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VIDEO: California Fire Displaces Family, Two Pets Perish and Two Others Unaccounted for

VIDEO: California Fire Displaces Family, Two Pets Perish and Two Others Unaccounted for

On Saturday, March 2, 2018, firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding companies responded to Clarks Road, in California, for the report of a house fire. Twenty firefighters were able to control the fire in five minutes. The homeowner was not home at the time of the fire which started in the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Lateral Police Officers and Recruit Officer

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Lateral Police Officers and Recruit Officer

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to welcome Sterlin Douglas, Brianne Gray, Anthony Stephens, and Richard Swann to the CCSO. On March 5, 2018, Charles County Clerk of Circuit Court Sharon L. “Sherri” Hancock presented the Oath of Office to Officers...
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Maryland Casinos Generate $136.6 Million in Revenue During February

Maryland Casinos Generate $136.6 Million in Revenue During February

Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced February 2018 revenue numbers for the state’s six casinos: MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County; Live! Casino in Anne Arundel County; Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Baltimore City; Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County; Ocean Downs Casino in Worcester County; and Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Allegany County....
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Illegal Door to Door and Phone Solicitation is a Scam, Says Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department

Illegal Door to Door and Phone Solicitation is a Scam, Says Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department

The following is a message from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department to all members of the public. This regards illegal door-to-door and phone solicitation. The officers and members of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) would like to remind all citizens of Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County, and anyone else who may be affected that...
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America’s First Honors Maryland’s First

America’s First Honors Maryland’s First

On February 22, 2018, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office honored Sheriff Joseph Lee Somerville Sr., who was the first African-American to be elected Sheriff in the state of Maryland. The event was held at the Elks Lodge, in California, Maryland, and presentations were made by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
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House Rejects Lower Pay Raise for Judges

House Rejects Lower Pay Raise for Judges

The House of Delegates Thursday rejected Republican attempts to lower a proposed pay raise for judges and tentatively approved a plan to give the 313 judges $20,000 more over the next four years. House Appropriations Committee Chair Maggie McIntosh said the raises were necessary to keep attracting the best talent to serve on the...
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Fire that Destroyed Garage at Upholstery Shop in Hollywood Ruled Accidental

Fire that Destroyed Garage at Upholstery Shop in Hollywood Ruled Accidental

On March 3, 2018, at approximately  at 3:15 p.m., a passerby reported a fire inside of the work bay area of a one story commercial building at 24484 Mervell Dean Road, in Hollywood. Fifty firefighters from the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments arrived on scene to find heavy fire and smoke showing. The...
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WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 3/5/2018

WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 3/5/2018

The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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CSM Encourages ‘See Something, Say Something’

CSM Encourages ‘See Something, Say Something’

The College of Southern Maryland’s Public Safety Department worked with law enforcement officials to investigate a vague social media post which a CSM student had shared with public safety officers and indicated concern about potential school violence in March. The message did not make a specific threat and was vague in that it did...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 3/5/2018 to 3/9/2018

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 3/5/2018 to 3/9/2018

During the week of March 5, to March 9, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Berry Road at Jenifer Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Marshall Corner Road at McDonough High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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Helen Garner Ryan, 90

Helen Garner Ryan, 90

Helen Garner Ryan, (90), of Chesapeake Beach, Md, formerly of Clinton, Md, peacefully passed on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Burnett-Calvert Hospice House, in Prince Frederick, Md. Helen was born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and lived her whole life in the area. Beloved wife of the late John Thomas Ryan, Jr.; loving mother of...
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Harley L. Lawrence, 87

Harley L. Lawrence, 87

Harley L. Lawrence of Forestville, MD passed on February 27, 2018 at the age of 87 years. Born in South Hero, Vermont, the son of Ellen Lombard Lawrence and John Lawrence. Harley grew up in South Hero, Vermont. Shortly following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and...
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Doris Jane Nowell, 90

Doris Jane Nowell, 90, of LaPlata, MD passed away on March 1, 2018 at Genesis Elder Care in Waldorf, MD. Born on January 26, 1928 in Washington, DC to the late Willard Thomas Harrison and the late Mary Laura Harrison, Doris is also preceded in death by her loving husband, Talmage Dewitt Nowell, Jr.,...
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William C. Waterman, Jr., 86

William C. Waterman, Jr., 86

William C. Waterman, Jr., 86, of LaPlata, MD passed away on February 28, 2017 at the University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Born in New York on July 3, 1931 to the late William C. Waterman, Sr. and the late Irene Waterman, William is also preceded in death by his...
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Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21

Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21

Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21, of Chesapeake Beach passed away February 28, 2018. He was born October 14, 1996 in Prince Frederick to Edward Brett and Sandra Elizabeth (Gordon) Mattingly. Chase was raised in Calvert County and graduated from Northern High School in 2014. As a kid he enjoyed playing sports, especially basketball, lacrosse and...
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Susan Lofland Grote, 68

Susan Lofland Grote, 68

Susan Lofland Grote, 68, of La Plata, Maryland, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2018 at the St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Virginia. Born on April 29, 1949, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alice Gillespie Lofland and Harry Briscoe Lofland. Susan earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Frostburg...
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Kathryn Quade

Kathryn Quade

Kathryn Quade passed away on March 1, 2018 at Hospice House in Waldorf. She was born August 25, 1924 in Baltimore, MD to Charles J. and Jennie O (Lehr) Stavros. She was the oldest of three children. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, George and Paul and her daughter, Barbara Ann...
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Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86

Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86

Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86, of Hollywood, MD died on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Ethel was the last surviving child of the late Jesse Andrew and Lucy Madeleine Bean Redman. She was born on March 1, 1931 in Valley Lee, MD and had...
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Agnes Cecelia “Sis” Lang, 94

Agnes Cecelia “Sis” Lang, 94

Agnes Cecelia “Sis” Lang, 94, of Great Mills, MD died on February 26, 2018. She was the daughter of the late J. Latham Wheeler and A. Maude Russell Wheeler. She was the wife of the late Frank Lang whom she married June 1, 1942 at Sacred Heart Church in Bushwood, MD. She is survived...
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Russell Trueheart, Jr.

RUSSELL TRUEHEART, JR. He leaves to cherish his memory his son, Omar Abdul-Rahim (Winifred); daughter, Lynne Trueheart-Bradsher (Anthoney); sisters, Ruschelle Trueheart and Darlene Mitchenor; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends will gather on March 5 from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m....
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Thomas Edward “Eddie” Tippett, 87

Thomas Edward “Eddie” Tippett, 87

Thomas Edward “Eddie” Tippett, 87, of Great Mills, MD passed away on March 3, 2018 at his home. Born on November 22, 1930 in Helen, MD, he was of the son the late Betty Lucy Morgan Tippett and Joseph Raymond Tippett. Eddie was the loving husband of Agnes Cecelia Tippett. He is survived his...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located Wanted Sex Offender

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located Wanted Sex Offender

3/3/2018: Steven Goldsmith, 28, has been located and arrested, he was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Garrett County. 3/2/2018: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Steven Goldsmith. Goldsmith, 28, with no fixed address, is a Tier 1 registered sex offender; therefore he will remain on the registry for fifteen...
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UPDATE: Ex-Employee Stole Over Twelve Thousand Dollars in Liquor Store Armed Robbery

UPDATE: Ex-Employee Stole Over Twelve Thousand Dollars in Liquor Store Armed Robbery

UPDATE 3/2/2018: According to court documents, Lamont Luther Johnson, 44, of Clinton, had worked at Centre Liquors in 2015, Johnson was fired after he was suspected of stealing various bottles of liquor. Police say items found in the wooded area near the robbery contained physical evidence and DNA from Johnson. Over $12,000.00 in cash and...
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Traffic Lights Out and Road Closures Throughout St. Mary’s County

Traffic Lights Out and Road Closures Throughout St. Mary’s County

Traffic Lights Out and Road Closures throughout the County. Drive with extreme caution. STAY OFF ROADWAYS if at all possible. Following areas already reported affected: Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road Spruce Drive and Hollow Lane Three Notch and Great Mills Road Thompson’s Corner Road and Roberts Welding Ln Millstone Landing Road and Three...
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Wind Restrictions For Thomas Johnson Bridge

Wind Restrictions For Thomas Johnson Bridge

The Maryland State Police, after coordinating with the State Highway Administration, has implemented the following restrictions for the Thomas Johnson Bridge: House trailers, empty box trucks, empty tractor trailers, and empty oversized vehicles are prohibited from crossing the bridge at this time. The speed limit on the bridge is also reduced to 40 m.p.h....
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