On October 1 at 7:19 a.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, MD for the report of a car that struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the car, Michael Ryan Heckman, 28, of Indian Head, was deceased. Members of the...
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It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has to announce the passing of retired K-9 Vefi. K-9 Vefi was the partner to M/DFC Paul Wood and served the agency from 2014-2020. K-9 Vefi was a German Shepherd that was donated from Master Trainer Kent Gregory in 2014 to the Sheriff’s...
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University of Maryland (UMD) unmanned aviation pioneers have won a high-profile award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) for a historic April 2019 flight that resulted in the first-ever delivery of a viable organ for transplant. AUVSI announced the winners of its annual XCELLENCE Awards on Wednesday (September 30), naming the...
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For the last nine and a half years, I had the distinct honor to serve the citizens of St. Mary’s County as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, Chief of Staff and Deputy State’s Attorney. On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 I submitted my resignation from the office. In my most recent role...
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Maryland State Police are warning the public about a telephone scam in which the caller has cloned, or, “spoofed,” a Maryland State Police telephone number in an attempt to scare victims into thinking they are the target of a criminal investigation. A complainant reported today that she had received a call in which the...
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a combined reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of numerous...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County heard an update on the CARES Act Funding during their regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown, MD. Jeannett Cudmore, Chief Financial Officer for St. Mary’s County, briefed the Commissioners with a complete CARES Grant expenditures breakdown. The 9.9M portion of the grant designated...
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On Friday, September 25, 2020, at approximately 10:58 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21729 Great Mills Road and North Shangri-La Drive at the Walgreens Pharmacy, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle on the sidewalk with intrusion into the building....
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On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at approximately 11:48 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 48200 block of Hillside Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident with one subject unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway with minor damage, with the adult male...
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A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted a suspended Prince George’s County Police officer. Corporal Tristan Thigpen faces several charges to include sexual abuse of a minor, second degree assault, third degree sex offense and fourth degree sex offense. He is now suspended without pay. Thigpen is accused of inappropriately touching a young child...
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Stephen Edward “Steve” Arnold, Sr., 72 of Leonardtown, MD tragically passed away on September 1, 2020 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He was born on December 15, 1947 in Elizabeth City, NC to the late Frank Leo Arnold and Daisy (White) Arnold. Steve enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...
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Rosalea Denise “Lea” Arnold, 66 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on September 17, 2020 at the University of Maryland Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. She was born on November 6, 1953 in Washington, D.C. to the late John Dunlap Freeman and Minna Marie (Graves) Freeman. Lea is a 1970 graduate of Sherwood High School....
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On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of the Secretary and representatives from MDOT’s business units will meet virtually with St. Mary’s County officials to discuss transportation investments. Representatives include: The Secretary’s Office: Deputy Secretary Sean Powell; MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration: Administrator Chrissy Nizer; MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Transit Support...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Charles County Department of Health are collaborating to offer required vaccinations for students at no cost. Maryland law requires students to have up-to-date immunizations, but with some physician’s offices having altered schedules in effect to slow the spread of COVID-19, some students may not have received vaccinations...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has determined that persons confirmed to have COVID-19 may have come into close contact with other community members. The potential public exposure location, dates, and times are as follows: Expressions of Beauty Hair Salon 28103 Three Notch Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 Dates: September 12, 16, 17 and...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred last night on Rt. 1 in Prince George’s County. The preliminary investigation indicates just after 9:00 p.m. yesterday, a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Jason Iloh, 27, of Laurel, Md., was traveling south on Rt. 1, north of Cypress Street in Laurel, Md....
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The suspect charged in connection with a domestic-related homicide in Chillum is now in custody in Raleigh, North Carolina. With the assistance of law enforcement partners in Raleigh, 22-year-old Winston Hughes of the 2600 block of Queens Chapel Road in Chillum, was located and arrested on Sunday. Hughes is charged with fatally shooting his...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) is extending the deadline to apply for 2020 Homeowners’ and Renters’ Property Tax Credits from October 1 to October 31. These two tax credit programs save Marylanders more than $65 million per year, with homeowners receiving an average credit...
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Peggy Ann Hamilton, age 83 of La Plata, Maryland, died September 8, 2020 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Peggy was a Cafeteria Manager at White Marsh Elementary School in Mechanicsville, Maryland and a member of the La Plata United Methodist Church. She was a devoted wife...
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Helen Elizabeth Grinder, 88, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on September 21, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 16, 1932 in Park Hall, MD to the late Sherman T. Brown and Genevieve Elizabeth Hayden Brown. Helen is a high school graduate of St. Michael’s Catholic...
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Joseph Donald Mattingly, 86 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on September 23, 2020 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown. Donald was born on July 29, 1934 in Compton, MD to the late John Freeman Mattingly, Sr. and Agnes Elizabeth (Bowles) Mattingly. Donald was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He attended Margaret Brent...
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Our beloved, Thomas Kenneth Casey, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on March 22, 1947 to the late Olin Arthur Casey and the late Naomi Elizabeth Christian Casey. He was called home to eternal rest on September 18, 2020. Thomas, a 1965 graduate of I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, VA, and then went on...
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Robert “Bob” Eugene Ward, 78, of Brandywine, MD passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. He was the devoted son of the late William Faulkner and late Bertha (Dodson) Faulkner. He was born on January 18, 1942 in Washington, DC. Bob proudly served in the United...
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