On September 28th, 2025, we remember our fallen heroes and victims on the 17th anniversary of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command’s Trooper 2 crash. September 27th, 2008, Trooper 2 responded to Waldorf, Charles County Maryland to assist the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department with a motor vehicle crash. On scene, two patients were identified...
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On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 11:08 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the CTE Firearms located in the 23000 block of Daniel Farm Lane in Hollywood, for the reported accidental shooting. 911 callers reported a 69-year-old male had accidentally shot himself in the hand. EMS arrived on the scene and...
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On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 12:57 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Station 4, located at 4260 Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy, for a serious motor vehicle collision in front of the firehouse. Nanjemoy Fire Chief 4 reported a motor vehicle collision in front...
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Luke T. Langston, 22, of Willis, Texas, is being held without bond in St. Mary’s County after authorities executed a fugitive warrant alleging he fled Texas while facing charges related to child pornography. According to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Langston was taken into custody on September 24,...
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Taisian Marquet Owens, 28, of Waldorf, has been formally charged with armed robbery and attempted theft following an alleged incident involving cannabis at a local shopping center, according to court documents filed in Charles County District Court. Owens is accused of attempting to rob an adult male victim while displaying a handgun during a...
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UPDATE 9/24/2025: On September 23, 2025, at approximately 7:55 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Route 4 near Route 258 in Lothian involving a motorcycle. The investigation revealed that a Yamaha sport bike was traveling Northbound in the Southbound lanes of Route 4 when it struck a Cadillac...
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James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses, illegal possession of ammunition, and child neglect following the execution of a residential and body search warrant by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. According to court documents, deputies executed the search on September 5, 2025, at...
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On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Edmont Place in Waldorf for a report of an armed robbery. The investigation revealed that several suspects approached three victims, displayed a handgun, and robbed them of a pair of designer tennis shoes and a backpack. After taking...
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A state audit released on September 12th, 2025, has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration (SSA) repeatedly failed to protect children in its care between May 2020 and May 2024, allowing them to live in unsafe environments, miss essential medical care, and, in hundreds of cases, be placed in hotels under unlicensed supervision. The...
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On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Heritage Lane in St. Inigoes, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews from NAS Webster Field and Ridge VFD responded with first arriving units confirming a head-on...
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On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata for a report of a domestic assault in which the suspect, Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, of La Plata, had assaulted a woman and a young child. During the incident, Buchanan choked the woman, assaulted...
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Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille made the exciting announcement today that they’re opening a second location in downtown Leonardtown! The family owned business is pleased to be right in the heart of historic Leonardtown and cannot wait to bring the freshest & finest quality Italian fare and our bar featuring 100+ Bourbons, great Wine...
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On September 16, 2025, at approximately 11:59 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1100 block of Golden West Way in Lusby for the report of an abandoned 911 call. While en route, deputies were advised that the caller had reestablished contact and reported that an unknown suspect had...
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Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Slaughter pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on June 20, 2025. Slaughter was sentenced on September 12, 2025, by the Honorable Danya Dayson. In addition...
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The Navy recently selected four members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) workforce for one of its flagship leadership development plans, the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP). “Developing the next generation of leaders is one of the most important NAWCAD WOLF strategic imperatives,” said NAWCAD WOLF...
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UPDATE 9/16/2025: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded late Monday night to a report that a man had fired a weapon at a woman following an argument at a home in Lexington Park. The call came in at approximately 10:28 p.m. on September 15 from a residence in the 45000 block...
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UPDATE @6:50 P.M., Police have one suspect in custody. No reported injuries. 9/15/2025: Police are currently on the scene of an active barricade situation on Marshal Boulevard in Lexington Park. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, SMCSO Emergency Services Team and Maryland State Police remain on the scene. The Sheriff’s Office has not released...
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On Monday, September 15, 2025, at approximately 2:37 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Swans Court in Leonardtown, for the reported traumatic injuries with one possibly not breathing. 911 callers reported a 37-year-old male was possibly not breathing after a tree fell on him. Firefighters and emergency...
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On Thursday, May 8, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, along with emergency medical services personnel, responded to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills for the report of an 11-year-old male juvenile not breathing. Life-saving efforts were attempted, and the juvenile was transported to a local hospital,...
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UPDATE 9/15/2025: On September 14, 2025, at approximately 5:59 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering Calvert County. The vehicle, a white Kia Optima, had been reported stolen out of Prince George’s County, MD, and was detected traveling on MD Rt. 260. Deputy MacWilliams located...
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UPDATE @ 16:58 – Located safe & unharmed. Thank you for sharing. All fire & rescue personnel being placed in service BOLO for missing person Shirley Scott (B-F-68 YOA). Last seen in Lexington Park wearing blue jean shorts, and white t/s with black lettering that says “I’m too sexy for my dreads”. Police, firefighters...
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On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 11:50 a.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 36000 block of Abells Cattle Trail in Chaptico, for the reported injuries after a long fall. 911 callers reported a 46-year-old male fell approximately 20 or more feet from a tree stand, with the patient conscious but...
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UPDATE 9/10/2025: The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Division, invites the community to a “Welcome Home” celebration marking the reopening of the Battle Creek Nature Center on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 1-4 p.m. at the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary. The center closed in November of 2022, after it was severely...
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A Silent Fire: Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health in the Fire Service – By Bay District Volunteer Fire Chief Jason Turner SMNEWSNET Editors Note – “In October of 2024, Jason Turner, at just 27 years old, made history as the youngest Fire Chief elected in the Department’s 80-year history. By then, Turner had...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) has completed its project planning study along .7 miles of MD 5 (Point Lookout Road from MD 471 (Indian Bridge Road) to MD 246 (Great Mills Road). The MD 5 Great Mills Project will be designed to improve traffic operations, vehicular safety and pedestrian connectivity....
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