Known as the firecracker baby, Kenneth Warren Snelling was born on the fourth of July, 1924. He passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022. He was the youngest of six children born to Orange Culver and Delia (Redeker) Snelling. After graduating from Tipton High School, OK, he enrolled at Oklahoma A&M in 1942 and...
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On Friday, December 30, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Ben Oaks Drive in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped and semi-conscious. Crews arrived and confirmed one trapped and semi-conscious. Firefighters extricated the single occupant in...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the January firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 6, 2023, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The winter firearm season...
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With New Year’s Eve here, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks...
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UPDATE 1/1/2023: On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 4:06 p.m., officers responded to the area of Crain Highway and Port Tobacco Road in La Plata for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Donnell Henry Hawkins, 30 of La Plata, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hawkins was pronounced deceased at...
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Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office 2022 Accomplishments Significant Prosecutions Harold Bernard Gross was convicted of possession of fentanyl in large volume and, on November 14, 2022, was sentenced to 5 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Travis Benjamin Ridgely was convicted of the first degree premeditated murder of Selena Noel Persinger and...
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Prince George’s County Police patrol officers arrested a man who had minutes earlier attempted an armed carjacking in District Heights. The suspect is 18-year-old Messiah Jones of District Heights. On December 28, 2022, at approximately 7:15 pm, officers responded to the 2700 block of Lorring Drive in District Heights. The victim advised officers the...
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On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at approximately 7:05 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to the Navy Recreational Center located at 13855 South Solomons Island Road in Solomons, for the reported commercial vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on the scene and found fire showing from a 18 foot pull behind camper....
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Recently, citizens have reported receiving fraudulent calls claiming to be law enforcement officers with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, demanding money or gift cards with the threat of arrests. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens that the agency does not solicit money or gift cards, nor does the Sheriff’s Office call...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the Community Safety Works program to more than 150 business districts, neighborhood associations, local governments and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, expanding on the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), this program improves the livability and...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating how a child accessed a gun inside of an apartment in Temple Hills this afternoon. While playing with the gun, it went off causing a slight graze wound. No one else in the apartment was injured. On December 29, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Prince George’s...
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On Thursday, December 29, 2022, at approximately 7:05 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the North Beach Public Works Building, 4030 11th Street in North Beach, for the reported commercial building fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene in just 2 minutes and found fire showing from a 40 x 75...
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December 29, 2022, (GREAT MILLS, MD) – Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Criminal Enforcement Division are currently attempting to locate a man reported missing earlier this month from St. Mary’s County. James Volodimir Nalborcyk, 50, of Great Mills, Maryland, was reported missing by family members to the Maryland State Police on Dec. 21,...
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Did you hear something around noon today? An aircraft out of NAS Patuxent River was identified as going supersonic above 30,000 feet at the time of the loud boom heard on Thursday, December 29, 2022. NAS Pax River Air Operations confirmed that the flight was authorized. NAS PAX flight test squadrons conduct several types...
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An adjusted fee schedule for Calvert County Parks & Recreation programs, facilities and services will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. Modest increases in some programs and services account for changes in community needs, cost of goods, program offerings and the addition of programs and services. New discounts have also been added to provide a...
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On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Deputy J. Smith responded to the 500 block of Short Court in Lusby, for the report of a burglary in progress. Investigation revealed the homeowner heard a loud banging outside the residence. Deputies arrived on the scene and also heard yelling and a loud banging noise coming from a...
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December 28, 2022 (GLEN BURNIE, MD) Maryland State Police are searching for the suspect vehicle and driver believed to be connected to a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred this morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly before 1:55 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to the area of southbound I-97...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the female pictured in a burglary to motor vehicles investigation. On Thursday, December, 22, 2022, at 10:50 p.m., the suspect walked through several neighborhoods in the California area, checking vehicles for unlocked doors. Upon finding unlocked doors, the suspect entered and rummaged through...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred this evening in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 5:50 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to Central Avenue at Enterprise Road in Bowie, Maryland for a report of a pedestrian struck in the road. According...
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Is your child safety seat installed correctly? Not Sure? Are you about to become a parent? Let a National Certified Child Safety Seat technician teach you how to install your seat correctly and safely. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and its community partners are hosting another free child safety seat installation event. Deputies...
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The Officers and Members of the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department regret to announce the passing of Life Member, Leon Zimmerman. Leon had over 45 years of active service with the department and over 50 total years as a member. He held the rank of Lieutenant for over 12 years and was our fire...
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Maryland State Police arrested a man following a barricade situation Wednesday afternoon in St. Mary’s County. On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, shortly after 4 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, along with deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23800 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown,...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) was awarded grant funding in the amount of $357,000 to support youth mentoring and violence prevention programs in St. Mary’s County. This funding was provided through competitive grants from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services The funding will expand the capacity of youth...
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The Maryland Board of Public Works, Rural Legacy Board approved an expansion of 17,065 acres in the Mattapany Rural Legacy Area, almost doubling the size of this preservation boundary. Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development requested the expansion of the Mattapany Rural Legacy Area, which was supported by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County....
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Kick off the new year with tickets to the first Maritime Performance Series concert of the season! Plus, check out a new education fossil program and events celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. For more information about museum happenings please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Sunday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day – The Calvert Marine Museum and...
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