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One Flown to Trauma Center With Serious Injuries After Crash in Leonardtown

One Flown to Trauma Center With Serious Injuries After Crash in Leonardtown

On Monday, May 18, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Potato Hill Farm Lane in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle T-bone style collision and confirmed...
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Man Arrested After Fatally Stabbing His 80-Year-Old Mother

Man Arrested After Fatally Stabbing His 80-Year-Old Mother

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a son with murdering his mother on Tuesday. The suspect is 54-year-old Darrick Alston of Cheverly. He’s charged with fatally stabbing 80-year-old Brenda Wheeler of Cheverly. On May 12, 2026, at approximately 9:10 am, officers with the Cheverly Police Department were called to a domestic...
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Prince Frederick Man Charged in Calvert Animal Cruelty Case Also Faces Frederick County Burglary and Arson Charges

Prince Frederick Man Charged in Calvert Animal Cruelty Case Also Faces Frederick County Burglary and Arson Charges

David Allen Roberts, 34, of Prince Frederick, is facing separate criminal cases in Frederick and Calvert counties, including felony charges tied to a Frederick County commercial burglary and suspected arson, as well as 14 misdemeanor animal cruelty-related charges filed in Calvert County. In Frederick County, Roberts is charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree arson, first-degree...
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Attorney General Brown Announces Sentencing of Former DPSCS Correctional Staff in Contraband Schemes at Jessup Correctional Institution

Attorney General Brown Announces Sentencing of Former DPSCS Correctional Staff in Contraband Schemes at Jessup Correctional Institution

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that former Correctional Officer Sergeant Awungjia Rita Atabong, Correctional Educator Lakesha Murry, and Correctional Officer Kathyrn Hawes were sentenced after pleading guilty for their involvement in three separate contraband smuggling schemes operating at Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The investigations were led by...
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Charles County Public Schools Announces Administrative Appointments and Moves

Charles County Public Schools Announces Administrative Appointments and Moves

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) today announces two assistant principal appointments and five assistant principal transfers. The appointments and transfers take effect July 1 and include appointments at the elementary and middle school levels. The following appointments were approved by the Board of Education. Assistant Principal Appointments Melissa Griffith, instructional resource teacher at T.C....
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Huntingtown Crash Leaves One Trapped

One Flown to Trauma Center After Huntingtown Crash Leaves One Trapped

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at approximately 1:14 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 6200 block of North Solomons Island Road, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a multi-vehicle collision and confirmed one vehicle overturned with one occupant...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Celebrates 400 Graduates at 2026 Commencement

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Celebrates 400 Graduates at 2026 Commencement

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, graduated 400 students with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees during an outdoor ceremony on the College’s Townhouse Green. Alumnus Brandon Scott ’06, Baltimore’s 52nd mayor, delivered the keynote address. In his message, Scott told the Class...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Metal Knuckle Knife Found During Hospital ICU Trespass Call

Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Metal Knuckle Knife Found During Hospital ICU Trespass Call

Antwand L. Johnson, 43, of Mechanicsville, is facing misdemeanor charges of trespassing on private property, resisting or interfering with arrest, and concealing a dangerous weapon after deputies responded to a reported disturbance at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown on May 8, 2026, according to District Court documents. Court records list the incident location...
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Great Mills Man Arrested After Removing Court-Ordered Ankle Monitor

Great Mills Man Arrested After Removing Court-Ordered Ankle Monitor

Glenn F Flores, 33, of Great Mills, is charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with second-degree escape related to conditions of release after authorities alleged he removed a court-ordered ankle monitor on May 8, 2026. According to court documents, Deputy Preston Dixon of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded on May 8,...
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Navy Establishes Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Aviation

Navy Establishes Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Aviation

The Department of the Navy (DON) established the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Aviation, PAE(A), led by Vice Adm. John Dougherty IV. The PAE model is the new operational standard for the acquisition enterprise, injecting urgency and a ruthless focus on accelerated capability delivery. The organizational changes are key initiatives of Secretary of War Pete...
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Pomfret Man Charged with Robbery Near Old Washington Road in Waldorf

Pomfret Man Charged with Robbery Near Old Washington Road in Waldorf

James Pernell Knott Jr., 31, of Pomfret, has been charged in Charles County District Court with robbery, second-degree assault and theft of property valued between $100 and under $1,500 after authorities said a man was robbed in Waldorf. According to charging documents filed by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the reported robbery took place...
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Sunderland Man Charged with Indecent Exposure After Performing Lewd Act Inside Prince Frederick TJ Maxx

Sunderland Man Charged with Indecent Exposure After Performing Lewd Act Inside Prince Frederick TJ Maxx

Xavier Alexander Jones, 24, of Sunderland, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of indecent exposure after court documents say he allegedly exposed himself to an adult female victim inside a Prince Frederick TJ Maxx. The case was filed May 8, 2026, in District Court for Calvert County and remains open. According to the...
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St. Mary’s County Woman Charged After More Than 100 Animals Seized From Hollywood Property

St. Mary’s County Woman Charged After More Than 100 Animals Seized From Hollywood Property

Michelle Rene Kelley, 63, of Hollywood, is charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with 147 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for allegedly failing to provide proper care for animals at a Brown Road property in Hollywood, according to court documents. The case, filed on May 14, 2026, lists the charge description for each...
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Lexington Park Man Charged After Reported Assault Inside St. Mary’s County Detention Center

Lexington Park Man Charged After Reported Assault Inside St. Mary’s County Detention Center

Carlonte A. Knott, 34, of Lexington Park, is charged with second-degree assault on a Department of Corrections employee or inmate after authorities said he assaulted an adult male inmate during a basketball game at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown on May 4, 2026. According to charging documents, Deputy Michael...
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Waldorf Woman Charged in $25K-to-$100K Theft Scheme Involving Vulnerable Adult

Waldorf Woman Charged in $25K-to-$100K Theft Scheme Involving Vulnerable Adult

Shanice B. Scott, 34, of Waldorf, is facing charges in Charles County District Court for felony theft scheme of $25,000 to less than $100,000, misdemeanor vulnerable adult abuse by a custodian, and misdemeanor malicious destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more, according to court documents. The case was filed on May 10, 2026,...
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Indian Head Man Charged After ATM Burglary Call Leads to Drug Arrest

Indian Head Man Charged After ATM Burglary Call Leads to Drug Arrest

Tae’Jeaune Andrea Gray, 23, of Indian Head, has been charged in Charles County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, possession of narcotics production equipment, possession with intent to distribute narcotics, and a second count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, according to court records....
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Driver Clocked At 116 MPH In Indian Head Charged After Loaded Handgun Found

Driver Clocked At 116 MPH In Indian Head Charged After Loaded Handgun Found

Rayvell Garrett Thomas, 28, of Raeford, North Carolina, is facing misdemeanor charges in Charles County after deputies alleged a loaded handgun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Indian Head Highway on May 6, 2026. According to court documents, Thomas is charged with handgun in vehicle and loaded handgun in vehicle....
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CSM Hosts Southern Maryland Regional Quantum Technologies Forum Wednesday, May 20, 2026

CSM Hosts Southern Maryland Regional Quantum Technologies Forum Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will host industry, academic, and elected leaders for the Southern Maryland Regional Quantum Technologies Forum on Wednesday, May 20, at the La Plata Campus to explore the growing impact of quantum technology on regional industries and workforce development. The event will take place at 8:30 a.m. – 4:30...
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Judicial Services and U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force Apprehends Suspect in Citizen Robbery Case

Judicial Services and U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force Apprehends Suspect in Citizen Robbery Case

On May 12, CCSO Judicial Services and the U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force located Jaquan Devon Dorsey, 22, of no fixed address, in the area of Brandywine. Dorsey had an active arrest warrant relating to a citizen armed robbery that occurred early last year. Dorsey was taken into custody without incident. During...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces 2026 River Concert Series Opening June 19, 2026

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces 2026 River Concert Series Opening June 19, 2026

St. Mary’s College of Maryland will continue its longstanding River Concert Series this summer, with the season opening on Friday, June 19. The series will begin with a Juneteenth concert featuring blues and jazz vocalist Stacy Brooks, followed by five consecutive Friday evening performances with the Chesapeake Orchestra. This year’s series includes a special...
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Buy-One-Get-One Promotion Leads to $50,000 Lottery Win in Calvert County

Buy-One-Get-One Promotion Leads to $50,000 Lottery Win in Calvert County

The idea that “two for one is just more fun” really rang true for a Calvert County woman. She purchased a $5 FAST PLAY ticket on May 5 that led to a $50,000 win on the Bonus Match 5 game the next day. She and her husband were out for food and drinks at...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Charnise Nicole Tate, 36, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault after court documents say an adult male victim was struck with an aluminum bat and threatened during an incident on May 3, 2026, in Charles County. According to court documents, a Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded at approximately 10:17...
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Two Arrested, Stolen Vehicles Recovered After Illegal Car Rallies Are Disrupted by Police

Two Arrested, Stolen Vehicles Recovered After Illegal Car Rallies Are Disrupted by Police

Police make three arrests after two large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled by members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force this past weekend in Baltimore and Montgomery counties. The joint operation started at 9:00 p.m. Friday night and continued through 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. During the enforcement, police located and dismantled two exhibition...
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Welcome Man Arrested After Charles County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug, Assault Charges; Accused of Fleeing With Unrestrained Child in Vehicle

Welcome Man Arrested After Charles County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug, Assault Charges; Accused of Fleeing With Unrestrained Child in Vehicle

Charles Franklin Harding Jr., 62, of Welcome, is facing felony drug distribution and multiple misdemeanor charges after a May 13, 2026 traffic stop near Hawthorne Road and Lower Wharf Road in Charles County, according to District Court records. Harding is charged with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, possession of a controlled dangerous substance...
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Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Anthony Otis Ducker, 60, of Capitol Heights, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Charles County District Court after authorities alleged he was wanted in Virginia on felony charges involving embezzlement and obtaining money by false pretenses. The fugitive warrant states that Ducker was wanted in Fairfax, Virginia, for “felony embezzlement and obtain...
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