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UPDATE: Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 30-Year-Old Hughesville Man

UPDATE: Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 30-Year-Old Hughesville Man

UPDATE 7/1/2023: On June 30, 2023, at 6:19 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Burnt Store Road and Old Blandford Place in Hughesville for the report of a motor vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle had struck a tree and the driver was deceased....
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Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Mourns Loss of Firefighter Brice Trossbach

Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Mourns Loss of Firefighter Brice Trossbach

With profound sadness, the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 (LVFD) announces the passing of one of our own, Brice Trossbach, 25. Brice died in the line of duty while responding to a structure fire in Leonardtown with the Naval District Washington Fire Department, where he was a career firefighter. “Being a firefighter is...
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NAS Patuxent River Mourns Loss of Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach

NAS Patuxent River Mourns Loss of Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach

It is with profound sadness that NAS Patuxent River announces the tragic loss of one of our brave firefighters, Brice C. Trossbach, 25, who died in the line of duty while responding to an emergency on June 27, 2023. Trossbach made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to a mutual aid call of a structure...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Capsules Containing Fentanyl

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Capsules Containing Fentanyl

UPDATE 6/28/2023: Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, of Mechanicsville, was sentenced Wednesday, June 21, 2023, to 20 years, suspend all but eight years of active incarceration in the Division of Corrections for his involvement with possession with intent to distribute 296 capsules of fentanyl. The capsules were analyzed by the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences...
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UPDATE: Firefighter Succumbs to Injuries After Falling Through Floor at House Fire in Leonardtown

UPDATE: Firefighter Succumbs to Injuries After Falling Through Floor at House Fire in Leonardtown

UPDATE 7/6/2023: Prayer services and viewing be watched here. Funeral services can be watched here. UPDATE 7/4/2023: Brice Clayton Trossbach obituary can be read here. Brice has been a part of the Leonardtown Fire Department family since he was in diapers, crawling around the firehouse when his father, Warren Trossbach, would bring him to...
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Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to the Seizure of Largest Cocaine Recovery from an Investigation in Anne Arundel County Police History

Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to the Seizure of Largest Cocaine Recovery from an Investigation in Anne Arundel County Police History

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that 10 defendants have been charged following a long-term investigation into multiple individual drug traffickers who were operating in and around Severn and Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The defendants are charged with as many as 22 counts, to include: multiple conspiracies; possession with intent...
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One Transported with Minor Injures After Single Vehicle Flips After Striking Pole in Great Mills

One Transported with Minor Injures After Single Vehicle Flips After Striking Pole in Great Mills

On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at approximately 10:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one overturned but no entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and...
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Police Make Arrest and Recover Gun Used After Man is Shot in Saint Leonard, Victim Transported Trauma Center

Police Make Arrest and Recover Gun Used After Man is Shot in Saint Leonard, Victim Transported Trauma Center

On Sunday, June 25, 2023, at approximately 12:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 5700 block of Oakcrest Drive in Saint Leonard, for the reported shooting. The 911 caller reported a domestic related shooting where the girlfriend shot the boyfriend. Police arrived on the scene to find the victim, a 28-year-old male...
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UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting in Lexington Park, 17-Year-Old Victim Transported to Trauma Center

UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting in Lexington Park, 17-Year-Old Victim Transported to Trauma Center

UPDATE 6/24/2023: On June 23, 2023, at around 11:38 a.m., Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Gloucester Court for the report of shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 17-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported by ambulance to regional Trauma Center...
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St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Rape, Sex Offense, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

St. Mary’s County Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Rape, Sex Offense, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE 6/22/2023: On Friday, June 16, 2023, the Honorable Joseph M. Stanalonis sentenced Brian S. Spicuzza, 48, of Leonardtown, MD, to 25 years in prison for sex abuse of a minor; 20 years in prison, suspended to ten years each for the four counts of second-degree rape; and ten years in prison for sexual offense...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves 38 Working Farms with 4,097 Acres of Additional Farmland Protected Forever

Maryland Permanently Preserves 38 Working Farms with 4,097 Acres of Additional Farmland Protected Forever

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 38 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their June 21 meeting. The easements will permanently preserve 4,097 acres of prime farmland in Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, for an investment of more than...
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UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Charles County Deputy is Identified

UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Charles County Deputy is Identified

UPDATE 6/22/2023: The decedent in this case has been positively identified as Gregory Keith Roland, 57, whose last known address was in Waldorf. UPDATE 6/21/2023: The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating an accident that occurred in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. During the overnight hours, at approximately 4 a.m., an...
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Firefighters Respond to AC Unit on Fire in Lexington Park

Firefighters Respond to AC Unit on Fire in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at approximately 8:17 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River and Ridge responded to the 48000 block of Windward Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an AC unit behind the middle of the row townhome on fire. A...
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UPDATE: Additional Photos Released, Police Seeking Ranch Liquors Armed Robbery Suspect

UPDATE: Additional Photos Released, Police Seeking Ranch Liquors Armed Robbery Suspect

UPDATE 6/18/2023: Preliminary investigation revealed, an adult male described as tan complexioned, between 5 feet 10 inches tall and 6 foot, weighing 200+ pounds, black hair, wearing a medical style face mask, a navy blue Gap brand sweatshirt, black latex gloves and dark colored shoes entered the store, pointed a handgun at store employees, and...
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20-Year-Old Arrested for Impersonating Firefighter, Stealing Members Gear and Burglarizing Firehouse in Charles County

20-Year-Old Arrested for Impersonating Firefighter, Stealing Members Gear and Burglarizing Firehouse in Charles County

On May 12, 2023, police responded to Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department located at 3245 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported theft. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with witness Chief S. Duffer, and Sgt. Smith from the Prince George’s County Police Department. Chief Duffer stated that the suspect, Loxavier Maurice Jones, age 20...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision in Prince Frederick, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision in Prince Frederick, One Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE 6/18/2023: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Calvert County. The deceased, James Everett Patterson Jr., 56, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was the driver of a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle. A passenger, 48, also of Upper Marlboro, was flown by Maryland State Police Aviation...
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UPDATE: One Flown After Single Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Leonardtown

UPDATE: One Flown After Single Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Leonardtown

On Saturday, June 17, at 3:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Winter Sheet Metal located at 22100 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one severely trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a...
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Two Children and One Adult Flown Out After Single Vehicle Strikes Pole in Dameron

Two Children and One Adult Flown Out After Single Vehicle Strikes Pole in Dameron

On Friday, June 16, 2023, at approximately 9:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and St. Jerome’s Neck Road in Dameron, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly ejected. Personnel from Ridge, NAS Webster Field and Bay District responded to the scene, first...
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UM Charles Regional Medical Center Suffers Power Loss, Backup Generator Failure – Operating Under Codes Yellow, Red, Orange and Green

UM Charles Regional Medical Center Suffers Power Loss, Backup Generator Failure – Operating Under Codes Yellow, Red, Orange and Green

UPDATE @ 7:40 P.M.: Firefighters are currently using firetrucks, portable generators and power cords to assist the facility staffing for critical patients. Please be mindful when driving in the area around their apparatus! The hospital is currently on codes yellow, red, green (mini-disaster) and orange (re-route) Multiple transport units are transporting to St. Mary’s...
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Police Investigating Motorcycle Crash in St. Mary’s County That Killed 19-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

Police Investigating Motorcycle Crash in St. Mary’s County That Killed 19-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

UPDATE 6/16/2023: A 19-year-old man was killed in a motor vehicle collision on Friday, June 16,2023, as the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation. On Friday, June 16, 2023, at 9:43 am, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup...
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California Man Arrested on Rape and Sex Offense Charges Against 12-Year-Old Victim

California Man Arrested on Rape and Sex Offense Charges Against 12-Year-Old Victim

A California man was arrested on Thursday, June 15, 2023, by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office detectives and charged with rape and a sexual offense. Michael Tran, age 19 of California, has been charged with Second-Degree Rape and a Third-Degree Sex Offense. On June 15, 2023, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a sexual assault...
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Lockdown at St. Mary’s County Walmart Caused by Man Taking Air Rifle Out of Box

Lockdown at St. Mary’s County Walmart Caused by Man Taking Air Rifle Out of Box

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, 6:24 p.m., police responded to the Walmart located at 45485 Miramar Way in California, for the reported man with a gun. The 911 caller was an employee stating a black male with unknown clothing was walking in the store with a long gun. After refusing customers entry to the...
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Police Identify Operator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash As 20-Year-Old Huntingtown Man

Police Identify Operator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash As 20-Year-Old Huntingtown Man

UPDATE 6/15/2023: On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 9:11 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the 3600 block of Cassell Blvd. in Prince Frederick, for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Due to the seriousness of the collision, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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Firefighters Respond to Early Morning House Fire in Mechanicsville, Cause Remains Under Investigation

Firefighters Respond to Early Morning House Fire in Mechanicsville, Cause Remains Under Investigation

On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at approximately 12:40 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hughesville, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Dentsville, and Benedict Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 29000 block of Arlington Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. Dispatchers advised they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting the house was on fire, with the homeowner...
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Police Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspects in Calvert County

Police Seeking Identity of Vandalism Suspects in Calvert County

June 13, 2023 (Chesapeake Beach, MD) – In the late evening hours of June 12, 2023 and into the early morning hours of June 13, 2023, vandalism occurred on homes, streets, signs and vehicles throughout the Chesapeake Village community. The Town of Chesapeake Beach Public Works team is actively working to address areas of...
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