On August, 2021, 5 at approximately 7:50 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was flagged down regarding ATVs and mini bikes on the roadway in the 3800 block of Chicamuxen Road in Marbury. As the officer investigated, he observed a yellow ATV on the shoulder of the road with the...
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On August 6, 2021, at approximately 1:50 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Billingsley Road near Sunridge Lane in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed the victim, age 17, was operating a motorized scooter, which did not have operating lights,...
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The CalvertHealth Foundation is returning, in-person for this year’s 12th Annual Breast Cancer 5K on Saturday, October 2, in beautiful Solomons Island. In addition to the excitement of being back in person, this year’s event will introduce new opportunities for team fundraising, day-of superlatives, prizes and community engagement. Since its inception in 2010, the...
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On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at approximately 5:05 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Hughesville, Leonardtown, and Seventh District responded to 37500 Anderson Lane in Mechanicsville, for the reported kitchen fire. Initial reports were smoke and flames were visible. Engine 24, Tanker 2, Chief 2 and Chief 2A responded and crews arrived on the scene...
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The Charles County Department of Health will hold immunization clinics to administer the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) and tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. All Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seventh-grade students must be vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis before the start of the 2021-2022 school year on August 30, 2021. Parents are encouraged...
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The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the State of Maryland was awarded a four-year grant by the federal Children’s Bureau to create a Center of Excellence for Foster Family Development – the only grant of its kind awarded in the country. The program being created by the Department of Human Services...
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On Sunday, August 8, 2021, at approximately 9:35 p.m., police were dispatched to the 22000 block of Clipper Drive in Great Mills, for the report of shots fired. Officers arrived on the scene nearly 20 minutes later to find multiple shell casings in the roadway. Deputies located one residence and three vehicles struck and...
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On Saturday, August 7, 2021, at approximately 6:06 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Bayside Road in Clements, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Prior to the arrival of First Responders, multiple citizens assisted the single occupant out of the vehicle. One 911...
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On Saturday, August 7, 2021, at approximately 3:35 a.m., police responded to the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park, for multiple reports of shots fired. Officers arrived in the area and found one residence struck multiple times with numerous shell casings in the parking lot/roadway. The residence was occupied at the...
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UPDATE 8/9/2021 @ 4:00 p.m.: Diamante Raquan Butler, age 23 of Lexington Park, was charged with the following: Handgun on Person Loaded Handgun on Person Loaded Handgun in Vehicle Handgun in Vehicle Firearm Possession Felony Conviction Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm Illegal Possession of Ammo First-Degree Assault (two counts) Second-Degree Assault (two counts) Reckless...
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UPDATE 8/6/2021: After an extensive search, Tyler Andrew Rose, was located deceased. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the Maryland State Police, the Prince George’s County Police Department, and the Calvert K-9 Search Team for their assistance in the search. 8/5/2021: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts...
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UPDATE 8/6/2021: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that George Andrew Taylor, 36, of Waldorf, has pleaded guilty to committing a third degree sex offense involving a minor child. In 2019, the child disclosed to her mother that Taylor, a family friend, had been touching her inappropriately. During a forensic interview, the child also...
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UPDATE 8/6/2021 @ 8:00 p.m : On Friday, August 6, 2021, at approximately 10:30 a.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash in the area of Loveville Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit was contacted and...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly before 1:55 a.m., on Thursday, August 5, 2021, troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to a crash at northbound I-97 just south of I-695 in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Preliminary investigation revealed...
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On August 5, 2021, at approximately 10:50 a.m., the King George Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a person stating they located a person who was possibly deceased, in a vehicle parked in the Dahlgren Walmart parking lot. King George Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene and confirmed there was a deceased adult...
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On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau responded to the 7 Eleven, located at 3855 Old Town Road in Huntingtown, for an armed robbery. Investigation revealed a subject produced a black handgun and demanded money from the registers. The suspect...
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Comptroller Peter Franchot reminds taxpayers that Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week returns August 8-14 with significant savings for consumers, scholarship opportunities for college and trade school students, and a much-needed sales boost for retailers. “Tax-free week is a rite of Maryland’s late summer, signaling the approach of a new school year, cooler weather and a...
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On Sunday, July 25, 2021, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Officer J. Piersa of the La Plata Police Department was dispatched to a report of a disorderly subject at the Subway on Crain Highway, in La Plata.
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On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at approximately 9:00 p.m., firefighters from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the Restore – Habitat for Humanity located at 21600 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported outside fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a dumpster. Firefighters extinguished the...
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On Monday, August 2, 2021, at approximately 7:18 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Ridge, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Valley Lee, Leonardtown, and Seventh District were alerted to the 47000 block of Relative Lane in Park Hall, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening a residence. Crews arrived on the scene to find...
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On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at approximately 8:48 a.m., four firefighters from the Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road in Leonardtown, for the reported vehicle on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Chrysler sedan fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the...
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On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at approximately 12:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a rear-end style collision....
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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Russell Stanley III, age 40, of Bowie, Maryland, to 11 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, and bribery of a government official. The...
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U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Collin Davis, age 34, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for the federal charge of carjacking resulting in death, related to Davis’ carjacking and murder in Baltimore of an individual who he knew and had attempted to...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Charles County Circuit Court are announcing they will apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program through the United States Department of Justice. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas...
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