Monthly Archives: February 2022

SCAM ALERT: Police Warn of Active Phone Scams in Calvert Area

SCAM ALERT: Police Warn of Active Phone Scams in Calvert Area

Citizens should be aware of a phone scam that is currently active in our area. Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies have received reports that scammers claiming to be from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office have contacted citizens in regards to an outstanding warrant for an unpaid traffic ticket or other violation, threatening immediate arrest and/or criminal charges unless...
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Police Investigating Incident Near Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Suspect Attempted to Lure Four Juveniles Females to Vehicle

Police Investigating Incident Near Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Suspect Attempted to Lure Four Juveniles Females to Vehicle

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 3:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf for multiple reports of suspicious activity. The complainants, all juvenile females, reported an adult male approached them as they were walking home and attempted to lure them into his vehicle. The man is described...
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Baby, Mother Reunited with NDW Indian Head Fire and Rescue Crew That Helped with Birth

Baby, Mother Reunited with NDW Indian Head Fire and Rescue Crew That Helped with Birth

Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergencies Services Indian Head Company received a special birthday visitor on February 2, 2022. One year ago to the day, Baby Zhyion came into the world with a little help from crew at Station 20. The crew that day told his mother that they wanted him to come...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Activity / Trespassing at Thomas Stone High School

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Activity / Trespassing at Thomas Stone High School

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Thomas Stone High School officials received a report that a trespasser was in the school with a weapon. The school was immediately placed in a Hold status. After a search and investigation, School Resource Officer PFC Payne determined a group of five unknown individuals had...
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Calvert and St. Mary’s County Firefighters Take Part in Local SkillsUSA Competition

Calvert and St. Mary’s County Firefighters Take Part in Local SkillsUSA Competition

The SkillsUSA Championships are career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. On Saturday, February 6, 2022, at 8:00 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County travelled to the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department in Calvert County to...
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La Plata Police Department Honors Local Community Difference Makers During Black History Month: Sandy Washington

La Plata Police Department Honors Local Community Difference Makers During Black History Month: Sandy Washington

The La Plata Police Department Honors Local Community Difference Makers During Black History Month: LPPD honors Mrs. Sandy Washington. Mrs. Sandy Washington has worked and lived in the Southern Maryland community for over 35-years addressing its needs. Her background in social work and her desire to serve was the driving force to establish an...
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PG Police and MPD Collaboration Leads to Arrest of 13-Year-Old and 17-Year-Old Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery String

PG Police and MPD Collaboration Leads to Arrest of 13-Year-Old and 17-Year-Old Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery String

Two juveniles from Prince George’s County are charged in connection with a string of armed robberies that took place in the county on Wednesday. One juvenile, a 13-year-old male, is charged in connection with five armed robberies. A second juvenile, a 17-year-old male, is charged with two of those robberies. In a little more...
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Raymond B. “Arby” Brown, 70

Raymond B. “Arby” Brown, 70

Raymond B. “Ray” Brown, 70, of Great Mills, MD, passed away on January 4, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on September 5, 1951 in Maryland, Ray was the son of the late Mary B. Moore Brown and Abraham B. Brown, Jr. Ray was the loving husband of 36 years to Sandra Brown, whom he...
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Impaired Driving Suspected After Head-on Collision in Hollywood Injures Two

Impaired Driving Suspected After Head-on Collision in Hollywood Injures Two

On Friday, February 4, 2022, at approximately 3:53 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 23918 Hollywood Road and Tin Top Hill Lane in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. 18 firefighters from Hollywood and Leonardtown responded and found two vehicles in the roadway involved in...
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Maryland International Raceway Regrets to Announce Passing of Head Car Show Judge Greg Grifana

Maryland International Raceway Regrets to Announce Passing of Head Car Show Judge Greg Grifana

MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND (February 4th, 2022) – It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Greg Grifana. Greg was the head car show judge at MIR as well as many other shows and organizations. “Greg has done my car shows here at MIR for the 30-plus years that I have been here,”...
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VIDEO: No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Great Mills

VIDEO: No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Great Mills

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at approximately 10:05 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 21000 block of Indian Bridge Road and Onion Fields Lane in Great Mills, for the reported vehicle fire next to a garage. An off-duty firefighter from Valley Lee arrived on the scene before dispatch and...
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Youth, Veteran, and Military Waterfowl Hunting Day Held Saturday, February 5, 2022

Youth, Veteran, and Military Waterfowl Hunting Day Held Saturday, February 5, 2022

Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel can experience the thrills of hunting the state’s fields and wetlands during the winter special waterfowl hunting day on Feb. 5. “This special hunt gives youth and veterans a final opportunity this season to get afield and participate in Maryland’s waterfowl hunting traditions,” Wildlife and Heritage Service...
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Remembering “Rollin'” Nolan Ray Scully

Remembering “Rollin'” Nolan Ray Scully

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office press release – Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office solemnly mark the five-year anniversary of the passing of Sgt. “Rollin'” Nolan Ray Scully, who died on Feb. 4, 2017 at the age of 4. Born in Leonardtown to parents Ruth...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Conduct Homeless Outreach in Prince Frederick Area

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Conduct Homeless Outreach in Prince Frederick Area

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Support Services Unit (SSU) and Special Operations Team (SOT) conducted a homeless outreach in the Prince Frederick, MD area. The purpose of the operation was to identify individuals who may need assistance in our community. During the canvas, Sheriff’s Office drones were utilized to...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Lieutenant Clarence Black for Black History Month

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Lieutenant Clarence Black for Black History Month

Charles County Sheriff’s Office release. “Throughout Black History Month we will celebrate our outstanding officers and employees, and their contributions to our community. Lieutenant Clarence Black, #365, has been serving with the CCSO for nearly 21 years. Originally from Hyattsville and Laurel, Maryland, Lt. Black served in the U.S. Navy for five years before...
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Calvert County 2022 Primary Election Mail-in Ballot Request Forms Mailed to Voters

Calvert County 2022 Primary Election Mail-in Ballot Request Forms Mailed to Voters

The Calvert County Board of Elections informs citizens that voters who wish to vote by mail in the state’s 2022 Primary Election will need to submit a mail-in ballot request form before June 21, 2022. The Maryland State Board of Elections began mailing ballot request forms to registered voters earlier this week. Maryland’s 2022...
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Jennifer Hunt Promoted to CFO and General Manager at Maryland International Raceway

Jennifer Hunt Promoted to CFO and General Manager at Maryland International Raceway

In addition to the plentiful positive changes for the upcoming 2022 season, MIR and Royce Miller are proud to announce that Jennifer Hunt will assume a new role as both the Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of the historic track. “I am excited to begin my new role here at MIR. This is...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Lusby Man on Child Pornography Charges

Maryland State Police Arrest Lusby Man on Child Pornography Charges

Troopers arrested a Calvert County man early Wednesday morning, January 2, 2022, after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jaquan Stanzel Thomas, 24, of Lusby, Maryland. Thomas is charged with five counts of possession of...
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Police Investigating Sexual Assault After Police Impersonator Conducts Traffic Stop in Curtis Bay

Police Investigating Sexual Assault After Police Impersonator Conducts Traffic Stop in Curtis Bay

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at approximately 2:25 a.m., officers responded to an undisclosed address for a report of a police impersonation and sexual assault. The adult female victim advised she was driving south on Fort Smallwood Road near Kembo Road at approximately 12:40 a.m. when she was stopped by an unmarked vehicle illuminating...
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AUDIO: Police Conducting Death Investigation in Waldorf After Subject is Found Deceased in Wooded Area

AUDIO: Police Conducting Death Investigation in Waldorf After Subject is Found Deceased in Wooded Area

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 1:26 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3046 Waldorf Market Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject laying in the wooded area with unknown breathing status. The 911 caller reported while they were running in the area, they came across a subject wearing...
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Oxon Hill Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Charles County, Police Recovered “Ghost Gun” with Extended Magazine

Oxon Hill Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Charles County, Police Recovered “Ghost Gun” with Extended Magazine

On January 29, 2022, at 11:11 p.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Mattawoman Beantown Road after observing a speeding violation. During the stop, officers learned the driver did not have a driver’s license. Further, a gun with an extended magazine was observed in the area of...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Anne Arundel County Man Shot on I-95 in Howard County

Maryland State Police Investigating Anne Arundel County Man Shot on I-95 in Howard County

Maryland State Police have identified the victim involved in the shooting on I-95 in Howard County last Sunday. The victim is identified as Charles Harrison Marks, IV, 42, of Pasadena, Maryland. On January 30, 2022, Marks was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center where he continues to receive medical treatment for...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest California Man on Multiple Drug and Gun Charges

Police in St. Mary’s County Arrest California Man on Multiple Drug and Gun Charges

On February 2, 2022, detectives from the Vice/Narcotics Division, with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST) and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Nicholas Walter Bond, age 33 of California. The warrant was executed in the 45200 block of Abell Drive...
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Police Remind Citizens Leaving an Unattended Vehicle Running is Illegal

Police Remind Citizens Leaving an Unattended Vehicle Running is Illegal

Whether you’re warming up your vehicle in the driveway on a cold morning or leaving your vehicle running outside of a store for a quick trip inside, it is illegal in Maryland to leave an unattended motor vehicle with its engine running. An unattended running vehicle is an open invitation to car thieves. Don’t...
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VIDEOS: PG Police Chief Aziz and DC Mayor, Police Chief Address Rise in Carjacking’s by Juvenile Suspects

VIDEOS: PG Police Chief Aziz and DC Mayor, Police Chief Address Rise in Carjacking’s by Juvenile Suspects

Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz joined County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Police Chief Robert Contee III to discuss a rise in carjackings in both jurisdictions, specifically carjackings committed by juvenile suspects. Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia will enhance joint crime-fighting efforts along the border...
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