Monthly Archives: January 2023

Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board Releases First Annual Report

Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board Releases First Annual Report

Annapolis, MD (January 4, 2022) – The Anne Arundel County Police Accountability Board (PAB) released its first annual report outlining the status of complaints and recommendations to improve the complaint process. “We were fortunate to engage a group of diverse stakeholders throughout the PAB recruitment and policy design process,” said County Executive Steuart Pittman. “I want...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabout of Wanted Lusby Woman – Jacqueline Darlene Gardiner (AKA Matthews)

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabout of Wanted Lusby Woman – Jacqueline Darlene Gardiner (AKA Matthews)

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the wanted person: Jacqueline Darlene Gardiner (AKA Matthews), age 45 of Lusby. Gardiner is described as a white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 145 lbs, with brown eyes and black hair. A criminal investigation revealed that Jacqueline Gardiner fabricated evidence that resulted...
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Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Causing Six Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

Huntingtown Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Causing Six Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

On Monday, January 2, 2023, at approximately 5:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Golden Beach Road and Dogwood Circle in Mechanicsville, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. 911 callers reported at least five or six vehicles involved and found the operator of a Chevrolet...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life for First-Degree Murder of 17-Year-Old in Bryans Road

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life for First-Degree Murder of 17-Year-Old in Bryans Road

UPDATE 1/4/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Mikayle Tahed Qawwee, 21, to life in prison for the First-Degree Murder and Armed Robbery of Bradley Brown, as well as related charges. On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, a...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – December 2022

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Summonses Served – December 2022

12/03/22- Kalisa Renae Hall, age 24 of Leonardtown- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Allebach# 392. 12/04/22- Gregory Myles Garner, age 19 of California- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Shubrooks# 389. 12/04/22- Tiffany Michelle Eckloff, age 32 of Lexington Park- Assault 2nd Degree by Dep. Chase-Johnson# 407. 12/06/22- Nicole Mae Frye, age 23 of Ridge-...
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Application Open for Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant

Application Open for Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant

The Calvert County Department of Economic Development is now accepting applications for the Calvert County Small Business Assistance Grant. The Small Business Assistance Grant Fund was established to provide financial assistance that will help local small business owners grow and strengthen their existing businesses. Interested business owners must request an application by visiting www.ChooseCalvert.com/Grant. Applications...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Provides Safe Exchange Parking at its Stations

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Provides Safe Exchange Parking at its Stations

Under video surveillance by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the Safe Exchange locations are marked by posted signs for child custody exchanges, in-person transactions, meeting with a buyer or a seller for online transactions, or any other reason to meet publicly. The Sheriff’s Office provides Safe Exchange parking at each of its district...
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Bullet Found in Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School Cafeteria

Bullet Found in Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School Cafeteria

On January 3, 2023, during a lunch period, administrators at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School were notified of what appeared to be a bullet lodged into a cafeteria lunch table. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was notified and responded, and confirmed that it was a bullet. Upon further investigation, a...
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Waldorf Man Violates Protective Order by Carrying Handgun and Several Additional Magazines Arrested and Released on Personal Recognizance

Waldorf Man Violates Protective Order by Carrying Handgun and Several Additional Magazines Arrested and Released on Personal Recognizance

On January 2, 2023, at 2:36 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation. Initial investigation revealed the driver, Christopher Davon Richardson, 41 of Waldorf, was in possession of a handgun and prohibited from possessing firearms as a condition of a...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Shooting Gun During a Dispute Over a Parking Spot – Released on Personal Recognizance

Waldorf Man Arrested After Shooting Gun During a Dispute Over a Parking Spot – Released on Personal Recognizance

On December 29, 2022, at 5:58 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2900 block of Mourning Dove Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Investigation revealed that neighbors were involved in a dispute over an assigned parking space when the suspect, Ronald Shaquille Ellison, Jr., 28 of...
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Cecil College for New Chemistry and Biochemistry Articulation Agreements

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Cecil College for New Chemistry and Biochemistry Articulation Agreements

Students from Cecil College now can easily transfer into St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s chemistry and biochemistry majors with the signing of two new articulation agreements. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Shanen M. Sherrer led the development of these agreements, which lay out the sequence of courses required at both institutions to allow transfer students...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Whitley on His Way to Doctorate Degree

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Whitley on His Way to Doctorate Degree

Working at a detention center is one of the most challenging jobs in the public safety industry. Working nights, holidays and weekends, corrections employees often have to deal with a great deal of stress throughout the workday. At times, inmates may become violent and unpredictable. Employees work in tight spaces and are often required...
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Four Seniors Represent Charles County Public Schools in 2022-2023 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Seniors Represent Charles County Public Schools in 2022-2023 Maryland Student Page Program

Four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors are representing the school system this year in the Maryland General Assembly’s Student Page Program. They are seniors Jordyn Davis, Gabrielle Moore, Madeleine Schmidt and Vernon Stover. Each of this year’s selected participants are leaders among CCPS students in the areas of academics, student government, athletics and...
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Big Winners Throughout Southern Maryland to End 2022 and Bring in the New Year

Big Winners Throughout Southern Maryland to End 2022 and Bring in the New Year

January 3, 2023, Players across Maryland won more than $32.2 million during week ending Jan. 1 A $1 million scratch-off winner in Severn and a Multi-Match jackpot-winning ticket worth $690,000 sold in Landover were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week. Meanwhile, another five players landed prizes of $100,000 on tickets sold in...
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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen Sworn in for Second Term

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen Sworn in for Second Term

January 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his swearing in for a second term to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate. “I am honored to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate and grateful for their vote of confidence to...
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Police in Charles County Recover Fentanyl, PCP, and Crack Cocaine from Suspect During Traffic Stop

Police in Charles County Recover Fentanyl, PCP, and Crack Cocaine from Suspect During Traffic Stop

On December 29, 2022, at 2:15 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle on Crain Highway in the area of the Maryland Welcome Center in Newburg. During the investigation, the driver, Corey Daniel Claggett, 43, of Temple Hills, was found to...
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Calvert Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Pulling Gun on Couple in Sunderland

Calvert Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Pulling Gun on Couple in Sunderland

On April 22, 2022, Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of an individual who had brandished a firearm at another individual in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, adjacent to Sunderland Elementary School. The complainant reported that he and his girlfriend were walking to their car...
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Navy’s Adversary Aircraft Team Wins Top Defense Acquisition Workforce Award

Navy’s Adversary Aircraft Team Wins Top Defense Acquisition Workforce Award

The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program Office’s (PMA-226) Adversary Aircraft Team won the DoD Acquisition Workforce Award for flexibility in contracting Dec. 14 in a virtual ceremony with senior leadership. The PMA-226 Adversary Aircraft Team employed a novel strategy to modernize Navy and Marine Corps F-5 aircraft by combining an Other Transaction Authority...
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Anthony G. Brown Sworn In As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General – January 3, 2023

Anthony G. Brown Sworn In As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General – January 3, 2023

On January 3, 2023, Attorney General-Elect Brown was sworn in at 12:00 p.m. Acknowledgements Good afternoon and welcome First, let me thank my family, my wife Karmen, our children, and my mother, for your love and support through the years and the challenges of public life. My family and I thank each of you...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces First Baby of 2023!

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces First Baby of 2023!

A nurse in the Women’s Health & Family Birthing Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital has a new favorite number for 2023—one. Jamie Peabody gave birth to the first baby of the New Year, a daughter, at 1:01 a.m., on January 1, 2023. The first child of Jamie and Jordan Gimler of Welcome, Maryland,...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Searching for Lusby Man Wanted for Assault, Reckless Endangerment

Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Searching for Lusby Man Wanted for Assault, Reckless Endangerment

Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrant Unit as well as a joint U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Brian McCane, Sr., 37 of Lusby, who is wanted in connection with an assault and reckless endangerment that occurred on December 25, 2022, in Waldorf. McCane is alleged to have...
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Police Investigating Multiple Burglaries Throughout St. Mary’s and Calvert County

Police Investigating Multiple Burglaries Throughout St. Mary’s and Calvert County

On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, police in St. Mary’s County responded to the following businesses and are investigating burglaries/property destruction. Kabob Kingdom located at 25188 Three Notch Road in Hollywood International Beverage Beer located at 21367 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park The Foxy Fish located at 28976 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville –...
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Waldorf Gas Station Sells $1.5 Million FAST PLAY Ticket!

Waldorf Gas Station Sells $1.5 Million FAST PLAY Ticket!

Player bought ticket Monday in Charles County A lucky player just made Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY history, buying the second-largest winning ticket in a progressive jackpot game since FAST PLAY’s launch in February 2020. US Fuel located at 2050 Crain Highway in Waldorf sold a ticket worth $1,540,419 on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in the...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Burglaries to Ruddy Duck and Residence on Dowell Road

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Burglaries to Ruddy Duck and Residence on Dowell Road

UPDATE 11:35 a.m.: Police Activity on Dowell Road has been cleared at this time. Suspect appears to be a white male with long red hair. Anyone seeing this subject or suspicious activity in the area should report it. Incident appears to be isolated at this time. UPDATE 10:42 a.m.: Police responded to the 13000...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Caused Water Damage to Rooms at The Inn at Leonardtown

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identity of Suspect Who Caused Water Damage to Rooms at The Inn at Leonardtown

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a property destruction investigation. On Monday, Dec. 23, 2022, during the overnight hours, the pictured female met with someone at the Inn at Leonardtown. The female is suspected of causing intentional extensive water damage to the rented room, as...
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