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Lexington Park Man Charged with Drugs, Gun Possession

Lexington Park Man Charged with Drugs, Gun Possession

On Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division executed a search warrant in Lexington Park at the residence of Daryl Douglas Dennison, age 43, with the assistance of the St. Mary’s Emergency Services Team, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team, Canine Unit and the Lexington...
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Anne Arundel County Man Sentenced for Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter

Anne Arundel County Man Sentenced for Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Nhut Frawley, 53, of Tracy’s Landing was sentenced to 10 years suspend all but eight years in prison, followed by five years of probation for one count of attempted voluntary manslaughter. A jury found the defendant guilty of the charge on October 7, 2021....
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UPDATE: Police Seeking Identity of Man Seen With a Handgun at Evergreen Elementary School

UPDATE: Police Seeking Identity of Man Seen With a Handgun at Evergreen Elementary School

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of a suspicious male, seen on the grounds of Evergreen Elementary School in California on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. The white male is approximately 5′ 11″ tall, who was seen wearing a long-sleeve white T shirt and dark-colored pants. He was observed walking through...
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Lusby Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty

Lusby Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty

Robert H. Harvey, Calvert County State’s Attorney, announced that Tammy Marie Blasi, 44, of Lusby, entered a guilty plea to felony animal cruelty. She was sentenced by the Court to an 18 month suspended period of incarceration. As part of her sentence, Blasi is prohibited from owning, possessing, or residing with any animal. This...
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NAS Patuxent River Gate Operations for 2021 Holiday Season

NAS Patuxent River Gate Operations for 2021 Holiday Season

Beginning Dec. 20, 2021 NAS Patuxent River will initiate the following holiday gate operations: Gate 1 Gate 1 24/7 operations. All lanes open Gate 2 Gate 2 will close its third inbound lane in the morning from Monday, Dec. 20 – Thursday, Dec. 23, and from Monday, Dec. 27 – Thursday, Dec. 30 Gate...
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Jury Finds Lexington Park Man Guilty of Firearm Charges, Fleeing and Eluding After 2020 Shooting and High Speed Chase

Jury Finds Lexington Park Man Guilty of Firearm Charges, Fleeing and Eluding After 2020 Shooting and High Speed Chase

State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz announces the guilty verdict returned by a St. Mary’s County jury of De Aundre Keys, 25 of Lexington Park, for possession of a regulated firearm with a prior felony conviction as well as numerous other firearm charges and fleeing and eluding a police officer. The case arose from an...
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One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Solomons

One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Solomons

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at approximately 12:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of MD Rt.4 and Dowell Road in Solomons, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned on its roof with the single...
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Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing After Robbery in District Heights.

Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing After Robbery in District Heights.

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicides Unit is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Wednesday evening in District Heights. The victim is 32- year-old Reco Tyson of District Heights. On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers responded to the 6700 block of District Heights Parkway for a call of a...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves Nine Working Farms, More Than 1,600 Acres of Additional Farmland

Maryland Permanently Preserves Nine Working Farms, More Than 1,600 Acres of Additional Farmland

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nine new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation (MALPF) easements at their meeting on December 15. These easements will permanently preserve an additional 1,672 acres of prime farmland in Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties for an investment of more than $6.69 million in state and local...
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Calvert County Government Announces Holiday Schedules for 2021

Calvert County Government Announces Holiday Schedules for 2021

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners announces county offices will close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 23 and remain closed Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, in observance of the Christmas holiday. County offices will also close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 30 and remain closed Friday, Dec. 31 for New Year’s. In addition: The...
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Two Injured After Wrong Way Driver Causes Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

Two Injured After Wrong Way Driver Causes Head-on Collision in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision. Two patients were...
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Watch History! The James Webb Space Telescope Launch is Set for Christmas Eve

Watch History! The James Webb Space Telescope Launch is Set for Christmas Eve

About The James Webb Space Telescope – Webb will be the world’s premier space science observatory when it launches in 2021. Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating 13-Year-Old Killed in Camp Springs Motor Vehicle Collision

Prince George’s County Police Investigating 13-Year-Old Killed in Camp Springs Motor Vehicle Collision

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating the circumstances of a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday evening in Camp Springs. A passenger in one of the involved cars, 13-year-old Edwin Macias-Baxcajay of Clinton, was killed. On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at approximately 6:15 p.m., officers responded to the 4800 block of Allentown Road in Camp...
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CalvertHealth Medical Center Remains at Full Capacity, Operating Under Code Red & Yellow, Staffing Fears Overflowing and Surgery Cancellations to Come

CalvertHealth Medical Center Remains at Full Capacity, Operating Under Code Red & Yellow, Staffing Fears Overflowing and Surgery Cancellations to Come

The Calvert County Health Department has released the following. “Winter has arrived, and as often happens, hospitals are filling up. Every one of us is only a car crash, inflamed appendix, or heart arrhythmia away from urgently needing medical care. Currently, our only hospital in Calvert is at capacity. 10 of those medical ward...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Receives Donation of Children’s Trauma Kits from Community Life Center of Southern Calvert County

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Receives Donation of Children’s Trauma Kits from Community Life Center of Southern Calvert County

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is so grateful for the generous and caring donation of ‘Children’s Trauma Kits’ from the Community Life Center of Southern Calvert County. The trauma kits were donated to aid Deputies who often come into contact with children who may be the victim of crimes or otherwise come into contact...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Plan to Stock 300,000 Trout in Maryland Waters

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Plan to Stock 300,000 Trout in Maryland Waters

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced plans to stock 300,000 trout in Maryland waters. Preseason trout stocking begins this week. The annual stocking will be completed in three bursts, preseason from now through February and spring stocking March 14 –25 and April 18 – 29. Updates will be provided for all open...
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Police Seeking Suspects Who Stole Purse from Vehicle Parked at Waldorf Cemetery

Police Seeking Suspects Who Stole Purse from Vehicle Parked at Waldorf Cemetery

On Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 11:15 a.m., unknown suspect(s) stole a purse from a car that was parked at a cemetery in the 3200 block of Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf. The driver of the car left her purse in the vehicle while visiting a gravesite; the car was unlocked at the time....
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Two Missing Zebras Are Caught and Reportedly Safe in Prince George’s County, Owner Remains Under Investigation

Two Missing Zebras Are Caught and Reportedly Safe in Prince George’s County, Owner Remains Under Investigation

UPDATE 12/14/2021: Prince George’s County Officials have released the following information. Prince George’s County Government spokesperson Linda Lowe stated the remaining two zebras that have been on the loose since August of 2021 from an Upper Marlboro farm have been caught and are safe. Lowe stated that Prince George’s County employees were not involved in...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Fire Hydrant and Utility Pole in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Fire Hydrant and Utility Pole in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at approximately 6:37 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 21575 Great Mills Road and Australia Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a utility pole. All occupants signed...
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Police Investigating Fatal Collision in Upper Marlboro That Kills 23-Year-Old Man

Police Investigating Fatal Collision in Upper Marlboro That Kills 23-Year-Old Man

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Upper Marlboro. The deceased passenger is 23-year- old Terrific Price of Clinton. On Sunday, December 12, 2021, at approximately 12:25 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 12200 block of Duley Station Road in Upper Marlboro for a...
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Police Investigating False Call Made to 911 About Shooting at Indian Head Elementary School

Police Investigating False Call Made to 911 About Shooting at Indian Head Elementary School

On December 14, 2021, at approximately 12:05 p.m., a call was received at the 9-1-1 call center indicating a shooting had occurred at Indian Head Elementary School. The school was immediately placed in a hold/stay-in-place status. An officer, who was in the school parking lot when the call was made, entered the school with...
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Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in St. Mary’s County

Sobriety Checkpoint to be Conducted in St. Mary’s County

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, Dec. 17, 2021. The sobriety checkpoint will take place on Point Lookout Road/Route 5 near the Charles and St. Mary’s county line where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers for...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Leonard That Killed 16-Year Old Male

UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Leonard That Killed 16-Year Old Male

UPDATE 12/14/2021 @ 4:00 p.m.: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit has been working throughout the night to determine the causation and contributing factors to the fatal crash that occurred on Rt. 4 at Calvert Beach Road in St. Leonard, on December 13, 2021. Based on the numerous witness statements from citizens...
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Noise Advisory – STOVL Training Flights Scheduled December 14 to December 16, 2021

Noise Advisory – STOVL Training Flights Scheduled December 14 to December 16, 2021

Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Tuesday, Dec. 14 – Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 from 3:00 p.m., to 6:00 p.m. Pilots at Naval Air Station Patuxent River will be training for realistic flight scenarios including Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) activities. Testing...
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Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning House Fire in California

Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning House Fire in California

On Monday, December 13, 2021, at approximately 5:20 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Hollywood, and Solomons responded to the 23000 block of Woodland Acres Road in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from a 2-story residence. Upon further investigation, firefighters found a...
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