On Friday, November 19, 2021, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted 16 covert compliance checks within St. Mary’s County. Fourteen businesses were found to be in compliance, while two were not. The clandestine component of the check used a 20-year-old male Sheriff’s Office Cadet wearing jeans and a sweatshirt in...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday evening in Cheltenham. The deceased driver is 27-year-old Marcell Johnson of Brandywine. On December 7, 2021, at approximately 7:15 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 9800 block of Surratts Road for a single-car crash. Johnson was pronounced dead on the...
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On Monday, December 6, 2021, at approximately 7:47 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 45800 block of South Springsteen Court in California, for a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult female victim crying on the porch with obvious injuries to the lower...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Works will close a section of Chaneyville Road in Owings, beginning on or about Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, for construction improvements to the existing culvert at 3700 Chaneyville Road. Construction is expected to continue through Jan. 14, 2022, weather permitting. During construction, Chaneyville Road will be closed to...
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Program Provides $5 Million for Outdoor Recreation Statewide in Fiscal 2022 The Board of Public Works today approved the last of 31 Community Parks and Playground projects for this fiscal year, totaling $5 million in grants for new and upgraded outdoor facilities in communities across Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget included funding for...
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On December 6, 2021, the Anne Arundel County Police Department began investigating an alleged domestic-related incident involving Corporal Tyler Brennan. The Office of Professional Standards subsequently began an investigation into the incident. As a result of the preliminary investigation, a summons was issued from the court commissioner charging Brennan with Second Degree Assault and...
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On 12/3/2021, Trooper C. Riggs of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Maryland Route 5 at Baptist Church Road, in Mechanicsville. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which yielded multiple glass smoking devices, all containing CDS, Cocaine. The occupants of the vehicle were identified as Kevin...
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As soon as water temperatures dip in the fall, sea turtles and some marine mammals that frequent the Chesapeake Bay are susceptible to cold-stunning or hypothermia. The immediate impacts can cause some species to become slow and unresponsive, making them dangerous to themselves and boaters. Cold-stunning can also be lethal to marine mammals such...
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On December 8, 2021, a student at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School removed what appeared to be a handgun from his back pack during dismissal. Another student observed the gun and called attention to it. A school employee and a Charles County Sheriff’s school resource officer –who was already at the school–quickly retrieved the gun...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department obtained an arrest warrant and is actively searching for the suspect wanted for a recent fatal shooting in the Town of University Park. The suspect is 18-year-old Andres Aguilar of University Park. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Luis Miguel Utrera of Hyattsville. On November 17,...
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On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at approximately 5:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hills Club Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped and unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved and confirmed one victim...
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Robert Eugene Myers 57 of Leonardtown, Maryland was called home by the Lord, Saturday November 27, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, Maryland, surrounded by family. Robert was born July 11, 1964 at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, California to the late Kaye Marie (Brendos) Clark and Leland Myers. The late Harry Leeland Clark...
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Richard Edward “Rick” Merrill, 73, of Lusby, MD passed away on December 5, 2021 at his home with his loving wife at his side. He was born on November 16, 1948 in Worchester, MA to the late Edward Francis Merrill and Barbara Maude Brush Merrill. Rick is a 1966 graduate of Notre Dame High...
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Joyce Ann McCluney, 76, passed away in the Inova Fairfax Hospital, in Fairfax, Virginia on November 30, 2021. She was born in Washington DC on July 9, 1945 to Primm Faire Harrison and Ann Rosaline Harrison. She was one (1) of two (2) children. Joyce was an exceptional mother dedicating her life to her...
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Timothy Shawn Gibson, 63, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. He was born on October 29, 1958 in Washington, DC to the late, Roy Leonard Gibson, Jr. and Joan Elizabeth (James, Gibson) Kratko. He was the oldest of four siblings that grew on the Little Big...
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Susanne Pearson “Sue” Evans of Leonardtown, MD died on December 1, 2021 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 30, 1945 and was the daughter of the late William B. and Retha M. Pearson. She is survived by her husband of 50 years,...
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Erica Justine Cox, 28, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 13, 1993 in Clinton, MD. She was affectionally called “Tena” by her mom, Sherry Selinske. Erica was a graduate of Chopticon High School and would go on to become a dental...
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William “Bill” Fenton Chapman, 83, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away peacefully at his home on November 25, 2021. He was born in Washington, DC on July 29, 1938 to William Edward Chapman and Grace Wilkerson Chapman. He was one of two children. Bill received his GED while he was serving his country in the...
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Cheryl Cynthia Dews, 52, of Capital Heights, MD went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Um Capital Region Medical Center in Largo, MD. Cheryl was born on July 18, 1969 to Vivian C. Waugh and Gerald Maurice Woodfork, Sr. She received her GED and continued to further...
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Our dearest mother, Pollyanne Walker Pearson, 86, of California, MD, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2021 in California, MD with her family at her side. She was born on November 7, 1935 in Miami, FL to the late Alexander Levette Walker, Jr. and Mary Louise Hobbs. At the age of 2, the family...
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Harry Thomas Gordon, 80, of Leonardtown, Maryland went home to be with the Lord the morning of December 2, 2021. Harry was born in Emporia, Virginia on August 8, 1941 to the late Sallie Kate Gay Gordon and Walter Eddard Gordon. He graduated from Greensville County High School in 1959, moved to Northern VA...
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MSgt. Paul Charles “Red” Steahl, USAF (Ret.), 67, of Lexington Park, MD passed away peacefully on November 8, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 9, 1954 in Washington, DC and adopted shortly afterward by the late Frank Martin Steahl and Elizabeth Mary Gerhart Steahl. On August 8, 1974, Red enlisted in...
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Royce Joseph Dennison, 90, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 28, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born on February 12, 1931 in Washington, DC to the late Horace R. Dennison and Eleanor (Collins) Dennison. Royce honorably served in the United States Navy. He met and married, Ethel...
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Mary “Khackie” Russell McCurdy of Marriottsville, MD, MD passed away peacefully Nov 24, 2021 at Encore at Turf Valley, Ellicott City, MD. She was born on October 11, 1928 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Joseph Parrylee Russell Sr. and Alice Elizabeth Joy Russell. Khackie was born and raised in St. Mary’s County and...
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Luther Howerton Wolfe, 81, passed away at his home on November 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Leonardtown, MD to John Michael and Emma Frances Wolfe on August 14, 1940. Luther graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1958 and immediately went to work on the family farm. Luther...
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