Monthly Archives: July 2021

Johnny A. Norman, 80

Johnny A. Norman, 80

Johnny A. Norman, 80, of Waldorf Maryland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones Sunday, July 4, 2021. He was born November 18, 1940, to Travis and Marguerite (Seymour) Norman in Biloxi, Mississippi. Johnny grew up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi attending elementary and high school.  He continued his education for 4 more years...
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Marion Sigrid Horton, 82

Marion Sigrid Horton, 82

Marion Sigrid Horton, 82, of Bryantown, MD passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, July 2, 2021. She was born on March 3, 1939 in Germany, to the late George W. Lobisch and Margaret M. (Alde) Lobisch. She was the devoted wife of, James E. Horton, whom she married on August 9, 1957...
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Walter Joseph “Joe” Lundregan, 80

Walter Joseph “Joe” Lundregan, 80

Walter Joseph “Joe” Lundregan, 80, of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully on June 23, 2021 at home with his wife and children by his side. Walter was born on June 28, 1940 in Washington, DC to the late Thomas Francis Lundregan and Gertrude Jeanette (Sparkes) Lundregan. After graduating high school, Walter entered the United...
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Gary Lamar Strausser, 78

Gary Lamar Strausser, 78, of Hughesville, MD, and Vero Beach, FL, departed this life on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was born on July 9, 1942 in Shamokin, PA to the late Earl (Sam) Strausser and Flora (Startzel) Strausser. Gary graduated from Coal Township High School in 1961 where...
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Richard Warren Wilkinson, Sr., 62

Richard Warren Wilkinson, Sr., 62

Richard Warren Wilkinson, Sr., 62, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on June 20, 2021 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on January 23, 1959 in Washington, D.C. to the late George Carl Wilkinson, Sr. and Doris Bryan Wilkinson. Richard was raised on the water until he moved...
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Elizabeth “Liz” Elaine Canter, 62

Elizabeth “Liz” Elaine Canter, 62

Elizabeth “Liz” Elaine Canter, 62 of Great Mills, MD passed away on June 28, 2021 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center. Liz was born on September 25, 1958 in Park Hall, MD to the late Melvin Leroy Lindsay and Elizabeth “Betty” (Thompson) Lindsay of Great Mills, MD. Liz was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s...
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Cathy Marie Moritz, 69

Cathy Marie Moritz, 69

Cathy Marie Moritz, 69 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on June 25, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born on May 4, 1952 in Michigan to the late Robert “Bob” Hagerty and Jean (Hike) Hagerty of MI. Cathy married Frederick “Fred” Allen Moritz, Sr. in 1976. She and Fred spent over...
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Evelyn O. VanHousen

Evelyn O. VanHousen

Evelyn O. VanHousen passed away peacefully on June 16, 2021 with her family by her side. Evelyn O. VanHousen graduated from Ft. Hamilton High School, in Brooklyn, NY in 1947. She married her husband Alfred Bowen and she worked as a Secretary for a small sausage factory while raising two children. She then moved...
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Michael Joseph Smith, 70

Michael Joseph Smith, 70

Michael Joseph Smith, 70, of Mechanicsville Maryland, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, Sunday, June 27, 2021. He was born September 3, 1950 to Carper Smith and Adeline Dawson in Washington D.C. He was one (1) of six (6) children. Michael enlisted with the United States Army in 1967 before he...
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Joseph “Joe/Joe-Boy” Lee Smith lll, 69

Joseph “Joe/Joe-Boy” Lee Smith lll, 69

Joseph “Joe/Joe-Boy” Lee Smith lll, 69, of Ridge, Maryland (formerly of North Carolina) passed away at home on Friday, June 25, 2021 after losing a long and courageous battle with COPD. He was born on October 6, 1951 in Washington, DC to the late Joseph Lee Smith, Jr. and Mamie Clara Winstead. From a...
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Bird Illness Investigation Continues in Maryland and Eight Other States

Bird Illness Investigation Continues in Maryland and Eight Other States

In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. While the majority of affected birds...
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Maryland State Police Warn Citizens of Fraud Scheme Using State Police Barrack Phone Number

Maryland State Police Warn Citizens of Fraud Scheme Using State Police Barrack Phone Number

The Maryland State Police at the JFK Highway Barrack are issuing a warning about a fraud scheme being run today in which the caller is using the barrack phone number and telling people they are wanted on a warrant, but could avoid arrest if the provided money or gift cards. Troopers at the JFK...
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High Speed Chase Ends in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Dunkirk, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

High Speed Chase Ends in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Dunkirk, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 8:33 a.m., police attempted to stop a vehicle doing 106 mph, the suspect, was reportedly operating a four-door BMW sedan which fled at a high rate of speed and failed to stop for police. The suspect turned onto Ward Road where he struck a road closed sign...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries after an assault and fall. Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene to find an adult female with injuries to the head and upperbody....
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Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:15 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments responded to 4352 Estate Drive at the Caribbean Breeze Assisted Living in Huntingtown, for the reported tree on a residence with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two large trees on the residence. Firefighters freed two...
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MDOT SHA to Work Overnight Next Week on MD RT.4 (Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge)

MDOT SHA to Work Overnight Next Week on MD RT.4 (Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge)

Work to include Bridge Joint Repairs Using a Flagging Operation The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will perform bridge joint repairs to the MD 4 (Thomas Johnson Bridge) over the Patuxent River in southern Maryland starting next week. Crews will work overnight 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning...
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Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:23 p.m., firefighters responded to 15485 Christina Place, for the reported structure on fire. Dispatchers advised they received four 911 calls reporting the house was on fire. Two of the four 911 calls reported the homeowners/occupants were not home at the time the fire started. Crews arrived...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspects

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Burglary Suspects

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons pictured in a burglary investigation. On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 3:32 am, two suspects broke into the store at Camp Merryelande at St. George Island and stole the safe. The suspects also carried an AR-15 rifle. The suspects arrived and...
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Lusby Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Lusby Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

UPDATE: On July 6, 2021, Donald Allen Hayes, 31, of Lusby, pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Fourth Degree Sexual Offense, Display of Obscene Item to a Minor, and Solicitation of Child Pornography. He will be sentenced October 1, 2021. In December 2020, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office received a report of...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested for Loaded Handgun in Vehicle

Lexington Park Man Arrested for Loaded Handgun in Vehicle

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force conducted a traffic stop in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The operator and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Duane Cornelius Mason, age 33 of Lexington Park. The odor of marijuana was detected, and...
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White Plains Man Wins $150,000 Keno Prize at Westlake Liquors

White Plains Man  Wins $150,000 Keno Prize at Westlake Liquors

A White Plains grandfather who works for the city government in Washington, D.C. says he buys Lottery games in the district once in a while. However, most of his Lottery play takes place in Maryland and that’s unlikely to change, especially after he won a $150,000 prize from the Maryland Lottery! The 70-year-old reports...
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Leonardtown Woman Arrested After Stealing a Large Amount of Supplies from MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

Leonardtown Woman Arrested After Stealing a Large Amount of Supplies from MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

On Friday, July 2, 2021, Trooper First Class A. Piscopo-Bann  of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, 25500 Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown, for a reported theft. Investigation revealed Amy Jo Leach, 35 of Leonardtown, took a large amount of hospital supplies from the hospital and was detained...
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UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE 7/9/2021: On 7/2/2021 while conducting a proactive DUI Saturation Patrol in the California area, Trooper J Pope of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on Three Notch Road. The vehicle left the roadway traveling into a ditch, up an embankment and into the...
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Police Arrest Couple at California Walmart with $1,200 in Stolen Merchandise

Police Arrest Couple at California Walmart with $1,200 in Stolen Merchandise

On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Trooper J. Pope of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Walmart, 45485 Miramar Way, California, for a reported theft. Upon arrival, the two suspects had fled the store on foot, but one was quickly apprehended and the other was located inside a U-haul truck in the parking...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conducting Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday Evening

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Conducting Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday Evening

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Maryland State Police, will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Saturday evening, July 10, 2021. The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Three Notch Road/Route 235 in the Lexington Park area where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs...
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