On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and resting on its roof. The single occupant was...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Brandy Lynn Deluca, 44, of Waldorf, to 7 years in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion. On October 22, 2018, Deluca entered a guilty plea to the above-mentioned charge in...
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Due to inclement weather being experienced in the county this afternoon, liberal leave has been granted to non-essential County employees beginning at 2 p.m. All St. Mary’s County Government Administrative Offices will maintain their normal schedule for the remainder of the day. The following delays and schedule changes will be in effect for the...
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On January 19, 2019, at approximately 2:20 pm, Deputy Thayer from the Charles County Sheriff Office responded to the Safeway on Market Place in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the witness who stated that the subject attempted to flee the scene and is...
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On Thursday, January 31, 2019, at approximately 7:20 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to 3080 Huntington Circle in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing. Dispatchers advised responding units the 911 caller advised her son’s friend showed up at the door stating he was robbed and stabbed. Crews arrived on scene to find the 16-year-old...
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UPDATE: On Friday, February 1, 2019, Marcus Anthony Mills was located and arrested. UPDATE: Marcus Anthony Mills, age 31, of no fixed address, has been identified as a suspect in the shooting that took place on December 19, 2018. Mills currently has an open warrant for the charge of Attempted Murder. Citizens are asked...
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Charles County Public Schools will close two hours early today, February 1, 2019. Afternoon and evening activities are canceled. There is no afternoon prekindergarten program today and morning preK students will remain at school until dismissal.
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On Wednesday, January 13, 2019, at approximately 7:20 pm, Deputy Welch of the Charles County Sheriff Department was patrolling in the area of Scotts Store off of Port Tobacco Road, in Welcome, when he observed a Chevrolet Impala cross over the white line while traveling down Port Tobacco Road headed towards Hilltop Road. The...
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On Sunday, January 27, 2019, at approximately 7:40 pm, OFC Lewis responded to the Walmart on Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick for the report of a person with a weapon. The Calvert Control Center advised that a white male, wearing a black jacket, camo pants, was seen in the parking lot with a...
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On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Cpl. Handy, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 48000 block of Freehold Drive in St. Mary’s City for the reported assault involving a knife. The investigation determined Ann Marie Owens, 42, of St. Mary’s City, was in a verbal argument with the victim when she grabbed...
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Catherine Rhett Dooley of Fairhaven, Maryland passed away peacefully on January 25, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. She was 76. During the last two years, Cathy was cared for by a host of loving family members, close friends and dedicated caregivers. Born on January 14, 1943, Cathy grew up on Long Island...
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Samuel Richard Buckmaster, Sr. or known as ‘Sammy”, 78, of St. Leonard, MD formerly from Prince Frederick, MD passed away on January 25, 2019 in St. Leonard, MD. Sammy was born in Prince Frederick, MD in January of 1940 to William and Mary Buckmaster. Sammy attended Calvert High School and worked for State Highway...
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On Thursday, January 24, 2019, HEZEKIAH “HEZZIE” DRIGGERS of Cobb Island, MD passed away peacefully at home. Born December 5, 1925 in Columbia, SC and son of Samuel and Jessie Russell Driggers. Beloved husband of Pearl “Jeannie” Driggers; father of the late Earl Driggers (Carole Driggers) and step father of Joanne Ridings (Gary Ridings)...
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Nancy Kathryn Gott, 67 of Lusby, Maryland passed away on January 24, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. She was born November 14, 1951 in Marion, Ohio to Clarence and Doris Borg (Cottrell). Nancy was raised in Galion, Ohio and graduated from Galion High School. She joined the United States Army in 1970 and...
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Sue A. Tayman, age 65, of Hughesville, Maryland passed away Friday January 18, 2019 at La Plata Hospital in La Plata Maryland after struggling with chronic respiratory illnesses. She was surrounded by family and friends. Ms. Tayman was born July 1, 1953 to John T. Tayman and Helen L. Hamilton in Alaska. She worked...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of other agencies, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint during the evening of Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, on Route 4 in California. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will also be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Route 4 on the St. Mary’s County side of...
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On Sunday, January 27, 2019, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Deputy Crum of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation at West Ward Road and Southern Maryland Blvd, in Dunkirk. The officer made contact with the driver, Jennifer Sue Perricone, 30, of Huntingtown, and during the traffic asked Perricone...
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Frank John Day, Jr. passed away at Southern Maryland Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2019, surrounded by his family and friends. He is proceeded by his parents Frank and Anne Day, brothers, Richard Day and Joseph Day, and daughter Teresa “Tess” Payne. He is survived by his wife Lisabeth “Beth” Day, daughters Tracy Titus,...
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Richard Dement Padgett, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather was born on November 19, 1940. He and his older brothers, William and Dent, were raised “farm boys” by their parents, Wilbur and Minnie Padgett. Rick and Billy were extremely close all their lives until Billy passed away. Rick married the love of his life, Ernestine...
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UPDATE 1/31/2019: On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on eastbound Maryland Route 6 in the area of Rollins Court in La Plata. Due to the circumstances,...
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On January 30, 2019, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Hallowing Point Road and Stafford Road in Prince Frederick, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Engine 22 arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with multiple passengers in the white vehicle...
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On Thursday, January 24, 2019 Deputy Ridgely of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to World Gym in Prince Frederick for the report of a theft. The complainant advised while he was taking a shower Dru Mathew Maguire, 19, of Prince Frederick, stole his black Apple iPhone 8 from his gym bag. Deputy Ridgely made...
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Hunters reported taking 73 wild turkeys during Maryland’s 2019 winter turkey season, which was open Jan. 17-19 statewide. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, turkeys were harvested in 22 of the 23 counties, with Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties reporting the highest numbers. Adult males, or gobblers, comprised 56 percent of the...
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On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Indian Bridge Road in the area of Bean Family Lane in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Dispatch advised one patient was trapped in the vehicle but was able to extricate themselves prior to arrival of...
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The following Warming Centers are open in Southern Maryland during hours of operation if needed.
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