Monthly Archives: July 2020

Defense Contractor to Pay Nearly $1 Million to the United States to Resolve Allegation of Overbilling on NSA Contract

Defense Contractor to Pay Nearly $1 Million to the United States to Resolve Allegation of Overbilling on NSA Contract

iNovex Information Systems, Incorporated (“iNovex”), located in Annapolis, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $962,747.42 to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations that iNovex knowingly billed the National Security Agency (“NSA”), a component of the Department of Defense, for work performed by certain iNovex employees who did not meet all of the...
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Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect in Domestic Violence Related Call

Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect in Domestic Violence Related Call

The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Antawan Steven Hamilton on July 15, 2020, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by county police on July 9, 2020. According to the warrant, on July 6th, deputies assigned to the domestic violence intervention division responded to an in Hyattsville, MD,...
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Indian Head Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Accokeek

Indian Head Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Accokeek

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday night in Accokeek. The deceased driver is 35-year-old Johvani Cruz of Indian Head. On July 17th, at approximately 8:25 pm, officers responded to the 15000 block of Livingston Road for a collision involving a single SUV. Cruz, the only occupant...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is Operating Under Code Green “Mini-Disaster” Due to Power Outage

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is Operating Under Code Green “Mini-Disaster” Due to Power Outage

UPDATE: 1:53 p.m., ST. MARYS HOSPITAL IS NO LONGER ON MINI DISASTER 12:00 p.m: The MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is currently under code GREEN “Mini-Disaster” due to a power outage, and is not accepting any transported patients as of 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2020. All emergency medical transport units will be transporting patients...
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Maryland Reports 78,685 COVID-19 Cases and 3,252 Deaths. An Increase of 554 Cases and 5 Deaths

Maryland Reports 78,685 COVID-19 Cases and 3,252 Deaths. An Increase of 554 Cases and 5 Deaths

As of Monday, July 20, 2020, Maryland reports 78,685 COVID-19 cases and 3,252 deaths. An increase of 554 cases and 5 deaths. Number of confirmed cases : 78,685 Number of persons tested negative : 670,594 Total testing volume : 958,608 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,252 Number of probable deaths : 130 Currently hospitalized : 463 Acute care : 327 Intensive...
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Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Dump Truck Overturns Into Multiple Vehicles in Mechanicsville

Two Injured, One Flown to Trauma Center After Dump Truck Overturns Into Multiple Vehicles in Mechanicsville

On Monday, July 20, 2020, at 10:50 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious, involving a dump truck overturned onto vehicles. Crews arrived on the scene to find a fully loaded dump truck overturned in...
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Police Investigating What Witnesses Described as Gunfight in Lexington Park

Police Investigating What Witnesses Described as Gunfight in Lexington Park

On Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police responded to Pacific Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple 911 calls of shots being fired. Police arrived on the scene to find a silver Nissan Altima in the woods with airbags deployed and visible damage from multiple bullet holes throughout the vehicle. Officers located...
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One Adult, Two Children Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Mechanicsville

One Adult, Two Children Flown to Trauma Centers After Head-on Collision in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 6:28 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Donna Drive in Mechanicsville, for the head-on collision reported serious, with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on collision with no subjects...
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Maryland Reports 78,131 COVID-19 Cases and 3,247 Deaths, an Increase of 925 Cases and 9 Deaths

Maryland Reports 78,131 COVID-19 Cases and 3,247 Deaths, an Increase of 925 Cases and 9 Deaths

As of Sunday, July 19, 2020, Maryland reports 78,131 COVID-19 cases and 3,227 deaths. An increase of 925 cases and 9 deaths. Friday, July 17, 2020 overnight into Saturday, July 18, 2020, saw an increase of 835 cases and 11 deaths. Number of confirmed cases : 78,131 Number of persons tested negative : 661,654 Total testing...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Residence Struck by Gunfire in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Residence Struck by Gunfire in Lexington Park

On Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police responded to West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported shots fired. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with one homeowner who advised they heard multiple shots fire at approximately 1:35 a.m., and a short time later they located one bullet...
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Motor Vehicle Crash in Great Mills Sends Female Passenger to Trauma Center

Motor Vehicle Crash in Great Mills Sends Female Passenger to Trauma Center

On Saturday, July 18, 2020, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Norris Road and Clipper Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole....
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UPDATE: Nanjemoy Man Killed in Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crash in Welcome

UPDATE: Nanjemoy Man Killed in Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crash in Welcome

UPDATE: On July 19 at 8:13 a.m., officers responded to the area of Annapolis Woods Road near Fire Tower Road in Welcome for the report of a motorcycle crash. A passing motorist observed parts of the motorcycle on the roadway and then observed the driver, who was deceased, in the wooded area. Investigators from the...
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Charles County Public Schools Receive $3 Million Technology Grant for 2020-2021 School Year

Charles County Public Schools Receive $3 Million Technology Grant for 2020-2021 School Year

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is launching new technology initiatives to support enhanced student and staff access to distance learning. The initiatives will support distance-learning plans for the 2020-21 school year, and beyond. Through funding CCPS received from a CARES Act technology grant, the school system will provide all high school students with a...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Lusby

On July 18, 2020 at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to Solomons Island Road and Coster Road in Lusby, MD for a single vehicle collision. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 2010 Lexus was traveling southbound on Solomons Island Road approaching Coster Road....
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash in which one person died today in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 11:50 a.m., on Saturday, July 18, 2020, troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to a reported three vehicle crash on southbound Route 4 at Dowerhouse Road in Prince George’s County, Maryland. According to a...
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Maryland Reports 76,371 COVID-19 Cases and 3,227 Deaths, an Increase of 707 Cases and 12 Deaths

Maryland Reports 76,371 COVID-19 Cases and 3,227 Deaths, an Increase of 707 Cases and 12 Deaths

As of Friday, July 17, 2020, Maryland reports 76,371 COVID-19 cases and 3,227 deaths. An increase of 707 cases and 12 deaths overnight. COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland Number of confirmed cases : 76,371 Number of persons tested negative : 631,845 Total testing volume : 896,990 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,227 Number of probable deaths : 132 Currently hospitalized...
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Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of Long Time Member Michael T. Johnson

Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Regrets to Announce Passing of Long Time Member Michael T. Johnson

The Officers and Members of the Second District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad sadly announce the passing of long time Auxiliary Member and Emergency Medical Services Responder Michael T. Johnson on Friday, July 10, 2020. Mike joined the SDVFDRS auxiliary in 2002 and immediately joined the famous “back kitchen grilling team”, taking over...
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Hogan Administration Uncovers Massive Criminal Fraud Scheme, 47,500 Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Using Identity Theft Totaling Over $501 Million

Hogan Administration Uncovers Massive Criminal Fraud Scheme, 47,500 Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Using Identity Theft Totaling Over $501 Million

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has uncovered a massive and sophisticated criminal enterprise involving more than 47,500 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in Maryland and totaling over $501 million. The governor was joined for today’s announcement by Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson and Special Agent Derek Pickle from...
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Maryland Secures Additional $118,000,000 in Federal Funding for its Pandemic Benefits Program and Launches Webpage to Support Eligible Families

Maryland Secures Additional $118,000,000 in Federal Funding for its Pandemic Benefits Program and Launches Webpage to Support Eligible Families

The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) in conjunction with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) recently secured approximately $118,000,000 in additional Pandemic-EBT funding from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). DHS estimates that over 451,000 vulnerable children in Maryland will benefit from the P-EBT program for...
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Nathaniel Pace II

Nathaniel Pace II

Nathaniel Pace II, of Maryland, departed this earthly life Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Greensboro, NC. Family and friends will unite on Friday, July, 17, 2020 beginning at 9:00 am until time of private service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Live steam link: https://youtu.be/bV0DwRCmPYo
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Heartic Lee Taylor, Sr., 100

Heartic Lee Taylor, Sr., 100, of Lexington Park, Maryland, peacefully passed away at home on July 10, 2020. Heartic was born on September 20, 1919, in Dermott, Arkansas to Ollie Taylor and Anne Thomas. He moved to Chicago and later joined the United States Army in 1942 where he served as a Munition Worker...
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Prince George’s County Mother Arrested for Murder, Confesses to Suffocating Her 7-Month Old Son

Prince George’s County Mother Arrested for Murder, Confesses to Suffocating Her 7-Month Old Son

Detectives with our Homicide Unit have charged a mother in connection with the death of her seven-month-old son. The mother is 34-year-old Shannon Renee Thompson of Cambleton Court. The deceased infant is Majesty Thompson. On June 17th, at approximately 6:10 pm, patrol officers responded to the family’s home for a welfare check. Unfortunately, the...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Vehicle Hits Pedestrian and Residence in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Vehicle Hits Pedestrian and Residence in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at approximately 2:46 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 39500 block of Thomas Drive in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult female laying on the ground on the exterior of the residence, and was...
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VIDEO: Impaired Hollywood Woman Arrested at the Scene of Three Car Accident in California

VIDEO: Impaired Hollywood Woman Arrested at the Scene of Three Car Accident in California

On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at approximately 1:55 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Three Notch Road in the area of Town Creek Drive, in California, for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies arrived on scene to find three vehicles involved, police identified the at fault driver as Linda Marie...
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VIDEO: Homeless Man Back on Streets, Released Again and Again After Causing Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Cars in St. Mary’s County

VIDEO: Homeless Man Back on Streets, Released Again and Again After Causing Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Cars in St. Mary’s County

On Friday, June 19, 2020, Dep. Fenwick, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported property destruction. Police met with the owner of Southern Maryland News Net who told deputies he had video evidence of Michael Tyree Mitchell, 37,...
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