Francis Timothy Wilkinson Jr., 44, of Prince Frederick, has been formally charged following an incident in which a minor allegedly gained access to an unsecured, loaded handgun and discharged it inside his residence, according to court documents filed in Calvert County District Court. Wilkinson is facing two misdemeanor charges: Firearms-Access by Minors and Reckless...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police responded to a reported assault in the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville. When police arrived in the area, a male subject matching the description of the suspect provided by dispatchers was in the yard of the reported incident location. Deputies confirmed the...
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UPDATE 7/16/2025: On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 2:43 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with Charles County Sheriff Deputies responded to United States Route 301 south of Maryland Route 257 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist...
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William Adam Chesser, 46, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in two open cases currently pending in St. Mary’s County District Court, including allegations of assaulting family members and burglarizing properties affiliated with Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. On June 5, 2025, Deputy Santiago Estrada Lora of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Animal Control received a call about a senior Anatolian shepherd named Layla who had gone missing the night before — only to be found the next morning at the bottom of a steep ravine. Her owners had searched high and low, not realizing their beloved 140-pound girl had taken...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene within 1 minute of dispatch to find a head-on style collision involving...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen McGibbon as deputy county administrator, effective Aug. 4, 2025. McGibbon brings more than 30 years of experience in financial oversight, risk management and government operations. Most recently, he served as director of finance for Prince George’s County Government, where he...
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Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made possible from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant. Specific amounts will be contingent upon federal funding availability and approval. The following organizations were awarded funding through...
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year is set to start. Without this funding, many educational programs will...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from July 4 to July 6. Statistically this time is the busiest and most dangerous boating holiday. Fortunately, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. NRP officers made nine...
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The Board of Education of Charles County today announces the resignation of Board Member Linda Warren. Warren represents District 4 on the Board. Her resignation is effective Friday, Aug. 1. In sharing her resignation with the Board, Warren cited personal reasons resulting in her having to relocate outside of District 4. State law requires...
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Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Ed Rothstein as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. Rothstein will assume the post as secretary on August 1st. Ross Cohen, who has served as the interim acting secretary, will continue supporting the department as deputy secretary. “Ed Rothstein has dedicated his career...
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Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of July weekend. Troopers recorded 108 arrests for suspected DUI and issued more than 6,600 citations and warnings from July 4 to July 6th, 2025. Additionally, the SPIDRE Team assisted...
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, bystanders and first responders were recognized for their lifesaving efforts at the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge last month. On June 17th, Mr. Lloyd Kauffman was at the Moose Lodge when he began experiencing symptoms of a cardiac event. Two nearby bystanders, one who happened to be a nursing student and...
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The Navy’s Persistent Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-262) held a change of command ceremony July 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, where Capt. Patrick Murphy relieved Capt. Josh Guerre, who will retire after 25 years of honorable service. NAVAIR Commander Vice Adm. Carl Chebi delivered remarks during the ceremony, highlighting Guerre’s...
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On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent Boulevard in California, Maryland, for a report of a vehicle on fire with one person burned. Emergency crews arrived to find a single vehicle fully engulfed in flames and...
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On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the 4000 block of Jared’s Walk in Huntingtown, for the report of an animal bite. The 911 caller, an adult male working as a delivery driver, reported being attacked and bitten by a dog while delivering a package...
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UPDATE 7/14/2025: The displaced family has lost nearly everything in this devastating fire. A GoFundMe has been started by family members to assist the 2 adults and 3 children. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Family, friends and neighbors are assisting, however, clothing and other needs lists will be added when they become...
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On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 1:41 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 37000 block of Lockes Crossing Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported 3-year-old not breathing. 911 Dispatchers advised to all responding units that they were giving CPR instructions over the phone and advised the child had possibly drowned. Maryland...
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On July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Neptune’s Seafood Pub located at 8802 Chesapeake Ave., in North Beach, for the report of a shooting. No injuries were reported at the scene. As a result of the investigation, two suspects were identified and apprehended: •...
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Kelli Lynn Simms, 55, of Pomfret, MD passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 6, 1970, in Washington, DC, Kelli was the beloved daughter of Henry and Bernice Hooks. She graduated from McDonough High School in 1989. Kelli dedicated over...
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On Friday, July 11, 2025 at approximately 2:45 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the Southbound Route 4 and Broomes Island Road in Port Republic, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle/moped. Due to multiple 911 callers reported the operator was possibly unconscious, a helicopter was...
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On Friday, July 11, 2025 at approximately 1:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the Chaptico Market located at 25466 Maddox Road in Chaptico, for the reported vehicle and person on fire. Multiple 911 callers reported a truck and the occupant were on fire with bystanders attempting to...
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William Archie Pilkerton, Jr, 96 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on June 28, 2025 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. Archie was born on December 21, 1928 and was the son of the late William Archie Pilkerton, Sr and Helen Mae Wood Pilkerton. Archie is predeceased by wife Mary Phyllis Pilkerton, whom...
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The Red Knights MD Chapter 4 is excited to announce their 1st Annual Charity Poker Run held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, to benefit an amazing foundation. Start: Registration Starts at 9:00 a.m., with kickstands up at 11:00a.m., starting at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department – Station 3, 46900 South Shangri La Drive...
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