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Powerball Nearing Highest Jackpot in History, One $1 Million Dollar Ticket Sold in Prince Frederick

Powerball Nearing Highest Jackpot in History, One $1 Million Dollar Ticket Sold in Prince Frederick

The Powerball jackpot rolled again last night to an estimated annuity value of $1.5 billion for Saturday’s drawing, and in the process it generated a wave of big winners in Maryland. The largest three Powerball jackpots ever are: $1.6 billion — January 2016 $768.4 million — March 2019 $758.7 million — August 2017 Although there was...
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St. Mary’s County Couple Wins $580,000 Playing Multi-Match at Weis Market in Solomons

St. Mary’s County Couple Wins $580,000 Playing Multi-Match at Weis Market in Solomons

A Southern Maryland couple just added over half a million dollars to their bank account, thanks to winning a $580,000 Multi-Match jackpot. The Hollywood residents claimed their prize from the Oct. 3 drawing last week. The wife recalled that she was home alone and filled with excitement after discovering they hit the game’s jackpot....
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Theft at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Theft at Charlotte Hall 7-Eleven

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at approximately 2:10 a.m., police responded to the 7-Eleven located at 29969 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported theft. The 911 caller reported a male wearing a mask and a reflective vest came into the business and jumped over the counter and stole the entire cash...
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17-Year-Old Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Teen, Assaulting Victims During Drug Deal

17-Year-Old Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Teen, Assaulting Victims During Drug Deal

UPDATE 10/31/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, October 27, 2022, Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, entered a guilty plea in Charles County Circuit Court to two counts of First-Degree Assault and one count of the Wear, Carry, and Transport of a Handgun Upon Their Person. Immediately after...
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REMINDER! Daylight Saving Time Ends on Sunday, November 6, 2022

REMINDER! Daylight Saving Time Ends on Sunday, November 6, 2022

First Responders reminds citizens Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6, 2022! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants consumers to “fall” into the habit of changing the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when you turn your clocks back one hour. Many electronic devices and appliances will adjust...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Thomas Joseph Hemmer, age 54 of Huntingtown

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Thomas Joseph Hemmer, age 54 of Huntingtown

Detectives from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are searching for missing person, Thomas Joseph Hemmer, age 54. Hemmer is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 170 lbs., brown hair (possibly shaved head) and green eyes. Hemmer was last seen on Oct. 31, 2022, in the Huntingtown, MD area wearing...
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Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Persons in Theft Investigation at California CVS

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Persons in Theft Investigation at California CVS

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at 6:33 pm, the two pictured suspects entered the CVS pharmacy on Three Notch Road in California. While in the store, the pair loaded a cart full of cosmetics, scanned the...
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Three Children Transported to Trauma Center, Two Adults Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

Three Children Transported to Trauma Center, Two Adults Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, at approximately 5:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Bay District Fire Chief 3 arrived on the scene in under 1 minute after dispatch and located...
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Officers in Charles County Arrest Wanted Newburg Man for Breaking Into Cars at Dealership

Officers in Charles County Arrest Wanted Newburg Man for Breaking Into Cars at Dealership

On October 20 at approximately 10:41 p.m., officers from the harles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a car dealership in the 2900 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a subject breaking into vehicles. Upon arrival, the officers found that numerous cars belonging to customers had been broken into, but the...
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Police in Calvert County Arrest Man After Swinging Baseball Bat at Walmart Employees While Shoplifting

Police in Calvert County Arrest Man After Swinging Baseball Bat at Walmart Employees While Shoplifting

On October 23, 2022, Deputy Dawson deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Walmart located at 150 N. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, for the report of a subject with a knife and attempted theft. Preliminary investigation revealed Ronald Russey-Thyes, 23 of no fixed address, was observed unboxing an air...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Collision with St. Mary’s County Deputies

Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Collision with St. Mary’s County Deputies

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic complaint in the area of Loveville Road and Old Red Oak Lane in Mechanicsville. The complainant reported a black Expedition was driving erratically, and into oncoming traffic. Deputies arrived in the area and located...
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Charles County Detectives Investigating 60-Year-Old Waldorf Man Shot and Killed in Waldorf

Charles County Detectives Investigating 60-Year-Old Waldorf Man Shot and Killed in Waldorf

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, who had been shot, deceased. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded and are investigating. The victim was identified as Michael Anthony Dodson,...
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Detectives in Charles County Investigating Murder of 19-Year-Old Waldorf Man

Detectives in Charles County Investigating Murder of 19-Year-Old Waldorf Man

On October 23, 2022, at approximately 2:17 p.m, the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) received a 911 call reporting a shooting. PGPD made contact with the caller, who was in his vehicle with the victim, and determined the victim was suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. Further investigation revealed the...
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Nelson Brothers Arrested Again After Police Execute Multiple Search Warrants, Pair Charged with Felony Drug Charges and Theft

Nelson Brothers Arrested Again After Police Execute Multiple Search Warrants, Pair Charged with Felony Drug Charges and Theft

On Friday, October 21, 2022, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division served search warrants at 44025 Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood. During the execution of the warrant, a large quantity (more than 10 grams) of raw marijuana was located within the bedroom of Justin Phillip Nelson, age 21 of...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover with Fire in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover with Fire in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at approximately 7:23 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Corporate Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single pickup truck into a tree, off the roadway and...
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Accokeek Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery in Waldorf

Accokeek Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery in Waldorf

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Arron William Saunders, 25, of Accokeek, to 30 years, with all but 15 years suspended in prison for Armed Robbery, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Master Corporal Renee Cuyler Retires After More Than 25 Years of Service, and K9 Who Retires with 8 Years of Service

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Master Corporal Renee Cuyler Retires After More Than 25 Years of Service, and K9 Who Retires with 8 Years of Service

On Friday, October 21, 2022, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said a bittersweet farewell to an outstanding Police Officer and person. Master Corporal Renee Cuyler #295 is retiring after more than 25 years of dedicated service to Charles County. Her partner, K-9 Cooper, is beginning his retirement as well after being part of the...
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Leonardtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving and Other Charges After 911 Callers Follow Vehicle for Nearly 20 Miles

Leonardtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving and Other Charges After 911 Callers Follow Vehicle for Nearly 20 Miles

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police responded to the area of Old Village Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a possible impaired driver. The 911 caller reported a blue jeep bearing Maryland registration “6EY3021” was driving recklessly, swerving all over the roadway and nearly struck multiple vehicles. A...
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Largo High School Charged with Sex Abuse of a Minor and Other Related Charges.

Largo High School Charged with Sex Abuse of a Minor and Other Related Charges.

On Friday September 30, 2022, the Prince George’s County Police Special Crimes Division Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) was notified by an adult female of a sexual assault that occurred from 2015-2017 when she was a student at Largo High School. The defendant is 44-year-old Lonnie Elias, Jr. was the Victim’s teacher....
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Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest North Beach Man for Attempted Murder, Assault and Gun Charges

Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest North Beach Man for Attempted Murder, Assault and Gun Charges

On October 19, 2022, Trooper T. Eckrich of the Maryland Department of State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Pegg Road at Westbury Boulevard, Lexington Park. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected Marijuana and a loaded gun with an obliterated serial number. The passenger, and owner...
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UPDATE: Fire at St. Mary’s College Calvert Hall in St. Mary’s City Under Investigation

UPDATE: Fire at St. Mary’s College Calvert Hall in St. Mary’s City Under Investigation

UPDATE 10/20/2022: On Monday, October 17, 2022, at approximately 12:55 p.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Ridge, Bay District, and Valley Lee responded to 47454 Leonard Calvert Circle in St. Mary’s City, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene and reported they had a fire in a built in utility...
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Two Replica Firearms Recovered from Students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center – Cases are Unrelated

Two Replica Firearms Recovered from Students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center – Cases are Unrelated

On October 19, 2022,  at 9:51 a.m., school administrators at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center detected the odor of marijuana on a 14-year-old student. Further investigation by the administrators revealed the student was in possession of baggies containing residue of marijuana and a replica firearm / BB gun, which was recovered from his waistband....
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Lexington Park Drug Dealer Charged with Multiple Gun and Drug Charges After Police Execute Search Warrants

Lexington Park Drug Dealer Charged with Multiple Gun and Drug Charges After Police Execute Search Warrants

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Vice/Narcotics Division executed a series of search warrants at First Road in Lexington Park. The subject of the investigation, Thomas Donnell Evans, age 42 of Lexington Park, was located and apprehended with the assistance of K-9 Dyno. As uniformed deputies attempted...
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Unoccupied St. Mary’s County School Bus Involved in Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision

Unoccupied St. Mary’s County School Bus Involved in Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision

On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at approximately 7:55 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a school bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle and a St. Mary’s County School...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Shooting at California Shopping Center, One Gunshot Victim Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

UPDATE: Police Investigating Shooting at California Shopping Center, One Gunshot Victim Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

UPDATE: On October 18, 2022, at 12:47 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22500 block of MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported shots fired into a business. Deputies arrived on scene within two minutes and located two businesses struck by projectiles. The businesses and surrounding establishments were...
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