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Drunk Chesapeake Beach Man Spits on Police Officer After Hit & Run Crash is Charged with DUI and Assault

Drunk Chesapeake Beach Man Spits on Police Officer After Hit & Run Crash is Charged with DUI and Assault

On June 16, 2021, at 6:11 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf after the victim of a hit and run crash that occurred in Prince George’s County followed the striking vehicle to a shopping center in Charles County. When officers arrived, they...
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Maryland State Police Investigating 26-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident on Crain Highway

Maryland State Police Investigating 26-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident on Crain Highway

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, at approximately 4:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 301 in the area of Clymer Drive. According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was making a left turn from northbound Route 301 onto Clymer Drive....
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AUDIO: Good Samaritans Save Man Trapped in Burning Vehicle After Motor Vehicle Collision in Indian Head

AUDIO: Good Samaritans Save Man Trapped in Burning Vehicle After Motor Vehicle Collision in Indian Head

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at approximately 3:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 6310 Chicamuxen Road in Indian Head, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle on fire with the occupant trapped. Before the arrival of First Responders, multiple Good Samaritans removed the trapped victim...
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Medical Emergency Leads to Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

Medical Emergency Leads to Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Monday, June 14, 2021, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Indian Bridge Road in Great Mills, for the report of a motor vehicle collision. No signs of a collision were observed and contact with citizens in the area reported they did not hear or see...
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Police in Charles County Apprehend Armed Robbery Suspect – Judge Releases Him on Personal Recognizance

Police in Charles County Apprehend Armed Robbery Suspect – Judge Releases Him on Personal Recognizance

On June 12, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., officers responded to a retail business in the 2900 block of Festival Way for the report of a theft that just occurred. A male suspect entered the store and asked to look at an air pod case. The employee gave the suspect the case and the suspect...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Vacant Commercial Structure Fire in Waldorf

State Fire Marshal Investigating Vacant Commercial Structure Fire in Waldorf

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 3:43 p.m., firefighters responded to 2400 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported commercial structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a 2-story commercial building. 50 firefighters responded and controlled the fire in under an hour. No injuries were reported. The...
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Three Teens Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Using Stolen Vehicle to Hit Police Officer

Three Teens Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Using Stolen Vehicle to Hit Police Officer

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged three suspects with the attempted murder of an officer on Wednesday in Temple Hills. The first suspect is 18-year-old Paul Canarte of the 1100 block of 3rd Street in Northwest, Washington, DC. The two additional suspects are juveniles who are charged as adults. On Wednesday...
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GenOn Holdings Announces Retirement of Three Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Charles County Morgantown Site

GenOn Holdings Announces Retirement of Three Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Charles County Morgantown Site

GenOn Holdings, LLC (GenOn) announced on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that it has initiated the process to permanently retire 2,421 MW of coal-fired electric generating capacity at three stations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The three facilities and associated coal retirements are the 627MW Avon Lake Generating Station located in Avon Lake, OH; the...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 10:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21831 Ronald Drive and Watt Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and halfway into the basement of an...
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Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

This past weekend, several members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department traveled to South Bend, Indiana to receive recognition for rescuing two civilians trapped in Swift water during Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. The members in attendance that were part of the response were Wayne Klinger Sr., John Comer, Robert Mott, Wayne Klinger...
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UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Calvert County. At about 1:20 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hallowing Point Road in the area of Jibsail Drive. According to a...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred overnight in Prince George’s County. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a collision involving a tractor trailer and a pedestrian on eastbound Rt. 50 east of...
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UPDATE: Prince Frederick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault

UPDATE: Prince Frederick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault

UPDATE 6/8/2021: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey today announced that Anthony Wayne Crusoe, II, 26, of Prince Frederick, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first degree assault. The charge carries a maximum punishment of 25 years imprisonment. The incident occurred on November 1, 2020, at the Park and Ride located on Fairgrounds Road...
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Lexington Park Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Youth Gun Task Force Recovers Drugs and Loaded Firearm

Lexington Park Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Youth Gun Task Force Recovers Drugs and Loaded Firearm

On Friday, June 4, 2021, members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force conducted a vehicle stop in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The vehicle was approached by Task Force members and the odor of marijuana was detected emitting from the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, Tyquan Samuel...
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Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 10:38 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leesa Court and Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Dispatchers advised a Honda operated by a heavy-set black male struck an adult female victim before fleeing the...
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UPDATE: Investigation Deems Lexington Park Pool House Fire as Accidental, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: Investigation Deems Lexington Park Pool House Fire as Accidental, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:40 p.m., firefighters responded to 46543 Valley Court in Lexington Park, for the reported small trash can on fire threatening a structure. Approximately 5 minutes later, the assignment was upgraded to a working structure fire. Crews then arrived on the scene to find fire showing from multiple...
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Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, One Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, One Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, June 7, 2021, at approximately 8:02 a.m., an on-duty police officer came across a motor vehicle collision on Berry Road in the area of Sun Valley Drive in Waldorf. Upon checking for injuries, he found one victim trapped with agonal breathing. Fire and rescue personnel were then alerted to the scene. Firefighters...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Residence in Great Mills

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Residence in Great Mills

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee and police responded to the 22500 block of Upper Kells Court in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure with no injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had struck the front of...
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Police Make Two Arrests After High Speed Chase Ends in St. Mary’s County

Police Make Two Arrests After High Speed Chase Ends in St. Mary’s County

On Friday, June 4, 2021, at approximately 11:20 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office contacted St. Mary’s in regards to a vehicle pursuit coming into St. Mary’s County. While St. Mary’s County deputies were responding to the area, the suspect vehicle stopped on Charlotte Hall Road near the Lighthouse Liquors located at 30411 Three...
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AUDIO: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Nanjemoy

AUDIO: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Nanjemoy

UPDATE: On Thursday, June 03, 2021, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Liverpool Point Road in the area of Riverside Road in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State Police La...
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Prince Frederick Woman Leads Police on High Speed Chase in Calvert County After Assault in Lexington Park

Prince Frederick Woman Leads Police on High Speed Chase in Calvert County After Assault in Lexington Park

On Monday, May 24, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Captain Yingling from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived in the area, he observed a female suspect leaving the scene in a red 2019 Hyundai Accent bearing Maryland...
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Firefighters Respond to Second Structure Fire on Waldorf Street in Just Six Days

Firefighters Respond to Second Structure Fire on Waldorf Street in Just Six Days

On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at approximately 6:42 p.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to the area of 3120 Heathcote Road in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story middle of the row townhouse with fire showing. Firefighters controlled the fire in under 20 minutes....
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AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Leading Police on High Speed Chase in Charles County

AUDIO: Waldorf Man Arrested After Leading Police on High Speed Chase in Charles County

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office contacted Charles County in reference to a white Dodge Charger that was coming into Hughesville from St. Mary’s County. Multiple 911 callers reported the white Dodge Charger had Maryland Registration Plates “8EL1779” and was driving recklessly while doing donuts...
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Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Anne Arundel County, Calvert Woman and Lothian Man Killed

Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in Anne Arundel County, Calvert Woman and Lothian Man Killed

On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of Southern Maryland Boulevard (MD Route 4) at the intersection with Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for a multiple vehicle collision involving fatal injuries. Investigation determined a Dodge Charger was traveling Southbound on MD Route 4 approaching the intersection, when...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death in Avenue

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death in Avenue

On Sunday, May 30, 2021, at approximately 6:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 23000 block of Oakley Road in Avenue, for the report of one not breathing. Police arrived on the scene to find a 21-year-old female not breathing and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. All responding fire...
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