Monthly Archives: July 2017

David “Dave” Aloysius Wathen, 48

David “Dave” Aloysius Wathen, 48

David “Dave” Aloysius Wathen, 48 of Clements, MD formerly from Helen, MD, passed away at his home on July 7, 2017. Born on May 3, 1969, he was the son of Dorthy Jean Cusic of Chaptico, MD and the late James Aloysius Wathen. Dave was the loving husband of Jennifer Lynn Wathen, whom he...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Possession of Heroin

Lexington Park Woman Arrested for Possession of Heroin

On Friday, June 23, 2017, Deputy First Class R. Steinbach from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Carefree Way in Lexington Park for a reported medical emergency. Upon arrival, Steinbach made contact with the suspect, Erin Neveal Stokes, 25, of Lexington Park, who appeared to be under the influence of CDS....
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Motor Vehicle Accident Sends Two to Hospital and One to Jail

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Motor Vehicle Accident Sends Two to Hospital and One to Jail

On Monday, July 10, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police and emergency personnel responded to Three Notch Road in California, for the report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries. First Responders arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle collision involving a Ford Fusion. For unknown reasons the driver of the Ford Fusion lost...
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PGPD Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Capitol Heights

PGPD Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Capitol Heights

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Capitol Heights. The victim is 29-year-old Sontonio Thompson of Parkland Drive in Forestville. On July 3, 2017, at approximately 11:55 pm, patrol officers the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the area of Pennsylvania Avenue near Brooks Drive for...
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Three Vehicle Accident Reported in Lexington Park on Point Lookout Road

Three Vehicle Accident Reported in Lexington Park on Point Lookout Road

On Monday, July 10, 2017 at approximately 12:50 p.m, police and emergency personnel responded to Point Lookout Road, in the area of Thompson Orchard Lane, in Lexington Park for the report of a vehicle motor vehicle accident with injuries. First Responders arrived on scene to discover a motor vehicle crash involving three vehicles, with...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Two Serious Motor Vehicle Accidents

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Two Serious Motor Vehicle Accidents

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at approximately 6:40 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Crain Highway and Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of a single-vehicle crash. Investigation revealed a passenger car was travelling south on Crain Highway when it left the roadway and struck a...
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Hogan-Rutherford Administration Announces Over $22 Million to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

Hogan-Rutherford Administration Announces Over $22 Million to Fight Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center, Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention today announced more than $22 million to fight the heroin and opioid epidemic. Eighty percent will go to Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions and service providers to fund prevention, enforcement, and treatment efforts throughout the state. “Finding real...
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Easy Steps You Can Take To Prevent Vehicle Theft

Easy Steps You Can Take To Prevent Vehicle Theft

Maryland state troopers are teaming up with the Maryland Vehicle Prevention Theft Council to remind citizens that a vehicle is stolen in our state every 40 minutes, but there are simple steps every vehicle owner can take to reduce their chances of becoming a victim. July is Vehicle Theft Prevention Month and, according to...
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Public Hearing for Proposed Calvert Shores Municipality Scheduled for July 11, 2017

Public Hearing for Proposed Calvert Shores Municipality Scheduled for July 11, 2017

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing to consider and receive comments on a request for referendum to create a new municipality known as Calvert Shores in Lusby, Maryland. The Tuesday, July 11 public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Patuxent High School Auditorium, located at...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office DUI Arrests for May and June 2017

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office DUI Arrests for May and June 2017

The following persons were arrested for DUI by deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office during the months of May and June 2017. 5/02/17-Richard Casey Quade, age 28, of Hollywood, arrested by Deputy V. Pontorno 5/06/17-Carlos Augusto Ramirez-Morales, age 30, of Lexington Park, arrested by Deputy C. Edwards 5/05/17-Nicole Elaine Mae Lucas, age 23,...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 7/10/2017 to 7/14/2017

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 7/10/2017 to 7/14/2017

During the week of July 10, to July 14, 2017, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Berry Road at Jenifer Elementary School Marshall Corner Road at James Craik Elementary School Leonardtown Road at Grace Christian Academy Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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Trooper Injured in Prince George’s County Crash

Trooper Injured in Prince George’s County Crash

A Maryland state trooper is hospitalized for injuries he sustained early this morning when his marked patrol vehicle was struck by an alleged impaired driver, while the trooper was attempting to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation in Prince George’s County. The trooper is identified as Trooper Kamil Koziol, who is assigned...
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Dr. John Milton Sine, 85

Dr. John Milton Sine, 85

Dr. John Milton Sine of Issue, MD passed away peacefully at his home on 6 July, 2017, at the age of 85. Born 21 December, 1931, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Louise Sullivan (Sine) Henderson and John Milton Sine, Sr. He was the beloved husband of Joan Reese Hungerford Sine for...
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Marie G. Pizzuti Engel, 101

Marie G. Pizzuti Engel, 101

Marie G. Pizzuti Engel, 101, of Dunkirk, MD passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 201,7 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Trinidad, CO, on July 7, 1915, to Guisseppina (Sardelitti) and Luigi Pizuti. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Engel Jr., who passed in...
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Reginald Jonson, 83

Reginald Jonson, 83

Reginald Jonson, 83, of Silver Spring, MD, passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2017. Born to the late Helen Paul and Louis Jonson in Pittsburgh, PA. Survived by his wife, Leakhena Jonson; five adoring children Edmund “Reginald” (Doreatha) Jonson of Clinton, MD, Dwain Verl (Phyllis) Jonson of San Antonio, TX, Mark Brandon (Lorraine) Jonson...
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Cyndia “Cindi” Jane Busler, 70

Cyndia “Cindi” Jane Busler of Lothian, MD, formerly of Bowie, MD, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at the age of 70. She was born in Philipsburg, PA, on November 23, 1946, to Erie Margaret (Beard) and Edgar Lacy Gray. Cindi was the loving sister of Edgar Gray and his wife...
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Frances Virginia Thomas, 91

Frances Virginia Thomas, 91

Frances Virginia Thomas, age 91 of Annapolis, Maryland, died July 2, 2017 at the Atria Manresa Assisted Living in Annapolis, Maryland. Frances was an Administrative Assistant for 25 years with the Naval Intelligence Agency (Department of Navy). She enjoyed being a member of the Post Cana Organization for Widows, shopping and a good beer,...
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Veronica Marie Disney, 55

Veronica Marie Disney, 55

Veronica Marie Disney, 55, passed away July 5, 2017. Veronica is survived by her sons Hunter Disney of Chesapeake Beach and Dallas Disney and wife Shannon of Prince Frederick and sisters Sandra Iadarola and Victoria Curtin and husband Scott. She is also survived by many family members. The family requests that you join them...
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Mary Lucille Blevins-Bowen, 90

Mary Lucille Blevins-Bowen, 90

Mary Lucille Blevins-Bowen, 90, of Port Republic, MD passed away on July 2, 2017 in Prince Frederick, MD. Born April 3, 1927 to the late Roy Theopolis Blevins and Cora Bell Mcinturff Blevins, in Unicoi, TN Lucille moved to Broomes Island MD with her family at the age of 18. She graduated from Calvert...
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Billy Leon “Bill” Hall

Billy Leon “Bill” Hall passed away July 3, 2017. He was born November 20, 1946 in Calvert County to Wesley Leon and Myrtle Lee Hall. He was raised in Calvert County, graduating from Calvert High School in 1966. Bill lived in Prince Frederick and was employed with Bill Rausch Plumbing and was later a...
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Andrew Joseph “Andy” Hayden, 30

Andrew Joseph “Andy” Hayden, 30

Andrew Joseph “Andy” Hayden of Newburg, Maryland, died suddenly on July 3, 2017 at his home. He was 30 years old. Born on June 26, 1987 in Clinton, MD, he was the son of Pamela D. and George F. Hayden. Andy was a carpenter’s helper who enjoyed skate boarding and riding motorcycles. He was...
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Alexis Nicole Thomas-Sharpe, 26

Alexis Nicole Thomas-Sharpe, 26

Alexis Nicole Thomas-Sharpe, age 26 of Waldorf, Maryland, was called home to the Lord unexpectedly on July 3, 2017. Alexis was a wonderful mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, aunt, and friend. She was preceded in death by her father, Jeffrey Thomas; her grandmother, Erma Cave; and her grandfather, Rodney B. Thomas. She is survived...
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Tyler J. Coghlan, 27

Tyler J. Coghlan, 27

Tyler J. Coghlan, 27, of Nanjemoy, MD. died July 4, 2017 of a drug overdose on his mother’s birthday. Son of Charles J. Coghlan (who predeceased him in 2011) and Kari Jones (Ritchey), Tyler is survived by his paternal grandparents, John Paul and Doreen Coghlan; stepfather Kevin Ritchey; maternal grandfather, Mike Jones; maternal grandmother...
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Frances Louise “Pete” Gant, 74

Frances Louise “Pete” Gant, 74

Frances Louise “Pete” Gant of Port Tobacco, Maryland, passed away on July 4, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was 74 years old. Born on April 1, 1943 in Newburg, Maryland, she is the daughter of the late Harriett Johnson and John Charles Gant. As a life-long resident of Charles County,...
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Miranda East Potter, 59

Miranda East Potter, 59

Miranda East Potter, age 59 of Hughesville, Maryland, died July 4, 2017 at her residence. Miranda was a realtor with Remax and a former comptroller and a member of Grace Brethren Church in Waldorf. She was also formerly a secretary at Metro Elevator with her father. She loved get-togethers and enjoyed being the hostess....
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