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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail After Injuring Two in California Crash and Fleeing

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail After Injuring Two in California Crash and Fleeing

UPDATE 11/12/2024: Dylan Alexander Biscoe, age 20 of Mechanicsville, was sentenced to 90 days suspended down to just 10 days with 18 months probation by Judge Karen Christy Holt Chesser. Biscoe fled the scene of a crash on September 6th, 2024, on foot before the arrival of First Responders. He returned to scene after...
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VIDEO: Woman Arrested After Causing Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

VIDEO: Woman Arrested After Causing Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

On Monday, November 11, 2024, at approximately 3:34 p.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Loveville Road, for the reported aggressive driver who was possibly impaired. At 3:37 p.m., the 911 caller then reported the same vehicle caused a collision with unknown injuries at Three Notch Road and Clover Hill...
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Man Transported to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Stabbing in Lexington Park

Man Transported to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Stabbing in Lexington Park

On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at approximately 6:37 p.m., police responded to the area of North Essex Drive and Hancock Road in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls reporting a large fight. Prior to police arrival, additional callers then stated one subject was suffering from stab wounds. Officers and emergency medical services responded to...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct

Prince Frederick Man Arrested for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct

On the evening of October 21, 2024, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate reports of a man behaving erratically at the intersection of Sea Gull Beach Road and Dawn Road in Prince Frederick. Responding to the complaint of a male stumbling in the roadway, Deputy First Class Tunnell arrived...
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Prince Frederick Man Found Passed Out at Gas Pump Arrested on Drug-Related Charges

Prince Frederick Man Found Passed Out at Gas Pump Arrested on Drug-Related Charges

On October 27, 2024, Deputy Campbell responded to the Wawa located at 305 Market Square Drive in Prince Frederick, for a person asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle at the gas pumps. Upon arrival, contact was made with Joshua Alan Dalrymple, 30, of Prince Frederick. Deputies observed a glass smoking device with...
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One Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Serious Crash in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Serious Crash in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at approximately 5:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 38280 New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. 911 callers reported a two vehicle head-on collision with subjects trapped. Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene to find...
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Animal Cruelty and Wildlife Violations Bring Over 100 Charges to Hollywood Man

Animal Cruelty and Wildlife Violations Bring Over 100 Charges to Hollywood Man

On November 5, 2024, Thomas Newton Ferrall, 71, of Hollywood, Maryland, was formally charged with 56 counts related to illegal wildlife possession, following an investigation tied to a significant multi-agency probe initiated after a shed fire on November 3, 2024. The fire, extinguished with the help of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and other...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Arrested in Connection with Three Unprovoked Assaults in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Arrested in Connection with Three Unprovoked Assaults in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Following an investigation into three seemingly unprovoked assaults on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office have arrested and charged Malachi Alexander Steele, 22, of Lexington Park. The incidents left one victim with injuries, requiring hospitalization. The Sheriff’s Office received the first report at 10:32 a.m., with two...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Serious Crash with Ejection in Mechanicsville

Maryland State Police Investigating Serious Crash with Ejection in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at approximately 5:53 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment, ejection, and one unresponsive. 911 callers reported a three vehicle collision with one victim trapped and one...
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VIDEO: Impaired Woman Released One Day After Her Arrest Following Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Impaired Woman Released One Day After Her Arrest Following Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

UPDATE 11/4/2024: A mugshot has been requested as Arnett was released the day after her arrest on an unsecured personal bond of $5,000 Hakietta Danise Arnett age 49 of Glen Burnie, has been charged with the following below. (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEH....
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UPDATE: Felony Charge Dropped for Bushwood Man Following Shooting of 19-Year-Old Male in Hollywood

UPDATE: Felony Charge Dropped for Bushwood Man Following Shooting of 19-Year-Old Male in Hollywood

11/4/2024: The felony charge of accessory after the fact against John Curtis Reeves IV, initially filed in St. Mary’s County District Court, has been removed from case search records, along with the related court documents. However, multiple traffic charges connected to the high-speed chase remain active in District Court. According to court documents obtained...
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UPDATE: Convicted Murderer on Parole Sentenced to 20-Years After 2024 Shooting in Charles County

UPDATE: Convicted Murderer on Parole Sentenced to 20-Years After 2024 Shooting in Charles County

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, November 1, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Damion Anqwan Wilson, 42, of La Plata, to 20 years in prison for First-Degree Assault, Possession of a Firearm with a Felony Conviction, and Possession of Cocaine. On August 21, 2024,...
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Driver Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Leonardtown

Driver Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Leonardtown

On Monday, November 4, 2024, at approximately 6:33 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 21943 Point Lookout Road and Ridge Path Way in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and entrapment. Due to 911 callers reported the male as unconscious, a helicopter was placed...
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Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Leonardtown

Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Leonardtown

On Sunday, November 3, 2024, at approximately 12:48 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Andrew’s Church Road and Brown Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. 911 callers reported a vehicle struck a motorcyclist with the rider laying in the roadway unconscious with...
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Impaired Lexington Park Man Sends One to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

Impaired Lexington Park Man Sends One to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

On Saturday, November 2, 2024, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Take It Easy Ranch Road and Piney Point Road in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with two patients to be...
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UPDATE: 23-Year-Old Hughesville Woman Killed, Three Others Injured After Collision Involving Trash Truck in Charles County

UPDATE: 23-Year-Old Hughesville Woman Killed, Three Others Injured After Collision Involving Trash Truck in Charles County

UPDATE 11/2/2024: On Saturday, November 02, 2024, at approximately 9:58 a.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 231 in the area of Maryland Route 381 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to assume the...
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Multi-County High Speed Pursuit Ends with Three Arrested Following Shooting in St. Mary’s County

Multi-County High Speed Pursuit Ends with Three Arrested Following Shooting in St. Mary’s County

On Friday, November 1, 2024, at approximately 11:50 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 45000 block of Breezy Lane in Hollywood, for the reported gunshot victim. First Responders arrived on the scene to find a 19-year-old male suffering a gunshot wound to the upper-body. The victim was conscious alert and...
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Two Suspects Apprehended in Lexington Park Shooting; Third Suspect Still at Large

Two Suspects Apprehended in Lexington Park Shooting; Third Suspect Still at Large

In a coordinated effort, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, apprehended two suspects on October 31, 2024, in connection with a recent shooting incident in Lexington Park. Mark Albert Fenwick Jr., 32, of Park Hall, and Jarrell Raheim Johnson, 36, of Prince Frederick, were both...
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Four Suspects from Alabama and Tennessee Arrested for “Pigeon Drop” Scam; Police Seeking Additional Possible Victims

Four Suspects from Alabama and Tennessee Arrested for “Pigeon Drop” Scam; Police Seeking Additional Possible Victims

The PGPD’s Financial Crimes Unit identified four suspects who targeted an elderly woman last week in a “pigeon drop” scam in the county. A pigeon drop scam involves convincing a victim to give the suspect(s) a large amount of cash as collateral with the hope of then sharing a sum of money. The suspects...
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UPDATE: Leonardtown Woman Charged with Vehicular Homicide After Killing One of Her Children and Seriously Injuring Two Others

UPDATE: Leonardtown Woman Charged with Vehicular Homicide After Killing One of Her Children and Seriously Injuring Two Others

UPDATE 10/29/2024: Ashley Nicole Nolan, 28, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, following an 18-count indictment by the Circuit Court charging her with negligent manslaughter and other offenses related to a fatal March car crash in which a juvenile passenger died. The indictment lists the following charges: • one charge...
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Mechanicsville Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges in St. Mary’s County After 15 Dead Cats Found in Her Freezer

Mechanicsville Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges in St. Mary’s County After 15 Dead Cats Found in Her Freezer

Laura Lynn Reed, 50, of Mechanicsville, is facing 15 counts of animal cruelty following an investigation into severe neglect of animals under her care. Reed was arrested after St. Mary’s County Animal Control and Sheriff’s Deputies found 26 living animals and 15 deceased cats inside her residence on Morganza Turner Road. The investigation began...
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Understanding Delays in Bringing Charges for a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident

Understanding Delays in Bringing Charges for a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident

In the aftermath of a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the time it takes for police or state attorneys’ offices to bring charges can be weeks or even months. This delay is due to the complexity of the investigation and the need for thorough evidence...
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Public Perception of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: A Year Later, Praise for Deputies, but Criticism for Leadership

Public Perception of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: A Year Later, Praise for Deputies, but Criticism for Leadership

Over a year ago, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office released the results of a community survey they initiated to gauge public perception of law enforcement in the county. Although the survey allowed residents to express their views, many now feel that little has changed since the Sheriff’s Office made this information public. While...
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UPDATE: CSM Professor Dead After Vehicle Crossing Double-Line Causes Serious Three-Vehicle Crash in Prince Frederick

UPDATE: CSM Professor Dead After Vehicle Crossing Double-Line Causes Serious Three-Vehicle Crash in Prince Frederick

UPDATE 10/28/2024: On October 28, 2024, at approximately 7:12 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau deputies responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision involving entrapment in the 6600 block of Hallowing Point Road (Rt. 231) in Prince Frederick. Upon arrival, deputies confirmed that one driver was deceased and immediately requested...
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Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Donates Engine to a North Carolina Department

Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Donates Engine to a North Carolina Department

On Saturday evening, numerous members of the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department gathered at the station to welcome Volunteers from the Woodlawn Fire Department in Marion, North Carolina. At the departments last business meeting, the membership board voted to donate their reserve engine to a department in need after the devastation of Hurricane Helene....
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