The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will hold public hearings to receive and consider public input. The Tuesday, March 15 public hearing is to discuss a special tax district petition filed by the Drum Point Property Owner’s Association. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Southern Community Center located at 20 Appeal...
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Loveville Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned with the single occupant pinned between...
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The sounds of summer in Solomons will return this year with the 2022 Waterside Music Series at Calvert Marine Museum (CMM). CMM is excited to finally welcome back musicians to perform live at the PNC Waterside Pavilion this summer! To kick off concert season, GRAMMY nominated Nashville band Old Dominion will perform at the...
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The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce that Walter M. Golden, Nanjemoy Volunteer and former County Fire Chief passed away on Tuesday March 8, 2022. He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard C. Golden, his sisters, Mildred G. Marshall and Mamie Katherine Rowens. He is survived by his sister, Barbara G....
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 7:07 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to the 2700 block of Spout Lane in Lusby, for the reported accidental shooting. Police arrived on the scene to find a 59-year-old male conscious and alert. Deputies advised the gunshot wound was a “through and through”. Officer...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office celebrated and congratulated its employees on Wednesday who were recognized for excellence during the fourth quarter of 2021. Deputy David Lawrence was named as the Deputy of the Quarter. A member of Patrol Squad 2B, a Field Training Officer and a member of the Emergency Services Team, Deputy...
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On Monday, March 14, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision with one unconscious. 11 firefighters from Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and found a single vehicle off the...
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UPDATE 3/11/2022: Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Leonardtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit theft of government property and two counts of theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The...
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 11:13 a.m., firefighters responded to 1590 Chester Avenue in Bryans Road, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller was a next door neighbor who reported “she sees smoke and flames not sure if it is occupied.” 53 fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene....
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is working to determine the circumstances of a fatal shooting in Landover that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The decedent is 58-year-old Marvin Scutchings, Jr. of Landover. On March 9, 2022, at approximately 2:15 pm, officers responded to the 7400 block of Hill Burne Drive for a...
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Maryland State Police are investigating an early morning multiple vehicle crash that killed a Prince George’s County man and injured a pedestrian. The deceased is identified as Fredys Castillo Rivas, 46, of Upper Marlboro. Rivas was transported to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel....
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with community donors presented the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers Board with an agency vehicle promoting the cash-for-tips program on Friday, March 11, 2022. The agency vehicle promotes awareness of the St. Mary’s County Crime Solvers program, which offers rewards of up to $1,000 for productive...
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UPDATE 2/11/2022 @ 11:45 a.m. : On March 10, 2022, at 9:27 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45700 block of Oregon Way in Lexington Park, for the reported home invasion with shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds....
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On Friday, March 25, 2022, the public is encouraged to celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace at St. Clement’s Island Museum with a day full of fun from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including free museum admission and water taxi rides from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., food truck, special exhibits,...
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Governor Larry Hogan issued the following statement after the Board of Revenue Estimates reported an increase in the state’s record budget surplus: “Today’s incredible revenue estimates increase our already record surplus and reinforce the fact that Maryland continues to have one of the strongest recoveries in America. “This report further proves that we have...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7 p.m. to consider and receive comments regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2023 staff recommended operating and capital improvement budget. The public hearing will be held at the Harriet E. Brown Community Center located at 901...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Wednesday, March 16 – Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has been recognized as a top post-secondary school for veterans and their spouses for the seventh consecutive evaluation period. CSM also ranked in the top 10 for small community colleges in the nation in the latest listing determined by VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. Institutions earning the...
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On Thursday, March 10, 2022, at approximately 3:55 a.m., firefighters from NDW Indian Head, Bryans Road VFD, and surrounding volunteer departments responded to 15 Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head, for the reported structure fire. NDW Engine 201 arrived on the scene within minutes and found a two story residence with fire showing. Firefighters reported...
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On Monday, February 28, 2022, Dep. Shubrooks responded to the 24000 block of Hurry Road in Chaptico, for the reported vehicle theft. The victim advised Heather Ann Thompson, age 28 of Waldorf, and Joyce Marie Bayliss, age 44 of La Plata, had stolen his vehicle. A few minutes later, the stolen vehicle was located...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a man in connection with sexual solicitation of minors. In February, officers responded to the area of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf for the report of a male who drove up to a group of young adolescent girls who were walking on a sidewalk and solicited them for...
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On March 9, 2022 at approximately 5:04 p.m., units from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division as well as the Crash Reconstruction Unit and Maryland State Police responded to the area of Main Street and Calvert Town Way in Prince Frederick, for report of a serious motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a...
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Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating suspects sought in a fatal hit and run resulting that occurred on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue, Northwest. Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 8:03 pm, suspect entered...
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It was business as usual on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, during 6th period at Patuxent High School (PHS) in Lusby. Shortly before noon, a few PHS staff members had gathered in the Guidance Office conference room to eat lunch. All of a sudden, School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy First Class C. Childress, of the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Warrant Unit are seeking the whereabouts of Desean Naheem Cobb, 18, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with a violent assault that occurred on March 7 in Waldorf. Cobb is alleged to have pointed a gun at a female acquaintance after she left work. He fled...
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