Monthly Archives: October 2020

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Ashley Lauren Markart – Wanted for Escape

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Ashley Lauren Markart – Wanted for Escape

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Ashley Lauren Markart, age 27 of California. Markart failed to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center on September 30, 2020, to begin a court ordered sentence for the charge of handgun in a vehicle. Markart is a black female,...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Jessica Lyn Smith – Wanted for Drug Distribution

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Jessica Lyn Smith – Wanted for Drug Distribution

Jessica Lyn Smith – she is currently wanted for Drug Distribution. Any information on the subject, please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 410-535-2800 and or Dfc. Chip Ward at 443-532-0603, Sgt Phillip Foote at 443-624-7137
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Man Suspected of Overdosing While Driving Crashes Car Into Patuxent River Naval Air Station Front Gate

Man Suspected of Overdosing While Driving Crashes Car Into Patuxent River Naval Air Station Front Gate

On Sunday October 4, 2020, at approximately 12:25 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to Gate 2 located at Cedar Point Road and Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the possible overdose and motor vehicle collision. Police arrived on the scene to find a green Ford Focus had struck, and was resting...
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Anne Arundel Teen Arrested in Ohio for Murder of 5-Year-Old Half Sister

Anne Arundel Teen Arrested in Ohio for Murder of 5-Year-Old Half Sister

UPDATE 10/4/2020: On October 3, 2020 at approximately 8:15 a.m. officers responded to the 4100 block of Apple Leaf Court and discovered a deceased 5-year-old child. The child was suffering from apparent trauma. Anne Arundel County Police Homicide Detectives and the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Evidence Collection Unit responded to the scene. Evidence...
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Bullet While Viewing Property for Sale in Saint Inigoes

Man Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Bullet While Viewing Property for Sale in Saint Inigoes

On Sunday, October 4, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 17211 Bramble Way in St. Inigoes, for the reported gunshot victim. The 911 caller was a realtor who was showing a property to a client on Bramble Way  when she told 911 operators that her client was struck...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 10/4/2020

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 10/4/2020

During the month of September, deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to over 6,316 calls for service throughout the community. On September 21, 2020, Deputy Savick responded to E. Chesapeake Beach Rd. Owings (Dash-In) for a disorderly complaint. The complainant advised a male subject Vernon K. Pumphrey, Jr. (64) was inside the...
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Building Service Workers Ensure Schools and Facilities are Ready for Re-Opening

Building Service Workers Ensure Schools and Facilities are Ready for Re-Opening

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on professions that often don’t get to center stage. In the wake of closures and lockdowns, governors around the country deemed food service workers, healthcare providers, service industry employees and others “essential employees.” Key workers provide services that focus on health and safety. One of the critical...
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Wanted for Escape – Jovan Denise Fenwick

Wanted for Escape – Jovan Denise Fenwick

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Jovan Denise Fenwick, age 27 of Bushwood. Fenwick is wanted for the charge of escape after removing her monitoring device while released on pretrial supervision. Fenwick is a black female, 5’6” and weighs 180 pounds with brown eyes and black hair....
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One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Clements

One Transported to Area Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Clements

On Thursday, October 1, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Hurry Road in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped and not alert. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Indian Head

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Indian Head

On October 1 at 7:19 a.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, MD for the report of a car that struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the car, Michael Ryan Heckman, 28, of Indian Head, was deceased. Members of the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Regrets to Announce Passing of K-9 Vefi

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Regrets to Announce Passing of K-9 Vefi

It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has to announce the passing of retired K-9 Vefi. K-9 Vefi was the partner to M/DFC Paul Wood and served the agency from 2014-2020. K-9 Vefi was a German Shepherd that was donated from Master Trainer Kent Gregory in 2014 to the Sheriff’s...
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History Making Organ Delivery Made with Unmanned Aircraft Honored with UAS Industry Award

History Making Organ Delivery Made with Unmanned Aircraft Honored with UAS Industry Award

University of Maryland (UMD) unmanned aviation pioneers have won a high-profile award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) for a historic April 2019 flight that resulted in the first-ever delivery of a viable organ for transplant. AUVSI announced the winners of its annual XCELLENCE Awards on Wednesday (September 30), naming the...
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Jaymi Sterling (Governors Daughter) Releases Statement on Her Resignation From the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office

Jaymi Sterling (Governors Daughter) Releases Statement on Her Resignation From the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office

For the last nine and a half years, I had the distinct honor to serve the citizens of St. Mary’s County as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, Chief of Staff and Deputy State’s Attorney. On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 I submitted my resignation from the office. In my most recent role...
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Maryland State Police Warn Citizens of Law Enforcement Telephone Scams

Maryland State Police Warn Citizens of Law Enforcement Telephone Scams

Maryland State Police are warning the public about a telephone scam in which the caller has cloned, or, “spoofed,” a Maryland State Police telephone number in an attempt to scare victims into thinking they are the target of a criminal investigation. A complainant reported today that she had received a call in which the...
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