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PGPD Seeking Information on Shooting of 14-Year-Old in Riverdale, Police Searching for Two Shooters

PGPD Seeking Information on Shooting of 14-Year-Old in Riverdale, Police Searching for Two Shooters

The Prince George’s County Police Department is urging anyone with information on a shooting Tuesday evening in Riverdale to contact detectives. The victim in this case is a 14-year-old boy who detectives believe was not the intended target. He remains hospitalized with serious injuries but is in stable condition at this time. A reward...
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Police Investigating Attempted Arson in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

Police Investigating Attempted Arson in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, June 26, 2022, at approximately 1:25 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the 21500 block of Forest Run Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported outside fire. The 911 caller reported someone threw a firebomb at the residence. Firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded and located a small fire near...
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Previously Convicted Rapist Found Guilty of Home Invasion and Attempted First Degree Rape of 74-Year-Old Woman

Previously Convicted Rapist Found Guilty of Home Invasion and Attempted First Degree Rape of 74-Year-Old Woman

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that a jury found Paul Harell, 50, guilty of all charges in the attempted first degree rape and home invasion of a 74-year-old woman as she lay in bed at her home. The other counts were first degree assault and use of a deadly weapon....
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St. Mary’s County Deputy and Suspect Transported to Hospital After Warrant Service, Foot Chase at California Wawa

St. Mary’s County Deputy and Suspect Transported to Hospital After Warrant Service, Foot Chase at California Wawa

On Sunday, June 19, 2022, around 3:00 a.m., while Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were at the Wawa located at 21141 Three Notch Road in California, they recognized Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper in the parking lot, and confirmed Culpepper had active warrants for his arrest. Upon making contact with Culpepper, he...
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Police, State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Playground at Town Creek Park

Police, State Fire Marshal Investigating Attempted Arson of Playground at Town Creek Park

On Monday, June 20, 2022, at approximately 9:22 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to the Town Creek Park in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. While responding to the scene, 911 dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported playground equipment was on fire. Firefighters from Bay District and...
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St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Fourth of July

St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Fourth of July

In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, all St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Monday, July 4, 2022. Offices will reopen with regular operating schedules Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The six (6) Convenience Centers and the St. Andrews Landfill will be closed. All three St. Mary’s County Library branches (Charlotte...
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Park Hall Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Report of Erratic Driving

Park Hall Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges After Report of Erratic Driving

On Monday, June 20, 2022, Trooper J. Pope, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the area of Great Mills Road at Chancellors Run Road for the report of an erratic driver. Tpr Pope located the vehicle and witnessed an individual exit the vehicle. Signs of impairment were observed and a large...
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NAS Pax Security Returns to ID Handling at Gates

NAS Pax Security Returns to ID Handling at Gates

NAS Patuxent River gate sentries have returned to handling of IDs at gates and entry control points on base as of June 20, 2022. The move back to handling of IDs is in accordance with Commander, Navy Installations Command Instruction 5530.14A, which dictates physical and visual checks are to be performed on Common Access...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Setting His Sisters House On Fire and Stealing Neighbors Vehicle

Waldorf Man Arrested After Setting His Sisters House On Fire and Stealing Neighbors Vehicle

A Waldorf man was arrested yesterday evening for setting his sister’s house on fire after he made an earlier threat to do so and stole a vehicle in hopes of getting away. Just before 10:00 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s deputies requested the Office of the State Fire Marshal to investigate a fire in the...
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FDA Denies Authorization to Market JUUL Products, Orders All Currently Marketed JUUL Products Must Be Removed from the US Market

FDA Denies Authorization to Market JUUL Products, Orders All Currently Marketed JUUL Products Must Be Removed from the US Market

6/23/2022: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs Inc. for all of their products currently marketed in the United States. As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these products. In addition, those currently on the U.S. market must be removed, or risk enforcement...
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NAS Patuxent River to Close Section of Cedar Point Road, Cedar Point Beach for Equipment Transport on Friday, June 24, 2022

NAS Patuxent River to Close Section of Cedar Point Road, Cedar Point Beach for Equipment Transport on Friday, June 24, 2022

NAS Patuxent River will close Cedar Point Beach and a portion of Cedar Point Road between Cartier Road and Utgoff/Bronson Roads in the vicinity of the Golf Course Driving Range (near Atlantic Test Ranges) from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2022 for equipment transport operations. Personnel are directed to use alternate...
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Tammika Little of Henry E. Lackey High School is 2022 Vice Principal of the Year for Charles County Public Schools

Tammika Little of Henry E. Lackey High School is 2022 Vice Principal of the Year for Charles County Public Schools

The line from student to teacher to administrator was not a straight one for Tammika Little, a vice principal at Henry E. Lackey High School. But if she were to connect the dots, her career path may have started to take shape while she was a child. “I always said I was going to...
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Governor Hogan Calls on Congress, Comptroller, and General Assembly to Take Action on Gas Tax

Governor Hogan Calls on Congress, Comptroller, and General Assembly to Take Action on Gas Tax

Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement regarding gas tax relief: “Nearly 100 days ago, Maryland became the first state in the nation to suspend the gas tax, and we proved that it can be done successfully to lower prices for working Americans. We have also been calling on President Biden to take...
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Capitals to Host Development Camp Scrimmage at Capital One Arena on July 15, 2022

Capitals to Host Development Camp Scrimmage at Capital One Arena on July 15, 2022

The Washington Capitals will host a Development Camp Open House and Scrimmage at Capital One Arena on Friday, July 15. Doors open at 6 p.m., with Capitals prospects participating in a scrimmage at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the general public and offers fans the opportunity to test drive season...
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Toby Blain Lakin Jr. 86

Toby Blain Lakin Jr. 86

Toby Blain Lakin Jr. 86, passed away peacefully in palm coast Florida April 21 2022 he was with his sons Toby, Leonard, and Richard. A memorial service will be held June 30th, 6 PM at the California elks lodge.
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Chesapeake Freedom & Spirit H.O.G. Rally 2022 – Police Advise of Increased Motorcycle Presence in St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles County

Chesapeake Freedom & Spirit H.O.G. Rally 2022 – Police Advise of Increased Motorcycle Presence in St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles County

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office asks citizens to be aware of increased motorcycle traffic throughout the county as Harley Davidson has selected Solomons, MD as one of their Mid-Atlantic Regional HOG Rallies for 2022. The rally begins Thursday, June 23rd, and will run through Saturday, June 25th, 2022. Approximately 1,500 attendees are expected to...
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Murder After Shooting Woman Six Times In Front of Her Children

Maryland Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Murder After Shooting Woman Six Times In Front of Her Children

Joseph Fox, 28, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing a woman as she sat in her car earlier this year in Northwest Washington. Her two young children were in the back seat at the time of the slaying. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M....
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Former Special Police Officer Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Child

Former Special Police Officer Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Child

Jeremiah McCrimmon, 24, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a child who was 13 years old at the time of the incident, and for violating a court-issued protection order. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent...
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Inmate at Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Charged with Murder After Fatally Stabbing Another Inmate

Inmate at Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Charged with Murder After Fatally Stabbing Another Inmate

The Prince George’s County Police Department charged an inmate at the Department of Corrections for fatally stabbing another inmate on Monday. The suspect is 26-year-old Brandon Smothers. He’s charged with the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Domonique Thurston. On Monday, June 20, 2022, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit responded...
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Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Handgun during Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Handgun during Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On June 13, 2022, at 2:00 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the area of Post Office Road and Catterton Place after learning the registration plates were suspended. During the course of the stop, officers observed marijuana inside the car and recovered it. The driver and passenger...
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Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop in La Plata

Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop in La Plata

On June 18, 2022, at 10:48 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the 200 block of Kent Avenue in La Plata. During the stop, the officer recovered marijuana and a loaded firearm, which the driver is prohibited from possessing due to his age. The driver,...
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Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm at DUI Checkpoint

Police in Charles County Recover Loaded Firearm at DUI Checkpoint

On June 17, 2022, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit and Patrol Operations, along with Maryland State Police, Maryland Transportation Authority, and the Maryland State Highway Administration conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Leonardtown Road in the area of Renner Road. The checkpoint is part of the CCSO’s commitment to safer...
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Calvert Man Charged with Indecent Exposure in Chesapeake Beach

Calvert Man Charged with Indecent Exposure in Chesapeake Beach

On June 17, 2022, Deputy Grierson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Rt. 260 and Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the welfare check of an individual who appeared intoxicated and was walking around with his pants down. Deputies observed the suspect running on foot through several fenced-in backyards...
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Maryland Natural Resources Police Issue Over 100 Charges to St. Mary’s County Seafood Workers at Nelson Seafood

Maryland Natural Resources Police Issue Over 100 Charges to St. Mary’s County Seafood Workers at Nelson Seafood

The Maryland Natural Resources Police received information about alleged illegal activity at Nelson Seafood in Hollywood; officers conducted surveillance and investigated the establishment throughout March of 2022. Officers observed three individuals participating in illegal commercial oystering-related activities, including selling and harvesting while on suspended and revoked licenses. Additionally, officers reported observing false tagging information,...
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Great Mills Drug Dealer Arrested After Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

Great Mills Drug Dealer Arrested After Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

On Monday, June 13, 2022, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21200 block of Mayfaire Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported robbery. The victim advised she met the suspect in the parking lot and got into his vehicle to purchase Marijuana, and stated she has bought from the...
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