UPDATE 4/10/2018 @ 2:00 p.m.: The Office of the State Fire Marshal determined the cause of the fire that started in the interior of the garage was accidental, and started by a child playing with a lighter. The total cost of damage to the structure and contents was estimated at $20,000. Smoke alarms were present and...
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Jim was born in Forest Hill, Maryland, and lived in Brandywine, Maryland for most of his life and never married. He served in the Army and was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska where he learned the surveying trade. After the military, he put his surveying skills to good use, helping to build many of the...
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Walter French Cade, age 83, of Clinton, Maryland, died April 1, 2018. Walter moved from Mississippi to the Washington metro area 44 years ago. He served in the United States Navy from 1953-1957 and then the United States Air Force from 1958-1974, retiring as a Staff Sgt. He was a member of the First...
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William Anthony “Skeeter” Windsor, age 32 of Waldorf, Maryland, died April 2, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Skeeter was a graduate of Thomas Stone High School. He loved spending time with his nephews, going to the gym and Budd’s Creek Raceway, and trips to a...
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Eugene James Guazzo, MD died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 88 years of age at St. Mary’s Hospice House with his wife, Shelby Palmer Guazzo at his bedside. In 1968, Dr. And Mrs. Guazzo moved to St. Mary’s County. They had been encouraged by St. Mary’s physician, Dr. J. Roy Guyther, to come and...
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Thomas W. “Joe” Hancock, a lifetime resident of St. Mary’s County, died peacefully at his home on April 8, 2018 with his loving family by his side. Born on April 7, 1959, he was the son of the late Norman and Mary Irva Hancock of Hollywood, MD. Joe was the loving and devoted husband...
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Steven “Steve” D. Tippett, 43, of California, MD formerly from Leonardtown, MD passed away on April 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Born on January 1, 1975 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Elizabeth “Betty” J. Tippett and Lawrence “Lou” D. Tippett of Ridge, MD. Steve is survived by his children; Kayla Tippett...
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Tina Renee Hancock, 49, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at her residence. She was born on November 10, 1968 in Leonardtown, MD to Charles Morris and the late Darlene Farrell. Tina enjoyed nature and spending time with family, especially her grandchildren whenever she could. They loved playing games, coloring,...
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Doris Virginia Miller, 73 of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on April 3, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 for visitation at 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am at First Missionary Baptist Church,46370 Pegg Ln, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Interment to follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens...
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Celeste Dorthea Barnes, 63 of Clinton, MD, passed away on April 3, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, April 14, 2018 for visitation at 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 16922 Saint Peter Claver Rd, St Inigoes, MD 20684. Interment to follow...
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During the week of April 9, to April 13, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Marshall Corner Road at James Craik Elementary School Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Cameras are activated...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Donell Eugene Martin, 47, of Lexington Park. Martin has an active warrant for escape for pretrial violations. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Donell Eugene Martin, is asked to contact Detective Melissa Hulse at (301) 475-4200 extension *1996, or by email at...
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UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has become aware the perpetrators of this scam are now using the names of Sheriff’s Office employees in this scam, and are providing actual Sheriff’s Office extensions and phone numbers. Citizens are reminded to call the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office if you have been victimized by...
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A message was originally posted to Snapchat and featured a young man apparently holding a rifle, with the caption “F— CHS I’m going out with a bang” and “don’t go to school tmrw.” Some people interpreted it “CHS” to mean Chesapeake High School in Essex. Others feared it might reference Chesapeake High School in...
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UPDATE 4/6/2018 @ 12:15 p.m.: On April 5, 32018, at 8:07 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5000 block of Fallen Timber Way in Indian Head for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed a husband and wife were involved in an argument inside their house when...
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A Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation resulted in the arrest last night of a suspect who is charged with multiple crimes ranging from the repeated rapes of a victim that began when she was a juvenile to the production and possession of child pornography. The accused is identified as...
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On March 31, 2018. at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls about several subjects breaking into cars in Waldorf neighborhoods. A witness provided a vehicle lookout, which responding officers observed as they arrived. Officers stopped an SUV, which was occupied by five juveniles and two young adults,...
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On April 3, 2018, at approximately 3:25 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7400 block of Shirley Boulevard in Port Tobacco for the report of a missing person who possibly drowned. When officers arrived, they met with EMS who had arrived on the scene minutes before. A preliminary investigation...
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UPDATE: On Thursday, April 5, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced former District Heights Police Officer Clyde Douglas Parks, Jr., 48 of Waldorf, to 11 years in prison for the Sexual Abuse of a Minor. On May 24, 2017, the Charles County Department of Social Services received a mandatory report...
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On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, a deputy from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of St. Paul’s Drive, in Waldorf, after numerous citizens had called 911 and said that a male was forcing a female into a vehicle against her will. Callers said the female was yelling, screaming and struggling with...
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This morning, April 5, 2018, between 10 and 11 a.m., there will be a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) TEST that will be sent out in and near the Washington, D.C. and National Capital Region. This is ONLY A TEST and there is no action required for those that receive it.
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An investigation into illegal shooting on private property has resulted in the arrest of a Glen Burnie man on 13 criminal charges and the seizure of four guns from his property. Kevin Patrick Chetelat, 55, will appear in Anne Arundel County District Court in Annapolis March 24 for a preliminary hearing on the charges,...
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Jeanne Burgess Robinson, 70, of Port Tobacco, MD passed away on April 1, 2018. Jeannie was born on March 26, 1948 in Long Island, NY to the late Richard and Norma Burgess. Jeannie was a devoted wife to her husband of 47 years Babe, a loving mother to her two daughters; Tammy and Deanna,...
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Keister Devon “KC” Combs, age 53 of La Plata, Maryland, died March 31, 2018. KC was an Diesel Mechanic and former school bus driver for the Prince George’s County Board of Education. He loved attending car shows and race car tracks. He was also a member of the Baptist faith and was a dedicated...
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