UPDATE: John Lawrence Brandt III, 34, of Lusby, was charged with driving, and attempting to drive while impaired by drugs. SMNEWSNET.COM contacted the St. Mary’s and Calvert County Sheriff’s Offices for a booking photo of Brandt, and neither agency could provide one. Below are SOME of previous arrests and citations for John Lawrence Brandt...
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On Friday, April 2, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, along with the Emergency Services Team (EST), Special Operations Division (SOD), and members of the Patrol Division, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 47000 block of Thurman Davis Lane in Lexington Park. Detectives located four handguns,...
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Update from CCSO: On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at approximately 11:02 a.m., officers responded to the 12100 block of Old Line Center in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. The initial investigation revealed a courier was making a delivery to a pharmacy when two suspects approached him. The suspects assaulted the courier...
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On the morning of April 2nd, troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack responded to the area of I-695 and Rt. 295 for the report of a crash. The driver was seen walking away from the site. Troopers caught up to him on Rt. 259 near Nursery Road and noticed signs of impairment. He was...
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Maryland State Police are continuing an investigation into a traffic crash early this morning in Anne Arundel County that killed an infant. The deceased victim is a nine-month-old infant, believed to be the child of the driver of a 2002 Ford Explorer, identified as Talaya C. Martin, 29, of Elkridge, Md. The driver was...
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On Saturday, April 3, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., police responded to the ABC Liquors and Lounge located at 22741 Three Notch Road in California, for three disorderly trespassers. Police responded to the establishment and were advised by employees that three men were denied entry into to the bar because they were visually intoxicated....
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On Saturday, April 3, 2021, at approximately 3:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Clay Hammond Road and Lottie Fowler Road in Prince Frederick, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an ambulance. Crews arrived on the scene to find the Prince Frederick Ambulance off the roadway and into...
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UPDATE 4/3/2021: The new Captain Pat’s Seafood restaurant is located at the Dennis Point Marina & Campground, at 46555 Dennis Point Way in Drayden. The new location has a beautiful waterfront view, outdoors seating, picnic area seating, along with boat ramp access, and two bars. The new eatery has a liquor board meeting next...
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UPDATE: On Friday, April 2, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Deep Falls Road in Chaptico, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle “cut in half”. Crews arrived on the scene to find a newer model Toyota sedan...
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On Thursday, April 1, 2021, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Motel 6 located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported subject not breathing. The caller stated it was an unknown gendered unknown aged victim not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene within minutes...
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On March 28, 2021 at approximately 12:00 p.m. troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded for a Disturbance and Trespassing complaint at the Super 8 Motel located on Three Notch Road, California. Upon arrival, contact was made with the manager who directed the troopers to a female in the lobby that was...
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On Thursday, April 1, 2021, at approximately 12:50 a.m., firefighters from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded to 10185 Brookline Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported explosion with fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a one-story workshop that was approximately 100 x 100. Firefighters controlled the fire in under...
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On Tuesday, March 30, 2021 around 2:45 p.m., Detectives from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Bureau responded to report of a robbery along the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail in Chesapeake Beach. Investigation revealed an adult female was walking alone on the Chesapeake Beach Railway trail near the Richfield Station entrance. A male...
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On October 12, 2020, two suspects armed with a gun robbed a clerk at a convenience store in the 11600 block of Billingsley Road. Detectives responded to the scene and began investigating leads. During their investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in La Plata. On March 25, 2021, they served the...
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On Monday, March 29, 2021, at approximately 10:38 a.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Hollywood responded to 20637 Flat Iron Road in Great Mills, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence fully engulfed in flames with multiples nearby...
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Detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in finding the suspects who shot at a driver filling up his car at a gas station before stealing his car. The victim stopped at a gas station in the 5400 block of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg on March 17, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m. On the...
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On Saturday,. March 27, 2021, at approximately 6:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a tractor-trailer off the roadway and into a wooded...
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A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Brian Edward Steuart, age 52, of Huntingtown, Maryland, and Jamie Lynn Alford (formerly known as Jamie Lynn Steuart), age 44, of Port Republic, Maryland, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, in connection with an alleged scheme to siphon off a portion of...
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On Friday, March 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of College Drive and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway after striking a...
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Craig Langrall, 41, of Tracys Landing, was sentenced on March 12, 2021, to 10 years’ incarceration, with all but 6 months suspended, for the crime of Felony Theft over $25,000. Judge Mark S. Chandlee also required Langrall to complete 5 years of probation. Langrall was a practicing attorney in Calvert County when he was...
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On March 12, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST), and Vice Narcotics Support Team executed a search and seizure warrant in the 21600 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park. On March 12, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County...
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On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 1:50 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Eric Road and Marshall Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. First Responders arrived on the scene to find a 29-year-old male with multiple stab wounds to the upper body, he was reportedly conscious, alert...
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On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned...
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Historic St. Mary’s City announces that Dr. Travis Parno, Director of Research and Collections for Historic St. Mary’s City and his team have located the site of the original St. Mary’s Fort, the 1634 palisaded fort erected by the first wave of European settlers who founded Maryland. The site, which spans an area approximately...
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On April 1, 2021 a new federal law goes into effect that requires the operator of a boat with an installed Engine Cut-Off Switch (ECOS) to use the ECOS link. The link is usually a coiled bungee cord lanyard clipped onto the operator’s person, Personal Floatation Device (PFD) or clothing and the other end...
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