On February 12, 2018 at approximately 8:50 A.M., deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dash In, located at 875 North Solomons Island Road, in Prince Frederick, for a report of a Strong Armed Robbery. Contact was made with employees from the Dash In who stated; “Two men came into the...
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On Sunday, February 11 at approximately 9:3o p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dollar General on Crain Highway, in Waldorf, for the report of an armed robbery. Cpl. S. Stanley was in the area and quickly responded. He stopped a car near the store and located three males inside. Police...
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A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a St. Mary’s County man after he attempted to set fire to a one-story single family dwelling in La Plata owned by his girlfriend. On February 11, 2018, at approximately 6:25 pm, Amanda Marie Evans 30, of 209 Del Ray Circle, in La Plata arrived home with...
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Marsha, A Warner-Carroll, 63, of Saint Leonard, MD, passed away suddenly Wednesday morning 17 January 2017. Born 10 October 1954 and raised with her siblings Vicki and Kirk Warner in the suburbs of Washington DC to include Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Maryland. Marsha attended and graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. She earned...
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Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is beginning a $12 million improvement project at the MD 5 (Point Lookout Road)/Abell Street/Moakley Street intersection in St. Mary’s County. The project includes widening the road and adding left turn lanes to both directions of MD 5 at the intersection. “This project will break...
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On February 12, 2018 at approximately 8:50 a.m. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dash In, located in Prince Frederick, for a report of a Strong Armed Robbery. The suspect fled the scene prior to the arrival of the deputies. Calvert Sheriff’s Detectives are actively working this case. If anyone...
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A proposal to give all 313 Maryland judges a $35,000 raise over the next four years faces a hearing today in the House Appropriations Committee. The recommendations of the Judicial Compensation Commission will take effect automatically if the legislature does not reject or amend them by March 15 — and lawmakers have not been...
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On Friday, February 9, 2018, at approximately 6:05 p.m., Deputy R. Roszell, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Mechanicsville Burchmart/Subway, on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the report of a robbery in progress. Before arriving to the scene police received information that an employee and three customers had a...
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Throughout the month of January 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of residential burglaries and burglaries to motor vehicles, in the Lexington Park area. Neighborhood canvasses were conducted and images of the suspect were captured with the use of residential security cameras. The investigations were continued by...
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NAS Patuxent River will conduct a single controlled detonation near the water by Fishing Point (just to the north of East Basin) between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 14, 2018. Cedar Point Road in the vicinity of Bronson Road will be secured during this time and personnel on base will need to use...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run in Oxon Hill. The victim is identified as 27-year-old Kenard Hawkins of no fixed address. Investigators are still working to locate the striking vehicle. It’s described as a white pickup truck that had a ladder on the top or side. On February...
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During the week of February 12, to February 16, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Berry Road at Jenifer Elementary School Leonardtown Road at Grace Christian Academy Piney Church Road at St. Charles High School Cameras are activated Monday through...
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On February 6, 2018, the Maryland Department of Health confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death in the state for this flu season. Influenza-associated pediatric deaths are required to be reported to the Department, but the Department cannot discuss the specifics of individual cases. Maryland public health officials have detected a marked increase in influenza...
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Governor Larry Hogan today signed Executive Order 01.01.2018.06, which confirms and requires that the governor weigh certain factors when considering a decision regarding parole for a juvenile offender serving a life sentence to ensure that these offenders have a meaningful opportunity for release. “Since taking office, our administration has sought to bring balance to...
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The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman suffering a possible cardiac event from a cruise ship approximately 8-miles off Point Lookout, Maryland, Sunday. A crewmember aboard the cruise ship Carnival Pride contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region via satellite phone to request assistance at 3:42 a.m. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium search...
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Safety and security is becoming increasingly important for places of worship and faith based service providers. From acts of violence and vandalism, to disruption of services, threats to places of worship have increased. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is presenting an eleven hour training seminar, beginning on February 26, 2018, and concluding the...
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All Charles County public schools are opening on time today, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Bus service will not be available on the following roads: Pomfret Road Turkey Hill Road Livingston Road between Hawthorne and Pomfret roads Billingsley Road from Livingston Road to Dutton’s Bridge (Maintenance Place)C Call the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) transportation...
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Rev. David Warren Henson, Sr., age 70 of Waldorf, Maryland, died February 6, 2018 at his residence with Hospice. David attended the National Church of God Ministries Program and became Senior Pastor at Pathway Church of God and Brandywine Church of God. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and in his early years prior to...
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DuWayne “Pete” Sebenaler (98 years young), known as Dad, or Pop Pop, of La Plata, MD, passed peacefully with family February 6, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. DuWayne was the beloved husband of Alice and devoted father to Debra, Brian, and Michael. Born in St. Charles, Minnesota, May 22,...
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Martin “Marty” Hunt of Waldorf, MD died February 4, 2018. Marty was an Offset Pressman for 36 years with N.O.A.A. (Department of Commerce) and was a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Waldorf, Maryland. He loved the Redskins and Nationals, attending sports events with his kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids and was always...
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Mary Lucille Dyson, age 86 of White Plains, Maryland, died February 1, 2018 at Restore Rehab in White Plains, Maryland. Lucille was an Insurance Agent for 25 plus years with Alger and O’Neil Insurance Company in La Plata, Maryland and a member of Christ Episcopal Church Port Tobacco Parish in La Plata, Maryland. She...
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James Louis Scott, better known as Poppy, Scotty, Uncle Lukey, Jay and Buzz, 83 of LaPlata, MD, died at home on February 1, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Louis was born in Washington, DC, on April 22, 1934. He was the son of the late Mary Blanche Welch Scott and Joseph Leo Scott. Scotty...
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Margaret A. Sansone, age 98 of Waldorf, Maryland, died January 31, 2018. Margaret was a retired Clerk with the Defense Mapping Agency who also liked to dance. Born and raised in Georgetown, her father delivered supplies by barge down the C&O Canal. She was known as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed...
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Evelyn Lorraine Sansbury Apperson, age 80, of Brandywine, MD, died on January 31, 2018 at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD. Evelyn was a Retired Secretary with the Prince George’s County Board of Education after 35 years of service. She was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of Good Shepherd United...
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Linda Rae Grooms Allen, 76, of White Plains, Maryland, died on January 31, 2018 at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Born on November 22, 1941 in North Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Edith Lillian Bailey Loar and Walter Cleveland Loar. Mrs. Allen graduated from Penn Commercial College...
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