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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Four New Correctional Officers

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Four New Correctional Officers

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 11 correctional officers – four from Charles County – from the Corrections Entrance Level Training Program (CELTP), Session 60, at a ceremony held January 4 at La Plata High School in La Plata,...
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Winter Storm Expected to Impact Evening Rush Hour Tonight With More Snow/Ice Over the Weekend

Winter Storm Expected to Impact Evening Rush Hour Tonight With More Snow/Ice Over the Weekend

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) encourages motorists to keep a sharp eye on the weather conditions and plan accordingly for the afternoon commute. Crews will be treating roads alongside hundreds of thousands of motorists during the afternoon commute, which makes treating roads during the storm challenging. The wet pattern...
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Cold Case Solved – Charles County Detectives Identify Suspect in 1993 Rape Case

Cold Case Solved – Charles County Detectives Identify Suspect in 1993 Rape Case

Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Forensic Science Unit have identified the suspect in a sexual assault that occurred in 1993 in Waldorf. Vincent Wayne Jones, 51, of Tennessee, was arrested by members of the Bartlett County Police Department and the CCSO in September 2018. He waived extradition and...
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Mary Nellie Francis Lawrence, 82

Mary Nellie Francis Lawrence, 82

Mary Nellie Francis Lawrence, 82 of Callaway, MD, entered into eternal rest on January 11, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. George’s Catholic Church, 19199 St. George’s Church Rd., Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment...
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Gloria Ann Boone

Gloria Ann Boone went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 14, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am at Bricsoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Constance Elaine Barnes

Peacefully on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Constance passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, January 22, 2109 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Life Community Church of God located at 22512 Chancellors Run Rd. in Great Mills, MD 20634. Interment will be private.
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Charlie Lawhorn, Jr.

Charlie Lawhorn, Jr.

Charlie Lawhorn, Jr. departed this earthly life on Friday, January 11, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Monday, January 28, 2019 from 10:30am until time of service at 11:30am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment immediately following at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.
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Two Injured in Hollywood Motor Vehicle Accident

Two Injured in Hollywood Motor Vehicle Accident

On Thursday January 17, 2019 at approximately 7:15 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hollywood Road, and Fwd Drive, in Hollywood for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision. Two patients were transported...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’f Office Employees awarded

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’f Office Employees awarded

Select employees of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were recognized for professional excellence during the third quarter of 2018 at a ceremony on Wednesday at office headquarters. The men and women recognized went above and beyond the call of duty, sometimes putting themselves in harm’s way. Employees of the Third Quarter: Meritorious Action:...
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Heroin and Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths Show Decline While Fentanyl and Cocaine-Related Deaths Continue to Rise in Maryland

Heroin and Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths Show Decline While Fentanyl and Cocaine-Related Deaths Continue to Rise in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Health today released preliminary data today for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths through the third quarter of 2018. During this nine-month period, which encompasses January through September 2018, there were 1,848 total unintentional intoxication deaths, an eight percent increase over the same period in 2017. Of the total, 1,648...
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Drinking Alcohol in Public Leads to Arrest and Additional Charges for Port Republic Man

Drinking Alcohol in Public Leads to Arrest and Additional Charges for Port Republic Man

On January 4, 2019 at approximately 12:25 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit responded to Safeway in Prince Frederick for the report of a male standing outside consuming an alcoholic beverage in public. The male, later identified as Langford Sylvester Dyson, 59 of Port Republic, was described as a...
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St. Mary’s County Budget Book Receives National Recognition

St. Mary’s County Budget Book Receives National Recognition

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, and the St. Mary’s County Department of Finance, its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the FY2019 Budget. This is the third time the county has received the award. The award reflects the county’s commitment...
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California Man Arrested for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography

California Man Arrested for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography

In July 2018, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in reference to someone distributing child pornography. According to the cyber tip, Twitter, advised someone uploaded possible child pornography in June of 2018. Twitter provided that the Twitter account returned...
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Waldorf Man Arrested for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

Waldorf Man Arrested for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

On August 31, 2016 Tremaine Jarrell Molock, 38 of no fixed address, was convicted in Talbot County Circuit Court of a third-degree sex offense involving a 15-year-old victim. A condition of Molock’s release from jail was that he register as a Tier II sex offender for a period of 25 years, with any law...
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Player Alert: Five $50,000 Powerball Tickets Expiring

Player Alert: Five $50,000 Powerball Tickets Expiring

The Maryland Lottery wants to help five lucky players claim their $50,000 Powerball prizes before the winning tickets from 2018 expire.To win $50,000, players must match four numbers and the Powerball. Winners of Maryland Lottery draw games must claim prizes within 182 days of the drawing date. The first two of the five $50,000 tickets must be...
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Two Adults Displaced After House Fire in Abell

Two Adults Displaced After House Fire in Abell

On Thursday, January 10, 2019 at approximately 10:50 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, and Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Departments responded to Collinwood Drive and Abell Road in Abell, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on to find smoke showing from the residence and after further investigation found a fire in the boiler...
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Fatal Church Fire in Prince Georges County Under Investigation

Fatal Church Fire in Prince Georges County Under Investigation

On Saturday, January 12, 2019 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Riverdale Heights and surround volunteer fire departments responded to 5804 Roanoke Avenue, in Riverdale, for the reported structure fire. Prior to arrival, dispatch advised the 911 caller reported smoke coming from the roof of the structure. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a 1-story building...
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Owing’s Woman and Huntingtown Man Charged With Theft

Owing’s Woman and Huntingtown Man Charged With Theft

On August 4, 2018, a deputy from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Dunkirk for the report of a theft. The victim stated that he had various items stolen from his residence over the past several days which included money, jewelry, hand tools, power tools, and household goods. One piece...
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Clements Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine After Drug Raid in Mechanicsville.

Clements Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine After Drug Raid in Mechanicsville.

On January 8, 2019 the St. Mary’s Sheriff Office Vice/Narcotics Division executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence on Harpers Corner Road in Mechanicsville. The defendant, who identified himself as Alvin L. Jordan, 28 of Clements, was located in the residence with cocaine in his possession. Jordan was arrested and charged with...
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La Plata Man Arrested While Being Served Protective Order

La Plata Man Arrested While Being Served Protective Order

On Sunday, January 6, 2019 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Corporal Anderson from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to an apartment in La Plata to serve an interim protective order. When deputies arrived, they were invited into the apartment by the female petitioner and shown to the bedroom of the respondent, later identified as...
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Traffic Complaint Leads to Drug Charges for Huntingtown Man

Traffic Complaint Leads to Drug Charges for Huntingtown Man

On Saturday, January 5, 2019 police from the Calvert County Sheriff Office received a traffic complaint about a silver Toyota Corolla travelling southbound on Southern Maryland Blvd in Dunkirk, swerving all over the road. Police observed the vehicle on Southern Maryland Blvd in the area of Ward Road. The driver, later identified by his...
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Maryland Ensures Vulnerable Residents Receive SNAP Benefits In February During Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown

Maryland Ensures Vulnerable Residents Receive SNAP Benefits In February During Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown

As the partial federal government shutdown continues, the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) is working to assist vulnerable Marylanders through this uncertain time. The Department announced it will be able to provide February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients in Maryland. Referred to as the Food Supplement Program (FSP) in Maryland,...
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VIDEO: Fire Marshal Investigating Fire that Destroyed Over $340,000 Worth of Commercial Vehicles in Great Mills

VIDEO: Fire Marshal Investigating Fire that Destroyed Over $340,000 Worth of Commercial Vehicles in Great Mills

UPDATE 1/15/2019 @ 5:00 p.m.: On January 14, 2019, at approximately 2:00 a.m., firefighters from Second District and surrounding volunteer fire departments responded to 20475 Point Lookout Road, in Great Mills for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene of the APF construction yard and found 4 commercial vehicles on fire. The four vehicles,...
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No Injuries Reported in Chaptico Motor Vehicle Accident

No Injuries Reported in Chaptico Motor Vehicle Accident

On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at approximately 8:15 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Mechanicsville Road, and Yowaiski Mill Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Police arrived on scene to find one person trapped in the vehicle. The occupant was reportedly conscious and alert. Crews...
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Thomas H. Trudeau, 60

Thomas H. Trudeau, 60

Thomas H. Trudeau, 60, of Huntingtown, MD passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2019. Tom was born on June 22, 1958, to Eugene and Marie Trudeau in Morocco, Africa. Tom will be remembered as a loving and kind husband, son, brother, uncle and friend. Tom received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management...
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