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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Recover Loaded Firearm in Vehicle

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Recover Loaded Firearm in Vehicle

On April 28, 2023, at 12:19 a.m., patrol officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Stone Avenue in Waldorf for the report of an intrusion alarm at a school. When officers arrived, they observed a vehicle in the parking lot. Upon making contact with the driver, the odor...
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Leonardtown Couple Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors

Leonardtown Couple Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors

A Leonardtown man and woman have been arrested and charged by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on several charges of Sex Abuse of a Minor, Neglect of a Minor and Second-Degree Rape. Following an investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division, Brian Joseph Wiegman, age 45 of Leonardtown, has...
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One Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in California

One Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in California

On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped and possibly unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Infinity SUV and a Toyota pickup truck in the...
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Comcast Announces XFinity 10G Network Coming to Homes and Businesses Across St. Mary’s County

Comcast Announces XFinity 10G Network Coming to Homes and Businesses Across St. Mary’s County

4/27/2023: Comcast today announced it is expanding its Xfinity 10G Network to more than 17,500 additional homes and businesses across 450 miles in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, delivering its full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business services. Construction has begun and the project – which includes communities in Broad Creek, California, Callaway, Great Mills,...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Birdies in Hollywood

UPDATE: Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Birdies in Hollywood

UPDATE 4/27/2023: On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 10:08 pm, two masked men entered the Birdies convenience store at the 24600 block of Three Notch Road in Hollywood. The two suspects pointed a handgun at store employees, demanding money from the registers. The suspects removed currency from the registers and fled on foot. St....
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling’s Legislative Initiative Creates a One-Stop-Shop for Child Support Services; Guarantees Over $330K Savings Annually to St. Mary’s County

State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling’s Legislative Initiative Creates a One-Stop-Shop for Child Support Services; Guarantees Over $330K Savings Annually to St. Mary’s County

On Monday, Governor Wes Moore signed State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling’s legislative initiative, “The St. Mary’s County – Transfer of Child Support Unit and Personnel to the Child Support Administration Bill (HB 526)” into law. At the request of State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, the St. Mary’s County Delegation submitted HB 526 during the 2023 legislative...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in Chesapeake Beach That Sends Operator to Trauma Center

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in Chesapeake Beach That Sends Operator to Trauma Center

On Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 11:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Bayside Road in the area between Beach Drive and Locust Grove Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the...
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Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries After Falling Through Floor of Apartment Fire in Waldorf

Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries After Falling Through Floor of Apartment Fire in Waldorf

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, at approximately 11:53 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the apartments located at 2225 Stream Vista Place in Waldorf, for a water flow alarm. The first 911 call came from an alarm company reporting water flow alarms were sounding at the address given and shortly...
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UPDATE: Lusby Mans 10-Year Sentence Affirmed for 2021 Conviction of Second Degree Assault

UPDATE: Lusby Mans 10-Year Sentence Affirmed for 2021 Conviction of Second Degree Assault

UPDATE 4/21/2023: On April 20, 2023, a 3-judge panel sitting in Upper Marlboro affirmed the 10-year sentence imposed on Joseph Martin Blankenship for the crime of second degree assault. Blankenship was convicted in 2021 by a Calvert County jury and sentenced to the maximum possible sentence by Judge Andrew S. Rappaport. A Maryland appellate...
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14-Month Old Revived and Flown Out After Near Drowning in Hollywood

14-Month Old Revived and Flown Out After Near Drowning in Hollywood

On Thursday, April 20, 2023, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 24000 block of Hunt Court in Hollywood, for the reported near drowning. The 911 caller reported a 14-month old female fell into a pond and was found not conscious and not breathing. A family member preformed CPR...
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Economic Development Awards Nearly $1.2 Million in Small Business Assistance Grants

Economic Development Awards Nearly $1.2 Million in Small Business Assistance Grants

The Calvert County Department of Economic Development is pleased to announce it has awarded nearly $1.2 million in grant funding to 39 local small businesses through the Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant Fund. The grant fund was established to provide financial assistance that will help local small business owners grow and strengthen their...
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Prince Frederick VFD Hosting 76th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention

Prince Frederick VFD Hosting 76th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention

Event alert! The Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention is coming up fast this April 30th! Please come out and watch the parade of tri county fire and EMS apparatus on Main Street in Prince Frederick. Once the parade is completed, head on over to the Calvert County Fair Grounds to watch the fire...
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Police Arrest Man Armed with Machete who Threatened Parishioners at Church and Used Racial Epithets

Police Arrest Man Armed with Machete who Threatened Parishioners at Church and Used Racial Epithets

On Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 9:13 a.m., officers responded to a church in the 5100 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a man armed with a machete threatening parishioners and using racial epithets as parishioners were setting up for a service. The victims, who were familiar with the man,...
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VIDEO: Police Seeking Three Shooters Involved In Fatal Nightclub Shooting That Leaves Two Injured and One Dead

VIDEO: Police Seeking Three Shooters Involved In Fatal Nightclub Shooting That Leaves Two Injured and One Dead

Homicide Unit detectives released video of a fatal shooting at a nightclub in late March. Three people were shot in the incident, one of the victims died. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On March 28, 2023, at approximately 12:40...
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Suspects Sought After Carjacking and Kidnapping Woman Then Throwing Her Over Bridge Into Water

Suspects Sought After Carjacking and Kidnapping Woman Then Throwing Her Over Bridge Into Water

On April 15, 2023, at approximately 7:00 a.m., officers responded to Crew Boats To Go, located at 6211 Old Pennington Avenue in Baltimore, for a carjacking complaint that occurred in Anne Arundel County. The adult female victim reported that at approximately 2:30 a.m., she was dropping off a friend in the 300 block of...
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UPDATE: Police Release Cause of Death After Missing 10-Year-Old Girl from Charles County is Found Deceased

UPDATE: Police Release Cause of Death After Missing 10-Year-Old Girl from Charles County is Found Deceased

UPDATE 4/17/2023: On Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., officers responded to the 3900 block of Turner Road in Brandywine, MD for the report of a missing 10-year-old girl who had autism and was nonverbal. Patrol officers, additional CCSO staff, Search and Rescue, law enforcement partners from across the region, Charles County Fire...
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The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Nearly $220,000 in Grants to Service Dog and Equine Therapy Programs

The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Nearly $220,000 in Grants to Service Dog and Equine Therapy Programs

Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Tony Woods announced that the department has awarded nearly $220,000 to programs in Maryland that serve veterans. The Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program made seven awards to service dog and equine therapy organizations to implement projects that improve veterans’ mental health. “Working in partnership with our state legislature...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Misconduct in Office for Engaging in Sexual Relations with a Person Requesting Assistance

Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Misconduct in Office for Engaging in Sexual Relations with a Person Requesting Assistance

UPDATE 4/16/2023: Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III, announced April 13th, 2023, that a Calvert County Sherriff’s Office Deputy, Corporal James L. Wahlgren, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Calvert County to misconduct in office for engaging in sexual intercourse with a person requesting police assistance. According to the Statement of Facts...
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Maryland Department of Transportation Convenes Annual Highway Safety Summit, Unveils New Crash Fatality Dashboard

Maryland Department of Transportation Convenes Annual Highway Safety Summit, Unveils New Crash Fatality Dashboard

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD (April 12, 2023) The Maryland Department of Transportation today convened the annual Highway Safety Summit, bringing together safety leaders and stakeholders to develop steps for Maryland’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a five-year program with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul...
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Multi-Agency Task Force Recovers Nearly 5,000 Fentanyl Pills / Two Suspects Indicted in Distribution Case

Multi-Agency Task Force Recovers Nearly 5,000 Fentanyl Pills / Two Suspects Indicted in Distribution Case

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry announced that Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section / United States Postal Inspection Task Force, along with members from the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Washington, D.C. Division, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division, and the United States Marshals Office...
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Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office 33rd Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service on April 23, 2023

Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office 33rd Annual Crime Victims’ Memorial Service on April 23, 2023

On Sunday, April 23, 2023, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office will be hosting the 33rd Annual Statewide Memorial Service for Crime Victims and their Families. The event will be held at the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Company 2, headquarters. The public is welcome. The program will feature...
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Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Collision in Waldorf

Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Collision in Waldorf

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 14:46 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 2690 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 was pre-launched due to 911 callers reporting the operator being unconscious. Firefighters arrived on the scene...
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Maryland House of Delegate Member Faces Home Invasion and Assault Charges in Calvert County

Maryland House of Delegate Member Faces Home Invasion and Assault Charges in Calvert County

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at approximately 9:54 p.m., police officers responded to the 1000 block of Stephen Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported Burglary. According to court documents, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene and made contact with the 68-year-old victim and 61-year-old witness. The victim stated at...
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National Weather Service and Fire Marshal Advised of Fire Weather Watch Due to Dry, Humid, and Windy Conditions

National Weather Service and Fire Marshal Advised of Fire Weather Watch Due to Dry, Humid, and Windy Conditions

This is an important message from National Weather Service which is effecting the following locations throughout the State of Maryland. We ask that you do not conduct any open burns, including if you have a fire pit. We ask that you maintain a safe area around your property. Counties under a special weather statement...
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UM Charles Regional Behavioral Health Practice Serves Charles County’s Growing Mental Health Needs

UM Charles Regional Behavioral Health Practice Serves Charles County’s Growing Mental Health Needs

Lynda A. Onyema, NP, recently joined the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group – Behavioral Health practice and is accepting new patients. Behavioral Health offers diagnosis, professional assistance, and medication management for various mental health conditions such as ADHD, anxiety disorders and autism. “We are very excited Lynda has joined our Behavioral Health...
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