Monthly Archives: February 2023

Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

Police Seeking Suspects Pictured in California Target Theft Scheme

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of several individuals in a theft investigation. Over the course of last several months, the pictured suspects were involved in multiple thefts from the Target store in California. The subjects were seen leaving in a black Mitsubishi on several occasions as well as a...
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Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

Two Teens Charged As Adults After Police Recover Carjacked Vehicle and Loaded Handgun

The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles who were in possession of a carjacked car. Both males are 17-years-old and are from District Heights. They are both charged as adults. A loaded ghost gun (unserialized) was recovered in the car. On February 21, 2023, at approximately 4:30 pm, Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team officers...
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Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

Charles County Police, U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Wanted La Plata Woman in Baltimore

On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, a man arrived at an apartment where...
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25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

25-Year-Old PG County Man Arrested for Rape of 13-Year-Old in Waldorf

On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro,...
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Multiple Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving U.S. Navy Police in Lexington Park

Multiple Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Involving U.S. Navy Police in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at approximately 6:32 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a marked U.S. Navy Police SUV and a Nissan Maxima involved in a T-bone...
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Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

Charles County Judge Releases Bryans Road Man Days After Armed Burglary Arrest

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked...
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La Plata Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Police Car and Fleeing

La Plata Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Striking Police Car and Fleeing

On Friday, February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver fled...
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces February, 2023 SPIRIT Award Winners

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Announces February, 2023 SPIRIT Award Winners

Let’s celebrate: Jessica B. and Ryan T. have been named our SPIRIT Award winners for February! These associates were nominated by their coworkers for going above and beyond for others. Jessica, an outpatient case management nurse with the Population & Community Health team, recently worked with a patient who was reluctant to take any...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Service Dog from Canine Companions

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Service Dog from Canine Companions

Canine Companions, the nation’s first and largest service dog organization, is proud to announce the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a highly trained service dog who will work with children and other victims/witnesses in Calvert County. Facility dog Dougall is a two-year-old lab-golden retriever cross that has been bred and trained...
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SMECO Sponsors 29th Annual MATHCOUNTS Competition

SMECO Sponsors 29th Annual MATHCOUNTS Competition

The 29th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition challenged more than 150 students from 17 schools throughout Southern Maryland to test their math skills at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick on Saturday, February 4, 2023. A competitive technological world requires a proficiency in mathematics as a foundation for success in science, technology, and engineering. MATHCOUNTS...
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Student Transported to Hospital After Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

Student Transported to Hospital After Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, two students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center became engaged in a fight in a classroom resulting in one of the students being transported by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries. The school resource officer was made aware and began an investigation. A preliminary investigation revealed that the...
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Calvert County to Host Community Resource Day on Friday, March 17, 2023

Calvert County to Host Community Resource Day on Friday, March 17, 2023

Calvert County will host a Community Resource Day for community members who need supportive services to connect with multiple services and resources in one day, at one place. The event will be held Friday, March 17, 2023, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Calvert Pines Senior Center, located at 450 W. Dares Beach Road...
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University of Maryland Awards $30 Million to Projects Addressing Humanity’s Grand Challenges

University of Maryland Awards $30 Million to Projects Addressing Humanity’s Grand Challenges

With an unprecedented $30 million investment, the University of Maryland (UMD) is accelerating solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems, including climate change, global health, educational disparities, racial and social injustice, threats to democracy, pandemic preparedness, sustainability and many others. “Since day one of my presidency, I have charged our campus to...
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Leonardtown Honors Local Legend Moll Dyer in Commitment to Kindness, 3-Day Event Returns in February 2023

Leonardtown Honors Local Legend Moll Dyer in Commitment to Kindness, 3-Day Event Returns in February 2023

The upcoming Moll Dyer Day event is a three-day celebration of Leonardtown’s most famous local legend. No other Leonardtown historical figure has captured the hearts and attention like the legend of Moll Dyer. An increasing number of guests visit the famed Moll Dyer Rock each year that bears her now fading handprint left that...
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Stacy L. Hutchinson Chosen for Leadership Maryland Class of 2023

Stacy L. Hutchinson Chosen for Leadership Maryland Class of 2023

Leadership Maryland announced today that Stacy L. Hutchinson ’23, Associate Director, Administration at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) – Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland, has been chosen to participate in the statewide professional development program as a member of the Class of 2023. hutchinson is one of 53 individuals chosen...
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Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $5.1 Million for Gun Violence Prevention Programs

Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $5.1 Million for Gun Violence Prevention Programs

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $5,124,825 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to bolster gun violence prevention programs across the state. This funding for the Governor’s Office...
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U.S. Navy Partners with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to Deliver JPALS Equipment

U.S. Navy Partners with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to Deliver JPALS Equipment

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md.: The U.S. Navy, in partnership with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) representatives, awarded an $8.6 million foreign military sale in December 2022 to Raytheon Intelligence & Space for the procurement and delivery of a Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) unit. The Naval Air Traffic Management...
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Jonathan Ortega Named BEYA Modern-Day Technology Leader

Jonathan Ortega Named BEYA Modern-Day Technology Leader

Jonathan Ortega, an electrical engineer at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, was presented with the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader Award during the 37th annual BEYA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Conference in Fort Washington, Maryland on Feb. 11. According to BEYA, Modern-Day Technology Leader...
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Two 13-Year-Old Males Arrested After Attempting to Steal Kia with USB Cable

Two 13-Year-Old Males Arrested After Attempting to Steal Kia with USB Cable

On February 17, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of suspicious subjects at the Antwerpen Motor Cars, 8065 Ritchie Highway in Pasadena. The caller indicated that the subjects were inside of a vehicle, removing the dash. As officers arrived, they observed three subjects flee from a Kia sedan, two of...
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Calvert County Board of Education Will Hold Additional Meeting March 2, 2023

Calvert County Board of Education Will Hold Additional Meeting March 2, 2023

The Calvert County Board of Education will hold an unscheduled meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2023, permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Section 3- 305(b)(1), (7), and (9) and Section 3-103 of the General Provision Articles of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The Board will meet at 6:00 PM for a Budget Work...
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Brian Scolpino Selected As 2022 Mentor of the Year

Brian Scolpino Selected As 2022 Mentor of the Year

Brian Scolpino believes everyone should have a mentor; someone who provides career advice and guidance as you begin or continue your career with Naval Air Systems Command. To him, this is a critical element in your trajectory towards success. After a 40-year career with the command, you could easily take his word for it,...
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UPDATE: Missing Woman Found Deceased in Piney Point, Police Investigating

UPDATE: Missing Woman Found Deceased in Piney Point, Police Investigating

UPDATE: Coast Guard reported they located the victim in the area of the St. George’s Landing boat ramp with CPR in progress. The victim was pronounced deceased a short time later. Police will be continuing their investigation. 2/21/2023: On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, around 8:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the...
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St. Mary’s Ryken Swim Team Makes New Records at Washington Metro Prep School Swim Dive League Championship

St. Mary’s Ryken Swim Team Makes New Records at Washington Metro Prep School Swim Dive League Championship

Senior Zach Maldonado established a new 50 Free record of 23.12 and led the 400 Free Relay with Elias Russell, Jay Pawloski and JP Parham to a new record of 3:32.81, a drop of 4 seconds. Senior Samantha Pennell broke the 2015 record of 5:25.12 in the 500 Freestyle with a new mark of...
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McDonough Rocks the State Cheerleading Finals, Rams Take First Place in Winter Competition

McDonough Rocks the State Cheerleading Finals, Rams Take First Place in Winter Competition

Maurice J. McDonough High School’s varsity cheerleaders had an extra sweet Valentine’s Day Feb. 14 coming in first place at the winter state finals. The Maryland Public Schools State Cheerleading (MPSSC) State Finals were Tuesday at Harford Community College in Bel Air with teams from around the state taking to the mat to demonstrate...
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Coach Alton McCoy Receives The George Stewart Coaches Award

Coach Alton McCoy Receives The George Stewart Coaches Award

This annual award, in memory of George Stewart, who worked with St. Mary’s County Recreation & Parks youth basketball for many years, was presented to Coach Alton McCoy during the Select Middle School basketball games at Chopticon High School on Sunday, February 19, 2023. The award represents coaches who demonstrate the true meaning of...
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