Over the weekend, we received reports of scams in which the suspect called the victims and identified himself as a retired CCSO officer. In each case he told the individual they had an outstanding warrant and in order to settle it, the person had to purchase pre-paid credit cards and then make contact with...
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On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 5:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 9075 Mitchell Road in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle involved in a T-bone style collision with one trapped. Firefighters requested a...
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On Friday, December 1, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Wildewood Parkway and White Oak Parkway in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree with the elderly male...
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On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, around 7:05 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Patrol Bureau responded to the report of a shooting on Sark Court in Prince Frederick. Deputies arrived on scene and located a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The victim was flown to an area trauma...
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Sheriff Ricky Cox and the men and women of The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office have kicked off a holiday safety campaign, with the goal of keeping our residents and businesses safe this holiday season. The Sheriff’s Office has supplemented routine patrols with additional deputies on foot patrol, bicycle patrol, and in marked and unmarked...
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Mark your calendars! The Second District VFD&RS will be hosting their 2nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 5:00 – 9:00 PM. Santa & Mrs. Claus and their elves will be there to light the tree at 6:30 PM. We even heard that the Grinch may show up! There will...
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Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, and lovers of Christmas movies, new and old! Get ready to unwrap the magic of the holiday season like never before as we watch the North Beach Christmas Parade! The parade is today, December 1, 2023 at 6 pm along Bay Avenue. At the end of the...
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On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Olde Mill Road in Charlotte Hall, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into...
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Tomorrow, Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., additional dismantling of the old Nice Middleton Bridge/Rt 301 piers will take place. Please be mindful of roadworkers managing traffic. an alternate backup date of Saturday, Dec. 2 has been added if needed. Boaters: Please avoid this area and follow the guidelines provided by the patrol...
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On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at approximately 1:12 p.m., police responded to the Great Mills High School for a large physical disturbance. 911 callers reported 20 to 30 students were actively fighting. An ambulance was requested to standby nearby, however, they were cancelled prior to their arrival. Principle BeeJay Dothard released the following letter....
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Hunters reported harvesting 10,864 deer on the opening weekend of the 2023 Maryland firearm season from Nov. 25-26, according to data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The overall deer harvest was 7% higher than last year’s official opening weekend harvest of 10,159 deer. The harvest total included 5,617 antlered and 4,880 antlerless white-tailed...
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On November 27, 2023, Nam Hong Nguyen, 40, of Sunderland, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 45 years in prison, with 15 years of active time, for attempted rape and sex abuse of a minor child. The sentence was imposed by Judge Mark S. Chandlee. In November of last year, Nguyen entered...
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The PGPD’s Robbery Unit is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a recent string of commercial armed robberies. So far the suspect(s) is linked to as many as 10 robberies since early November 2023. A cash reward is available for information leading to an arrest and indictment. The most...
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Patricia Ann Tyler, 91, of St. Leonard, MD died on November 14, 2023 at home. Pat was the daughter of Albert Leo Sr. and Genevieve Hayden Elder, the 7th of 12 children. She was born in the house her father built in Bel Alton, MD, attended by a midwife. Pat graduated from Sacred Heart...
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Richard Anthony “Dickie” Squares, 86, of Owings passed away November 26, 2023. He was born December 13, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA to Anthony and Rose (Casiello) Squares. Dickie moved to DC when he was 9 years old. He married Mary Lou in November of 1969, and they made their home in Owings. Dickie worked...
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Bruce Edward Stallings, 87, of Owings passed away November 25, 2023. He was born May 9, 1936 to William Edward and Hazel (Lyons) Stallings. Bruce was raised in Calvert County and graduated from Calvert High School in 1954. He married Thelma Turner on September 8, 1956 and the lived on the family farm on...
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Ross Hennigar Hutchinson was born on November 12th, 1937, in Simsbury, Connecticut. Ross was the son of Lea Ambrose Hutchinson of Chelsea, Vermont, and Ruth Irene Hennigar of Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ross grew up in Simsbury where his father was an electrician and the Chief of the Simsbury Fire Department, and his mother...
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Michele (Meme) Lynn Catlett, 65, of Owings, MD passed away November 23, 2023 surrounded by her family. Michele was born on June 22, 1958 in San Francisco, CA to the late Jeanette Kay and Monroe Babcock. Michele grew up in California before moving to the east coast in the early 1980s. She made a...
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RoxAnne Riddle Cumberland died peacefully on November 22, 2023 with her family beside her after a heroic battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on July 5, 1953 in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Marvin and Nadine Riddle. When she was four years old, the family, including brothers Robert (Bobby) and William (Billy) and sister Terry,...
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Rose Maxine Kidwell (Walker), age 96, of Huntingtown, MD (formerly of Porter, WV), passed away on November 22nd, 2023 peacefully, surrounded by family. Hard work was instilled in her at an early age by working on their family farm in rural WV. She left home when she was young to work at a bottling...
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Christopher Joseph Dettmer, 55, of Huntingtown passed away November 20, 2023, at his home. He was born January 12, 1968 in Cheverly to James Charles and Linda Marie (Italiano) Dettmer. Christopher lived in Hyattsville until moving to Huntingtown in 1977. He graduated from Northern High School. Christopher worked as a boat rigger for Tri...
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Cindy Ann Ireland, 66, of Lusby, MD passed away on November 19, 2023 at her residence. Born May 24, 1957 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Best and Linda Ann (Herbert) Best. Cindy graduated from Suitland High School in 1976. She moved to Calvert County from Prince George’s County...
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George Addison “Buck” Parrish III, 83, of Lusby, MD passed away on November 17, 2023 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born February 2, 1940 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late George Addison Parrish, Jr. and Ina (Holliday) Parrish. Buck graduated from Mt. Hope High School in 1958 and from the University...
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On November 22, 2023, Mary Agnes Jameson, of Hughesville, MD, passed away at the age of 88. She was surrounded by her loved ones during her final moments. Mary was born in St. Mary’s County, MD on April 22, 1935, to Everard and Virginia Ryce. Later on in her life, she became a courtesy...
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Through a joint investigation conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, a search and seizure warrant was executed Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at an apartment in the 46000 block of Hilton Drive, Lexington Park, MD; the resident of the apartment was previously identified as...
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