Dailisa Charmainge Mease, 28, of no fixed address, was sentenced to eighteen months of active incarceration for assaulting two law enforcement officers and resisting arrest from an August 2019 incident in Mechanicsville. Mease was believed to be under the influence of Phencyclidine (PCP) and admitted using PCP earlier in the day. Mease will have...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is increasing the presence of law enforcement at some schools. The Office of School Safety and Security secured a $276,000 grant that is allowing CCPS to enhance it security efforts through additional police coverage. Jason Stoddard, director of school safety and security, said the grant is limited to increasing...
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The Homicide Unit detectives are actively investigating a fatal stabbing in Oxon Hill. The victim is 19-year-old Erick Ruiz Reyes of Oxon Hill. On November 18th, at approximately 2:05 pm, Maryland-National Capital Park Police and Prince George’s County Police Officers responded to a community center property in the 1100 block of Marcy Avenue for...
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On November 12, 2019 Deputy Rzepkowski of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Cabin Court in Owings for the report of a vehicle theft. The victim advised that sometime between 3:00 pm on November 11th and 8:30 am on November 12th and unknown suspect(s) stole their vehicle that was parked in their driveway....
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Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Jawanza Kevin Carter, age 22, of Laurel, Maryland, to 272 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery involving controlled substances, and for carrying and brandishing of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with...
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On Monday, November 18, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., firefighters from North Beach and surrounding areas responded to the Dunn Clean Laundromat for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a commercial building with smoke showing from the back of the building. Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the...
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On November 17, 2019, at approximately 6:00 p.m., firefighters from La Plata, Bryans Road, and surrounding departments responded to Ravine Drive in Bryans Road, for the reported chimney fire. The 911 caller was a neighbor of the residence reporting their neighbors chimney was burning flames on the roof. 39 personnel responded to the scene...
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The Regional Investigation Division is asking for the community’s assistance in locating three suspects who are linked to 13 package thefts in Prince George’s county. They are 24-year-old Evelyn Eastman of no fixed address, 19-year-old Terron Kearney of 52nd Street in Northeast, Washington DC, and 31-year-old Brian Lindsay of Mississippi Avenue in Southeast, Washington...
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Dyson Building Center is an official drop off location for Lily’s Toy Box! Dyson’s is located at 20375 Pt Lookout Road, in Great Mills. Lily is now organizing her 3rd annual toy drive for the kids and families who are stuck at Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. over the holiday season. Lily is donating...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will continue its inspection of the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge). The inspection will take place nightly through Thursday., November 21, from 9:00 p.m., until 5:00 a.m., the following morning. During the inspection, crews will close one lane...
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During the week of Monday, November 18, to Friday, November 22, the St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) will not operate the new Route 8 California/Great Mills public transportation service. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit program for persons with disabilities and the Statewide Specialized Transportation Assistance Program (SSTAP) will continue to operate on...
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Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) popular original series Maryland Farm & Harvest, now in its seventh season, will feature farms and locations in Allegany, Garrett, Howard, and St. Mary’s counties, along with Baltimore City during a new episode airing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19. Maryland Farm & Harvest takes viewers on journeys across...
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St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks is seeking part-time Youth and Adult Indoor Soccer Referees for the upcoming winter program beginning in January. Qualifications for referees include strong soccer playing background, knowledge of the game and rules, a trainable attitude, and good communication skills. Salary ranges from $12 – $20 per hour...
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Over the last few months, Detectives of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) have been investigating numerous reports of theft from unlocked vehicles in the Huntingtown, Maryland area. On Friday, November 8, 2019, detectives executed numerous search and seizure warrants and an arrest warrant for the individual responsible for these crimes....
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On Saturday, November 16, 2019, at approximately 6:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident involving a pole with a brush fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with...
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A lucky accountant from Charlotte Hall never figured a $10 quick-pick Powerball ticket would bring her a shocking surprise. Playing “Lottery is my excitement,” said the happy woman, who won a $50,000 prize in the November 9, 2019, drawing. The 74-year-old stops by New Market Service Center, located at 29233 Three Notch Road in...
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Dennis Hilton Hammett, Jr., age 71, of Waldorf, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Born on March 3, 1948, he was the son of the late Dennis Hilton Hammett, Sr. and the late June Klavuhn in Chestertown, MD. Dennis met Virginia in Greenbelt, MD and together they shared...
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Harish Chandra Rastogi, 87, of LaPlata, MD, passed away on November 14, 2019 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Harish was born on August 15, 1932, in India. He is the son of the late Ram Bharosey Lal Rastogi and Lilavati Rastogi. He was raised in a...
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Fred Alvin Valentine, age 81, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born on September 4, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank Alvin Valentine and the late Margaret E. Myers Valentine. Fred proudly served in the US Army from April 1958 to January 1967,...
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Dennis Kleean, 70, of Hollywood, MD died Monday, November 11, 2019 at his residence. Born December 28, 1948 in Meadville, PA. Dennis has lived in Hollywood since 1990, having previously lived in Severn, MD. He was a loving father and grandfather. He worked for the Department of the Navy and several Defense Contractors as...
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Joan Andrea Vogel, 75, of Aquasco, MD at the Pearly Gaits Farm, passed away peacefully at Medstar Washington Hospital Center on November 11, 2019. Joan was born on April 17, 1944 in Pennsylvania to the late William S. Gaskill and Dorothy Nickolis Sprang. Joan met her best friend and the love of her life,...
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Clifford Mackall Ricketts, 89, of Leonardtown, MD died peacefully Saturday, November 9, 2019, at his home in Leonardtown with his family at his side. He was born on March 18, 1930 in Washington, D.C. to the late Clifford Ray Ricketts and Mildred Trueworthy Ricketts. Mackall graduated in 1952 from the University of Maryland where...
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Frances Wilson Hahne, 67, of Charlotte Hall, MD passed away on November 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Born in Long Island, New York on December 30, 1951, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Wilson and the late Jane Cook Wilson. Fran had a passion for the auto industry and held several...
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