Monthly Archives: October 2018

We Welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol as Barrack Commander of the Leonardtown MSP Barrack

We Welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol as Barrack Commander of the Leonardtown MSP Barrack

We would like to welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol to her new assignment as Barrack Commander of the Maryland State Police  Leonardtown Barrack. Lt. Rossignol began her career in law enforcement in 2003, as a Correctional Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. In October 2004, Lt. Rossignol applied for and was selected to...
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See What New Laws Went Into Effect in Maryland this Week

See What New Laws Went Into Effect in Maryland this Week

Scores of laws passed during this year’s General Assembly session go into effect Monday. Some key new laws Oct. 1 include measures to: Ban spoofing phone calls Stop the distribution of electronic cigarettes to minors Create a new extreme risk protective order (red flag) that will take guns away from alleged abusers Shrink the period...
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WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 10/3/2018

WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 10/3/2018

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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Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Drug Possession After Traffic Stop

Chesapeake Beach Woman Arrested for Drug Possession After Traffic Stop

On Monday, September 24, 2018, at  approximately 10:30 p.m., Trooper Backus of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack  stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Industry Lane in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Several criminal indicators were observed and a K-9 scan was requested. K-9 Reaper from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office gave a...
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Most Marylanders Will Receive Wireless Emergency Alert as Part of Nationwide Communications Test on October 3

Most Marylanders Will Receive Wireless Emergency Alert as Part of  Nationwide Communications Test on October 3

Residents and visitors in Maryland, like those around the nation. will receive tests of the national cell phone and broadcast alert systems on Wednesday afternoon (October 3). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless...
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Hoyer Meets With Representatives From Maryland National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

Hoyer Meets With Representatives From Maryland National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer met with representatives from the Maryland chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). “Today, I was pleased to meet with members of the Maryland chapter of NARFE to express my gratitude for their service to our country and discuss some of the most important issues facing...
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Traffic Stop in Lusby Leads to Multiple Arrests

Traffic Stop in Lusby Leads to Multiple Arrests

On Thursday September 27, 2018 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Trooper First Class McCombs of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 at Mill Bridge Road in Lusby, for traffic violations. TFC McCombs, a K-9 officer, observed several criminal indicators while speaking with the four occupants of the vehicle...
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Prince Frederick Woman Arrested After Caught Shoplifting at Walmart Twice in One Day

Prince Frederick Woman Arrested After Caught Shoplifting at Walmart Twice in One Day

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 5:45 p.m., Trooper Woolman of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to the Walmart in Prince Frederick for a shoplifting complaint. Belinda J. Walker, 59 of Prince Frederick, was observed removing numerous clothing items off the racks and placing them into a shopping bag in a cart....
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Oliver Nophlin

Oliver Nophlin

Oliver Nophlin departed this earthly life on Monday, September 24, 2018. Family and friends will unite for visitation on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Friends may share Memorial Tributes with the family on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from...
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Rebecca Morgan

Rebecca Morgan

Peacefully on Thursday, September 27, 2018 Rebecca Morgan departed this earthly life in Callaway, MD. Family and friends will gather on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 12 noon until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. at St. Georges Catholic Church, 19199 St. George’s Church Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment will...
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Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74

Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74

Joseph William Vestraci, Jr. “Joe”, 74, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, in Charlotte Hall, MD. Joe was born in Washington D.C., on February 22, 1944 to the late Joseph and Elouise Vestraci. He grew up in South East Washington D.C. and Oxon Hill, MD....
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Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53

Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53

Charles “Chuck” Edward Thompson, 53 of Hughesville, MD passed away at his residence in Hughesville, MD. Charles was born on September 29, 1964 in La Plata, MD. He was the son of the late James Henry Thompson, Jr. and Betty Lea Hartman. Chuck loved working on cars, going to the beach, camping, doing almost...
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Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly”., 91

Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly”., 91

Ruth Regina Fitzpatrick “Dolly” (Age 91) passed away at her home of 61 years in Waldorf, MD on September 27, 2018. She was born October 25, 1926 in Washington, DC, to the late Joseph Walter and Regina Lillian Smith. Upon graduation from Notre Dame Academy, she married her husband of 55 years, the late...
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Sue Magee Purcell, 81

Sue Magee Purcell, 81

Sue Magee Purcell, 81, was born in Washington, DC on April 18, 1937 to Robert Aler Magee and Mary Elizabeth Jones Magee. She moved with her family to Locust Grove Farm in Drayden when she was in high school. She graduated from Great Mills High School, where she met her husband of 60 years,...
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Lois Ann (Pettit) Chilcoate, 77

Lois Ann (Pettit) Chilcoate, 77., March 3, 1941 – September 29, 2018., Lois passed peacefully at home following a 4 month battle with cancer. Currently living on the water in Tall Timbers, MD, she was originally from Stanley, VA and spent most of her life in Beltsville, MD. She spent her career as an...
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Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park is Wanted for Armed Robbery

Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park is Wanted for Armed Robbery

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, 18 of Lexington Park. Bush has an open warrant for Armed Robbery, and is known to frequent the Columbia Commons and Patuxent Homes areas in Lexington Park. is 5’11” in height, weighs 147 pounds, and has black hair and brown...
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Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

UPDATE 10/1/2018@ 3:30 P.M.: On October 1, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 18000 block of Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies located the vehicle on top of an embankment with the operator of the vehicle...
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Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

On Tuesday, September 25, at approximately 11:55 p.m., La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to the 700 block of Edelen Station Place in La Plata, for the reported garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the first floor garage and after investigation, found a vehicle on fire...
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Sheriff, Superintendent Remind Student Drivers to be Safe

Sheriff, Superintendent Remind Student Drivers to be Safe

Park your phone. Buckle up. Slow down. Be safe. Those were the messages Superintendent Kimberly Hill, Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office shared with Maurice J. McDonough High School student drivers this morning during the kickoff of the 11th annual We Care campaign. McDonough student drivers were greeted Sept....
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New Law on Smoke Alarm Sales in Maryland Goes into Effect Oct 1

New Law on Smoke Alarm Sales in Maryland Goes into Effect Oct 1

The 2018 Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 728 to state that:  ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2018, A PERSON MAY NOT SELL A BATTERY OPERATED SMOKE ALARM IN THE STATE UNLESS THE SMOKE ALARM IS A SEALED, TAMPER RESISTANT UNIT INCORPORATING A SILENCE/HUSH BUTTON AND USING ONE OR MORE LONG–LIFE BATTERY.  A “LONG–LIFE BATTERY” MEANS...
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Police Seek Information In Pedestrian Hit And Run In Prince George’s County

Police Seek Information In Pedestrian Hit And Run In Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police investigators are seeking additional information from the public as the investigation continues into a pedestrian hit and run in Prince George’s County this morning. The victim is identified as Johnathan Wright, 53, of Bealeton, Virginia. He was transported to University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. this...
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Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at approximately 6:40 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3725 Dr Samuel Mudd Road, and Maple Leaf Place in Waldorf, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with subjects trapped. Dispatchers advised the responding units the 911 caller reported it was a single vehicle...
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Conley, School Staff Recognized for Supporting Colleague During Deployment

Conley, School Staff Recognized for Supporting  Colleague During Deployment

Capt. Mary Dempsey is a soldier in the Army Reserve who is deployed as a logistics officer in Kuwait. Prior to her March 2018 deployment, Dempsey was an integral part of the physical education department teaching staff at St. Charles High School. She describes the news of her deployment as a whirlwind of events,...
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Guiding Good Choices Parenting Workshop Being Offered in Calvert County

Guiding Good Choices Parenting Workshop Being Offered in Calvert County

Would you like to learn more about preventing substance abuse among teens? Is improving family communication a goal? Do you want your pre-teen and teenager to develop into a healthy adult? Guiding Good Choices® can help! The Guiding Good Choices® program is designed to assist parents with learning specific strategies to help their children...
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Emergency Repair Assistance Program to be Offered to Metcom Customers

Emergency Repair Assistance Program to be Offered to Metcom Customers

On September 27, 2018, the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) approved an agreement with Utility Services Partners, Inc. (USP) in order to help facilitate the repairs to the private side of service lines where MetCom has no responsibility. According to George Erichsen, MetCom’s Executive Director, “Homeowners are often unaware that such repairs are not covered by basic...
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