Monthly Archives: April 2020

Maryland Secretary of State, Attorney General Warn of Possible Charity Scams Related to COVID-19

Maryland Secretary of State, Attorney General Warn of Possible Charity Scams Related to COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission has reported that scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the coronavirus, including through the sale of counterfeit products and the solicitation of money and personal information. When charities request donations in response to the coronavirus, Marylanders may feel duty-bound to donate in an effort to help their neighbors. Maryland’s...
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UPDATE: Charging Documents Added, Man Arrested Peacefully After Threatening to Set Off Grenades and Shoot Police After Standoff in Valley Lee

UPDATE: Charging Documents Added, Man Arrested Peacefully After Threatening to Set Off Grenades and Shoot Police After Standoff in Valley Lee

UPDATE 4/9/2020: on February 28, 2020, at approximately 9:45 a.m., police responded to the 44000 block of Pasture View Way in Valley Lee, for the reported assault and violation of protection. Deputies arrived on the scene to find the female victim was assaulted by the suspect, identified as Jamel Tiant Mitchell, 35 of no fixed...
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Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Dana Marie Royster

Wanted by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Dana Marie Royster

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dana Marie Royster, 36,  for Second-Degree Escape from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Royster did not return to a rehabilitation center in Frederick as required. Royster is described as 5’4” tall and weighs 130 lbs with brown hair and brown...
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Maryland Reports 6,185 Cases and 138 Deaths of COVID-19, Increase of 656 Cases and 14 Deaths Overnight

Maryland Reports 6,185 Cases and 138 Deaths of COVID-19, Increase of 656 Cases and 14 Deaths Overnight

Maryland COVID-19 reports as of Thursday, April 9, 2020. Number of Confirmed Cases: 6,185 Number of negative test results: 35,344 Number of Deaths: 138 Hospitalizations: 1,348 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 376 Cases and Deaths by County (deaths): Allegany 8 Anne Arundel 505, (12) Baltimore City 638, (13) Baltimore County 979, (16) Calvert 66,...
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[LIVE] Coronavirus Pandemic: Real Time Counter, World Map, News

[LIVE] Coronavirus Pandemic: Real Time Counter, World Map, News

Novel coronavirus Live Streaming: Breaking news, world Map and live counter on confirmed cases, recovered cases(COVID-19)
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UPDATE: Search Teams and Police Find Gideon McKean’s Body Two Days After His Mother is Found

UPDATE: Search Teams and Police Find Gideon McKean’s Body Two Days After His Mother is Found

UPDATE: On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, The Maryland Natural Resources Police Underwater Operations Team found Gideon McKean’s body at approximately 1:40 p.m., this afternoon nearly 2.3 miles south of his grandmother’s residence in Shady Side, and approximately 2,000 feet from where his mother’s body was found two days ago, on Monday evening. The Maryland...
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Governor Hogan Activates Statewide Strike Teams for Nursing Homes, Enacts Order to Shut Down Unsafe Facilities

Governor Hogan Activates Statewide Strike Teams for Nursing Homes, Enacts Order to Shut Down Unsafe Facilities

Governor Larry Hogan today toured the state’s field hospital site at the Baltimore Convention Center, where he announced additional actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Actions the governor announced today in Baltimore City include: New strike teams to help nursing home facilities in need of additional support A new executive order empowering local...
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces 12 Maryland Jurisdictions Including Charles and Calvert County as “Hotspots” to Receive Federal Attention

Governor Larry Hogan Announces 12 Maryland Jurisdictions Including Charles and Calvert County as “Hotspots” to Receive Federal Attention

Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference Tuesday, April 7, 2020, discussing the ongoing issues, plans and actions to combat COVID-19 in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Hogan said in the conference, “over the past two weeks I have been sounding the alarm with the President, the Vice President, members of the President’s Task Force...
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Maryland Reports Over 1,100 New COVID-19 Cases and 21 Deaths Overnight

Maryland Reports Over 1,100 New COVID-19 Cases and 21 Deaths Overnight

As of Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Maryland reported 5,529 cases, and 124 deaths, with 1,158 new cases and 21 deaths overnight. Number of Confirmed Cases: 5,529 Number of negative test results: 32,933 Number of Deaths: 124 Hospitalizations: 1,210 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 365 These are the only confirmed cases that the Maryland Department...
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St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Call Center Operational Changes

St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Call Center Operational Changes

Due to diminished need, as evidenced by reduced call volume, the St. Mary’s County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Call Center will eliminate Saturday hours beginning Saturday, April 11. Additionally, the call center will have reduced hours Friday, April 10, due to the Good Friday holiday – the call center will be open from 8 a.m. –...
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Employees from J.F. Taylor, Inc. are Working Around the Clock to Donate Much Needed PPE to Emergency Personnel

Employees from J.F. Taylor, Inc. are Working Around the Clock to Donate Much Needed PPE to Emergency Personnel

J.F. Taylor, Inc. of Lexington Park is leveraging its engineering and manufacturing resources to provide our local emergency management heroes with needed Personal Protection Equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon hearing of the communities need for face-shields, their Additive Manufacturing Team, led by Mr. Doug Sundheim and Mr. Samuel Silva, J.F. Taylor’s 3D printing...
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Coronavirus Rumor Control – Distinguish Between Rumors and Facts

Coronavirus Rumor Control – Distinguish Between Rumors and Facts

The purpose of this page is to help the public distinguish between rumors and facts regarding the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Rumors can easily circulate within communities during a crisis. Do your part to the stop the spread of disinformation by doing 3 easy things; don’t believe the rumors, don’t pass them...
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Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Two Lexington Park Businesses Make Donations to Local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office

Don and Nam Nguyen from County Liquors and Adam and Kim Dennis of Pawnit both made donations recently to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department. Don and his wife Nam who own County Liquors in St. Mary’s Square moved to Southern Maryland in 1996 from Virginia, they...
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Maryland Reporting 4,371 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and 103 Deaths, Over 320 Cases and 12 Deaths Overnight

Maryland Reporting 4,371 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and 103 Deaths, Over 320 Cases and 12 Deaths Overnight

As of Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Maryland is reporting 4,371 confirmed cases and 103 deaths, an increase of 326 cases and 12 deaths overnight. Number of Confirmed Cases: 4,371 Number of negative test results: 27,256 Number of Deaths: 103 Hospitalizations: 1,106 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 288 These are the only confirmed cases that...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Owner/Operator of Truck Pictured in Solomons

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Owner/Operator of Truck Pictured in Solomons

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the owner/operator of the vehicle pictured below. The vehicle was in the area of the Solomons Fastop located at 13888 Solomons Island Rd South on Sunday, April 5 around 10:00 a.m. Anyone with information about this vehicle or the driver of the vehicle is asked to...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrested Two suspects in Connection with Series Burglaries to Businesses in the Waldorf Area

Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrested Two suspects in Connection with Series Burglaries to Businesses in the Waldorf Area

Between March 21- March 24, at least ten businesses were broken into. In each case, the suspects broke out the glass doors or windows of the business to gain entry. Once inside, they stole small amounts of cash and other items. Following this series of incidents, detectives initiated an investigation. A break in the...
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Maryland State Police Urge Voluntary Compliance Of Faith Community During State Of Emergency

Maryland State Police Urge Voluntary Compliance Of Faith Community During State Of Emergency

As state and local law enforcement officers are working throughout Maryland to educate citizens about the Governor’s Executive Order and to enforce the law when necessary, State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow Jones III is urging the faith community to be informed and to voluntarily comply with the order as it applies to holding services....
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St. Mary’s County Transit System to Implement Service Reductions Effective Immediately

St. Mary’s County Transit System to Implement Service Reductions Effective Immediately

To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, PLEASE USE PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY. Essential travel means taking trips to work, hospitals, health care providers, pharmacies, grocery stores, banks, food distribution centers, schools, to provide care for family members, and other similar destinations. By reducing unnecessary travel, transit becomes safer for those who depend...
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Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Bryantown

Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Bryantown

On Monday, April 6, 2020, at approximately 8:50 a.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 13705 Edelen Drive in Bryantown, for the reported house on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with fire showing from the chimney and side of the house. 52 volunteers responded...
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Maryland Reporting 4,045 COVID-19 Cases, Increase of 436 Cases and 24 Deaths Overnight

Maryland Reporting 4,045 COVID-19 Cases, Increase of 436 Cases and 24 Deaths Overnight

COVID-19 Cases for Monday, April 6, 2020, Maryland is reporting 4,045 confirmed cases with 91 deaths, an increase of 436 cases and 24 deaths overnight. Number of Confirmed Cases: 4,045 Number of negative test results: 25,572 Number of Deaths: 91 Hospitalizations: 1,059 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 184 Cases and Deaths by County (deaths): Allegany 6 Anne Arundel 343,...
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Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Department of Defense Advises Effective Immediately, All Individuals on DOD Property Now Required to Wear Face Mask When You Cannot Maintain Six Foot Distance

Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Department of Defense Advises Effective Immediately, All Individuals on DOD Property Now Required to Wear Face Mask When You Cannot Maintain Six Foot Distance

Per NAVADMIN 100/20, released April 5, effective immediately, in accordance with direction from the Department of Defense, to the extent practical, all Individuals on DoD property, installations, and facilities are required to wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distance. The Navy is committed to taking every precaution to...
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Maryland Reporting 3,609 Cases of COVID-19 and 67 Deaths, Increase of 484 Cases and 11 Deaths

Maryland Reporting 3,609 Cases of COVID-19 and 67 Deaths, Increase of 484 Cases and 11 Deaths

Maryland COVID-19 Cases as of Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Number of Confirmed Cases: 3,609 Number of negative test results: 24,728 Number of Deaths: 67 Hospitalizations: 936 ever hospitalized Released From Isolation: 159 These are the only confirmed cases that the Maryland Department of Health has reported. There is a delay for...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program

Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the implementation of a new initiative aimed at helping victims of crime in Charles County: the Comfort K9 Program. This program, which has been in the planning phase for several months, will be aimed at providing emotional support to victims of crime, particularly children. The Comfort...
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Maryland Reports 3,125 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and 53 Deaths, Increase of 367 Cases and 11 Deaths in Last 24 Hours

Maryland Reports 3,125 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and 53 Deaths, Increase of 367 Cases and 11 Deaths in Last 24 Hours

Maryland COVID-19 Cases as of Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Number of Confirmed Cases: 3,125 Number of negative test results: 22,485 Number of Deaths: 53 (11 more) Hospitalizations: 821 ever hospitalized (157 more from Friday, April 3, 2020) Released From Isolation: 159 These are the only confirmed cases that the Maryland Department...
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Anne Arundel County Patrolman Charged With Child Solicitation And Possessing Child Pornography

Anne Arundel County Patrolman Charged With Child Solicitation And Possessing Child Pornography

On March 23, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit initiated an investigation of possible sexual child solicitation as information was received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The information received was that on February 26, 2020, a FBI Task Force Officer was working in an undercover capacity inside a specific pornographic website...
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