Monthly Archives: January 2022

Governor Hogan Releases Statement, Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Baltimore Firefighters Line of Duty Deaths

Governor Hogan Releases Statement, Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Baltimore Firefighters Line of Duty Deaths

The Officers & Members of L-734 & Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 regretfully announce the line of duty deaths of: Lt Paul Butrim FFPM Kelsey Sadler FFPM Kenneth Lacayo Please keep their families in your prayers as well as our member FF/EMT John McMaster who remains in the hospital in serious condition. Maryland...
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

Man Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park

On Monday, January 24, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Exploration Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported male jumping on cars and causing property destruction. Prior to the arrival of police, multiple 911 callers then reported the subject was struck by a vehicle, fire...
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No Injuries Reported After Shed Fire in California

No Injuries Reported After Shed Fire in California

On Friday, January 14, 2022, at approximately 1:40 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Valley Lee responded to the 22500 block of Garrison Drive in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story shed fully engulfed in flames that had spread into...
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Police Charge Suspect for 2002 Homicide Cold Case; Suspect Also Indicted for 1987 Murder in Fairfax County

Police Charge Suspect for 2002 Homicide Cold Case; Suspect Also Indicted for 1987 Murder in Fairfax County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Squad obtained an arrest warrant for a man in connection with an unsolved 2002 murder in Mount Rainier. The victim in that case is 19-year-old Jennifer Landry of Randolph, Massachusetts. 52-year-old Charles Helem is now charged in connection with her murder. He is currently in...
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UPDATE: Woman who Shot Man in Lexington Park is in Critical Condition After Shooting Herself Following a High Speed Chase in Talbot County

UPDATE: Woman who Shot Man in Lexington Park is in Critical Condition After Shooting Herself Following a High Speed Chase in Talbot County

UPDATE 1/23/2022 @ 10:00 p.m.:  On January 22, 2022, at 8:07 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 20900 block of Coronet Place in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Deputies located the 51-year-old male victim from Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot wound to his left arm and...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Three Victims Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Identify Three Victims Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in La Plata

UPDATE 1/24/2022 @ 9:00 a.m. : Maryland State Police are continuing an investigation into a traffic crash last night in Charles County that killed three people. The first deceased is identified as Patrick Bowie, Jr., 44, of La Plata Md.  He was the driver and only occupant of a silver 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. Emergency...
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Police Make Second Arrest in Murder of 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Man

Police Make Second Arrest in Murder of 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Man

On Saturday, January 22, 2022, Keion Steven James Brooks, 23, of Great Mills, was arrested by Detective Austin Schultz from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s and charged with the murder of Joseph James Oakes, age 19 of Lexington Park. Brooks was charged with the following: MURDER – FIRST DEGREE MURDER-SECOND DEGREE ATT 1ST DEG....
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Charles County Public Schools, CSM Partner to Launch Tuition-Free Early College Program for High School Students

Charles County Public Schools, CSM Partner to Launch Tuition-Free Early College Program for High School Students

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) have partnered to offer high school students a tuition-free early start to higher education by piloting a new Early College Program. To launch the joint program, CCPS will offer 150 total spaces to rising high school juniors from Henry E. Lackey, St....
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Subject Who Jumped from Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Subject Who Jumped from Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge

UPDATE 1:55 p.m., On Sunday, January 23, 2022, at approximately 12:35 p.m., police were dispatched to the top of the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge for the reported possible suicidal subject. A short time later, multiple callers reported the subject and vehicle were stopped on the top of the bridge and advised the subject then jumped...
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47-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Arrested for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

47-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Arrested for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

On May 12, 2021, the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit initiated an investigation in reference to a report of a specific account that was directly associated in uploading child pornographic images to a particular internet site. The information was provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which is a...
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Detectives Charge Suspect in Connection with Drug Distribution and Firearms Violations

Detectives Charge Suspect in Connection with Drug Distribution and Firearms Violations

On January 19, 2022, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant in Waldorf as part of an investigation into drug distribution. Investigators recovered approximately 65 grams of crack cocaine, manufacturing and distribution paraphernalia, and a loaded 9mm handgun. A check of the handgun revealed it was reported...
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Chaptico Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty in Dog Fighting Case

Chaptico Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty in Dog Fighting Case

UPDATE 1/21/2022: Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that Charles Henry Hall, III, 44, of Chaptico, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2022 to 1 count of felony animal cruelty, and 1 count of misdemeanor animal cruelty, relating to the use and possession of a dog for dogfighting. Hall faces a maximum penalty of...
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Calvert County Circuit Courthouse Extends Phase III Through March 6

Calvert County Circuit Courthouse Extends Phase III Through March 6

Due to the continued surge in Maryland of COVID-19 cases as a result of the Omicron variant, and consistent with the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and local health agencies, the Maryland Judiciary has extended Phase III emergency operations. On Jan. 14,...
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Governor Announces Extension Of Open Enrollment Through Maryland Health Connection After A Record Season

Governor Announces Extension Of Open Enrollment Through Maryland Health Connection After A Record Season

Governor Larry Hogan announced that open enrollment will continue on Maryland Health Connection through February in light of the ongoing public health emergency. A record number of Marylanders—181,603—have enrolled in coverage for 2022 through the state’s health insurance marketplace. A surge of new enrollees fueled the 9% increase over a year ago. “As we battle this...
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Charles County School Resource Officers Investigating False Report of Shooting

Charles County School Resource Officers Investigating False Report of Shooting

On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 11:47 a.m., a call was placed to 9-1-1 stating there was “a shooting at a school,” but the name of the school was not provided by the caller. School Resource Officers and patrol officers were immediately contacted and were able to quickly determine that a shooting had not...
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Police Arrest St. Mary’s Couple for Possession of Codeine Pills and Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop

Police Arrest St. Mary’s Couple for Possession of Codeine Pills and Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Trooper J. Engleman of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on Pacific Drive at Primrose Willow Lane, in Lexington Park. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected Codeine pills and crack Cocaine. The passenger of the vehicle was identified as...
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Police Increasing Traffic Enforcement Along Three Notch Road in January 2022

Police Increasing Traffic Enforcement Along Three Notch Road in January 2022

For the remainder of January 2022, motorists can expect to see increased traffic enforcement by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies along Three Notch Road/Route 235 in the California/Lexington Park area. Three Notch Road is the busiest highway in St. Mary’s County with more than 50,000 vehicles traveling on it every day. Sheriff’s Office...
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Newburg and Bel Alton Volunteer Fire/EMS Departments Receive Vehicle Donation from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office

Newburg and Bel Alton Volunteer Fire/EMS Departments Receive Vehicle Donation from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office

The Newburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department (Station 14) and Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and EMS (Station 10) received a donation of two surplus vehicles from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Fleet Services Section. “I wanted to show my unwavering support for the Charles County Department of Emergency Services. The operational expenses...
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Joyce Ann Caldwell, 69

Joyce Ann Caldwell, 69

In Loving Remembrance of Our Treasured Friend and Sister in Christ “Joyce Ann Caldwell” February 10th, 1952 to December 19th, 2021 Artist, Writer, Avid Gardener, and Retired State Department Secretary (formerly of Waldorf, Maryland & Cullman, Alabama) STILL HERE by Gina Rawnsley© Today is a tender celebration Of loving words spoken Of ribbons of...
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College of Southern Maryland Welcomes New Faculty

College of Southern Maryland Welcomes New Faculty

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welcomed several new faculty members last fall, all of whom have already made their mark on students and the campuses. Beth Caruso is a new assistant professor of English at CSM’s La Plata Campus. Caruso earned her bachelor’s in English Language and Literature from the University of Georgia, and she...
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Lusby Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident

Lusby Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident

On January 15, 2022, Deputy T. Bowen of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12800 block of Rousby Hall Road in Lusby, for report of a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. Contact was made with one of the drivers who advised a vehicle was travelling southbound in the northbound lane, struck...
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Port Republic Woman Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Trespassing at Calvert County Court House

Port Republic Woman Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Trespassing at Calvert County Court House

On January 14, 2022, Sgt. Naecker of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse for the report of a disorderly female. Per court deputies, Dawn Marie Keen, 42 of Port Republic, was advised masks were required while inside the courthouse per an administrative order issued Dec. 27, 2021 by...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest

On January 10, 2022, Deputy Bowen of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 700 of N. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, for the check welfare of an individual who had fallen and was unresponsive. Contact was made with Larry Randolph Robison, 44 of Chesapeake Beach. Robison was conscious, but had a...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum to Host Appraisers at Annual Appraiser Fair

St. Clement’s Island Museum to Host Appraisers at Annual Appraiser Fair

The Department of Recreation and Parks is hosting the annual Appraiser Fair Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Clement’s Island Museum. You may have an attic full of hidden treasures and not even know it! Expert appraisers will be there to determine the value of your prized possessions....
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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry Establishes Youth Advisory Council

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry Establishes Youth Advisory Council

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry, in partnership with Charles County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Navarro, recently met with members of a newly formed Youth Advisory Council established as part of Sheriff Berry’s initiatives to continue to build relationships with communities while enhancing trust among its members. “I felt it was critical to...
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