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The Office of the State Fire Marshal is Investigating Explosion at Mechanicsville Home

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is Investigating Explosion at Mechanicsville Home

On Monday, February 11, 2019, at approximately 9:20 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a one story, single family home on Shannon Court, in, Mechanicsville. Approximately 25 firefighters responded to the scene. A small fire was extinguished by the owner prior to the arrival of the fire department. All occupants and pets escaped...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police is continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian-related crash that occurred Monday night in Prince George’s County. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2019, troopers from Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to MD 202 at Campus Way in Upper Marlboro, on a report of a motor vehicle collision that...
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Three Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident on Great Mills Road

Three Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident on Great Mills Road

On Monday, February 11, 2019, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the middle of the roadway in a t-bone style collision. Three...
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Thomas Lionel Herbert, 62

Thomas Lionel Herbert, 62

Thomas Lionel Herbert, 62 of Loveville, MD, entered into eternal rest on February 6, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, February 16, 2019 for visitation at 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 29119 Point Lookout Rd, Morganza, MD 20660. Interment to follow at...
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Doris A. Beach

Doris A. Beach

Doris A. Beach departed this earthly life on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Friday, February 15, 2019 from 1:00pm until time of service at 2:00pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment is private.
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Saint Leonard Man Arrested for Drive-By Shooting in Lusby

Saint Leonard Man Arrested for Drive-By Shooting in Lusby

On February 10, 2019, at 12:51 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to San Mateo Trail, in Lusby, for a report of a drive-by shooting. Prior to police arriving on the scene, the Calvert Control Center advised police units, that James Walter Gross Jr., 27 of Saint Leonard, was the...
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Man and Woman Rescued from a Vehicle in Water in Hughesville

Man and Woman Rescued from a Vehicle in Water in Hughesville

On Monday, February 11, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Hughesville Bypass on Leonardtown Road and Prince Frederick Road in Hughesville, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one vehicle in the water. Crews arrived on scene to find an SUV off the roadway...
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One Injury Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

One Injury Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Monday, February 11, 2019, at approximately 7:45 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find the two vehicles involved in front of the Great Mills Post Office,...
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Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl and other Opioids

Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl and other Opioids

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tyrell Rashad Cauthern, age 30, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and other drugs, and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Grimm also found that...
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Two Structure Fires in Lexington Park Reported Within 30 Minutes of Each Other

Two Structure Fires in Lexington Park Reported Within 30 Minutes of Each Other

On Thursday, February 7, 2019, at approximately 10:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Second District responded to 45681 Buckshot Way in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire with one injured. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story double-wide trailer with nothing evident from all sides. Firefighters secured...
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Two Park Villa Apartments Damaged After Early Morning Dryer Fire

Two Park Villa Apartments Damaged After Early Morning Dryer Fire

On Saturday, February 9, 2019, at approximately 2:30 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, Valley Lee, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to 21288 Mayfaire Lane, at the Park Villas Apartments in Lexington Park, for the reported fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 3-story apartment building with nothing evident from three sides of the...
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Sprinkler System Puts Out Apartment Kitchen Fire in Callaway

Sprinkler System Puts Out Apartment Kitchen Fire in Callaway

On Monday, February 4, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Valley Lee, Leonardtown, and Hollywood responded to 44890 Hunting Meadows Court in Callaway, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from apartment 1024. Upon further investigation, firefighters found a slight haze...
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One Transported to an Area Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Lothian

One Transported to an Area Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Lothian

On Saturday, February 9, 2019, at approximately 12:17 p.m., Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department Squad 5 responded to Route 4, and Talbot Road, in Anne Arundel, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one trapped. Squad 5 arrived on location to find a single vehicle off the roadway, down an embankment and pinned against...
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Prince Georges Volunteer Fire Department Engine Struck While on Scene of Motor Vehicle Accident

Prince Georges Volunteer Fire Department Engine Struck While on Scene of Motor Vehicle Accident

On Sunday, February 10, 2019, at approximately 5:20 a.m.,  police fire, and emergency medical personnel were on the scene of a motor vehicle accident when Oxon Hill Engine 821 was providing “barrier protection” for the accident scene on a local lane of the Beltway prior to RT.210 when a vehicle hit the engine. The 2017 Pierce...
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UPDATE: Shots Fired in Lexington Park Under Investigation

UPDATE: Shots Fired in Lexington Park Under Investigation

UPDATE – Police have released the following information: On February 3, 2019, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46800 block of Rogers Drive in Lexington Park for a reported shooting complaint. Shell casings were located in the area, and a residence nearby had been struck with projectiles. No injuries...
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Lisa Michelle Newton, 49

Lisa Michelle Newton, 49

On Thursday, January 10, 2019, Lisa Michelle Newton, a very compassionate wife, loving and caring mother of two, passed away at the age of 49. Lisa was born October 22, 1969 in Maryland to John Robert Jury and Doris Jean Jury. Lisa graduated from Bowie High School in 1987. On September 22, 1989 Lisa...
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UPDATE: 3-Month-Old Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Accident

UPDATE: 3-Month-Old Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Lexington Park Motor Vehicle Accident

UPDATE 2/9/2019: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reported that on February 9, 2019, the juvenile Emma Leigh Clarke, age 3 months, succumbed to the injuries sustained in the motor vehicle collision. The investigation is ongoing. UPDATE 2/8/2019: On February 7, 2019, at approximately 10:35 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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Michael Joseph Horrell, 65

Michael Joseph Horrell, 65

Michael Joseph Horrell, age 65 of Waldorf, Maryland, died February 6, 2018 at his residence. Michael worked in car sales for 30 plus years at car dealerships and most recently at Prince Frederick Jeep & Dodge and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Free Masons and A.A. In...
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Robert “Bob” Harris Wolfe, 84

Robert “Bob” Harris Wolfe, 84

Robert “Bob” Harris Wolfe, age 84 of Clinton, Maryland, died on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Maryland. Bob was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired C&P/Bell Atlantic/Verizon Telephone Company and U.S. Air Force Civilian Communications Manager. Bob was married to Agnes “Cricket” M. Hill on April 12, 1958. They...
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William E. ‘Bill’ Willett, 62

William E. ‘Bill’ Willett, 62

William E. ‘Bill’ Willett, 62, died on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at his home on Bensville Road in a tragic fire. As ever, his faithful K-9 companion Lolo Pupperella was by his side. Bill recently retired from James R. Willett & Sons, custom home builders, where he worked with his father, brothers, and a...
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Kyle Lee Akers Redman, 30

Kyle Lee Akers Redman, 30

Kyle Lee Akers Redman, 30, of Hollywood, MD passed away February 4, 2019 at his home. He was born December 27, 1988 in Leonardtown, MD to Joanne Amy Redman Cook of Hollywood, MD and the late Kevin Lee Akers of Hollywood, MD. Kyle attended Great Mills High School and then obtained his GED. After...
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Mary Edsel Copsey (nee Herbert), 92

Mary Edsel Copsey (nee Herbert), 92

Mary Edsel Copsey (nee Herbert), age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019, at St. Mary’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was born June 17, 1926 in Hughesville to the late Richard and Mary (Burch) Herbert. Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband of 71 years, James...
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Mary Dean Krishnamurty, 78

Mary Dean Krishnamurty, 78

Mary Dean Krishnamurty, 78, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on February 4, 2019 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown. She was born on October 27, 1940 in Taft, California to the late William David Egenhoff, Jr. and Linnie Idean Stephens. On June 1, 1962 she married her beloved husband, Goteti Bala Krishnamurty in...
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Brenda Jean Kuhn, 76

Brenda Jean Kuhn, 76

Brenda Jean Kuhn, 76, of Frederick, MD, passed away on February 4, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  Brenda was born on January 27, 1943 in Lenoir, NC, to the late Raymond Keller and the late Flora Inez Haas.  Brenda was a Secretary at White Marsh Elementary School prior to retiring in 1991. Brenda lived...
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Samuel “Sammy” Aloysius Cusic, 75

Samuel “Sammy” Aloysius Cusic, 75 of Helen, MD, passed away on February 7, 2019 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on October 12, 1943 in St. Mary’s County MD, he was the son of the late Annie Gertrude Cusic and Thomas Wilmer Cusic. Samuel is survived by his siblings; Frances Cecelia Wood of Leonardtown, MD Joseph...
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