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UPDATE: Video Added – Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Multiple Property Damage Cases

UPDATE: Video Added – Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward in Multiple Property Damage Cases

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple incidents of property damage in which unknown suspect(s) shot out windows to cars. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspect(s). Over the last two weeks, during the...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Shoplifter

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Shoplifter

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Sunday, February 24, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the suspect put a 32-inch Visio television and other merchandise into a shopping cart and left the California Walmart store without paying for the items. Anyone with information about the identity...
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Wanted, Convicted Felon was Arrested and Released in Calvert County After Found with Handgun

Wanted, Convicted Felon was Arrested and Released in Calvert County After Found with Handgun

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, Deputy Mason and Deputy First Class Mohler of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Fairground Road in Prince Frederick for the report of a wanted individual with an open warrant. Upon arrival, Deputies Mason and Mohler observed the wanted individual in a parking lot. The suspect, Lemuel Mckinley...
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Jazz Fest, Job Fair, Open Houses, Connections with Edna Troiano and the Stage Production of Pippin Highlight a Busy April at CSM

Jazz Fest, Job Fair, Open Houses, Connections with Edna Troiano and the Stage Production of Pippin Highlight a Busy April at CSM

Area Public School Jazz Band Clinic at CSM. 9 a.m., April 4-5. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center (FA), 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Beginning at 9 a.m. and throughout the day, award-winning trumpeter Dr. James Moore will rehearse and critique jazz band students from area public schools as part...
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Maryland State Police Arrest 89 For DUI Over St. Patrick’s Day Holiday

Maryland State Police Arrest 89 For DUI Over St. Patrick’s Day Holiday

UPDATE: Maryland State Police arrested close to 100 people for driving while impaired and issued close to 1,000 speeding citations over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. From March 16 to 18, 2019, troopers arrested 89 people for driving under the influence, issued 999 speeding citations, 3,039 additional citations and 3,933 warnings and conducted 5,843...
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Two Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday Night in St. Mary’s County

Two Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday Night in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with support from the Maryland State Police, held a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2019. During the course of the operation at Route 235 and Valley Drive in Lexington Park, 437 vehicles drove through the checkpoint and two motorists were subsequently arrested for impaired driving. 3/13/2019:...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Make Drug Arrest in California

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Make Drug Arrest in California

In January of 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, began an investigation into Melvin Jerome Maddox, 50 of Lexington Park, regarding his involvement in the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. As a result, a search and seizure warrant was obtained for Maddox’s person, vehicle and residence. On Wednesday, March 13,...
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Impaired Driving Suspected in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Lexington Park

Impaired Driving Suspected in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Lexington Park

On Sunday, March 17, 2019, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in an embankment on its side, with the driver and...
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Robin Marie Chedester, 21

Robin Marie Chedester, 21

Robin Marie Chedester, 21 of Brandywine, MD, passed away March 11, 2019, in Roanoke, VA. Robin was born on December 23, 1997, in Anne Arundel County, MD. She graduated from Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, MD, in 2016. Robin was predeceased by her grandparents Florence Chedester, Joseph Moore, Sr., and Armando Agostini. Robin...
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William Alphonsus Young, 65

William Alphonsus Young, 65

William Alphonsus Young, 65 of Waldorf, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at Bridge Point Hospital in Washington, DC. William was born on August 9, 1953 to the late Robert Vincent Young and Gertrude Agnes Greene Young . William enjoyed hand dancing, spending time at the American Legion and shooting pool. William served...
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Jeannette Roberta Young Jones, 63

Jeannette Roberta Young Jones, 63

Jeannette Roberta Young Jones, 63 of Waldorf, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at her residence in Waldorf, MD. Jeannette was born on December 2, 1955 to the late Robert Vincent Young and Gertrude Agnes Greene Young. Jeannette enjoyed cooking, sports grilling and family dancing. She worked as an Accounting Clerk for the...
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VIDEO: Family of Seven Displaced After Accidental Fire Completely Destroys Home in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Family of Seven Displaced After Accidental Fire Completely Destroys Home in Lexington Park

On Monday, March 18, 2019, at approximately 6:05 a.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to the 47400 Block of Southampton Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story single family residence with fire showing from multiple sides of...
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Letter to the Editor – Maryland’s Move Over Law

Letter to the Editor – Maryland’s Move Over Law

Every day more than 16,000 Maryland law enforcement officers say goodbye to their families and head out to protect and serve their communities. As a police officer, both you and your family know the risks of the job when you’re sworn in to wear the badge – impaired drivers, weapons, domestic incidents gone wrong,...
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Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported On Thomas Johnson Bridge in Under 2 Hours

Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported On Thomas Johnson Bridge in Under 2 Hours

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the base of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons,  for the motor vehicle accident reported head-on. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision, on the Calvert side of The...
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Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Hollywood Less Than 30 Minutes Apart

Two Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Hollywood Less Than 30 Minutes Apart

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find four vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end style collision. One patient was...
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Three Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in California

Three Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in California

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 9:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles off the roadway in a t-bone style collision...
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No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Crash That Results in Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Crash That Results in Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Expedition Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Shortly after volunteer firefighters responded, dispatch advised the vehicle was now reportedly on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find...
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No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident at FDR and First Colony in California

No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident at FDR and First Colony in California

On Friday, March 15, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of First Colony Boulevard and FDR Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. At least two patients signed care refusal forms...
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VIDEO: Motor Vehicle Accident Involving a School Bus and a Fuel Truck Reported in Leonardtown

VIDEO: Motor Vehicle Accident Involving a School Bus and a Fuel Truck Reported in Leonardtown

On Friday, March 15th, 2019, at approximately 12:10 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and College Circle in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle accident involving an occupied school bus. Crews arrived on scene to find a fuel truck and a St. Mary’s County Public School Bus...
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Thomas Gerald “Jerry” Clements, 88

Thomas Gerald “Jerry” Clements, 88

Thomas Gerald “Jerry” Clements, 88, of La Plata, Maryland, died on March 11, 2019 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf. Born on October 22, 1930 in Charles County, he was the son of the late Agnes Irene Simms Clements and Robert Leon Clements. Mr. Clements was a self-employed building contractor. His hobbies...
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Martin Wynn Somers, 67

Martin Wynn Somers, 67

Martin Wynn Somers, age 67 of White Plains, Maryland, died March 12, 2019 at the Gilcrest Hospice House in Towson, Maryland. Martin was a Director of Land Development at ACPT for 40 plus years. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed traveling, working outside, and playing and spending time with his grandchildren who...
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Ashby Gene Wood, 69

Ashby Gene Wood, 69

Ashby Gene Wood, 69, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, fondly known as Buster, passed away on March 11, 2019 at the Charles County Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born on September 19, 1949 in Hillside, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ruby Underwood and Ashby Hamilton Wood. Buster served in the U....
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Gary Lee Beale, 66

Gary Lee Beale, 66

Gary Lee Beale, age 66 of Waldorf, Maryland, died March 10, 2019. Gary was an Auto Mechanic for 35 plus years and in earlier times, had worked as a Meat Cutter for Grand Union for 25 years. He loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, fishing, and his pets, who was always known for helping...
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Gene Marushia, 95

Gene Marushia, 95

Gene Marushia, age 95 of La Plata, Maryland, died March 8, 2019 at her residence. Gene was a homemaker and a member of La Plata Baptist Church. She loved reading, gardening and fishing and was dedicated to her family. She was the daughter of Leonard Leon Chittum and Jamye Gideon Walker Chittum. In addition...
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Kevin Dwayne Morrill, 54

Kevin Dwayne Morrill, 54

Kevin Dwayne Morrill, age 54, of La Plata, Maryland, died March 8, 2019 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Kevin was an Assistant Service Manager for 30 years at Prince Frederick Dodge and was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served six years. He loved fishing, golf, hunting, kayaking, 4-wheeling,...
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