Monthly Archives: July 2025

Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

Three 15-Year-Olds Charged After Police Recover Stolen Kia

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2600 block of Hamilton Place in Waldorf, for the report of a suspicious vehicle. A check of the car’s tags revealed that the vehicle, a KIA Sportage, had been reported stolen from Waldorf. Officers established surveillance and observed three males entering...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After T-Bone Style Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After T-Bone Style Collision in Mechanicsville

On Monday, July 28, 2025, at approximately  12:17 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hills Club Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle T-bone style collision with two for evaluation....
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Public Input Sought for Next Chapter of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Work – Meeting in Annapolis August 5th, 2025

Public Input Sought for Next Chapter of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Work – Meeting in Annapolis August 5th, 2025

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Maryland will host an open house in Annapolis to provide information for the public about the recently released draft revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Agreement is the voluntary plan – signed by Maryland, New York, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the...
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COLD CASE: Police Seeking Any Information in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Jazmiah Nelson

COLD CASE: Police Seeking Any Information in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Jazmiah Nelson

Do you have information about this case? Detectives are continuing to seek information. Reward of up to $10,000 FACTS of CASE: On May 22, 2021, at approximately 11:36 p.m., 18-year-old Jazmiah Zyri Nelson, was fatally shot while riding a four-wheeler with two acquaintances near the 600 block of Pomonkey Way in La Plata, MD....
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Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Provides $20 Million in Capital Grants for Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways and Safety

Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Provides $20 Million in Capital Grants for Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways and Safety

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $20 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders; and other important...
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State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup

State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup

July 27, 2025 (JESSUP, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate from the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. The inmate is identified as Brian Bell, 42. Bell was declared deceased by hospital personnel yesterday after being transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. A suspect, also an...
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VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

The Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department has released the following official statement regarding their donated Fire Engine. “Last year, the membership of 7th District Volunteer Fire Department voted to donate our reserve 1994 engine to the Woodlawn-Sevier Fire Department in North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. This past week, we were sent...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged with Gun-Related Assault Outside Heavy Hitters Bar in Charlotte Hall

Mechanicsville Man Charged with Gun-Related Assault Outside Heavy Hitters Bar in Charlotte Hall

Kenneth James Dickerson, 41, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault after what authorities describe as an armed confrontation outside a Charlotte Hall bar earlier this year, according to St. Mary’s County District Court records. Court documents state that on May 15, 2025, deputies...
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VIDEO: Federal Charges Pending After Suspect Flees Pax River Naval Police Resulting in Pursuit

VIDEO: Federal Charges Pending After Suspect Flees Pax River Naval Police Resulting in Pursuit

In the afternoon of July, 27, 2025, NAS Patuxent River Security Department personnel observed a vehicle driving suspiciously on base. After witnessing multiple traffic violations in the vicinity of sensitive areas on base, NAS Pax River Police attempted a vehicle stop, at which time the suspicious vehicle fled. NAS Pax River Police units pursued...
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Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Ponds Wood Drive and Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision and confirmed one patient still...
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UPDATE: One in Custody, Two Dead and One Flown Out After Head-on Collision in La Plata, Investigation Ongoing

UPDATE: One in Custody, Two Dead and One Flown Out After Head-on Collision in La Plata, Investigation Ongoing

7/27/2025 UPDATE: On July 26, 2025 at approximately 7:19 p.m., police, fire department and emergency medical services personnel responded to the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata, for a reported head-on style motor vehicle collision with reported occupants trapped in a vehicle. La Plata Police Department and Charles County...
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Maryland State Police Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

Maryland State Police Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday morning in Prince George’s County. The victim is identified as Kenneth Bowie Jr., 46, of La Plata, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department personnel. Shortly after 3:20 a.m. on July 25, 2025, troopers...
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67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide in Beltsville late Thursday night. The decedent is 67-year-old Neville Robinson of Beltsville. On July 24, 2025, at approximately 10:40 pm, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 11400 block of Rhode Island Avenue. The decedent was located outside...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Solomons Island Road (Route 4) and Dowell Road in Lusby, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple motorcycles. As First Responders were enroute to the scene, multiple 911 callers were advising multiple motorcycles...
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UPDATE: Multiple Children Injured, One Adult Flown with Serious Injuries After Multiple Crashes in Hollywood

UPDATE: Multiple Children Injured, One Adult Flown with Serious Injuries After Multiple Crashes in Hollywood

UPDATE @ 7:30 P.M.: 7 patients were evaluated, with Incident Command reporting 4 pediatric patients involved. One child was transported by ambulance to an area Children’s Center for precautionary reasons. A second child was transported by ambulance to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Two additional unknown aged patients were transported to the MedStar St....
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Missing Van from Waldorf Cab Service Found in Baltimore Harbor with Dead Body Inside

Missing Van from Waldorf Cab Service Found in Baltimore Harbor with Dead Body Inside

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, around 9:30 a.m., the Baltimore Police Department received a call requesting assistance in extracting a vehicle from the Inner Harbor. Once Baltimore City Police and Firefighters responded with underwater recovery teams, crews located the vehicle approximately 22 feet underwater and discovered human remains inside of the vehicle. The van...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Long Fall in Dameron

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Long Fall in Dameron

On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., emergency medical services and firefighters responded to the 16000 block of Bay Drive in Dameron, for the reported injuries after a long fall. 911 callers reported 34-year-old female had fallen from the attic approximately 30 feet. Dispatchers placed a helicopter on standby incase needed. Ridge...
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Donna Dean Todd, 78,

Donna Dean Todd, 78,

Donna Dean Todd, 78, of Chesapeake Beach passed away July 22, 2025. She was born June 1, 1947 in Washington, DC to James Clifford Sr. and Dorothy Edna (Follin) Todd. Donna grew up in Ft. Washington and graduated from Oxon Hill High School. She worked as a waitress at Denny’s and Golden Corral in...
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Salvatore Dicostanzo

Salvatore Dicostanzo

Salvatore Dicostanzo was born January 15, 1942, on the island of Ischia off the southwest coast of Italy. He was the youngest of four boys and raised by his mom with strong mentoring from his older brother Pietra. Sal enjoyed a modest and simple life on the mountain. His family grew their own food,...
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Patricia Wood Seawell “Patsy”, 91,

Patricia Wood Seawell “Patsy”, 91,

Patricia Wood Seawell “Patsy”, 91, passed away July 16, 2025. She was born July 31, 1933, in Washington, DC to Joseph E. and Marjorie A. (McFadden) Hanfman. Patsy is survived by her children Jennifer Mister, Alan Eugene Wood III and his wife Cindy, and William Jay Wood, and 6 grandchildren. She was preceded in...
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Harvey T. Jarboe, 90,

Harvey T. Jarboe, 90,

Harvey T. Jarboe, 90, born in Washington D.C September 27, 1934, died July 16, 2025 at the Hospice of the Chesapeake in Waldorf, MD. His parents were Thomas Lester Jarboe and Ethel Mae Jarboe of Hyattsville, MD (deceased). Siblings: Roy Jarboe (Dora) deceased, twins Judy (Tom) Robertson and Trudy (John) Freet of South Carolina,...
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John Ilan “Jack” Williams, 77,

John Ilan “Jack” Williams, 77,

John Ilan “Jack” Williams, 77, of Solomons, Maryland, and formerly of Indian Head, Maryland, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 15, 2025. Born on April 1, 1948, in Baltimore, he was the beloved son of the late A. Marie and John Thomas Williams. A lifelong resident of Southern Maryland, Jack graduated from...
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Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Celebrates More than $365,000 in Maryland Heritage Grant Awards

Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Celebrates More than $365,000 in Maryland Heritage Grant Awards

The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce that the region’s heritage tourism organizations recently received seven heritage grants through the state government’s Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, totaling $368,675. These grants will aid in revitalizing and expanding Southern Maryland’s distinctive historic sites, contributing to economic development and job growth. The grants will...
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Annual Tee-It-Up for Kids Golf Tournament Returns this October to Wicomico Shores Golf Course

Annual Tee-It-Up for Kids Golf Tournament Returns this October to Wicomico Shores Golf Course

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is pleased to announce that the Tee-It-Up for Kids golf tournament will be held Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course in Mechanicsville. Proceeds from the event support the R&P youth scholarship program, which provides opportunities for children in St. Mary’s...
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Two Injured After Crash Involving STS Bus Caused by A Reported Red-Light Runner, Police Investigating

Two Injured After Crash Involving STS Bus Caused by A Reported Red-Light Runner, Police Investigating

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., while Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department was responding to a structure fire in Ridge, they came across a motor vehicle collision at Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road. Firefighters reported their were injuries and that they will be remaining on the scene and not responding...
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