On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Deputy Budd 0f the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 43000 block of St. Andrew’s Church Road, in Leonardtown, to assist Animal Control in checking the welfare of numerous dogs. Animal Control had previously been to the residence where a dog was discovered to have significant injuries...
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Alexander James “Alex” Franklin, 25 of Ridge, MD passed away on June 28, 2018. Alex was born on August 7, 1992 in Leonardtown, MD to Bruce Alexander Franklin of Dameron, MD and Mary Raley Franklin of Ridge, MD. Alex was born and raised in St. Mary’s County. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s...
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On June 30, 2018 Deputy Y. Bortchevsky was conducting a patrol check at the Chesapeake Beach Fastop when he observed Richard Stuart McGrath, 47, standing in front of the door. Once McGrath noticed the officer, he began to walk away, knowing that he is banned indefinitely from the Fastop property. Deputy Bortchevsky detained McGrath...
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Paul “Bubba” Swann, Jr., age 77 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 23, 2018 at Genesis La Plata Center. Bubba was a self-employed auto mechanic for 50 plus years and a member of St. Ignatius Church Chapel Point, Maryland. He loved hunting, family gatherings, fast cars, and was a woman-lover. He was always working with...
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Betty Helen Jewett, age 69 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 27, 2018 at her home with Hospice. Betty was a Negative Engraver for 32 years of service, retiring from the Department of Commerce (U.S. Government). She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church in Montross, Virginia and was a volunteer with the local...
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Patricia O’Donnell Wagner, 67, of Waldorf, Maryland, died on Friday, June 29, 2018 at her home. Born on July 27, 1950 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Rena Elsie Walls Fallin and Wayland Haley Fallin. Mrs. Wagner was an administrative assistant for the Department of Labor for many years. In...
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Joann Marie Baierlein, age 57 of Port Tobacco, Maryland, died June 29, 2018 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf, Maryland. Joann was a graduate of Catholic University with a degree in architecture. She went on to work for Lorenzi Dodds & Gunnill in Waldorf, Maryland and then to CMI Engineering. She was...
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Evelyn Oliver Richards, 87 of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Brandywine, MD passed away at her residence in Mechanicsville, MD on June 24, 2018. Evelyn was born to the late William Murphy Oliver and Cora Taylor Oliver in Washington, DC on June 12, 1931. Evelyn liked to work and study. She worked as a Program...
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Mary Elizabeth Tippett, 88, of Jameson Drive, Waldorf, MD passed away at the UM Charles Regional Medical Center in LA Plata, MD. Mary was born to the late Thomas Benjamin Brown and Marie Dickhoff Brown on October 10, 1929 in Annapolis, MD. Mary loved to travel, take bus trips, and cruising. She sure she...
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Lillian Davis Coston Murray was born in Teachey, North Carolina on February 8, 1935, to John Clarence Coston, Sr. and Myrtle Murphy Coston. She was the second of 11 children and also a twin to her brother John Clarence Coston Jr. Lillian received Jesus Christ as her personal savior at a young age and...
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On Friday, June 29, 2018, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Corporal Oles of the the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Main Street in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Because of several criminal indicators a K9 scan was requested. As the driver, Joseph R. West, 29, of Mechanicsville...
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Wendy Elizabeth Gibson, 37 of Avenue, MD passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on June 29, 2018. Born April 18, 1981 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of William (Buddy) and Connie Williams Gibson. Wendy is survived by her wife, Karen Colonna whom she married July 2009 and their...
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Peacefully on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Preston Eugene Dyson departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 10:30am until time of service 11:30 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow at Maryland Veterans Cemetery Cheltenham, MD.
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On Sunday, June 24, 2018, De’Niz Smith went home to be home with the Lord. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, July 7, 2018 from 12 noon until time of service 2:00 pm at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 3150 Middletown Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment private.
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Michael Jonathan Kline, 25, of St. Inigoes. Kline is wanted on a retake warrant for Escape 2nd Degree for absconding from a court ordered program. Kline was initially charged with Burglary 1st Degree and Theft. Michael Jonathan Kline is described as 5’11 tall, weighing...
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On wednesday, June 27, 2018 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Trooper Hussey of the Maryland State Police, La Plata Barack was on patrol and stopped a grey Dodge Durango for a safety equipment violation on Post Office Road at Route 5, in Waldorf, Charles. A check of the Maryland registration revealed the tags were reported...
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On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at approximately 2:10 am, Trooper First Class Davis from the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped to check on a vehicle parked partially in the roadway at Route 4 & Lore Road in Solomons. During the initial contact with the driver a broadcast was given from the 911...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Friday, June 29, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Charles Leon Thompson, Jr., 34 of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for Armed Robbery and Use of a Handgun During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. On February...
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On Sunday, July 1, 2018, at approximately 7:35 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gilbert Run Park located at 13140 Charles Street in La Plata, for a death investigation. Upon arrival, officers located a man and a young girl inside a pickup truck; both were deceased. Detectives assigned to the...
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On Friday, June 29, 2018, at approximately 11:05 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to 20691 Point Lookout Road, in the area of Walk This Way, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway into a ditch, with the single occupant/driver trapped....
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On Sunday, July 01, 2018, at approximately 1:15 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata barrack responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on eastbound Maryland Route 228 (Berry Road) west of Thumper Place in Waldorf. On scene investigation revealed that a 2012 Volkswagen Passat operated by Breanna Rodgers, 24, of Waldorf,...
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Motorists should expect traffic congestion in the Hollywood area near the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, June 30, 2018 from 3 to 11 p.m. for the Independence Day Celebration. Traffic movements in the area will be limited during that time. Eastbound traffic coming from Hollywood Road will only be allowed to turn right...
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On Thursday, June 28, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Blake Creek Road, and Blakeney Road, in Leonardtown, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree with the single...
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