As of Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Maryland reports 239,362 COVID-19 cases and 5,039 deaths, an increase of 2,401 cases and 61 deaths over 24 hours. 1,799 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 411 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 239,362 Number of persons tested negative : 2,354,515 Total...
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Deputy D. Smith of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area Upland Drive in Bushwood for the report of animal cruelty. Upon arrival he spoke with a female complainant that lives next door to Conrad Benjamin Morris, 46, of Bushwood, and advised she watched Morris shoot...
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Detectives with the Homicide Unit are working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man Saturday night in a business near Landover. The victim is 22-year-old Leon Frazier of Washington, D.C. Three additional people were also shot. One of those victims remains in critical condition. The two additional victims suffered...
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On Monday, December 14, 2020, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mall Circle in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male laying in the Southbound lanes of Crain Highway, firefighters immediately...
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As of Monday, December 14, 2020, Maryland reports 236,961 COVID-19 cases and 4,978 deaths, an increase of 2,314 cases and 24 deaths over 24 hours. 1,679 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 404 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 236,961 Number of persons tested negative : 2,344,023 Total...
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Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired potential competitors in a predatory manner and cut...
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As of Sunday, December 13, 2020, Maryland reports 234,647 COVID-19 cases and 4,954 deaths, an increase of 6,176 cases and 53 deaths over 48 hours. 1,679 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 424 ICU beds are in use. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 234,647 Number of persons tested negative :...
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On Thursday, December 10, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to several calls for a possible shooting in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive in Waldorf. Callers indicated the occupants in two vehicles were shooting at each other. When officers arrived, they located a Volkswagen Jetta, which...
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By Ethan Carter, Navy Office of Community Outreach – Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hobbs, a native of Saint Leonard, Maryland, is currently serving on an exchange with the French Marine Nationale as a part of the Personnel Exchange Program. Hobbs is a U.S. Navy pilot who’s been responsible for flying the MH-60S operationally and the...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of additional COVID-19 health and economic relief initiatives to help struggling Maryland families and small businesses. He was joined by Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Housing Secretary Kenneth Holt. “We continue to take constant actions on a daily basis to fight this virus from all directions, while...
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As of Thursday, December 10, 2020, Maryland reports 225,855 COVID-19 cases and 4,850 deaths, an increase of 3,202 cases and 49 deaths over 24 hours. 1,720 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 and 416 ICU beds are in use. Governor Larry Hogan said “Sadly, as we anticipated, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland are now at an...
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The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes, and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On December 1, 2020, Deputies responded to Harris Teeter in Dunkirk for the report of harassment. The complainant advised an unknown male subject approached them while checking out and refused to leave them alone. Deputies...
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State Launching Aggressive Public Health Campaign to Encourage Marylanders to Get Vaccinated. As COVID-19 vaccination preparation moves forward across the country, Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on Maryland’s plans to safely deliver and distribute effective vaccines. “Our team at the Maryland Department of Health has worked hard over the past eight months...
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It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has to announce the passing of K-9 Edo. K-9 Edo was the partner to Cpl. Jamie Morgan and served the agency from 2011 to his untimely passing on December 4, 2020. K-9 Edo was a European import German Shepherd/Malinois mix that was purchased...
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Even with residents expected to reduce their travel due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Maryland State Police will continue to be on alert to ensure motorists remain safe on the road this holiday season. Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Master Corporal Robert Cadrette, ID #304, who died during the early evening hours on December 5, 2020 from complications associated with COVID-19. M/Cpl. Cadrette, age 51, was assigned to the Special Services Division, Property Management Section and was a 22-year-veteran of the Agency. Prior...
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According to the official numbers issued by the Maryland Department of Health and the CDC on Sunday, December 6, 2020, Maryland is reporting 5,836 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 48 hours On Friday, December 4, 2020, the state reported an all-time high of 3,792 new cases for 24 hours. The positivity rate...
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UPDATE 12/4/2020: On Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Camp Cosoma Road for the report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Due to the severity of the injuries sustained by the pedestrian, members of...
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Today is the largest-ever daily increase of new cases, with over 3,790 new cases reported. As of Friday, December 4, 2020, Maryland reports 209,191 COVID-19 cases and 4,630 deaths, an increase of 3,792 cases and 24 deaths over 24 hours. There are 1,594 patients currently hospitalized, an increase of 24 from yesterday. COVID-19 Statistics...
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On Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 4:49 a.m., firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded in Brush 5, and Ambulance 59 for a priority 1 medical call in the 7200 block of Southern Maryland Boulevard (Route 4). During the incident, Brush 5 provided barrier protection for the safety of the crew and patient onboard Ambulance...
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As of Thursday, December 3, 2020, Maryland reports 205,399 COVID-19 cases and 4,606 deaths. An increase of 2,044 cases and 48 deaths over 24 hours, and 8,648 total patients have been released from isolation. There are 1,573 total COVID-19 hospitalizations, a decrees of 5 from yesterday. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases...
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On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road, in the area of Jay Dee Court, in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian and an animal. Crews arrived on the scene to find a puppy and adult male in...
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As of Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Maryland reports 203,355 COVID-19 cases and 4,558 deaths. An increase of 2,220 cases and 42 deaths over 24 hours, and 8,648 total patients have been released from isolation. There are 1,578 total COVID-19 hospitalizations, a decrees of 5 from yesterday. Governor Larry Hogan Launched ‘MarylandMedNow’ to Staff Up...
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As the State of Maryland continues to fight COVID-19, Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of actions to mobilize a medical staffing surge to save lives and prevent overburdening the state’s healthcare system. “The current surge is not only increasing the burden on our healthcare system and filling available hospital beds, but it...
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A heat sanitization box designed and developed by entrepreneurs at TechPort, UAS Business Incubator and Community Innovation Hub of Southern Maryland, to assist frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by making personal protective equipment (PPE) reusable was instrumental in yesterday’s announcement on Dry Heat by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
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