Monthly Archives: November 2017

Maryland One of Three States Most Targeted by Russian Ads in 2016

Maryland One of Three States Most Targeted by Russian Ads in 2016

Heavily Democratic Maryland was one of the three states most targeted by Russian ads during the 2016 presidential election, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday. Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, used the example in an apparent effort to diminish the perception that Russian ads may have had an impact on the...
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Amazon to Open New Distribution Center in Maryland, Add 1,500 New Jobs

Amazon to Open New Distribution Center in Maryland, Add 1,500 New Jobs

On November 8, 2017, Amazon officially announced plans to construct an 855,000 square-foot fulfillment center at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County and bring 1,500 new jobs to the region. The company currently employs more than 5,000 full-time associates at three existing facilities in Baltimore City and Cecil County. Associates at the new facility will...
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Harvey Lee Cornwell, 88

Harvey Lee Cornwell, 88

Harvey Lee Cornwell, 88, of Huntingtown passed away November 4, 2017 at Solomons Nursing Center. He was born February 20, 1929 in Remington, VA to Harvey Lee, Sr. and Catherine Ann (Hottle) Cornwell. Harvey joined the United States Army in 1952 and was honorably discharged in 1954. He married Betty Rudolph in 1969 and...
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Barbara Margaret Stortzum, 87

Barbara Margaret Stortzum, 87, of St. Leonard, MD passed away on November 3, 2017 in Solomons, MD. Barbara was born on September 7, 1930 to Elmer and Agnes Drew. She was predeceased by her husband Donald J. Stortzum. She is survived by her sons David Stortzum, of St. Leonard, MD; Alan Stortzum, of Myrtle...
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Dylan Scot Wright-Larson, 25

Dylan Scot Wright-Larson, 25

Dylan Scot Wright-Larson passed away at the age of 25, on Friday November 3rd, 2017. Dylan was born on Saturday July 25th, 1992 in Laurel Maryland to Samantha Wright and Jason E. White. Dylan is survived by his loving parents, Jimmy and Samantha Sickle, Mark and Denise Larson, his sister Kayla Sickle, brothers Ryan,...
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Mary McCoy Marinelli, 56

Mary McCoy Marinelli, 56

Mary McCoy Marinelli, 56, of Lusby, Maryland passed away on November 3, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on September 16, 1961 to the late Robert McCoy and Elizabeth Steinbach McCoy. She graduated from Oxon Hill Senior High School in 1979 and began working for the Federal...
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ATCS Stephen J. Schuyler, Sr., USN, (Ret.) 71

ATCS Stephen J. Schuyler, Sr., USN, (Ret.) 71

ATCS Stephen J. Schuyler, Sr., USN, (Ret.) 71, of Great Mills, MD, died November 5, 2017. Steve was born on August 2, 1946 in Queens, NY, to the late George Stephen Schuyler and Florence Veronica Kelly. Steve enlisted in the United States Navy on February 27, 1965, and proudly served his country with over...
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Rosalie Lewis

Rosalie Lewis

Rosalie Lewis entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road., Waldorf MD Interment immediately following at Heritage Cemetery, Waldorf, MD.
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Robert (Bob) T. Chilcoate, 78

Robert (Bob) T. Chilcoate, 78 – March 12, 1939 – November 3, 2017. Bob passed quietly and peacefully at home after a short illness. Currently living on the water in Tall Timbers, MD, he was originally from Beltsville, MD. Bob retired from Bell Atlantic in 1991 after a 31 year career. He loved his...
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David Henry Hiergesell, 54

David Henry Hiergesell, 54

David Henry Hiergesell, 54, of St. Leonard, MD, passed away on November 4, 2017 at Haymarket Medical Center. Born November 4, 1963 in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of the late Richard Hiergesell and Doris (Dicke) Hiergesell. Dave was an accomplished Computer Programmer, Vice President of New Media Solutions, with an MBA in...
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Maryland State Police Continue Hit-And-Run Investigation In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Continue Hit-And-Run Investigation In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a hit-and-run reported Monday night in College Park. Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017, troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to a hit-and-run collision involving a pedestrian on southbound I-495/95 south of Goodluck Road in Lanham. A witness on the scene said that...
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Waldorf Man Arrested for Carjacking After Attempting to Steal Car Occupied by Driver and 6-Year-Old Girl

Waldorf Man Arrested for Carjacking After Attempting to Steal Car Occupied by Driver and 6-Year-Old Girl

On Saturday, November 4, 2017,  at approximately 9:05 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a business in the 2800 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a carjacking. Investigation revealed the victim was parked in front of the business, waiting for her daughter to finish work when...
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Fort Washington Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Waldorf

Fort Washington Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Waldorf

On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at approximately 1:05 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Old Washington Road and Kaine Place in Waldorf. Investigation showed the driver of a passenger car was traveling south on Old Washington Road when he...
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Prince George’s County Man Arrested For Child Pornography

Prince George’s County Man Arrested For Child Pornography

A Prince George’s County man was arrested and charged this morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Austin Whyte, 23, of Accokeek.  He is charged with three counts of distribution of child...
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SMO Energy To Donate Home Heating Fuel To Nine Organizations Participating In Safe Nights Program Across Charles County

SMO Energy To Donate Home Heating Fuel To Nine Organizations Participating In Safe Nights Program Across Charles County

SMO Energy, a Wills Group company headquartered in La Plata, MD, announced that it will provide fuel certificates to nine organizations participating in Safe Nights program. The certificates, each worth up to $500, will allow the organizations to secure home heating fuel for 17 locations across Charles County. Emmanuel Baptist Church, Free Gospel of...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Cocaine

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Cocaine

On Monday, November 6, 2017 United States District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Darryl Michael Franklin, a/k/a “D”, age 43, of Waldorf, to 20 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, and 10 years in prison, followed by three...
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Wednesday’s Pet is JILLIAN

Wednesday’s Pet is JILLIAN

Wednesday’s Pet for 11/8/17 JILLIAN Featured Pet: Jillian Rescue Group: Pets with Disabilities Disability: Blind Breed: Mix Sex: Female Size: Medium Vetted: Spayed and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: $300.00 Talk about divine intervention, Jillian was found lying on the roadside right next a church on a hot Sunday morning.  It was over...
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Recreation and Parks Announces Project to Replace the Great Mills Pool Bubble

Recreation and Parks Announces Project to Replace the Great Mills Pool Bubble

The Department of Recreation & Parks is set to replace the bubble at the Great Mills Pool. The project includes the total replacement of the inflatable bubble structure, new doors and supporting air handling units. New LED lighting will be installed to enhance visibility inside the replacement structure. Work is tentatively scheduled to be...
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Drug Bust in North Beach Results in Two Arrests

Drug Bust in North Beach Results in Two Arrests

During the month of October, members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit and the Special Operations Team executed a Search and Seizure warrant at 8929 Erie Avenue, North Beach. Emergency Medical Services personnel and Sheriff’s Office Deputies had responded to this residence several times in the recent past for opiate overdoses....
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UPDATE: Missing Juvenile Located – Calvert County

UPDATE: Missing Juvenile Located – Calvert County

UPDATE 11/7/2017@ 9:15 p.m.: Tyler is home and safe. Thank you everyone for your help! 11/7/2017: Tyler Dufresne was last seen Monday, November, 6. 2017, at approximately 6:00 pm wearing a long sleeve gray shirt, black beanie, black jeans and black zip up sneakers. If seen please call the Calvert county sheriff’s office at 410-535-2800.
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Couple from Annapolis Arrested for Heroin Distribution in Calvert County

Couple from Annapolis Arrested for Heroin Distribution in Calvert County

On Friday, September 8, 2017 Deputy Ward of the Calvert County Sherriff Office was contacted by a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit confidential informant who advised they could purchase a quantity of heroin from a subject known knows as, “J.J.”. The informant contacted, “J.J.” and arranged to purchase twelve half-gram folds of...
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High School Teacher Indicted on Sexual Abuse of a Minor Charges

High School Teacher Indicted on Sexual Abuse of a Minor Charges

On November 6, Charles County Sheriff’s officers arrested LaToya Niccole Parker, 40, of Waldorf, after a Charles County Grand Jury indicted her on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, displaying sexual material to a minor, and solicitation of a minor. The incidents occurred between the fall of 2016 and March 2017 while Parker...
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Lottery Scam Reported by Police

Lottery Scam Reported by Police

Recently, a citizen was mailed a letter indicating they had won 4.5 million dollars from a European PowerBall. The letter states there was a mix-up with the drawing of the PowerBall number, and tickets, as a result, the citizen has now won third place. The letter requested phone contact or email, to begin the...
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Missing Person – Calvert County – 81-Year-Old Male Suffers from Dementia

Missing Person – Calvert County – 81-Year-Old Male Suffers from Dementia

Ernest Cleo Tolley is a 81 year old white male who suffers from dementia. Tolley  was last seen on Tuesday, November 6, 2017, at a residence located on Holland Drive, in Huntingtown. He was last seen wearing glasses, brown pants, brown shoes, brown T-shirt with a deer emblem, light blue jacket and possibly wearing...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests and Warrants – 11/7/2017

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrests and Warrants – 11/7/2017

The following is a sample of recent St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrests and investigations
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