in clothing and shoes size men 9.5 UPDATE 1/27/2025: GoFundMe can be supported, shared by clicking here. The fire has left them with...
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On Saturday, January 25, 2025, at approximately 12:50 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were alerted to the rear of the Big Dogs Paradise Bar and Grill located at 28765 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported outside fire. The 911 caller was a passerby who stated it appeared their was something...
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UPDATE 1/25/2025: GoFundMe goals has been reached! $7,350 raised, thank you to all who supported. UPDATE 1/23/2025: GoFundMe added to support our community entertainer, Reggie Rice. Reggie lost all of his performance costumes, travel clothes, his bed and bedding, some of his illusion props, and most importantly, his beloved pet rabbit, Haircules Bundini, which...
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Travis Terrell Goldring, 39, of Hollywood, Maryland, was arrested on January 21, 2025, following allegations of a violent domestic incident at a residence on Hollywood Road. Goldring has been charged with first-degree assault, a felony, and second-degree assault, a misdemeanor, according to court documents. The St. Mary’s Emergency Communications Center received a report of...
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Dylan Lane Sullivan, 21, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple charges after a search warrant executed at his residence on January 23, 2025, led to the discovery of firearms, a rapid-fire activator, high-capacity magazines, and illegal drugs. Court documents detail the operation conducted by local law enforcement and the items seized, which include a...
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On Thursday, January 23, 2025, at approximately, 1:44 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 9190 Leonardtown Road in Hughesville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle head-on style collision with two patients trapped. Firefighters from Hughesville and Mechanicsville...
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 7:44 p.m., two suspects entered a business in the 3500 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf, and a third suspect remained at the door as a lookout. The suspects displayed a handgun and demanded tobacco products. The employees complied and the suspects fled after stealing a large quantity...
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Cornell Lane in Waldorf for the call of a citizen armed robbery. The victim reported he was walking to his vehicle when he was approached by three males who displayed firearms and demanded his wallet, phone, and expensive designer-brand...
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at approximately 8:34 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Point Lookout Road and Camp Cosoma Road in Callaway, for a serious motor vehicle collision with possible entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision with one occupant trapped...
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UPDATE: The La Plata Police Department is actively seeking the public’s assistance in locating Thomas Caparella-Monat, a 32-year-old from Port Republic, MD. Caparella-Monat is wanted in connection with a violent domestic-related assault and several other criminal charges. According to police, the suspect allegedly assaulted a woman, choking her and breaking her nose during the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the whereabouts of Cliffton Eugene Greenfield, 50, of Bryans Road, MD, who has an active warrant charging him with first-degree assault. On Friday, January 10, 2025, Greenfield stabbed a relative in the head and neck after an argument – reportedly over the use of a television remote control....
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A high-speed chase through Calvert County on January 8, 2025, led to the arrest of Xavier Leron Jett, 26, of Alexandria, Virginia, who now faces multiple charges, including fraud and auto theft. According to court documents, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were alerted by a License Plate Reader (LPR) system to a...
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On Thursday, January 9, 2025, at approximately 8:53 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to R&J Liquors located at 2797 W. Chesapeake Beach Road in Dunkirk, for the report of an armed robbery. The complainant advised two suspects robbed the store at gunpoint and fled from the area. Calvert...
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Due to an unanticipated water main break due to an independent contractor working in the area, Green Holly Elementary School will be closing at 1:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The break has occurred in the area of Esperanza Farms in Lexington Park. There will be an emergency water service outage for residents...
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UPDATE 1/21/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, January 16, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Marvin Ernesto Funez-Martinez, 23, of White Plains, to 38 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Marco Alexander Pulido-Castro and the Wear and Carry of a Dangerous Weapon...
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On Saturday, January 18, 2025, police, firefighters and emergency medical services were alerted to the area of Leonardtown Road and Old Leonardtown Road in Hughesville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and one on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a three-vehicle collision with no active fire and two patients...
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UPDATE: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, have arrested Charles Henry Thompson, 30, of Lexington Park, Maryland, in connection with a shooting on October 30, 2024, in the 22000 block of Valley Estates, Lexington Park. Thompson was located and arrested without incident in South Carolina....
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UPDATE 1/16/2025: Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately. This action is for Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service who died in the line of duty on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The United States Flag will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise...
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On Thursday, January 16, 2025, at approximately 10:31 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Crain Highway and Rock Point Road in Newburg, for the serious motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Toyota vehicle and a dump truck...
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Kelvin Shepherd, 51, and Dominique Parrish, 35, both of Charlotte Hall, were arrested following a joint investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control. The investigation uncovered what authorities describe as “horrific” conditions for over 17 dogs housed on their property at 30205 Gershwin Road. The arrests came after months of...
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UPDATE: On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at approximately 6:33 p.m., patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a serious motor vehicle collision near Three Notch Road and Old Village Road, Mechanicsville, with one ejected. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2000 Infinity G20 operated by Melissa Marie Stallings, 28, of...
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