Monthly Archives: December 2018

Barbara Ann Cain, 76

Barbara Ann Cain, 76

Barbara Ann Cain, 76, of Dunkirk passed away surrounded by family on Monday, November 26, 2018. Born in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1942 to Robert E. Tayman and Helen L. (DeWitt) Tayman Croutcher. She was raised in Prince George’s County and graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School. In 1970, she met and married...
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Larry Andrew Grierson, 65

Larry Andrew Grierson, 65, of Martinsburg, WV and formerly of Chesapeake Beach passed away December 4, 2018. He was born March 20, 1953 in Prince Frederick to Andrew Lawrence and Betty Ruth (Stallings) Grierson. Larry was raised in “The Beach” and attended Calvert County public schools. He joined the United States Army in 1971...
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Brian James Crayton, Jr

Brian James Crayton, Jr

Suddenly on Saturday, December 1, 2018, Brian James Crayton, Jr. departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 2:00pm until time of service 2:30pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.
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UPDATE: Great Mills High Will be Dismissing Early Today

UPDATE: Great Mills High Will be Dismissing Early Today

Great Mills High School will be dismissing early today at 12:45 and students will take their normal buses home. Great Mills High School has been placed on lockdown. Reported sightings of a possibly armed individual in the area have been made. No one is permitted to enter or leave the facility until law enforcement...
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75-Year-Old-Man Flown to Trauma Center After Falling Off Scaffolding at Maryland Intentional Raceway

75-Year-Old-Man Flown to Trauma Center After Falling Off Scaffolding at Maryland Intentional Raceway

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at approximately 4:10 p.m., emergency medical services responded to Maryland International Raceway, located at 27861 Budds Creek Rd, Mechanicsville, for the reported injuries after a fall. Crews arrived on scene to find a 75 year-old male that fell approximately 30 feet off of scaffolding. The single patient was flown by...
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Firefighters Rescue Occupant of Early Morning House Fire in Owings

Firefighters Rescue Occupant of Early Morning House Fire in Owings

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at approximately 1:05 a.m., firefighters from North Beach, Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, St. Leonard, and Anne Arundel County responded to the area of 5th Street, and Easy Street in Owings, for the reported structure fire. The first arriving unit was Chief 1A (North Beach) who found a multi-story single...
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Trailer Completely Destroyed After Fire in Avenue

Trailer Completely Destroyed After Fire in Avenue

On December 4, 2018 at approximately 12:15 p.m., volunteer firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville and Hollywood responded to 38231 Hatchet Thicket Road, and Olen Mattingly Road, in Avenue for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single wide trailer on the ground and fully engulfed in fire. Firefighter controlled...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident on Great Mills Road

Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident on Great Mills Road

On December 4, 2018 at approximately 6:55 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Wendy’s on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find one vehicle in the roadway, and one vehicle in the Wendy’s parking lot. One patient...
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Drug House in Clements Declared a Nuisance

Drug House in Clements Declared a Nuisance

The County Attorney’s Office for St. Mary’s County and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announce the successful civil prosecution to have the property located at 24550 Horse Shoe Road in Clements declared a Nuisance. A Nuisance means a property that is used by persons for the specific purpose of illegally administering a controlled dangerous substance; for...
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FDR Boulevard Extension to Open to Traffic December 5

FDR Boulevard Extension to Open to Traffic December 5

The FDR Boulevard extension (0.72 mile), between Frist Colony Boulevard and the roundabout at Old Rolling Road, is scheduled to open to traffic on Wednesday, December 5. The left southbound lane on FDR Boulevard, approaching First Colony Boulevard, will become a “Left Turn Only” lane for motorists heading to the First Colony Shopping Center....
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Sheriff Cameron Sworn In to Fourth Straight Term

Sheriff Cameron Sworn In to Fourth Straight Term

St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron took the oath of office on Monday, December 3, 2018, along with other local elected officials. The Sheriff was elected last month to a historic fourth consecutive term. Only one other man served four terms as St. Mary’s County Sheriff in the office’s 381-year history, but those were...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Brandywine

The Prince George’s County Police Department, Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Brandywine on Monday. The victim is 47-year-old Albert Clark Jr. of Decatur Place in Northeast Washington. On December 3rd, at approximately 9:30 am, patrol officers were called to the 10500 block of Cedarville Road for a single...
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Police Investigating Murder of 25-Year-Old Waldorf Man

Police Investigating Murder of 25-Year-Old Waldorf Man

Homicide Unit detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to investigate a fatal shooting in Temple Hills on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The victim is 25-year-old Brian Crayton Jr. of Rock Lynn Circle in Waldorf. Detectives do not believe this was a random crime. On December 1st, at approximately 2:15 am,...
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Charles County Woman Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize in Pomfret

Charles County Woman Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize in Pomfret

A semi-retired researcher from Charles County can thank her play strategy and Lottery luck for her latest Maryland Lottery win. The 58-year-old’s Powerball wager in the Oct. 10 drawing grew into a $50,000 prize. The winner, a regular Lottery player going by the nickname “Farrah,” said she thought up a string of five lucky numbers and...
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Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68

Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68

Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68, of LaPlata, MD, passed away on November 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Dickie was born in LaPlata, Maryland, on February 24, 1950, to the late George “Henry” Murphy, Jr. and the late Cora “Madeline” Goldsmith Murphy. Dickie was the Lead Carpenter for G.H. Murphy Construction and Farmer for a...
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Kirk McJay Williams

Peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2018, Kirk McJay Williams departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Liberty Baptist Church 527 Kentucky Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003. Interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
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Peter Paul Mozick, 97

Peter Paul Mozick, 97

Peter Paul Mozick 97 of Leonardtown MD passed away at St. Mary’s Nursing Center on November 29, 2018. He was born on June 10, 1921 in Phillips Wisconsin the son of the late Frank & Anna Mozick. The family relocated to Delaware where he graduated from Harrington High School. After graduation, Peter served several...
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AUDIO: Death Investigation Underway at Mechanicsville Park and Ride

AUDIO: Death Investigation Underway at Mechanicsville Park and Ride

On Monday, December 3, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the Park and Ride, located at 37750 Golden Beach Road, and Triangle Drive, in Mechanicsville for the reported one possibly not breathing. The initial dispatch advised a male was laying on the ground and looked to be not...
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50-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

50-Year-Old Waldorf Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

On December 2, 2018, at approximately 12:51 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Poplar Hill Road near Bell Flower Place in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Mercury Mountaineer, operated by a 66-year-old male, was northbound...
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Two Arrested for Possession of Cocaine, Burglary and Theft, Police Recover Stolen Vehicle

Two Arrested for Possession of Cocaine, Burglary and Theft, Police Recover Stolen Vehicle

On Sunday, December 2, 2018, at approximately 2:40 am, Trooper First Class Matthews,  from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack, received an alert from the fixed License Plate Reader of a stolen vehicle going south on Route 4. TFC Matthews conducted a traffic stop on Route 4 at Robshire Manor Rd. in Huntingtown....
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No Injuries Reported After Truck Crashes in Leonardtown

No Injuries Reported After Truck Crashes in Leonardtown

On Monday, December 3, 2018 at approximately 11:40 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Fairgrounds Road, in the area of Cartwright Road, in Leonardtown for the reported motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway on its roof, with the single...
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Inmate Convicted of Attempted Murder, Breaking and Entering, and Theft, Wanted After Escaping from Prison

Inmate Convicted of Attempted Murder, Breaking and Entering, and Theft, Wanted After Escaping from Prison

On December 1, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Trooper Posch responded to the 45000 block of Take It Easy Ranch Road, in Callaway, for a suspicious vehicle. The complainant reported the vehicle, a blue and tan Chevrolet 1500 Z71 bearing VA registration, had been parked in the woods behind the campground for approximately six...
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Board honors exemplary students for achievements

Board honors exemplary students for achievements

The Board of Education at its Oct. 9 meeting honored four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students for accomplishments in the areas of academic achievement, career readiness and personal responsibility. Honored were Cassidy Burch, Simon Dean, Julia Taboga and Evann Yake. Burch is a senior at Thomas Stone High School and was honored by...
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Calvert Hospice Announces Two Grief Support Programs Starting in January

Calvert Hospice Announces Two Grief Support Programs Starting in January

Calvert Hospice will be offering two specialized grief support programs starting on January 15, 2019. Gone Without Me is a grief support program for spousal loss, an 8-week program that will focus on learning to live again after the loss of a spouse. Sessions will be held at the Burnett Calvert Hospice House, located...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested For Assault

Mechanicsville Man Arrested For Assault

On Sunday, November 18, 2018, Cpl. Seyfried of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, responded to 25926 Chaffee Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported domestic assault in progress. According to court documents, Joseph Michael Bowles, 32 of Mechanicsville, assaulted his mother by striking her in the arm, causing visible injury. Bowles and his mother...
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