UPDATE: On April 24, 2021, at approximately 9:52 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23100 block of Three Notch Road in California, for the reported assault. Deputies arrived on scene and located a male victim, age 39 of Lexington Park, who was suffering from multiple stab wounds. Detectives...
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The St. Mary’s County Equity Task Force, in partnership with the Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County, Maryland (HASMC), is pleased to announce plans for a future Behavioral Health Hub for St. Mary’s County. The 6,200 square-foot, former PNC Bank branch located on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, was donated by PNC Bank...
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On Sunday, April 25, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police responded to a parking lot in the area of 30050 Three Notch Road and Henry Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the reported deceased female in a vehicle. Police arrived on the scene and found an unknown aged female deceased inside of the vehicle. Technicians...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown. The Commissioners recognized important milestones and initiatives by presenting Proclamations for National Public Library Week, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Fair Housing Month, Administrative Professionals Month and National County Government Month. At...
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UPDATE 4/20/2021: Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of a body found last month in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 7:35 a.m. on March 13, 2021, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of Route 4 at Dowerhouse Road for the discovery of a body. According...
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On April 21, 2021, members of the Firearms Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, served two search warrants related to an on-going firearms investigation. During one of the searches, detectives recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition inside the residence. The subject of the investigation,...
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Enjoy specialty cruises aboard the historic Wm. B. Tennison departing from the Calvert Marine Museum. Built in 1899, the Tennison is the only Coast Guard licensed log-hulled, passenger-carrying vessel in the United States. The vessel served as an oyster buyboat until 1978 and has been designated a National Historic landmark. All specialty cruises are...
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Local author, Meredith Johnson, announces the publication of her children’s book Just Momma. Meredith is a self-published children’s author who loves to encourage kids to use their imaginations. In this vividly imaginative book, she does just that. Just Momma is the story of two brothers named Ethan and Tyler who love to pretend. By...
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Kia’s brand-new Seltos SUV and the Soul are the latest cars involved in a fire risk recall. According to documents Kia filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week, the 2020-2021 model year vehicles may feature improperly heat-treated piston rings. The automaker is recalling 147,249 Soul and Seltos vehicles for the issue,...
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Constance Johnson, a school counselor at William B. Wade Elementary School, was recently named the Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Maryland School Counselor Association. When Johnson started with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in 2014, she split her time between Wade and C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School before beginning at Wade...
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Detectives assigned to our Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team have arrested and charged 30-year-old Michael Roane of the 600 block of Stretford Way in Landover. Roane is charged with thirty-five counts of theft-scheme, motor vehicle theft, tampering with motor vehicles and other related charges. Following a lengthy investigation into airbag thefts, detectives with the...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the fatal shooting of 18-year-old J’Lyn Quinones of Suitland. Quinones and a second female were shot on Tuesday in the unincorporated section of Capitol Heights. The second victim’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. Quinones was pregnant. Her unborn baby was delivered during emergency surgery...
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern St. Mary’s County, and Central Charles County until 1:30 p.m. At 12:43 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Nanjemoy Creek, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. IMPACT…Damaging winds will cause some trees and large...
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Motorists in downtown Leonardtown should be aware of new traffic patterns, which include three new stop signs. Washington Street is now a through street with stop signs for both directions on Fenwick Street. Park Avenue is now one way from Washington Street driving east toward the hotel.
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The Prince George’s County Police family is mourning the loss of an off-duty officer Corporal Ahmed Lopez who passed away last Tuesday evening during a medical emergency. Corporal Lopez was a 15-year veteran of the agency. The well-liked, dedicated officer spent the majority of his career assigned to the Bureau of Patrol – at...
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Prevent unused and expired prescription medications from being misused by turning them in at a no-questions-asked event sponsored by the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. (CAASA) in partnership with local law enforcement and the Calvert County Department of Parks and Recreation. Residents are urged to properly dispose of unused prescriptions Saturday, April 24...
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UPDATE 4/21/2021: The Maryland State Police are continuing an investigation into a two vehicle crash yesterday in Charles County that killed a toddler and injured three others. The deceased victim is a 2-year-old-boy, the child of the driver of a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, identified as Princess Cecilia Pearl Collins, 21, of Waldorf, Maryland. The...
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On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at approximately 3:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 19-year-old female with multiple injuries to her...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) reports two animals in the Piney Point area have tested positive for rabies. On April 1, 2021, a fox was collected from the Ball Point Road area and on April 16, 2021 a raccoon was collected from the Goddards Road area. The test results were confirmed by...
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On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the Commissioners approved the St. Mary’s County Nonprofit Relief Fund. St. Mary’s County recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic hardship for many nonprofits. To provide local relief from this hardship, St. Mary’s County has activated the Nonprofit Relief Fund for entities in all categories of IRS 501(c)...
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On Monday, April 19, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Valley Lee, and Hollywood responded to 46860 Hilton Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported structure collapse. Crews arrived on the scene to find a three-story apartment complex and after investigating, firefighters found the first and second and...
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Deputy First Class William Weston “Wes” Beisel, 32, passed away at his Hollywood, Md. home on April 8, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Ashley, and their two sons, William and Waylon. He also leaves behind his parents, Rebecca and Larry Beisel of Ruther Glen, Va. and Kenny and Lisa Wilson of Kennet,...
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Sheriff Troy Berry is proud to announce that, with the recent hire of a new Victim/Witness Services Coordinator, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will be offering improved services for victims and witnesses of crimes. “Connecting people in our community to the resources available to them, especially victims of crimes, has always been a priority...
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On Friday, April 16 at 1:00 a.m., officers responded to a bar in the 3000 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a man with a handgun. Prior to the officers’ arrival, the man walked out of the bar and jumped into a truck, which was parked nearby. The suspect...
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Detectives with the Homicide Unit arrested and charged a 12-year-old male from Washington, DC, with first degree murder and related charges. He is charged as a juvenile in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old King Douglas of Upper Marlboro. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random shooting. On Saturday, April 17, 2021, at...
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