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VIDEO: Monster Truckz Extreme Tour Coming to Potomac Speedway October 22 to October 24, 2021!

VIDEO: Monster Truckz Extreme Tour Coming to Potomac Speedway October 22 to October 24, 2021!

RAIN OR SHINE! Official Monster Truckz Extreme Tour announced they are coming to St. Mary’s County! “The Most Insane Show on Earth, prepare to have your mind blown away. We have the biggest, maddest and wildest event you will ever witness. This adrenaline filled show features the most massive Monster Truckz destroying cars, flying...
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Police Investigating Homicide in Nanjemoy, Victim Identified as 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man

Police Investigating Homicide in Nanjemoy, Victim Identified as 32-Year-Old Waldorf Man

On Monday, September 6, 2021, at 7:02 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area in the 7900 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy for what appeared to be an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers discovered the male was deceased. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, an autopsy was performed and the manner of death was...
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Charles County Government Extends Mask Requirement

Charles County Government Extends Mask Requirement

On Friday, September 10, 2021, the Board of Commissioners extended Resolution 2021-12 due to the continued impact from COVID-19 in Charles County.  This resolution requires that the indoor public mask mandate continue for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Commissioners received briefings to gather data and other relevant information from Charles County’s Health Officer Dr....
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Three Arrested in Loveville on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

Three Arrested in Loveville on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

On Friday, September 3, 2021, Trooper M. Koontz  from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop in the area of Point Lookout Road and Loveville Road, in Loveville. During contact with the occupants, the operator gave a false name, and was ultimately identified as Corey Michael McAndrew, 30 of Piney Point....
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Southern Maryland Mourns the Passing of Iossif “Joe” Mario Gressis

Southern Maryland Mourns the Passing of Iossif “Joe” Mario Gressis

Southern Maryland has lost one if its most dignified, selfless, gracious and gratuitous persons who ever impacted our community, with the death of Iossif “Joe” Mario Gressis. Joe has achieved much in life. He was a widely successful restaurant owner. He was a great businessman. He was the best son, brother, husband and father....
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested in Connection with Illegal Distribution of Drugs and Narcotics

Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested in Connection with Illegal Distribution of Drugs and Narcotics

On September 3, 2021, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Tactical Diversion Squad arrested Vincent Ippolito, 62, of Waldorf and Denise Marie Shifflett, 45, of La Plata in connection with illegally distributing drugs and narcotics. Ippolito, a licensed pharmacist and owner of Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, and...
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VIDEO: Smoke Alarms Alert Family to Structure Fire in Huntingtown, One Firefighter Injured, State Fire Marshal Investigating

VIDEO: Smoke Alarms Alert Family to Structure Fire in Huntingtown, One Firefighter Injured, State Fire Marshal Investigating

On Monday, September 6, 2021, at approximately 1:05 a.m., 75 firefighters from Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s County responded to 2824 Ridge Road in Huntingtown, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1 & a 1/2 story single family dwelling with fire showing from all floors. The...
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Police Investigating Fatal Collision That Killed 10-Year-Old Clinton Boy

Police Investigating Fatal Collision That Killed 10-Year-Old Clinton Boy

The Prince George’s County Police Department Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Clinton in late August. The driver and passenger were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries. The passenger, 10-year-old Pedro Gutierrez Gonzales of Clinton, died on September 3, 2021. The adult driver remains hospitalized and...
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Police Arrest Clinton Man After Killing his 71-Year-Old Mother – Also Charged with Three Other Murders

Police Arrest Clinton Man After Killing his 71-Year-Old Mother – Also Charged with Three Other Murders

The Prince George’s County Police Department Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of John Frederick Carrington, 53, of Clinton, on September 1, 2021, on a warrant for First Degree Murder obtained by county police on August 30, 2021. According to the warrant, on August 29, 2021, police responded to an address in the 2900 Block...
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Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Charles County

Police Investigating Fatal Drowning in Charles County

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Potomac River in the area of Swan Point near Matthews Manor Road in Charles County, for the reported drowning. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was requested to respond for aerial reconnaissance and possible patient transportation. Crews...
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Three Injured and One Child Flown to Area Children’s Center After Deck Collapse in Mechanicsville

Three Injured and One Child Flown to Area Children’s Center After Deck Collapse in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at approximately 7:56 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to a residence located in the 40000 block of Leeland Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported traumatic injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a deck collapsed with multiple subjects injured. No entrapment was reported. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Four Injured After Three Vehicle Collision in California

Four Injured After Three Vehicle Collision in California

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 1:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Patuxent Beach Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision and reported...
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Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Burglary of Law Office in Waldorf

Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Burglary of Law Office in Waldorf

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 6:43 a.m., officers responded to a law office in the 3400 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a burglary that occurred overnight. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect kicked in a door to the office and stole numerous items. Through investigation, detectives identified the...
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UPDATE: 61-Year-Old Owings Man in Critical Condition After Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

UPDATE: 61-Year-Old Owings Man in Critical Condition After Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

UPDATE 9/2/2021: On September 1, 2021 at approximately 5:13 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a vehicle crash on Solomons Island Road (MD 2/4) in the area of Lorins Drive in Huntingtown, MD. Upon arrival, units located a Nissan passenger car and a bicyclist that...
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UPDATE: Calvert County Detectives Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Attempted Home Invasion in Lusby

UPDATE: Calvert County Detectives Arrest 14-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old After Attempted Home Invasion in Lusby

UPDATE 9/1/2021: Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) have identified and charged two suspects in connection with the attempted armed home invasion that occurred on August 25, 2021 in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates on Rawhide Road in Lusby, MD. Both suspects are juvenile males, aged 14 and 15 of Lusby, MD. The suspects...
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Impaired Driver Arrested at Scene of Fatal Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Collision After Hitting County Traffic Control Vehicle

Impaired Driver Arrested at Scene of Fatal Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Collision After Hitting County Traffic Control Vehicle

At approximately 10:00 p.m., Troopers responded to Pegg Road and Spring Valley Drive for the reported motor vehicle collision with no injuries. The roadway was shut down at the time of the collision due to the double fatal motor vehicle collision which occurred around 6:50 p.m. Full article here. Officers on the scene advised...
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ATF Announces $10,000 Reward for Information in Murder Investigation of 8-year-old in Prince George’s County

ATF Announces $10,000 Reward for Information in Murder Investigation of 8-year-old in Prince George’s County

Today the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division announced a reward of $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the case of 8-year-old Peyton “PJ” Evans, a child who was shot and killed in Landover, Md. This is in addition to the reward of up to $25,000...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Intruder Shot and Killed by Homeowner in California

UPDATE: Police Investigating Intruder Shot and Killed by Homeowner in California

UPDATE 8/30/2021: On August 27, 2021, at approximately 11:20 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23200 block of Woodland Acres Road in California, for the reported burglary with an individual shot. Deputies arrived on scene and located an individual, later identified as Tavein Malik Dickens, age 23 of...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, at approximately 12:57 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 28730 Thompson Corner Road and Grove Farm Lane in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find the semi-truck in the roadway with a Ford...
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Impaired Driver Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Motor Vehicle Collision Involving a St. Mary’s County Medic Unit

On Friday, August 27, 2021, at approximately 8:04 p.m., Medic 18 reported they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to Hollywood Road and Doctors Crossing Way in Leonardtown, where they arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. The single occupant...
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UPDATE: Bushwood Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Motor Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Bushwood Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Motor Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 8/27/2021: Jennifer Lynn Hanbury, 47 of Bushwood, was charged with manslaughter by vehicle – criminal negligence, she was also issued traffic citations for failure yield right of way on left turn, negligent driving, failure to control vehicle speed on highway to avoid collision, and reckless driving. If Hanbury is found guilty of manslaughter...
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Son Pleads Guilty in the Death of His 91-Year-Old Father

Son Pleads Guilty in the Death of His 91-Year-Old Father

UPDATE 8/26/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced on August 24, 2021, that Danny Norris, 57, of Pasadena was sentenced to 25 years in prison suspend all but 12 years of active incarceration and five years of supervised probation in the death of his 91-year-old father, Elmer Norris. The defendant entered a...
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Intoxicated Lusby Woman Arrested After Assaulting Children

Intoxicated Lusby Woman Arrested After Assaulting Children

On Sunday, August 15, 2021, police responded to the area of Comanche Road and Alamo Trail in Lusby, for the reported intoxicated female screaming at children. The Calvert County 911 Control Center advised callers reported the intoxicated female was bleeding and tipping over her baby stroller while her infant was seated inside of it....
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St. Mary’s County Government Announces Operations Schedule for Labor Day Holiday

St. Mary’s County Government Announces Operations Schedule for Labor Day Holiday

St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, in observance of Labor Day. Administrative offices will reopen for regular business hours Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. All three Senior Activity Centers (Garvey, Loffler and Northern) will be closed Monday, Sept. 6. Additionally, there will be no Home-Delivered Meals. The St....
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Officials Trying to Trap an Alligator Reported in St. Mary’s County

Officials Trying to Trap an Alligator Reported in St. Mary’s County

SMNEWSNET.COM was recently shown a video of an alligator, the video was reported to have been recorded in St. Mary’s County. We spoke to a resident who lived on the lake the alligator was reported to be living in and he said he has not seen it recently, but had seen it last year....
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