Monthly Archives: March 2019

K9 Brock to be Memorialized in May

K9 Brock to be Memorialized in May

Along with several other fallen police canines across the country, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s K9 Brock will be honored at the Second Annual Police K9 Memorial Service in Washington D.C. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. K9 Brock’s watch ended on Jan. 18, 2018 after a training accident. A four-year-old German Shepherd, Brock served...
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MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

MVA Adds Hours, Appointments and Staff to Handle REAL ID Volume

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has added hours, staff and appointments at its offices to cope with the increased volume of drivers who must present four or more different documents to obtain a Real ID drivers license that complies with federal law. Drivers must get the compliant licenses by October 2020 in order to...
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Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

Single Vehicle Crash Reported on Willows Road in Park Hall

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at approximately 1:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Willows Road and Meadows Way in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and on its side with multiple utility...
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One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

One Person Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Chancellors Run Road and Buck Hewitt Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a traffic signal pole. One occupant...
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Waldorf Man Facing Federal Charges for Falsifying Urinalysis Results to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

Waldorf Man Facing Federal Charges for Falsifying Urinalysis Results to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

Michael Andre Brown, age 47, of Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested on federal charges alleging that Brown accepted bribes and illegal gratuities, in connection with his employment with a federal contractor in which he administered urinalysis tests to individuals on federal probation, supervised release and pre-trial supervision.  The criminal complaint was filed on March 11,...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in Loveville Caused by Dryer

On Saturday, March 9, 2019, at approximately 11:55 a.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Bay District and Mutual aid from Charles County responded to 40460 Frederick Lane in Loveville, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story single family residence with smoke and fire showing from...
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Leonardtown Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Police Car After Vehicle Chase

Leonardtown Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Police Car After Vehicle Chase

On March 11, 2019, Deputy Shelko responded to the 41500 block of Fenwick Street in Leonardtown for the reported hit and run vehicle collision. An investigation determined the victim made contact with Doug Delahay Woodburn, 18, of Leonardtown, in a parking lot. The victim was standing at the driver’s side window of Woodburn’s vehicle...
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Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

Hot Water Heater Fire in Wildewood Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

On Monday, March 11, 2019, at approximately 9:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the 23000 Block of Pine Bark Lane in California, for the reported fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from all four sides of the residence, and upon further investigation, firefighters found...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at approximately 6:50 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find Ford a pick-up truck and a Toyota Prius in the roadway with the single occupant...
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Drunk Dunkirk Woman Arrested at Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for Disorderly Conduct

Drunk Dunkirk Woman Arrested at Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for Disorderly Conduct

On March 4, 2019, Deputy Parks of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Papa John’s in Prince Frederick for the report of a disorderly subject. Upon arrival, Deputy Parks made contact with a person in the area who stated a woman was walking around screaming, yelling, and talking to herself...
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Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Can’t Text? Verizon Outage Affecting Customers on East Coast

Unable to text this morning? Turns out Verizon is experiencing an outage, concentrated along the east coast. As of 8:15 a.m., the company says it is working diligently to resolve the issue but says “the estimated resolution time is unknown at this time.” @verizon So….anyone else having problems with text messages this morning? —...
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Mary Louise Barnes, 81

Mary Louise Barnes, 81

Mary Louise Barnes, 81 of Lexington Park, MD, departed this earthly life on March 7, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park, MD. Interment to follow at First...
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Gertrude Perry

Gertrude Perry

Peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2019, Gertrude was called home. She is survived by her loving children, Thomas Green, Barbara Jean Lyles, Mary Ziglar, Dr. Ignatius Perry and Marie Perry, 29 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and 10 great –great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by...
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Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., 79

Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., 79

Mr. Joseph A. Tolarski Jr., age 79 years, of Hernando, Florida passed away Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 in Lecanto, Florida. He was born April 25, 1939 in Plains, Pennsylvania to Joseph Tolarski and Julia (Goncherowski) Tolarski. Joe and Barbara moved to Hernando, Florida in 2005 from La Plata, Maryland. Joe Tolarski retired after 20...
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Gretel Zale, 77

Gretel Zale, 77

Gretel Zale, 77, of Fort Washington, Maryland, passed away on March 4, 2019 at Sage Point Senior Living in La Plata. Born on March 20, 1941 in Mu ̈lacker, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ana and Theodor Sta ̈hle. Gretel came to the United States in 1971 and worked as a...
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Somber House Narrowly Pass Suicide Option for Terminally ill

Somber House Narrowly Pass Suicide Option for Terminally ill

Shuffling papers. Murmured conversations. The tap-tap-tap of people using laptops. There’s a certain amount of ambient sound on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates when the legislature is in session. But on Thursday, a somber silence descended on the chamber as delegates listened to one after another of their colleagues stand and...
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Betty Jackson

Betty Jackson

Betty Jackson departed this earthly life on Friday, March 8, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, march 16, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD.
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Anthony Donald Bonds (aka Gunny and Tony), 61

Anthony Donald Bonds (aka Gunny and Tony), 61

Anthony Donald Bonds (aka Gunny and Tony), 61, departed on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in Leonardtown, MD on August 22, 1957 to the late Richley Paul Bonds and Mary Margaret Bonds. Anthony resided in Great Mills, MD. He was a graduate of Great Mills High School and...
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Ole McDonnell’s Country Store in Newburg Sells $1 Million Powerball ticket

Ole McDonnell’s Country Store in Newburg Sells $1 Million Powerball ticket

A Powerball player who bought a ticket in Charles County is Maryland’s latest $1 million winner. A lucky ticket purchased for the March 9 drawing at Ole McDonnell’s Country Store at 15486 Rock Point Road in Newburg matched the first five winning numbers — 5, 6, 45, 55 and 59 — but did not...
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St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Iyonna Kashae Baker

St. Mary’s County – Wanted for Escape – Iyonna Kashae Baker

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Iyonna Kashae Baker, age 18 of Leonardtown. Baker was on pretrial release for the charge of robbery, and on March 9, 2019, she removed her GPS ankle monitor. Baker is 5’3” in height, and weighs 160 pounds; she has red hair and brown...
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UPDATE: 18-Year-Old Great Mills Woman to be Charged with Stealing Historical Exhibit From MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

UPDATE:  18-Year-Old Great Mills Woman to be Charged with Stealing Historical Exhibit From MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

UPDATE 3/11/2019: A criminal summons was issued for Jordan Grace Raley, 18, of Great Mills, on March 5, 2019. According to court documents, Raley told police she noticed the nurse’s cape on a mannequin and decided to take it and leave. The cape, valued at approximately $500 was returned to the hospital and when...
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Police and Rescue Personnel Save the Life of Man who Overdosed and Passed Out While Driving

Police and Rescue Personnel Save the Life of Man who Overdosed and Passed Out While Driving

On Sunday, March 10, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road in the area of Patuxent Beach Road in California, for a motor vehicle accident with one adult male reportedly not breathing. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision,...
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Two Family Members Arrested at Scene of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

Two Family Members Arrested at Scene of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

On Sunday, March 3, 2019, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Prior to the accident, Machiavelli Tyzhae Savoy, 20 of Lexington Park, was operating a vehicle in the area of Midway Drive in Lexington...
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Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 16-Year-Old Female

Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 16-Year-Old Female

The St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate missing person Daniela Rossana Cervantes. Daniela Rossana Cervantes is 16-years-old and described as 5′-07″, 213 lbs. She was last seen wearing a gray Nike sweatshirt, blue sweatpants, and red checkered vans tennis shoes. She was last seen in the area of Lexington Park
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UPDATE Critical Missing Person LOCATED – Charles County – 70-Year-Old Female

UPDATE Critical Missing Person LOCATED – Charles County – 70-Year-Old Female

UPDATE 3/10/19: Ms. Fleet has been located. She is safe and will be reunited with family. No further information at this time. Thanks for your help. 3/9/2019: On Saturday, March 9, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Joan Elaine Fleet, 70, was reported missing from the 4200 block of Southwinds Place in White Plains by...
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