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UPDATE: Police Investigating Adult Male and Child Shot in Indian Head

UPDATE: Police Investigating Adult Male and Child Shot in Indian Head

UPDATE 9/27/2021: On September 26 at 7:43 p.m., officers responded to the area of Blair Road and Strauss Avenue in Indian Head for the report of a fight among a large group of people, mostly juveniles. During the altercation, an unknown male began firing a weapon towards the group, striking two people. A male...
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Invisible Fence Donates 30 Life-Saving Pet Oxygen Masks to Volunteer Fire Departments in Calvert County

Invisible Fence Donates 30 Life-Saving Pet Oxygen Masks to Volunteer Fire Departments in Calvert County

UPDATE 9/26/2021: On Friday, September 24, 2021, the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department hosted the Invisible Fence team members for pet oxygen mask distribution. “Project Breathe” is a pet donation program designed to help local first responders save animals’ lives. Every kit donated includes a small, medium and large mask in a pull string...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Property Destruction of STS Bus in Lexington Park

On Sunday, September 26, 2021, at approximately 5:45 a.m., police responded to the Pegg Road Shell located at 22141 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported weapons violation. The 911 caller reported she was travelling Southbound on Three Notch Road when she heard a loud bang and the passenger side window shattered....
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Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Causing Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Passenger Flees Scene

Suspected Impaired Driver Injured After Causing Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Passenger Flees Scene

On Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 7:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Carefree Way in Great Mills, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a box truck and pick up truck off the roadway,...
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Calvert Hospice Receives $700 Donation from Jackie Gibson of State Farm

Calvert Hospice Receives $700 Donation from Jackie Gibson of State Farm

Calvert Hospice was the grateful recipient of a $700 donation from Jackie Gibson with Gibson State Farm in Dunkirk. Ms. Gibson chose Calvert Hospice as the organization to benefit from the Quotes for Good program in August. The Quotes for Good program donates $10 to a nonprofit organization for every person who receives a...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Catalytic Converter Theft Suspects

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Catalytic Converter Theft Suspects

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a theft investigation. On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at 7:10 pm, the pictured vehicle entered the rear parking lot of MD Custom Construction on Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood. The suspect, the front-seat passenger, got out of the vehicle...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Huntingtown, One Firefighter Injured

State Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire in Huntingtown, One Firefighter Injured

On Saturday, September 25, 2021, at approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters from Prince Frederick, Huntingtown, St. Leonard, and surrounding companies responded to the 2800 block of Ridge Road in Huntingtown, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from multiple sides of the residence from the first and...
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Police Investigating Death of 3-Year-Old Girl in Hollywood

Police Investigating Death of 3-Year-Old Girl in Hollywood

On Saturday, September 25, 2021, at approximately 9:15 a.m., police responded to the 24000 block of Half Pone Point Road in Hollywood, for the reported missing 3-year-old child. The 911 caller had limited information and reported her neighbors 3-year-old child was missing, with the parents searching the area for her, no clothing description was...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Suspect After Robbery and Assault at Great Mills Stop N Shop

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Suspect After Robbery and Assault at Great Mills Stop N Shop

On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 12:30 p.m., the suspect took the items he had just received a refund for and left the Great Mills Stop N Shop store. Outside of the store, the suspect assaulted and threatened to kill the store employee who told the suspect to return the items. Anyone with information...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Suspends Off-Duty Officer Following Arrest in Annapolis

Prince George’s County Police Department Suspends Off-Duty Officer Following Arrest in Annapolis

The Prince George’s County Police Department suspended the police powers of an officer following his arrest by the Annapolis City Police Department. Corporal James Thornley faces several charges to include assault and the use of a firearm. He is suspended without pay. The officer is accused of pointing his duty-weapon at another driver in...
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61-Year-Old Convicted Felon Receives 15 Years After Pleading Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Family Member

61-Year-Old Convicted Felon Receives 15 Years After Pleading Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Family Member

Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Ronald Phelps, 61, of Glen Burnie was sentenced to 25 years suspend all but 15 years for sex abuse of a minor. The defendant entered an Alford plea on June 29, 2021. “This is truly a heartbreaking case,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess....
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CalvertHealth Foundation Partners with Jefferson Patterson Park for Breast Cancer Awareness 5K

CalvertHealth Foundation Partners with Jefferson Patterson Park for Breast Cancer Awareness 5K

“Due to the recent rise in COVID infections and hospitalizations in Calvert County, the CalvertHealth Foundation made the very difficult decision to err on the side of caution and move our 2021 Breast Cancer 5K to a virtual-only event. As much as we have looked forward to the camaraderie and hopefulness of this annual...
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Section of Three Notch Trail to be Temporarily Closed from Monday, September 27 to Monday, October 11

Section of Three Notch Trail to be Temporarily Closed from Monday, September 27 to Monday, October 11

The Department of Recreation and Parks announces a temporary closure of a section of the three Notch Trail from Hidden Pond Court to Mechanicsville Road beginning Monday, September 27, 2021, and lasting until Monday, October 11, 2021. The Department of Public Works and Transportation will replace a pipe and repair a washout in the...
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CDL Testing Appointments Still Available for Bus Drivers’ Day at the MVA

CDL Testing Appointments Still Available for Bus Drivers’ Day at the MVA

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) is reminding bus driver trainees of the many CDL testing appointments that are still available for Bus Drivers’ Day at the MVA on September 25, 2021. Last week, Governor Larry Hogan directed MDOT MVA to take steps to make sure school bus drivers are...
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Historic Sotterley Hosting Joint Speaker Series and Common Ground Event on Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Historic Sotterley Hosting Joint Speaker Series and Common Ground Event on Wednesday, October 6, 2021

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., Sotterley will host a virtual joint Speaker Series and Common Ground event featuring Dr. Julie King. Dr. King will review some of the exciting — and unexpected — findings from St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s recent archaeological survey of Sotterley. Traces of a pre-Sotterley dwelling, the...
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Final Free Drayden African American Schoolhouse Open House of the Season, Scheduled for October 2, 2021

Final Free Drayden African American Schoolhouse Open House of the Season, Scheduled for October 2, 2021

The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, in partnership with the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC), will be offering the final free Open House for visitors and the community at the Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. The monthly open houses will resume at...
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St. Mary’s County Government Awarded $398,118 by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program

St. Mary’s County Government Awarded $398,118 by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program

The Department of Defense announced that they have selected the St. Mary’s County Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) application as one of only thirteen grant awards for the country. St. Mary’s County’s Departments of Economic Development and Public Works and Transportation collaborated with the Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX) to submit the...
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Laura Ann Tippett, 57

Laura Ann Tippett, 57

Laura Ann Tippett, 57, of Chaptico, MD passed away on September 19, 2021 in Lusby, MD. Born November 19, 1963 in Prince George’s County, MD, she was the daughter of Helen Mary Pirner and the late Joseph Leroy Tippett. Laura attended Southern High School in Harwood, MD and was a painter for twenty three years....
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Requests Assistance in Solving Cold Case Murder of 19-Year-Old

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Requests Assistance in Solving Cold Case Murder of 19-Year-Old

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the homicide of Jerry Alan Wills III, a resident of Waldorf. His case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Jerry and his family. On September 23, 2005 at approximately 2:50pm, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Days Inn Hotel in...
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Message from Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey on Domestic Violence

Message from Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey on Domestic Violence

At a time when some are attempting to silence victims of domestic abuse, I’m working to ensure that their voices are heard and their stories get told. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To mark this occasion, the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the Commission on Women and the Center for...
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Governor Hogan Announces Steps to Increase Nursing Workforce Statewide

Governor Hogan Announces Steps to Increase Nursing Workforce Statewide

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the state is taking additional steps to increase nursing personnel, providing hospitals with maximum flexibility to mitigate staffing shortages. “This week, Maryland reported the nation’s lowest COVID-19 case rate, and we continue to withstand the Delta variant surge better than just about any other state,” said Governor Hogan....
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David Wilson “Dave” Barrett, 56

David Wilson “Dave” Barrett, 56

David Wilson “Dave” Barrett, 56, of Lusby, MD passed away on September 19, 2021 at Calvert Health Medical Center. Born December 31, 1964 in Prince Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Robert W. Barrett and Patricia M. (Sharp) Barrett. Dave graduated from Calvert High School in 1983 and served in the...
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Walter Francis DeMarr, 92

Walter Francis DeMarr, 92

Walter Francis DeMarr, 92, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 16, 2021. He was the son of the late, Thomas Percy DeMarr and Lettie (Keller) DeMarr. Walter proudly joined the Army in 1951 and would go on to serve his country before being honorably discharged. He would...
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CDR Joseph Scott Eversole, USN, (Ret.), 56

CDR Joseph Scott Eversole, USN, (Ret.), 56

CDR Joseph Scott Eversole, USN, (Ret.), 56, passed away on September 10, 2021 in Hollywood, MD with his loving family by his side. Scott, as he was known to his family, was born on July 10, 1965 in Clarksville, TN, to Joseph Eversole and the late Elizabeth Irene Booth Eversole. He grew up on...
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Joseph “Joey” Michael Curtis, 57

Joseph “Joey” Michael Curtis, 57

Joseph “Joey” Michael Curtis, 57, of California, MD passed away on September 14, 2021 at University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo, MD. He was born on April 27, 1964 in Leonardtown, MD to Michael Hawthorne Woodland of Leonardtown, MD and Ella Noreen Curtis of Oxon Hill, MD. Joey is a lifelong...
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