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Woman Removed from Water by Citizens After Jumping from Thomas Johnson Bridge, Transported with CPR in Progress

Woman Removed from Water by Citizens After Jumping from Thomas Johnson Bridge, Transported with CPR in Progress

On Monday, August 12, 2024,at approximately 3:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge, for a open water rescue. Multiple 911 callers reported a female jumped from the bridge. Within 2 minutes, additional 911 callers reported they were attempting to rescue the victim from the water in their own...
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Lusby Woman Faces Multiple Charges for Animal Cruelty After Dogs Found in Overheated Shed

Lusby Woman Faces Multiple Charges for Animal Cruelty After Dogs Found in Overheated Shed

Kendra Tynasia Edwards, 27, of Lusby, is facing serious charges of animal cruelty after authorities found two Mastiff-type dogs suffering in extreme conditions at her home. According to court documents, on July 10, 2024, a Calvert County Animal Control Officer responded to reports of dogs locked inside a shed during a heatwave, leading to...
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UPDATE: Hours Long Barricade Situation Ends Peacefully, Suspect in Custody

UPDATE: Hours Long Barricade Situation Ends Peacefully, Suspect in Custody

UPDATE 11:30 P.M.: The barricade incident at Greenbriar Subdivision in Lexington Park has been safely resolved as of 11:13 p.m. One suspect has been taken into custody. No injuries have been reported. Police activity is expected to continue for several hours. Travel in and around the area may be impeded by emergency vehicles as...
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Police Investigating One Dead After Drowning at Camp Merryelande in Piney Point

Police Investigating One Dead After Drowning at Camp Merryelande in Piney Point

On Sunday, August 11, 2024, at approximately 5:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Camp Merryelande located at 15914 Camp Merryelande Road in Piney Point, for the reported drowning with CPR instructions being given. 911 callers reported an adult male approximately 50 years-old male had fallen in the water and was under...
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UPDATE: One Year Later, Maryland State Police Seeking Leads Into Fatal Hit and Run That Killed Motorcyclist in Newburg

UPDATE: One Year Later, Maryland State Police Seeking Leads Into Fatal Hit and Run That Killed Motorcyclist in Newburg

UPDATE 8/12/2024: Today marks the one-year anniversary of John Milton Jones being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. His case remains unsolved. Please help us bring justice to John and his family. On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at approximately 2117 hours, Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United...
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St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services Issues Letters About Medication Mix-Up During Emergency Treatment

St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services Issues Letters About Medication Mix-Up During Emergency Treatment

In a concerning incident that recently came to light, the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services has acknowledged what they are calling a medication mix-up during emergency treatments provided recently. The issue, which has raised health and safety concerns, involves the administration of saline solution instead of the intended fentanyl during ambulance operations...
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“Bubby’s Christmas Farewell” at Flat Iron Farm Are Looking for Artificial Christmas Trees of Various Sizes

“Bubby’s Christmas Farewell” at Flat Iron Farm Are Looking for Artificial Christmas Trees of Various Sizes

UPDATE 8/10/2024: Flat Iron Farm are looking for artificial Christmas trees of various sizes. They don’t need to be in perfect condition. They can drop off at Flat Iron Farm at 45840 Highway to Heaven Lane in Great Mills, at the building to the right after barns. There will be a sign that says...
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Indian Head Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Brutal Murder of La Plata Woman

Indian Head Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Brutal Murder of La Plata Woman

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Deanthony Lamont Warrick, 35, of Indian Head, to Life Without Parole (LWOP) in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Jasmine Lakesha Hicks and related charges. Warrick was convicted of the...
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UPDATE: DETAILS ADDED – Record-Breaking Fentanyl Seizure in St. Mary’s County: Deputies Recover Over a Kilogram, Gun, Three Vehicles and Other Drugs

UPDATE: DETAILS ADDED – Record-Breaking Fentanyl Seizure in St. Mary’s County: Deputies Recover Over a Kilogram, Gun, Three Vehicles and Other Drugs

UPDATE 8/9/2024: In a significant breakthrough for local law enforcement, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office executed multiple search and seizure warrants on August 8, 2024, as part of an ongoing investigation into drug distribution. The operation, conducted at two residences in Great Mills and Lexington Park, led to the largest fentanyl seizure in...
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Lusby Native Kaitlyn Croker to Open for Cole Swindell Concert on August 16th, 2024

Lusby Native Kaitlyn Croker to Open for Cole Swindell Concert on August 16th, 2024

In a thrilling hometown moment, Nashville-based rising star Kaitlyn Croker is set to open for multi-Platinum-selling superstar Cole Swindell at the Motto Mortgage Preferred and RE/Max One Pavilion at Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) on August 16, 2024. This landmark performance marks a major milestone in Kaitlyn’s rapidly ascending career. Since her powerful November 2023...
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Two Injured After Single Vehicle Crash Leaves Driver Trapped in Hollywood

Two Injured After Single Vehicle Crash Leaves Driver Trapped in Hollywood

On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at approximately 4:06 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 23585 Mervell Dead Road in Hollywood, for a check the welfare with multiple open 911 lines with a turn signal sound being heard in the background. Fire and rescue personnel were dispatched at 4:08 p.m., after 911 callers...
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Barricade Situation in Lexington Park Ends Without Any Arrests Made

Barricade Situation in Lexington Park Ends Without Any Arrests Made

UPDATE @ 12:55 p.m.:  A spokesperson for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office told SMNEWSNET that no subjects were in custody after the incident. We have no further information. Updates will be provided when they become available. UPDATE @ 11:40 A.M.: The barricade in the Columbia Commons neighborhood in Lexington Park has concluded. No injuries...
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Hit and Run at Lexington Park Gas Station Sends One to Hospital

Hit and Run at Lexington Park Gas Station Sends One to Hospital

On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at approximately 11:26 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Pegg Road Shell located at 22141 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involved a pedestrian. 911 callers reported a Jeep bearing District of Columbia registration plates of “JF9981” backed into the victims...
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Town of Chesapeake Beach Contributes $50,000 to North Beach Volunteer Fire Department

Town of Chesapeake Beach Contributes $50,000 to North Beach Volunteer Fire Department

The Town of Chesapeake Beach contributed $50,000 to the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department to fund the portion of the purchase of a Ford Super-Duty F-250 as budgeted by the Town of Chesapeake Beach Town Council. The purchase will provide additional means for the Fire Department to respond to emergency calls in service of...
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UPDATE: Great Mills Woman Sentenced to 61 Years in Prison for Dismemberment Murder of Boyfriend

UPDATE: Great Mills Woman Sentenced to 61 Years in Prison for Dismemberment Murder of Boyfriend

UPDATE 8/5/2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Michelina Desiree Goodwin, 46, of Great Mills, Maryland was sentenced to 61 years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence, for the homicide and dismemberment of a 50-year-old male victim that took place in December 2022. Following an eight-day jury trial that concluded in March 2024,...
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UPDATE: Man Found in Well Identified, Police Continue Investigation Into Death and House Fire

UPDATE: Man Found in Well Identified, Police Continue Investigation Into Death and House Fire

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a Callaway man whose body was discovered at the bottom of a well outside of his residence on Saturday. The deceased is identified as Joseph Andrew Murrin, 53, of Callaway, Maryland. On Friday, August 2nd, 2024, Murrin’s family reported him missing to the Maryland State Police...
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Man Wanted in Fatal Shooting of 6-Year-Old Girl in Prince George’s County is Arrested in Guyana

Man Wanted in Fatal Shooting of 6-Year-Old Girl in Prince George’s County is Arrested in Guyana

The Prince George’s County Police Department with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, the U.S. Marshals Service New York/ New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Diplomatic Security Service, and the Homeland Security Investigations and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement located and arrested a suspect wanted in the fatal...
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UPDATE: State Police and Fire Marshal Investigate House Fire, Missing Person, and Body Found in Well

UPDATE: State Police and Fire Marshal Investigate House Fire, Missing Person, and Body Found in Well

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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One Child Has Died After Bounce House Goes Airborne at Blue Crabs Stadium

One Child Has Died After Bounce House Goes Airborne at Blue Crabs Stadium

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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Police Seeking Identity of Man Who Exposed Himself at Waldorf Grocery Store

Police Seeking Identity of Man Who Exposed Himself at Waldorf Grocery Store

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: No Threat Found, Store Reopen / Target in California Closed Due to Bomb Threat

UPDATE: No Threat Found, Store Reopen / Target in California Closed Due to Bomb Threat

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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No Injuries Reported After Another Motor Vehicle Collision at Chancellors and FDR Intersection

No Injuries Reported After Another Motor Vehicle Collision at Chancellors and FDR Intersection

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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No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire in Leonardtown Sends Three Occupants Into Water

No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire in Leonardtown Sends Three Occupants Into Water

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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Lexington Park Woman Arrested Twice in Two Days for Drug Possession

Lexington Park Woman Arrested Twice in Two Days for Drug Possession

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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66-Year-Old Crack Dealer from Bryans Road Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges

66-Year-Old Crack Dealer from Bryans Road Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges

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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