Monthly Archives: July 2022

Calvert County to Host Free Paper Shredding Events

Calvert County to Host Free Paper Shredding Events

The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host free paper shredding events for county residents and businesses to help prevent identity theft by destroying confidential or sensitive documents. The following shred events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine: Saturday, July 23 at Northern Middle...
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UPDATE: Police Continue Investigation After Vehicle Goes Into The Pax Lounge in Leonardtown, Mechanicsville Woman Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE: Police Continue Investigation After Vehicle Goes Into The Pax Lounge in Leonardtown, Mechanicsville Woman Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE 7/11/2022: On Sunday, July 10, 2022 at approximately 2:56 am, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Pin Cushion Road in Loveville for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash. Officers arrived on scene and determined that one vehicle crashed into the...
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VIDEO: Governor Hogan Announces More Than $127.6 Million For Broadband Grants

VIDEO: Governor Hogan Announces More Than $127.6 Million For Broadband Grants

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, through the state’s Connect Maryland initiative, the Office of Statewide Broadband has awarded more than $127.6 million to local jurisdictions, Internet Service Providers, educational, and community organizations to increase high-speed internet access and affordability. The funding will help provide broadband service to an estimated 15,000 households that are currently unserved...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Reported Suspicious Package Located at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City

UPDATE: Police Investigating Reported Suspicious Package Located at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City

UPDATE @ 3:40 p.m.: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious package at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City on Friday, July 8, 2022. As of 3 pm this afternoon, the scene was cleared and deemed clear of any explosives. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies,...
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Police in St. Mary’s County Make Arrest After Stabbing in Leonardtown at La Grande Estates

Police in St. Mary’s County Make Arrest After Stabbing in Leonardtown at La Grande Estates

UPDATE 7/8/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested and charged a Leonardtown man with assault from a stabbing incident that occurred on July 5, 2022 in Leonardtown. Robert Alan Mandley Jr., age 32 of Leonardtown, was charged on July 8, 2022 with First-Degree Assault, Second-Degree Assault and Malicious Destruction...
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Kids Can Join a Local Artist for a Variety of Art Classes during Summer at St. Clement’s Island Museum Art Kids (SCIMAK)

Kids Can Join a Local Artist for a Variety of Art Classes during Summer at St. Clement’s Island Museum Art Kids (SCIMAK)

Join art instructor Ms. Ellen Duke Wilson in exploring fine arts at St. Clement’s Island Museum Art Kids classes this summer. Young artists will expand their understanding of art and history while learning to sketch, paint and sculpt. Students will also reflect on how making art can positively impact society for future generations. “We’re...
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Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad & Fire Department Seeking Public Input at Town Hall Meeting for New Station Location

Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad & Fire Department Seeking Public Input at Town Hall Meeting for New Station Location

The Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department (SVRSFD) is seeking your input and support regarding a potential relocation of our facility. Since the Rescue Squad was established in 1954, the need for our services has grown. We were initially stationed in a small garage on Solomons Island and then moved to a location...
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UPDATE: Former Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 90 Days of Incarceration for Crashing His Police Cruiser While Impaired

UPDATE: Former Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 90 Days of Incarceration for Crashing His Police Cruiser While Impaired

UPDATE 7/6/2022: On July 6, 2022, Jermaine Parvell Mason, of Prince Frederick, was sentenced to 1 year, suspended down to 90 days incarceration, followed by 3 years of unsupervised probation for the offense of driving while impaired. In imposing the sentence, Judge Robert N. Wilcox, of the District Court of Maryland, noted that it...
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Ratings Agencies Provide Financial Update for St. Mary’s County 2022

Ratings Agencies Provide Financial Update for St. Mary’s County 2022

Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and S & P Global Ratings’ have issued their credit opinions regarding the financial health of St. Mary’s County Government. Key Factors mentioned by all three rating agencies include: 1 – Strong Financial Position – low debt, strong cash balances and increased fund balance reserves. 2 – County’s employment...
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Police in Dunkirk Arrest Upper Marlboro Woman on Drug Charges

Police in Dunkirk Arrest Upper Marlboro Woman on Drug Charges

On July 2, 2022, Deputy Plant from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7-Eleven located at 2849 W. Chesapeake Beach Road in Dunkirk, for a welfare check. The complainant advised a female with a young child appeared to be nodding off at the Slurpee machine. Contact was made with Jessica Marie Vaughan,...
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Police in Prince Frederick Arrest Huntingtown Woman on Drug Charges

Police in Prince Frederick Arrest Huntingtown Woman on Drug Charges

On June 27, 2022, Sgt. Denton from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in the Walmart parking lot located at 150 N. Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, after observing a vehicle drive strike a curb and drive over the grassy median. The driver, Christina Marie Sita, 32 of Huntingtown,  admitted...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fireworks Lit Off Inside Westlake High School

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fireworks Lit Off Inside Westlake High School

On July 6, 2022, at 9:58 a.m., a student attending a summer school program at Westlake High School lit a non-aerial firework in the main lobby of the school. As a result, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and school staff evacuated the building due to smoke. Once it was determined to be...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Woman with Multiple Arrest Warrants

Police in Charles County Arrest Woman with Multiple Arrest Warrants

On June 28, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a neighborhood in the 2600 block of Poplar Court in Waldorf for the report of an domestic dispute. While in route, officers learned a woman involved in the dispute had three open warrants for failing to appear in...
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Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Waives Adoption Fees for Cats Through July 2022

Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Waives Adoption Fees for Cats Through July 2022

The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees for cats through the month of July. Cats of all ages and personalities are available for adoption. Regular adoption procedures still apply. “The shelter has many wonderful cats and kittens in need of a loving home,” said Public Safety Director Jackie Vaughan. “We hope that...
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Governor Hogan Announces Record $122.5 Million in Police Protection Funding

Governor Hogan Announces Record $122.5 Million in Police Protection Funding

Governor Larry Hogan awarded a record $122.5 million in funding under the State Aid for Police Protection (SAPP) program. As a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative, the funding provides police officers with expanded resources to support operational costs and to help keep communities safe. “Prioritized by our budget, this record 60% increase...
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Washington D.C. Man and PG County Man Arrested After Kidnapping and Robbing Locksmith at Gunpoint

Washington D.C. Man and PG County Man Arrested After Kidnapping and Robbing Locksmith at Gunpoint

The Prince George’s County Police arrested and charged two suspects for kidnapping a man and also robbing him at gunpoint. The suspects are 20-year-old David Zanders of Washington, DC, and 22-year-old Lorenzo Day of Upper Marlboro. The victim was not injured in the incident. On June 30, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the victim,...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Annapolis Man On Child Pornography Charges

Maryland State Police Arrest Annapolis Man On Child Pornography Charges

An Annapolis man was arrested and charged early Thursday afternoon after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Robert Victor Santin, 55, of Annapolis, Maryland. He is charged with one count of using a computer to...
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Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

On Thursday, July 7, 2022, at approximately 2:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Moakley Street in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The 911 caller reported he struck a male victim and advised he was unconscious but breathing. Crews arrived...
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Westlake High School Resource Officer Investigating Disruption of School Activities

Westlake High School Resource Officer Investigating Disruption of School Activities

On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 9:58 a.m., a student attending a summer school program at Westlake High School lit a non-aerial firework in the main lobby of the school. As a result, officers and staff evacuated the building due to smoke. Once it was determined to be safe, students returned inside the building....
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Missing Dunkirk Man – Joseph Donald Burke

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Missing Dunkirk Man – Joseph Donald Burke

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the below-pictured missing person, Joseph Donald Burke. Joseph is 34 years old, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 150 lbs. He was last seen by family between April 26-28, 2022 at his home in Dunkirk, MD. Anyone with information on Joseph’s whereabouts, is...
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Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives, Remembering Their Voices: Connecting the History and Archaeology of the São José Paquete de Africa and the Clotilda Slave Shipwrecks with Kamau Sadiki

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives, Remembering Their Voices: Connecting the History and Archaeology of the São José Paquete de Africa and the Clotilda Slave Shipwrecks with Kamau Sadiki

Historic Sotterley is excited to welcome Kamau Sadiki as our featured speaker for Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives. On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., at 44300 Sotterley Lane in Hollywood, MD. Kamau Sadiki is the immediate past President of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS). He is a lifetime NABS...
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Charges Pending After AAA Worker is Struck and Killed in Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Charges Pending After AAA Worker is Struck and Killed in Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Maryland State Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that claimed the life of a AAA worker late last night in Prince George’s County. The deceased is identified as Anthony Okozi, 69, of Upper Marlboro. Emergency medical service personnel pronounced Okozi deceased on the scene. Shortly after 11:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022, troopers from...
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St. Mary’s County Airport Farmer’s Market on Sunday, July 10, 2022

St. Mary’s County Airport Farmer’s Market on Sunday, July 10, 2022

Fly in, drive in, or bike in for our next Airport Farmer’s Market on July 10th. Get fresh summer-time goods from local businesses while staying cool at this indoor market. This is a fantastic opportunity to support your neighbors and bring home unique items to boost your July barbecues. Sotterley is sponsoring this market...
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Police Arrest 95 Drunk Drivers Through Independence Day Weekend

Police Arrest 95 Drunk Drivers Through Independence Day Weekend

Enforcement efforts throughout the Independence Day weekend led to the arrests of almost 100 people who are suspected of driving under the influence. From Friday, July 1st, through Monday, July 4th, police arrested 95 impaired drivers during regular road patrols throughout the state and a joint DUI saturation patrol focused on Route 50. The...
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UPDATE: Police Release Identity of Nanjemoy Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Port Tobacco

UPDATE: Police Release Identity of Nanjemoy Man Killed in Single Vehicle Collision in Port Tobacco

UPDATE 7/5/2022: On July 2, at 6:17 p.m., officers responded to the area of Poorhouse Road and Glasgow Lane in Port Tobacco for the report of a single vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had crashed into several trees. The driver, John Walter Knott, 52, of Nanjemoy, was pronounced deceased...
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