Almost 46,000 people died by suicide in the United States in 2020, while millions more seriously thought about suicide, made a plan or attempted to take their own life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Officers often interact...
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MS-13 gang member, Jilmer Hernandez-Alvarado, a/k/a “Toro”, age 27, most recently of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to extort business owners. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Wayne Jacobs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Washington Field...
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UPDATE 9/2/2022: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the death investigation. The unidentified victim has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy. Updates will be provided when they become available. 9/1/2022: On Thursday, September 1, 2022, at approximately 6:30 p.m., police responded to the 21500 block of Exquisite...
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On July 21, 2022, an adult male victim responded to the Maryland State Police, Frederick Barrack to submit a complaint that a man was exposing himself while driving on Route 70. Charging documents stated the victim was driving Westbound on Route 70 in Frederick County near the 56 mile marker, when he saw a...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run motorcycle crash that occurred late Wednesday evening in Prince George’s County. At about 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the outer loop of Interstate-495 at MD Route 214 for a reported pedestrian that was struck. According to a...
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UPDATE 9/1/2022: On August 31, 2022, NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office. In May, McWillis was indicted on two misdemeanor charges: misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and related material. An additional charge of copy / possession of a database...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, Sept. 2, 2022. The sobriety checkpoint will take place on Route 235 in the California area where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office recognizes that...
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police responded to the Tobacco Hub located at 21310 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported broken window. Police arrived on the scene and located the front window display had been broken with signs of entry. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested two Suitland High School students who brought handguns on to school property on Monday morning. The first student is a 16-year-old male from Suitland. He is charged as an adult. The second student is 18-year-old Christopher Harris of New Carrollton. On Monday. August 29, 2022, at approximately...
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On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a traffic crash in the 600 block of West Chesapeake Road in Owings. The investigation revealed that a 2016 Toyota was either stopped or slowing while preparing to make a left turn from westbound West Chesapeake Road into a...
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the Traffic Safety Section was advised that the motorcycle driver succumbed from his injuries at an area trauma center. The investigation is still ongoing. 8/31/2022: On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 9:45 p.m., officers responded to southbound Southern Maryland Boulevard (Route 4) and Talbot Road for a crash...
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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced the inclusion of $10,170,000 in direct federal funding for local projects in Anne Arundel County and Southern Maryland within the Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed annual funding legislation for fiscal year 2023. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities,...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that all flags in Maryland will be flown at half-staff today in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The occasion is observed annually on August 31st in remembrance of people around the world who have lost their lives to drug overdose and to help raise awareness regarding the substance use...
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Welcome Back Hawks! Fall Sessions Begin: Aug. 31/Sept. 1. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. All campuses. La Plata Campus: AD Courtyard (Inclement weather location: CC Lobby). Leonardtown Campus: Great Lawn between B & C Buildings (Inclement weather location: C Lobby). Prince Frederick Campus: PFA Entrance Lawn (Inclement weather location: PFA Lobby) Celebrate a return...
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Naval Air Station Patuxent River is scheduled to complete minor road construction projects beginning Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 for installation of speed tables at critical intersections throughout the base. Speed tables are small, flat-topped speed bumps designed to slow traffic. NAS Patuxent River will install the speed tables at high-traffic crosswalks to improve pedestrian...
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On Monday, August 29, 2022, at 1:12 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on St. Charles Parkway in White Plains after observing a violation of the vehicle’s registration plates. Upon approaching the car, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed 65 grams of marijuana and a loaded handgun in the vehicle....
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 11:38 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 4200 block of South Winds Place in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find that an elderly male drove his car into the building. 35 Fire/EMS members...
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In addition to the grand prize of a healthier Chesapeake Bay for all, the annual “Pump for the Bay” contest, run by the Calvert County Environmental Commission, will award one lucky county resident up to $500 in reimbursement for a septic system pump-out or upgrade completed in 2022. The contest is open to any...
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Keith Allen Waddle, D.O, 66, of Leonardtown, MD, formerly of Huntingdon, PA and Bethel Park, PA, passed on August 21, 2022 at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. Born a true Irishman, on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1956, he was the son of the late Grace and Jack Waddle, both of...
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David Alexander “Sunny” Reumont III, 93, of Avenue, Maryland, passed away on August 19, 2022 in Leonardtown, Maryland. Born on April 13, 1929 in Meridian, Mississippi, he was the son of Winifred Ready Reumont and David Alexander Reumont, Jr. He married Alta Marie Brown on September 15, 1951 at St. Dominics Church in Washington...
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Margaret “Peggy” Simpson Robrecht, age 89, passed away at home on August 19, 2022. Margaret was born on October 14, 1932 at her grandmother’s home to Samuel and Margaret Simpson of Lebanon, PA. She was the wife of Brent Matthew Robrecht, whom she married on January 8, 1955 at St. Mary’s of the Assumption...
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Phyllis Martha-Lynn Dixon, 75, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on August 22, 2022 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s with her loving family by her side. “Lynn” was born on March 12, 1947 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Leonard Thomas Dixon and Phyllis Martha (Graves) Dixon. Lynn worked as a Logistics Analyst for...
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Marco Deangelo Sawyer, 32, of Waldorf, MD, passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2022. Marco was born on February 7, 1990, to Mark Carter, Sr. and the late Tywanda Carter in Washington, DC. He was raised by his father, Mark Carter, Sr., and his bonus mom, Roberta Carter. Marco was educated in Morganza, MD...
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James Harvey Morgan, Sr, 79, of Mechanicsville MD peacefully passed away at home on August 22, 2022. Harvey was born on June 25, 1943, to John and Elizabeth Morgan in Oraville, MD. In 1944 he met Elizabeth Morgan, his childhood friend who later became his wife. Harvey and Elizabeth were married on April 20,...
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Bernard Alexander Wathen, 83 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on August 26, 2022 at St. Mary’s Nursing Home. He was born on October 15, 1938 in Loveville, MD to the late George Wathen and Dorothy Gertrude Joy Wathen. Bernard attended St. Joseph’s School and shortly after married Bertha Ann Farrell on June 23,...
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