Monthly Archives: January 2020

Anne Arundel Police Investigating Carjacking in Odenton

On January 5, 2020 at approximately 7:00 p.m. officers responded to the Royal Farms located in the 1500 block of Annapolis Road in Odenton, for a reported carjacking. The adult female victim advised she was pumping gas when the suspect approached her asking to use her cell phone. When she refused the suspect entered...
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Detectives Charge Three Suspects with Fatal Shooting in Temple Hills

Homicide Unit detectives have charged three suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in Temple Hills on Monday. The suspects are 33-year-old Terrence McNatt of the 1700 block of T Street in Southeast, Washington D.C., 26-year-old Rashaud Richardson of the 600 block of Carson Avenue in Oxon Hill and 30-year-old Cornell Washington of the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Receive Donations from Nine Local Businesses

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office received a special visit from a few great guys! We were contacted recently by Scott Harris. He and the owners of several local tow companies wanted to do something for the community, so they each donated money. Scott went out and purchased over 1,000 matchbox cars (and a few...
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Two Charles County Friends of 20 Years Claim $120,200 in Separate Scratch-off Wins

Longtime friends “Maite” and “Kelly Girl” share a love of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs. The Charles County co-workers, who have been friends for over 20 years, also shared the joy of each other’s $100,000 and $20,200 top-prize scratch-off wins. When it came time to claim their separate prizes at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore, the women...
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Missing Person – St. Mary’s County – 29 Year-Old Male

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office of Maryland seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person, Ryan Nicholas Cherrico. Cherrico is a 29 year-old, white male last seen in Mechanicsville, on January 6, 2020. If you have information that can assist in helping safely locate Ryan Cherrico, please call 911 or contact...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Theft Suspects at Lexington Park Kohl’s

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft case, along with another individual. On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at 9:20 pm, the pictured suspect picked up a new Dyson vacuum cleaner and then left the Lexington Park Kohl’s store without paying for it. The suspect...
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FDA Ban Sale of E-Cigarette and Cartridge-Based Flavored Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

Amid the epidemic levels of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a policy prioritizing enforcement against certain unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to kids, including fruit and mint flavors. Under this policy, companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale...
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Maryland Transportation Authority Begins Construction to Bring All-Electronic Tolling to Bay Bridge

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has announced an aggressive construction timeline that will allow full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling to be in place at the Bay Bridge by this summer. Beginning this month, motorists will see demolition of some of the existing toll booths to create wider lanes at the Bay Bridge plaza in preparation...
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State Prison Inmate Death Being Investigated In Allegany County

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate yesterday in Allegany County. The deceased is identified as Bradley Rinehart, 52. Rinehart was a state prison inmate serving time at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland. Cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy being conducted...
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Six Injured After Attempted Hit and Run Turns Into Three Vehicle Crash in California

Six Injured After Attempted Hit and Run Turns Into Three Vehicle Crash in California

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at approximately 12:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to St. Andrew’s Church Road and Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway and began rendering care to patients. The Dodge...
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Suttler Post Farm Presents $12,000 Donation to Hospice of St. Mary’s

On December 14th 2019 Suttler Post Farm held and open house to benefit Hospice of St. Mary’s. This was their first year doing such an open house and benefit. On Christmas Eve 2019, Suttler Post Farm presented a check to Hospice of St. Mary’s for 12,000.00. Thank you to everyone at Suttler Post Farm...
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UPDATE: 23-Year-Old Bowie Man Charged with Murder of 56-Year Old Woman, After Vehicle Sale Dispute with Victims Son

The Prince George’s County Police Department identified and arrested the man who shot and killed a woman inside of her home on New Year’s Day. The suspect is 23-year-old Sammie Warren of the 2500 block of Kenhill Drive in Bowie. He’s charged with the fatal shooting of 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez. On January 1, 2020,...
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Firearms Hunting for Deer Reopens Jan. 10

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the winter portion of the firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 10, 2020, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The...
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Hogan Administration Announces Agreements with State Employee Labor Unions

Hogan Administration Announces Agreements with State Employee Labor Unions

The Hogan administration today announced that the state has completed negotiations and reached agreements with state employee unions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The Maryland Professional Employees Council, the American Federation of Teachers, the Baltimore Washington International Professional Firefighters Local 1742, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have all reached...
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Detectives in Prince George’s County Investigating Two Seperate Shooting Deaths

Detectives in Prince George’s County Investigating Two Seperate Shooting Deaths

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday night in the unincorporated portion of Hyattsville. The victim is 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez. On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., patrol officers were called to the 7400 block of Varnum Street for a shooting. Vasquez was...
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FBI Agent and Officer Involved Shooting in Anne Arundel After Hours-Long Standoff Currently Under Investigation

FBI Agent and Officer Involved Shooting in Anne Arundel After Hours-Long Standoff Currently Under Investigation

On December 27, 2019 at approximately 2:06 p.m. officers responded to the 1200 block of Gloria Avenue for a family dispute call with a report of a shot being fired. When officers arrived on scene they were confronted by an extremely agitated adult male on the screened-in porch with a gun. The suspect refused...
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Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Calls on State and Local Government Leaders to Recommit to Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Calls on State and Local Government Leaders to Recommit to Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman released the following statement today, after learning through media reports of the Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program Director’s remarks walking back the federal commitment to the Bay cleanup effort: On Friday, I spoke to the Chesapeake Bay Commission about Anne Arundel County’s efforts to help achieve a...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum Hosting Appraiser Fair on Saturday, January 25, 2020

St. Clement’s Island Museum Hosting Appraiser Fair on Saturday, January 25, 2020

You may have a hidden treasure in your attic or garage and not even know it! Visit with expert appraisers as they determine the value of your prized possessions at St. Clement’s Island Museum. Appraisers for various types of items will be available at the museum. Only items that can be hand-carried will be...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Celebrating 10 Years of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services in St. Mary’s County

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Celebrating 10 Years of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services in St. Mary’s County

The holidays may be over, but MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is still celebrating. January marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the hospital’s Grace Anne Dorney Pulmonary & Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. A special open house will be held Friday, January 10, 2020, to commemorate the occasion and the public is invited to attend...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Vehicle Fire in Waldorf, State Fire Marshal Deems Fire Accidental

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Vehicle Fire in Waldorf, State Fire Marshal Deems Fire Accidental

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to 1170 Smallwood Drive in Waldorf, for the reported vehicle fire threatening other vehicles. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Challenger with fire showing from the engine compartment actively threatening nearby vehicles. Firefighters extinguished the fire in...
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Jaymi Sterling Promoted to Deputy State’s Attorney

Jaymi Sterling Promoted to Deputy State’s Attorney

The St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the promotion of Senior Assistant State’s Attorney and Chief of Staff Jaymi Sterling to Deputy State’s Attorney. Ms. Sterling will continue to oversee the administrative responsibilities for the office, including appearing before the County Commissioners on behalf of the State’s Attorney. She will...
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Frank Edward Pointer, 87

Frank Edward Pointer, 87

Frank Edward Pointer, age 87 of Waldorf, Maryland, died December 20, 2019 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Frank was the third of six children born to the late Sylvester and Tiny Pointer (Cannon). In 1932, Sylvester moved his family from Rocky Mountain, North Carolina to Washington,...
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Melanie Downs Gibson, 76

Melanie Downs Gibson, 76

Melanie Downs Gibson, 76, of La Plata, MD passed away on December 28, 2019 in La Plata, MD. She was born on April 18, 1943 in Washington, DC and was the daughter of the late Margaret Rose Lawrence Downs and Andrew Wallace Downs. Melanie was the loving wife of the late Joseph “Walter” Gibson,...
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Winston Franklin

Winston Franklin

Passed on December 23, 2019. Cherished fiance of LaTina Lee; father of Winnettia Lewis (Edwin), Bernard Franklin (Carolyn), David Franklin; brother of Michael Franklin (Tina), Derrick Franklin (Renee) and Stephen Franklin. Also survived by other relatives and friends. Services will be held on Monday January 6, 2020, 10 a.m. visitation, 11 a.m. service, at...
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Kathryn Emma “Kitty” Henderson, 84

Kathryn Emma “Kitty” Henderson, 84

Kathryn Emma “Kitty” Henderson, 84, passed away Thursday, December 26 at Solomons Nursing Center in Solomons, MD. Born on December 4, 1935 in Washington, D.C., Kathryn was the daughter of the late Joseph Hamel and Dorothy Tomlinson. Kathryn married the late Roland J. Henderson on February 16, 1952. Kathryn loved shopping from her favorite...
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