On Friday, April 15, 2022, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 47452 Sewell Road in Lexington Park, for the reported small brush fire. Bay District Tanker 34 and Brush 3 arrived on the scene and found approximately 1 acre on fire and requested additional brush trucks, tankers and the tanker...
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On Sunday, April 10 at 1:03 p.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of Sirenia Place in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers observed two suspects inside the house. One suspect, an 18-year-old, attempted to flee through an open window but was apprehended. Another suspect, 16-years-old, fled on...
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On Friday, April 15, 2022, at approximately 9:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Park Pines Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one trapped. 20 firefighters from NAS Webster Field, Bay District and Ridge responded...
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On Friday, April 8, 2022, the CCSO Traffic Operations Unit and Community Policing Unit, in cooperation with the Prince George’s County Police Traffic Enforcement Unit, conducted a special enforcement on North and Southbound MD-210 focused on seatbelt usage and distracted driving. The operation was funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office Distracted Driving Grant....
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Beginning April 24, 2022, visitors can enjoy a fun evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, dessert reception at St. Clement’s Island Museum, and delicious seafood dinner at waterside Morris Point Restaurant during a series of themed events throughout the season. The run of five cruises kicks off April 24, 2022,...
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On Tuesday, April 12 at 4:27 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 3600 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect was attempting to pry open a lock on a trailer belonging to the business when he was...
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U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced George William Dodson, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to 13 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy, two counts of commercial robbery, and for using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Judge...
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. in the Chesapeake Building, Commissioners of St. Mary’s County Meeting Room, located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown to consider the adoption of the Resolution of St. Mary’s County Authorizing Execution...
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National “Chill Out Day” and trucks nationwide hand out free shaved ice on Tax Day. It’s a way to cure the community’s stress related to Tax Day because there is no taxation without relaxation. Kona Ice will be parked at multiple locations throughout St. Mary’s and Charles County on Monday April 18, 2022. Safeway...
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The Neighborhood Creative Arts Center (NCAC) announces its second annual NatureFest on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 AM – 2 PM at Tilghman Lake Park in La Plata. This free family event explores nature and art through hands on activities and demonstrations. Learn about growing vegetables and flowers as well as composting with...
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DAV Chapter 26, DAV Auxiliary Unit 26 St Mary’s, the International Association of Machinists (Fighting Machinists) and Aerospace Workers Union Local 4 have joined forces to bring the veterans of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home badly needed supplies. Twenty cases of liquid laundry detergent, body wash and compression socks were delivered to Charlotte Hall Veterans...
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The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation invites the public to celebrate the opening of Breezy Point Beach & Campground for the 2022 season at the annual Breezy Point Beach Blast-Off event. The all-ages event will be held Saturday, May 21 from 5-9 p.m. Admission will be free and preregistration is not required....
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UPDATE: On April 14, at 12:05 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation showed two males forced their way inside the apartment where they confronted a woman who was inside holding her 8-month-old son. For reasons that...
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UPDATE 4/14/2022: On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, a spokesperson from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiners confirmed “the cause of death is snake envenomation and the manner of death is an accident.” The World Health Organization decribes Snake Envenomation as – Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by toxins in the...
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The Department of Public Works advises that road paving will begin in Solomons on or about Monday, April 25, 2022. Paving will begin at the causeway and extend to the roundabout at the end of Charles Street. Work will continue, weather permitting, until paving and permanent striping are complete. Work includes paving of multiple...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 26, 2022, to receive and consider public input regarding a $434,861.50 budget adjustment to forward fund a FEMA acquisition project. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse, located...
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4/14/2022: The Maryland State Police has released the identity of the victim recovered near the Thomas Johnson Bridge on April 12, 2022, as Derek Paiz, age 24. Paiz is listed as an active member of the U.S. Navy. Paiz has been missing since Tuesday, March 15, 2022, when at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Maryland...
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03/01/22- John Christopher Miedzinski, age 36 of Lexington Park- Theft and Theft Scheme by Dep. Fleenor# 388. 03/02/22- Antonio George Queen, age 28 of Lexington Park- Animal Cruelty: Fail to Provide ( four counts) by Dep. Gardiner# 369. 03/02/22- John Wesley Lonkert, age 42 of Scotland- Failure to Appear/Defense Witness by Dep. Salas# 358....
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On Thursday, April 14, 2022, at approximately 2:10 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 21220 block of Lexwood Court in Lexington Park, for the active disturbance. The 911 caller reported a 26-year-old female was assaulted and stabbed. Police arrived on the scene to find nothing showing in the area. Officers checked...
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On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m. there was a walk-in report of an assault with a motor vehicle/road-rage incident at the Northern District Station in Brooklyn. The victim stated they were driving on Dorsey Road near Aviation Boulevard when a Fire Engine with their emergency lights and siren drove passed them....
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On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers responded to Worth A Shot (a firearm retailer) on Veterans Highway for a side glass burglary alarm. The first officer arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes from dispatch and reported he had one suspect at gunpoint with two other suspects inside the business....
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On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 12:54 p.m., a school resource officer and school personnel at Thomas Stone High School were made aware of a 12th grade student who ingested edibles suspected of containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. The student became sick and was transported to a hospital as a precaution....
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Homicide Unit detectives charged a man in connection with the murder of his girlfriend. The suspect is 50-year-old Marc Deangelo Evans of Waldorf. He is charged with fatally shooting 45-year-old Rema Gibson of Fort Washington. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 9:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Palmer Road...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Rodney Mondell Coby, a/k/a “Cuz,” age 33, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute...
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UPDATE 4/13/2022: St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 12, 2022, William Edward Johnson, III (Date of Birth May 7, 1990) was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury of Armed Car Jacking, Armed Robbery, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Possession of...
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