Monthly Archives: August 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating 21-Year-old Female Shot in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating 21-Year-old Female Shot in Lexington Park

On Friday, August 14, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the 22000 block of Oxford Court in Lexington Park, for the reported gunshot victim. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 21-year-old female with a single gunshot wound to her right shoulder. Medical personnel reported there was...
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St. Mary’s County Man Charged with Possession of Destructive Device After Explosion in Hollywood

St. Mary’s County Man Charged with Possession of Destructive Device After Explosion in Hollywood

Deputy State Fire Marshals from the Southern Region served a criminal summons for an incident involving an explosion and subsequent fire on June 4, 2020 in St. Mary’s County. On June 4, 2020 firefighters from the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department along with surrounding St. Mary’s County companies responded to 44918 Smith’s Nursery Road in...
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Anne Arundel County Police Arrest Murder Suspect After Armed Robbery Turns into Fatal Shooting

Anne Arundel County Police Arrest Murder Suspect After Armed Robbery Turns into Fatal Shooting

On Saturday, February 22, 2020 at approximately 4:39 p.m., the Anne Arundel County Police and Fire Departments responded to the 200 block of Poplar Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival officers located two shooting victims. One victim, identified as Richard Clarence Ramsay III, a twenty-four year old male...
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Maryland State Police Seek Identity of Victim in Hit-And-Run Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Seek Identity of Victim in Hit-And-Run Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify the victim in a hit-and-run crash that occurred earlier this week in Prince George’s County. The victim, a male, had no identification on him, and investigators from the Maryland State Police Crash Team are hoping someone can come forward to help identify the...
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WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office – 8/14/2020

WANTED – Calvert County Sheriff’s Office – 8/14/2020

The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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Vehicle Goes Ablaze After Hitting Tractor Trailer in Bryantown, One Injured

Vehicle Goes Ablaze After Hitting Tractor Trailer in Bryantown, One Injured

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at approximately 4:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Oliver Shop Road in Bryantown, for the motor vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer. A short time later, the motor vehicle assignment was upgraded to a motor vehicle collision with one vehicle...
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VIDEO: Gentle Hands Wildlife Rescues Osprey on Naval Air Station Patuxent River

VIDEO: Gentle Hands Wildlife Rescues Osprey on Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Early morning on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, while investigating an electrical problem throughout a building, firefighters and building security noticed a seemingly unwell osprey, sitting on the ground within a fenced-in area, which is not typical behavior for these raptors. Truck 13’s officer notified the dispatch center of the possibly injured wildlife, and Gentle...
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Prince George’s County Police Needs Assistance Identifying Subject Wanted in Four Drugstore Armed Robberies

Prince George’s County Police Needs Assistance Identifying Subject Wanted in Four Drugstore Armed Robberies

Police in Prince George’s County are actively searching for a robbery suspect who is targeting drugstores in the county. Detectives are working to identify and arrest this pictured suspect now wanted for robbing four drugstores in recent weeks. The robberies took place between Saturday, July 18, 2020, and Sunday, August 9, 2020. 3600 block...
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AUDIO: Three Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata Involving Charles County Sheriff’s Cruiser

AUDIO: Three Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata Involving Charles County Sheriff’s Cruiser

On Thursday, August 13, 2020, at approximately 10:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Johnny Boy’s Ribs on 7530 Crain Highway in La Plata, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a police cruiser with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Volvo SUV and a...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Multiple Shots Fired in Lexington Park, One Male Transported to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Police Investigating Multiple Shots Fired in Lexington Park, One Male Transported to Trauma Center

Update: State police are investigating a reported shooting that occurred early this morning in Lexington Park. The injured victim is identified as Tyquan Samuel Wills, 21, of Lexington Park. Wills left the scene of the reported shooting. He later called 9-1-1 from his home from where he was transported by medevac to the R...
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19-Year-Old Waldorf Man Arrested After Raping a Woman and Luring Men Through Dating App to Commit Armed Carjackings

19-Year-Old Waldorf Man Arrested After Raping a Woman and Luring Men Through Dating App to Commit Armed Carjackings

On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Erion Vann Burton, 19, of Waldorf, in connection with a carjacking that occurred on Monday, May 18, 2020. The victim and the suspect, who the victim knew as “Kris” met through the social media site “Tagged”, with the victim and suspect...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Waldorf

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Waldorf

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at approximately 5:04 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 7655 Bensville Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Police arrived on the scene and reported no entrapment, with two vehicles involved in a head-on collision with both drivers out of...
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St. Mary’s County Election Office to Relocate to the Old Leonardtown Library in Leonardtown, Additional Information Included

St. Mary’s County Election Office to Relocate to the Old Leonardtown Library in Leonardtown, Additional Information Included

The St. Mary’s County Election Office will be relocating to the old Leonardtown Library at 23250 Hollywood Road in Leonardtown between August 17-21. The old Library is located directly next to the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barracks. During the transition, residents with questions should call 301-475-4200, ext. 1625 and leave a voicemail; calls will be...
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Pilot Injured After Military Helicopter from Joint Base Andrews is Struck by Gunfire While Conducting Training Flight in Virginia, FBI Investigating

Pilot Injured After Military Helicopter from Joint Base Andrews is Struck by Gunfire While Conducting Training Flight in Virginia, FBI Investigating

On Monday, August 10, 2020, just after noon, a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews was conducting a routine training mission at an altitude of 1,000 feet approximately 10 miles Northwest of Manassas, VA., when the aircraft was struck by at least one bullet from...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

UPDATE: On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at 6:02 am, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a motor vehicle collision at Piney Point Road and Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway. The Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and continued the investigation. Preliminary investigation determined that a Chevrolet S10 pickup...
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State Police Licensing Division Warns Firearms Dealers of Phishing Scam

State Police Licensing Division Warns Firearms Dealers of Phishing Scam

The Maryland State Police Licensing Division issued an advisory this afternoon to firearms dealers in the state, notifying them of an apparent email phishing scam using emails pretending to be from the Licensing Division. Earlier today, the Maryland State Police Licensing Division was notified of an e-mail phishing scam received by at least two...
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Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters to Shine Bright in 2020 – September 27 to October 4, 2020

Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters to Shine Bright in 2020 – September 27 to October 4, 2020

Communities and fire departments urged to participate in a week-long vigil before America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters. Every October, a grateful Nation honors its fallen fire service heroes at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park, located on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is...
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Noise Advisory – NAS Pax River Conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice Flights on August 12, 2020

Noise Advisory – NAS Pax River Conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice Flights on August 12, 2020

Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place August 12, 2020 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely...
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Three Adults and One Child Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Horse and Buggy in Leonardtown

Three Adults and One Child Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Horse and Buggy in Leonardtown

On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 11:16 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Point Lookout Road and Maypole Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision involving a horse and buggy. Maryland State Troopers on the scene and reported a single vehicle and a horse and buggy were...
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Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect in Washington D.C.

Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest First Degree Assault Suspect in Washington D.C.

The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Malcolm Paul Ellis on August 10, 2020, on a warrant for First Degree Assault obtained by The Edmonston Police Department on June 13, 2020. According to the warrant, on June 13, police responded to the 5000 Block of 46th Ave in Edmonston, MD,...
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UPDATE: States Attorney Releases Statement Regarding Charges Pending for Five 18-Year-Old Males in Racial Vandalism at Calvert High School

UPDATE: States Attorney Releases Statement Regarding Charges Pending for Five 18-Year-Old Males in Racial Vandalism at Calvert High School

UPDATE: States Attorney, Bob Harvey releases statement regarding the vandalism at Calvert High School. “I commend the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office for its swift action in identifying five suspects in the August 8, 2020 vandalism incident at Calvert High. Based upon the information currently available, I have directed that charges be filed against these...
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St. Mary’s County Native on Front Lines of U.S. Navy Coronavirus Fight

St. Mary’s County Native on Front Lines of U.S. Navy Coronavirus Fight

Hosptialman Melodie Abell, a native of California, Maryland, is playing a critical role in the U.S. Navy’s efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting force in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a hospital corpsman working at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Abell’s skills are vital to maintaining the health of the...
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VIDEO: Guns Recovered and Arrest Made After Fight Leads to Shots Fired at Wawa in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Guns Recovered and Arrest Made After Fight Leads to Shots Fired at Wawa in Lexington Park

UPDATE: On August 9, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Wawa located at 22530 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting complaint. Preliminary investigation determined a verbal argument took place in the parking lot between the suspect and the victim. During the argument Reginald Elijah...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rolls Over Multiple Times in Bushwood

One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rolls Over Multiple Times in Bushwood

On Monday, August 10, 2020, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Full Pull Lane in Bushwood, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to report a single vehicle on it’s wheels after rolling...
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NAS Patuxent River Gate One Closed for Maintenance, Gate Two Open as Primary Gate, Tuesday, August 11, 2020

NAS Patuxent River Gate One Closed for Maintenance, Gate Two Open as Primary Gate, Tuesday, August 11, 2020

NAS Patuxent River Naval Air Station Announced Gate 1 will be closed for maintenance today, Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for maintenance. Gate 2 will be the primary gate during this time.
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