Buying local is made easy with an abundance of fresh food from Calvert County’s farmers, agri-businesses and watermen. Patrons can find local produce, meat, bedding plants (vegetables and herbs) and a bounty of other spring offerings with more to come as the weather continues to heat up. Markets will be held on the following...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office held its annual awards banquet on Friday, celebrating the very best of law enforcement, Sheriff Tim Cameron said, as personnel were awarded for professionalism and excellence during the 2021 year. Deputy Sheriff of the Year: Cpl. Gerard Muschette, School Resource Officer for Great Mills High School since August...
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On Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 4:42 p.m., officers responded to a motel in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a fraud case connected to a room that was being rented. After obtaining a search warrant for the room, officers found Jeffrey Jeziorowski, 40, of Waldorf, inside....
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Charles County Sheriff Troy Berry was honored to give back to the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park! Representing this wonderful organization were Lawrence Abell, President of the Board, and Dr. Karla Kornegay, a retired Air Force veteran and Charles County community advocate who collaborates with Board Members to provide assistance to veterans. Sheriff...
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On Monday, April 18, 2022, the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office received information of an off-duty domestic incident that occurred in Charles County involving a Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Deputy. As a result of the incident, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained charges for the other involved person in the domestic incident. On April...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: Dewitt Cooper, 11 year-old black male. Last seen wearing black shoes, black pants and a black shirt. Last seen: Franklin Drive in Lexington Park, MD on Friday, April 22, 2022. If you have information that can assist in helping safely...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a man with a murder that occurred in Landover in February. The suspect is 27-year-old David Hunter Jr. of Landover. He’s charged with the murder of 26- year-old Ernesto Gomez of Landover. On February 18, 2022, at approximately 8:00 pm, patrol officers were...
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On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 12:55 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation revealed two males were in the parking lot of the complex when one male pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on Monday, April 4, 2022, in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive and Wakefield Circle. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was arrested on April 20. In the shooting case, an off-duty officer was in the area of Wakefield...
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On Thursday, April 21, 2022, detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force Western District of Oklahoma, arrested James Alonzo Young, 29, of Waldorf, in connection with sexually assaulting a teenaged acquaintance. The sexual assaults occurred over a period of time and were...
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On Sunday, April 17 at 12:06 a.m., officers responded to a pizza carryout in the 2200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect entered the carryout, displayed a handgun in his waistband, and demanded money. The clerk fled and called 9-1-1. The...
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Governor Larry Hogan today signed an additional 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to advance key administration initiatives, such as the More Jobs for Marylanders Act and the Judicial Transparency Act. “Today, we signed another 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to promote job creation, address violent crime, advance our Chesapeake Bay...
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This weekend, the iconic Tiki Bar located in Solomons, MD will be hosting its 42nd annual opening that will take place on Friday, April 22 – Sunday, April 24. The Tiki Bar draws in hundreds of patrons from around the region to Solomons Island for a weekend of celebration. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting...
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State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 20, 2022, following a three-day trial, a Saint Mary’s County jury found Terry Lee Kent, 31, of California, guilty of trafficking both fentanyl and cocaine on August 2, 2019. The jury also found the defendant guilty of distributing cocaine on December 19 and December 28, 2019,...
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Social Coffeehouse shared the following – “As some of you may know, our town administrator, Laschelle Mckay, has been a huge fighter for the businesses of the town, especially Social. But, Laschelle is currently in a fight of her own against Parkinson’s. To help join her battle, Social and our friends at the Rex...
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On Thursday, April 21, 2022, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 14298 Oaks Road in Hughesville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller reported a single vehicle struck a fence with the female operator being impaled by the fence. Crews...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 26, 2022, to receive and consider public input regarding the disposal of wastewater from the Prince Frederick Wastewater Treatment system. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse, located...
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On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 5:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Poston Drive at Piney Church Road in Waldorf, after observing a traffic violation – the officer was working a traffic assignment funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office grant focused on speed, moving violations, and...
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On Monday, April 18, 2022, at 9:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Anne Arundel, Annapolis, and Fort Meade responded to 891 Holly Drive W, in Annapolis for the reported structure collapse with multiple subjects trapped. Firefighters responded to a report of a tree that had fallen into a home with occupants trapped....
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Guarav “Sonny” Rawal, 38, the owner of Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, was sentenced to 20 years of active incarceration for negligent manslaughter and failing to remain at the scene of a collision involving in the death of Anthony Jean-Louis, 37. Rawal was sentenced...
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Sadly, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Lindsay, loving wife, mother and friend, passed away at the age of 83, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born December 1, 1938 to the late Rudolph Aloysius and Edith Elizabeth Thompson, and was their first child. Betty met Mel, the love of her...
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Luke Benedict Johnson, 95, of Mechanicsville, passed away on April 13, 2022, at his home. He was born on September 24, 1926, in St. Mary’s County to the late William and Lula (Wathen) Johnson. Luke married his beloved wife, Gloria in 1949 and together they raised two sons, Luke X. Johnson and Richard M....
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Mary Catherine Abell, 82, of Valley Lee, MD passed away peacefully on April 8, 2022 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD with her loving family at her side. She was born on January 21, 1940 in Ridge, MD to the late Michael Love Joy and Mary Magdalen Gatton Joy. Mary is...
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Eugene “Gene” Robert Forgo, 78, from Olympia, Kentucky, passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2022. Gene was born on December 2, 1943, to Robert P. Forgo and Gwendolyn Moad-Forgo in Los Angeles, California. He was one (1) of two (2) children, including his twin sister, Anita. After graduating from Claremont High School in 1962,...
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Paul Carroll, son of the late Douglas and Grace Tolson Carroll was born on March 23, 1936 in St. James, Maryland. He moved to his mansion in Heaven on Wednesday, March 31, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. He attended St. Peter Claver Elementary School in Ridge, Maryland. He was employed at...
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