On Saturday, March 30, 2019, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21200 block of Lexwood Court in Lexington Park, for the report of an injured person. Deputies arrived on scene and located blood on the sidewalk leading to the residence. Blood was also observed on the door-frame and window...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police and firefighters responded to Murphy’s Town & County Store, in Avenue, for the report of a vehicle into a building. Firefighters and an ambulance crew were told to stage in the area and not to proceed to the scene after dispatchers learned the driver...
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On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., firefighters from Calvert, Prince Georges County, and Annapolis responded to Bob White Court in Dunkirk, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke and fire showing throughout the residence and sounded a second alarm. Anne Arundel County Fire Department reported 66...
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On Thursday, March 28, 2019, at approximately 8:15 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown, St. Leonard and surrounding departments responded to 540 Carla Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported barn fire with animals trapped inside. Crews arrived on scene to find a wood framed pole barn fully engulfed in fire. The owner has been identified as...
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On Wednesday, March 27, Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack conducted a warrant sweep throughout St. Mary’s County. During the initiative, Troopers attempted to locate numerous subjects who have outstanding warrants for his/her arrest. The initiative led to the apprehension of 7 subjects wanted on various offenses. In addition to the arrests, a small quantity...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, at approximately 5:10 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Ridge, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Valley Lee, and Seventh District Fire Departments responded to 21078 Hermanville Road and Melissa Moore Court in Lexington Park, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story single family residence...
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Ricarra Jones of Maryland’s Fight for $15 Coalition released the following statement on behalf of the Coalition after the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the minimum wage bill: “We are thrilled the Maryland General Assembly did what was needed in Maryland and overrode Governor Hogan’s veto today to...
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The Charles County Department of Health (CCDOH) has released an inspection list that identifies which facilities that have been inspected in 2019. The list provides increased transparency into the inspection process and departmental progress in the completion of routine inspections. This inspection database will be updated on a monthly basis to better inform consumers....
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UPDATE: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March 28, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Brian Patrick Weyhenmeyer, 36, to Life suspend all but 45 years for the First-Degree Murder of his wife, Jennifer Lynn Weyhenmeyer. On November 10, 2016, Weyhenmeyer entered a guilty plea...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Rosanne Elizabeth Nial, 41 of St. Inigoes. Nial is wanted on a warrant for second-degree assault. On Feb. 27, 2019, Nial was authorized to attend an inpatient treatment center in Sunderland. On March 24, 2019, she left the facility and did not return....
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UPDATE 4/3/2019: There was an error in the spreadsheet data that was utilized to create the seclusion graphs in the article below. The article indicated that Talbot County was #1 in seclusions. There was a data entry error that lead to that finding. Talbot actually had zero reported seclusions (lowering them on the graph...
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Governor Larry Hogan today vetoed Senate Bill 280 and House Bill 166 – Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage, saying it “could cost us jobs, negatively impact our economic competitiveness, and devastate our state’s economy.” Read the governor’s veto letter, which emphasizes three key points: This measure would cost Maryland more...
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Sherry Nordlund of Waldorf is a loyal Maryland Lottery player, as are her grown children and her husband. They are usually the ones who pick winning scratch-offs but that changed with her purchase of a $100,000 Crossword game. “I have the worst luck in the family,” said the winner, “until now!” While other family...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department, Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal shooting in District Heights on Monday, March 25, 2019. The decedent is 42-year-old Damon Proctor of Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park. On March 25, 2019, at approximately 1:40 pm, patrol officers were called to the 5000...
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On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported individuals inside a vehicle using drugs. Upon arrival deputies observed James Mathew Dotson, 31 of Mechanicsville, injecting a female in the vehicle with suspected heroin. In Dotson’s...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Lisa Marie Thompson, 29 of Mechanicsville. Thompson is wanted for Escape Second Degree, for absconding from an authorized inpatient treatment program. Thompson’s original charge was Fraud-Person’s Identity to Avoid Prosecution. Thompson is a white female, 5’2” in height, weighs 120 pounds, and she...
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“Seclusion and restraint.” It probably isn’t a term with which most people are familiar. If the unfamiliar person were to wager a guess at just what exactly does “seclusion and restraint” mean, images of maximum security prisons or the interrogation of terrorism suspects might come to mind. Cooper Stephens is all too familiar with...
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Patricia Jean ”Patty” Burch Fisher, 70, died Friday, March 22, 2019 in Mechanicsville, MD, surrounded by her children at the home she once shared with the love of her life, Gregory Thomas Fisher who preceded her in death a few short years ago and who she has missed greatly during this time. Patty was...
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Captain James Andrew Andes, Sr., USMC (Ret.), 82, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on March 14, 2019 in Virginia. Born on June 12, 1936, in Hoboken, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Frank Frederick Andes and the late Yolanda Scioscia Andes. Jim proudly joined the United States Marine Corps in July...
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Petty Officer First Class Michael Peter “Mike” “Ski” Kocinski, Sr., USN (Ret.), 67, of Great Mills, MD passed away on March 19, 2019 suddenly at his home. Mike was born on June 18, 1951 in New York City, New York to Rose Rudyk and the late Jerzy Kocinski. In 1970 Mike enlisted in the...
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Nancy Jane Cronrath, 81, of Indian Head, Maryland, passed away on March 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on August 20, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Edith Beltz Landis and Jacob Landis. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great grandchildren...
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Margaret Veronica “Ronnie” Swann Hawkins, 86, departed this life on March 18, 2019 at her home. Ronnie truly leaves fond memories of her warm spirit and kind heart. Ronnie was born October 1, 1932 to the late George Walter Swann and Mary Ollie Proctor Swann. She was a lifelong member of St. Peters Catholic...
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Harry Cleveland Groves, age 78 of La Plata, Maryland, died on March 15, 2019 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf, Maryland. Harry was a United States Navy Veteran and was a General Foreman for 21 years at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC where he was a member of FONZ (Friends...
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Nancy Harrell (née Evans) passed peacefully in Anne Arundel Medical Center on March 19, 2019, in Annapolis, MD, at the age of 77. Nancy is survived by her children, Leslie Dodge (Ken) in Largo, FL, Stacy Enzor (Dale) in Deale, MD, and Charlie Curtis Harrell (Julie) in Newburg, MD; her grandchildren Cody and Scott...
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On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at approximately 8:50 a.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, and Ridge responded to 48036 Mary Lynn Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported kitchen fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story, single family residence with light smoke showing. Firefighters reported a small fire that...
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