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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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19-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Second Degree Murder

19-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Second Degree Murder

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Israel Thompson, 19, of Glen Burnie was sentenced to 22 years of active incarceration with the first five years to be served without parole and five years’ supervised probation upon his release in the shooting death of Marc Hill, 25. The defendant pled guilty...
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PMA-251, CNATT Partnership Improves Naval Aviation Training Through F-35 Asset Transfer

PMA-251, CNATT Partnership Improves Naval Aviation Training Through F-35 Asset Transfer

From PMA-251 & CNATT Public Affairs – NOTE: Kristin Beauchamp, PMA-251 communications specialist, and Jerron Barnett, CNATT public affairs officer, contributed to this report. About PMA-251 -The Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Office (PMA-251) provides life-cycle acquisition management for Navy and Marine Corps systems and equipment utilized for the launch and recovery of...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Reminds Summer Waterway Users Should Be Alert for Marine Wildlife

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Reminds Summer Waterway Users Should Be Alert for Marine Wildlife

As summer approaches, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources would like to remind people that marine wildlife — dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, whales, and others – are making their seasonal return to the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, as well as the Atlantic Ocean and coastal bays. Anyone who has seen either a...
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Flutter of Excitement as J.C. Parks Elementary School Opens Bird and Butterfly Garden!

Flutter of Excitement as J.C. Parks Elementary School Opens Bird and Butterfly Garden!

It was years in the making and will take a while to bloom but the bird and butterfly garden at J.C. Parks Elementary School was officially opened Monday, June 13, 2022. Situated at the front of the school, the garden was dedicated to Deanna Wheeler, the school’s science teacher who was instrumental in making...
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Richard Gorman Swann, Jr., 47,

Richard Gorman Swann, Jr., 47,

Richard Gorman Swann, Jr., 47, of Piney Point, MD, passed away on Sunday,      June 5, 2022 in Washington, DC. Born in Leonardtown, MD on March 16, 1975, he was the son of Ricky and Paulette Swann of Piney Point, MD. In addition to his parents, Ricky and Paulette Swann of Piney Point,...
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Robert “Bob” Hood MSgt, U.S. Air Force, 83,

Robert “Bob” Hood MSgt, U.S. Air Force, 83,

Robert “Bob” Hood MSgt, U.S. Air Force, 83, of Great Mills, MD, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on June 3, 2022, in Avenue, MD. Born on May 10, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA, Bob was the son of the late Lendra Hornig and Raymond Hood. Bob was the loving husband of Nives Elvira Hood...
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Karin Ursula Frenzen, 85,

Karin Ursula Frenzen, 85,

Karin Ursula Frenzen, 85, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Hamburg, West Germany, passed away in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 2022. Born on October 17, 1936 in Hamburg, West Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hermann Landahl and Gerda Schmidt. Karin was the loving wife of the late Alfons Hermann Johann...
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