On Monday, May 11, 2026, at approximately 9:35 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Indian Head Highway and Matthews Road in Bryans Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. While First Responders were enroute to the scene, additional 911 callers reported a vehicle was on fire....
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On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at approximately 8:27 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Mitchell Road and Durham Court in La Plata, for the automated crash notification with unknown injuries. Dispatchers advised they received an automated iPhone crash notification and could hear multiple babies crying in the background...
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Cassidy Chance Goddard, 26, of Mechanicsville, has been charged, and cited with with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, driving while impaired by drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol, reckless driving, negligent driving, failing to drive right of center, failing to control vehicle speed to avoid a...
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Benjamin Andrew Havenner IV, 58, of Newburg, has been charged in Charles County District Court with first-degree assault and illegal possession of a regulated firearm after an alleged incident involving a firearm at an apartment complex in Waldorf, according to court documents. The case was filed May 4, 2026, and remains open. Court records...
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Nehemiah Jami Ware, 24, of Bryans Road, has been charged in Charles County District Court with misdemeanor fraud-personal identification to avoid prosecution after authorities said he used another person’s identity while deputies were investigating a reported assault. The case, filed May 8, 2026, remains open in District Court for Charles County under. According to...
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On Monday, May 11, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Dyson Building Center located at 20375 Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment Multiple 911 callers reported a crash involving a mini-van and tractor-trailer with the operator of the...
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Suzanne Yaras, 78, of California, is facing charges and traffic citations after police say she was involved in a crash investigation outside a Solomons restaurant on May 6, 2026. Yaras is charged in Calvert County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, listed in court records as suspected...
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Jena Lyn Dalrymple, 30, of Mechanicsville, is facing multiple misdemeanor charges in Calvert County District Court tied to violations of protective orders involving an adult male victim. Court records show four related criminal cases filed in April and May 2026, each charging Dalrymple with violating a protective order. The most recent case, filed May...
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Fongie Victor Tengwei, 40, of Lanham, has been charged in Charles County District Court with four misdemeanor offenses after authorities said he used another person’s identifying information during an alleged fraud attempt at a Navy Federal Credit Union branch in Waldorf. The charges include identity fraud involving information theft valued at $100 to less...
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Lexcia Mackenzie Carr, 26, of District Heights, is facing misdemeanor charges of obstructing and hindering, failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and disorderly conduct after an early-morning traffic stop in North Beach, according to District Court records filed in Calvert County. The case, filed May 5, 2026, remains open in District Court...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday night to the Royal Farms convenience store on Tulagi Place in Lexington Park for a reported assault involving a handgun. The victim told deputies the suspect entered the store to purchase items and became verbally aggressive following a conversation. The victim reported that the...
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5/11/2026: On Saturday, May 9th, 2026, just before 3:00 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to 49808 Airedele Road in Ridge, for the reported house on fire with occupants trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find heavy fire showing from the two-story multi family residence and confirmed all occupants, and three pets were out of the...
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Gerrell C. Robinson, 47, of Lexington Park, has been charged with malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,000 after a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputy reported that Robinson allegedly punched the driver’s side window of an agency vehicle during an incident on May 5, 2026, in Lexington Park. According to court...
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Kathleen Estelle Blackwell, 48, of Chesapeake Beach, and Jacob Alan Swierczewski, 29, of Chesapeake Beach, are each facing 63 animal-related charges after court documents say a neglect investigation at a St Andrews Drive residence led authorities to remove a dog and several cats from the home. According to District Court for Calvert County records,...
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Krystal Marie Davis, 23, of Waldorf; Damar Malik Abney, 23, of Waldorf; Takwon Demarion Mason, 21, of Waldorf; and Quentin Antoine Harley Jr., 24, of Lusby, have been charged in connection with a May 3, 2026 shooting investigation in Lusby that investigators say involved a drive-by shooting followed by retaliatory gunfire during a vehicle...
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Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division arrested a Lexington Park man Friday following an investigation into suspected drug activity and the execution of multiple search warrants at a residence in the 46000 block of Radford Lane. During the early morning hours of May 8, 2026, detectives served the warrants...
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Raul Luis Malpica-Adorno, 39, of Baltimore, is facing multiple misdemeanor drug charges after a traffic stop in Lexington Park on April 22, 2026, according to charging documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Malpica-Adorno is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia following an investigation...
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On Friday, May 8, 2026, at approximately 10:55 p.m., firefighters from St. Leonard, Prince Frederick, Solomons, Huntingtown, and Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to the 5000 block of Douglas Street in St. Leonard, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story residence with fire through the...
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The Calvert Marine Museum invites guests to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities, a special evening dedicated to discovery, accessibility, and community connection. Held in partnership with Calvert County Parks & Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Services, the museum and grounds will open exclusively for individuals with disabilities and...
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NAS Patuxent River, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River, is hosting a routine Potassium Iodide (KI) tablet distribution event. This distribution is specifically for NAS Patuxent River personnel living or working within the 10-mile zone of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant....
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Henry Stephen Adams affectionately known as Radar was born in Cheverly, Maryland on July 05, 1968 to the late Francis and Florence Adams, which Francis preceded him in death. He departed this life on February 16, 2026, at Hospice, Loveland, CO. Henry met and fell in love with his best friend Tiffany Lopez. They...
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A late-night boat fire in Drayden caused an estimated $125,000 in damages and spread heat damage to two nearby vessels, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters responded around 11:06 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2026, to 46555 Dennis Point Way in St. Mary’s County for the reported boat fire....
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Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a leading closeout retailer known for its Crazy Deals®, with 175 locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce it has signed leases for four new store locations expected to open in 2026. The new stores, located in Middletown, NY; Glassboro, NJ; Phoenixville, PA; and Prince Frederick, MD, are targeted to...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will perform routine structural and maintenance work on the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert / St. Mary’s counties line beginning Monday night, May 11, 2026. The night time work will continue through late May, weather permitting. Crews...
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Bonnie Clemmer Trott, age 85, of Lothian passed away May 5, 2026. She was born May 5, 1941in Charleston, WV to Rose Nell (Pauley) Clemmer and James Harold Clemmer. Bonnie graduated with honors from Elkview High School in Elkview WV in 1959. In addition to being a full-time homemaker and mother, she worked as...
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