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No Injuries Reported After Seaplane Makes Emergency Landing in St. Mary’s County

No Injuries Reported After Seaplane Makes Emergency Landing in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported by the pilot and passenger of a small seaplane that reportedly stalled in the air forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in St. Mary’s County. The pilot is identified as Anthony Capozzi, 63, of Venice, Florida. The passenger is identified as Charles O’Brien, IV, 35, of...
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UPDATE: No Injuries Reported After Tow Truck Overturns in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: No Injuries Reported After Tow Truck Overturns in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: The roadway was reopened in approximately 2 hours. The operator signed care refusal forms on the scene. Firefighters and HAZMAT personnel operated on scene for over an hour to stop a diesel fuel leak. 8/24/2023: On Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 3:17 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of...
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UPDATE: At Risk Missing Person in Lexington Park LOCATED

UPDATE: At Risk Missing Person in Lexington Park LOCATED

Marina Vital Bennett HAS BEEN LOCATED The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person: Marina Vital Bennett, Asian Female 84 y/o Last Seen wearing a: colorful windbreaker and walking with a walking stick. She was last seen in the area of Hickory Lane, in the Town...
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Fire Department Vehicle Catches on Fire in Leonardtown While Responding to Structure Fire

Fire Department Vehicle Catches on Fire in Leonardtown While Responding to Structure Fire

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 9:53 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown, Seventh District and Second District responded to 14751 Eisenhower Way in Scotland, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the residence. While Water Supply...
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Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Scotland, Firefighters Respond to Residence Twice in Under 2 Hours

Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Scotland, Firefighters Respond to Residence Twice in Under 2 Hours

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown, Seventh District and Second District responded to 14751 Eisenhower Way in Scotland, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a small fire pit had spread to the...
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New Director and Deputy Director Appointed at the Charles County Detention Center

New Director and Deputy Director Appointed at the Charles County Detention Center

Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the appointments of Deputy Director Ryan Ross to Director of the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) and Captain Gerald Duffield to Deputy Director of the CCDC, taking charge of the facility after Director Brandon Foster retired on July 28. Director Ross and Deputy Director Duffield will...
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Impaired Driving Suspected After Vehicle Strikes Building in Lexington Park

Impaired Driving Suspected After Vehicle Strikes Building in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at approximately 1:35 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the St. Mary’s Landing Apartments on Liberty Street in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle into the building with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a sedan off the roadway and into the side of...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Structure Support Pillar in California Shopping Center

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Structure Support Pillar in California Shopping Center

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the San Souci Plaza, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries in the parking lot. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Honda sedan stuck a structure support pillar in the shopping center parking lot. The...
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Police Investigating Stabbing in Prince Frederick, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Stabbing in Prince Frederick, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 800 block of Yardley Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upperbody. Medical personnel requested a helicopter be pre-launched...
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St. Mary’s County Man Wins $117,175 in FAST PLAY Game

St. Mary’s County Man Wins $117,175 in FAST PLAY Game

Big Money Doubler ticket delivers progressive jackpot in St. Mary’s County A longtime Maryland Lottery player said he couldn’t believe his own eyes when he saw he won a $117,175 progressive jackpot in the FAST PLAY Big Money Doubler game. The 83-year-old retired electrician enjoys playing a variety of Lottery games, but his favorites...
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First Round of Attack Helicopters Arrive in the Czech Republic

First Round of Attack Helicopters Arrive in the Czech Republic

Two AH-1Z Vipers arrived in the Czech Republic this week, marking the first in-country delivery as part of a partnership with the US Marine Corps H-1 Light/Attack Helicopter program office (PMA-276) and industry partner, Bell. “Four years ago, we embarked on a journey with the Czech Republic Air Force to deliver the H-1 family...
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Calvert County Police Blotter August 14 – August 20, 2023

Calvert County Police Blotter August 14 – August 20, 2023

During the week of August 14 – August 20, 2023, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 1,489 calls for service throughout the community. On August 19, 2023, DFC Shoemaker responded to the area of Patuxent Point Parkway in Solomons, for a traffic complaint (a green van all over the roadway). The Calvert County...
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Two Injured After Semi-Truck Overturns in La Plata

Two Injured After Semi-Truck Overturns in La Plata

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Turkey Hill Road and Crescent Lane in La Plata, for a motor vehicle collision involving an overturned semi-truck and trailer with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a semi-truck and trailer filled with...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at approximately 9:53 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 24990 Budds Creek Road and Dorothy Mae Court in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with single occupant out of...
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Driver Cited After Single Vehicle Collision at Great Mills Sheetz

Driver Cited After Single Vehicle Collision at Great Mills Sheetz

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at approximately 8:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Sheetz located at 20760 Old Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle struck a pole in the parking lot....
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Rose Mae (Jones) Willis Rush

Rose Mae (Jones) Willis Rush

Rose Mae (Jones) Willis Rush of Leonardtown, Maryland passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on August 18, 2023 at Saint Mary’s Nursing Home.  She was born on March 7, 1931 in Prince Frederick, Maryland to Edith Elizabeth (Fowler) Jones and Edward Leo Jones. She was preceded in death by husband, Herbert Rush,...
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James “Jim” Thomas Jefferson, 75,

James “Jim” Thomas Jefferson, 75,

James “Jim” Thomas Jefferson, 75, of Huntingtown Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2023. James was born on March 25, 1948 to the late Clarence Wesley and Florence Bessie (Austin) Jefferson of Marion, Massachusetts. He, his parents, and his five siblings lived in this small coastal town near the mouth of Buzzards...
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Betty Mae Brown, 93,

Betty Mae Brown, 93,

Betty Mae Brown, 93, a lifelong resident of Deale passed away August 15, 2023 at her home. She was born March 31, 1930 in Deale to Alvin “Pomp” and Grace (Rogers) Phipps. Betty loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also liked animals and had several dogs and cats...
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Retired MSgt Calvin W. Blackwell, 66,

Retired MSgt Calvin W. Blackwell, 66,

Retired MSgt Calvin W. Blackwell, 66, of Chesapeake Beach passed away August 15, 2023 at his home. He was born February 27, 1957 in Waynesboro, VA. Calvin served 20 years in the USAF. He enlisted at 17 years old during the Vietnam era and worked as a jet engine mechanic on F-4, F-15, and...
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Wayne F. Charles Lambert, 31,

Wayne F. Charles Lambert, 31,

Wayne F. Charles Lambert, 31, of Huntingtown passed away August 13, 2023. He was born July 15, 1992, to Michael and Linda Lambert. Wayne grew up in Huntingtown and graduated from Huntingtown High School in 2010 where he was a member of ROTC, swim team, and the track team. Following high school, he attended...
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Samantha Abigail Pfeiffer

Samantha Abigail Pfeiffer

Samantha Abigail Pfeiffer passed peacefully on Thursday August 10, 2023 at Calvert Memorial Hospital.  Despite being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child, she led an active, determined life full of love, friendship, and dedication to others. Born May 27, 1993, Samantha attended schools in St. Leonard and Prince Frederick, graduating from Calvert High...
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Cristin Sara Wyner

Cristin Sara Wyner

It is with a heavy heart announcing the death of Cristin Sara Wyner, 55, of Lusby, MD, who left this world on the 8th of August after fighting cancer for the last 10 years.  She did not lose her battle with cancer, instead she won and triumphed at life. Cristin was born on April 17th,...
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Peter G. Wharton

Peter G. Wharton

, an award-winning broadcast and broadband engineer whose culinary skills delighted guests at his homes in Washington, D.C., and overlooking Chesapeake Bay, died Aug. 9 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from complications associated with treatment from a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Peter, 64, was born in Baltimore on June 18, 1959, and...
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Judy Wentz

Judy Wentz

Judy Wentz of Leonardtown, MD went to be with her Lord and Savior at 6:41 PM, August 19, 2023, with family and friends at her side, following a five-year battle with lung cancer. Judy was born on Jan 30, 1948 in Lewistown, PA to Homer and Dorothy (Niman) May. who preceded her in death....
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Margaret Anita “Peggy” Barickman, 73,

Margaret Anita “Peggy” Barickman, 73,

Margaret Anita “Peggy” Barickman, 73, of St. Inigoes, MD passed away peacefully August 19, 2023 at her residence with her family at her bedside. She was born on March 8, 1950 in Leonardtown, MD to the late John Matthew Cooper and Margaret Anita Bayne Cooper. She was a graduate of St. Michael’s Elementary School...
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