Monthly Archives: December 2025

UPDATE: 22-Year-Old Man Who Stole a Fork Lift an Intentionally Ran Over and Killed a 73-Year-Old Waldorf Woman Convicted of Murder

UPDATE: 22-Year-Old Man Who Stole a Fork Lift an Intentionally Ran Over and Killed a 73-Year-Old Waldorf Woman Convicted of Murder

UPDATE: 12/24/2025: Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 22, of Waldorf, was convicted by a Charles County jury on December 16, 2025, of second-degree murder in the death of Gloristine Pinkney, along with multiple theft, burglary, and property destruction charges, following a seven-day jury trial, according to an announcement from State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Covington stated...
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Police Investigating Person Found Deceased in Vehicle at Charlotte Hall Royal Farms

Police Investigating Person Found Deceased in Vehicle at Charlotte Hall Royal Farms

On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at approximately 3:38 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Royal Farms in Charlotte Hall for the reported unknown aged victim not breathing. 911 callers reporting an unknown aged victim was not breathing and located in a vehicle at the gas pumps. Crews arrived on the...
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UPDATE: Port Republic Man Charged After Hours Long Barricade Situation in California

UPDATE: Port Republic Man Charged After Hours Long Barricade Situation in California

UPDATE 12/24/2025: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to the 45000 block of Hickory Hills Circle in California on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m. for a reported verbal altercation. Upon arrival, a female victim advised deputies that during the altercation, Jackson McClain Chaney, 25, of Port...
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Huntingtown Woman Charged With Theft at Walmart in Dunkirk

Huntingtown Woman Charged With Theft at Walmart in Dunkirk

Beth Marie Adamson, 31, of Huntingtown, has been charged with misdemeanor theft following a retail theft incident at a Dunkirk Walmart, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. According to charging documents, the incident occurred on December 17, 2025, at the Walmart located on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk....
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Lusby Woman Arrested as Fugitive in Case Involving Sexual Assault of a Minor

Lusby Woman Arrested as Fugitive in Case Involving Sexual Assault of a Minor

Alice Laura Marshall, 33, of Lusby, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Calvert County after being arrested on Dec. 16, 2025, on a Pennsylvania warrant, according to court records. Marshall is charged in District Court for Calvert County with fugitive from justice – Pennsylvania, a non-criminal fugitive warrant. Court documents state that...
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UPDATE: Search Warrant Leads to Drug Bust, Two Arrests, and Guns at Gallery Place Apartment, in Waldorf

UPDATE: Search Warrant Leads to Drug Bust, Two Arrests, and Guns at Gallery Place Apartment, in Waldorf

UPDATE 12/23/2025 @ 8:30 P.M.: Rekeia Myshay Reid, 25, of Waldorf, and D’Vontay Keron Allen, 24, of Waldorf, were arrested and charged following a narcotics and firearms investigation at an apartment on Gallery Place, according to court documents. According to court records, officers with the Narcotics Enforcement Section and the Neighborhood Enforcement Team, with...
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Waldorf Man Arrested After Intentionally Hitting Victim with Vehicle, Prompting Helicopter Transport

Waldorf Man Arrested After Intentionally Hitting Victim with Vehicle, Prompting Helicopter Transport

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 2:59 a.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Rooks Head Place in Waldorf for the report of a pedestrian struck by a car. When officers arrived, they located a male lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple injuries. He was flown to a hospital in...
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NAS Patuxent River Mourns Passing of Two Commanding Officers

NAS Patuxent River Mourns Passing of Two Commanding Officers

This past month we were saddened by the loss of two of our former commanding officers, Capt. Edward Laney, Jr. and Capt. Roger Hill. These two remarkable aviators did much in their careers, and served NAS Patuxent River with distinction in their roles as commanding officer. Laney was a seasoned naval aviator prior to...
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Mollie Barrow

Mollie Barrow

Mollie Barrow, of Leonardtown, Maryland, passed away on December 11, 2025, at the age of 65. Born on February 23, 1960, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Margaret O’Grady. Mollie lived life with a deep appreciation for the things she loved most—rock and roll music, her animals, and the time...
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Michael C. Tippett

Michael C. Tippett

After a major heart attack and a blocked artery in September 2025 — commonly called “the widow-maker,” Michael Tippett survived to spend another three months with his family. He passed away on December 13, 2025. Michael C. Tippett was born on November 27, 1939, to Rosalee V. and G. Tabor Tippett. He was number...
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Gail Robin Iannucci, 67

Gail Robin Iannucci, 67

Gail Robin Iannucci, 67, of Dunkirk passed away December 18, 2025. She was born February 3, 1958 in Washington, DC to Lee Clyde and Oney Evelyn (Phipps) Price. Gail grew up in Hillside, MD, just outside of Washington, DC and attended Suitland High School. She worked in data entry for the Food and Drug...
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St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy USAG Team Gymnasts Qualify for States at Christmas on the Chesapeake Meet

St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy USAG Team Gymnasts Qualify for States at Christmas on the Chesapeake Meet

The St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy (SMGA) is proud to announce a successful meet performance by the USAG Team at the 2025 Christmas on the Chesapeake Maryland Gymnastics’ Invitational, held December 12-14, 2025, at the Baltimore Convention Center. All 16 gymnasts from the St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy team who competed at the meet successfully qualified for...
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Claire Patricia McNerney Flynn, 90

Claire Patricia McNerney Flynn, 90

Claire Patricia McNerney Flynn, 90, of McLean, VA, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at the family’s home on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Claire was a devout Catholic and parishioner of St. John’s Catholic Church in McLean for almost 60 years. She...
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Barbara (Schwallenberg) Cantin

Barbara (Schwallenberg) Cantin

Barbara (Schwallenberg) Cantin was born February 1, 1934, in Annapolis Md. to the late William Clyde and Amelia (Rupp) Schwallenberg, Sr. Barbara lived most of her life in Huntingtown Md. She attended Calvert County Public Schools and graduated in 1952 from the “old” Calvert High School. Barbara resided and worked for four and a...
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Charles Gregory “Greg” Buckmaster

Charles Gregory “Greg” Buckmaster

Charles Gregory “Greg” Buckmaster passed away December 14, 2025 surrounded by family. Greg was born August 7, 1950 in Prince Frederick, MD to Susan Marie (Graham) and Charles M. Buckmaster. He was raised in Chesapeake Beach and graduated from Calvert High School. He served in the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division, from December 4, 1968...
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James Parks “Jimmy” Blevins, Jr., 62

James Parks “Jimmy” Blevins, Jr., 62

James Parks “Jimmy” Blevins, Jr., 62, of North Beach passed away December 5, 2025 surrounded by his family.  He was born July 5, 1963 in Maryland to James Parks, Sr. and Thelma Pearl (Greer) Blevins. Jimmy grew up in Taylors Valley Tennessee and White Top Mountain in Virginia before moving to Maryland and graduating...
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Woman Transported to Trauma Center After Crash in Waldorf

Woman Transported to Trauma Center After Crash in Waldorf

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 8:52 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a single vehicle into the median with unknown injuries. Prior to the arrival of...
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Man Allegedly Drove Accomplice to Commit Break-Ins at Multiple Waldorf Residences

Man Allegedly Drove Accomplice to Commit Break-Ins at Multiple Waldorf Residences

Fredy Eduardo-Jacobo, 30, of Montgomery Village, has been charged with 38 separate criminal counts following a detailed investigation into multiple break-ins and thefts from newly constructed homes in the Waldorf area. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, Eduardo-Jacobo was arrested on December 18, 2025, and now faces charges...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Waldorf

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash in Waldorf

On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 3:49 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Crain Highway and Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision and confirmed one adult female was trapped....
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UPDATE: Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Crash, Sends One Man to Trauma Center and Four Dogs to Animal Hospital

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Crash, Sends One Man to Trauma Center and Four Dogs to Animal Hospital

UPDATE 12/23/2025: Police are continuing the investigation into the fatal crash with witnesses and callers providing statements the vehicle that caused the collision was travelling the wrong-way on Indian Head Highway. The family of the surviving victim were able to provide the following update – Our son was struck by a wrong-way driver and...
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Mechanicsville Woman Accused of False Identity and Obstruction During Five Below Theft Investigation

Mechanicsville Woman Accused of False Identity and Obstruction During Five Below Theft Investigation

Kelly A. Martone, 35, of Mechanicsville, is facing new criminal charges after allegedly providing false information to police during a response to a reported theft at the Five Below store in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Martone now faces four misdemeanor charges, and this is not her first encounter with law enforcement in...
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$30K in Damage and Stolen Sports Cards Linked to Calvert County Store Break-In

$30K in Damage and Stolen Sports Cards Linked to Calvert County Store Break-In

Bradley Tippett Morris, 30, of Lexington Park, has been charged in connection with two separate incidents of burglary and theft, one in Calvert County and another in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents, the most recent charges stem from an alleged break-in at Blue Crabs Sports Cards located on Solomons Island Road in...
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Man Dead After Falling More Than 40 Feet During Tree Cutting Accident in Lusby

Man Dead After Falling More Than 40 Feet During Tree Cutting Accident in Lusby

On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the 600 block of Grenada Lane in Lusby, for the reported long fall. 911 callers reported a 21-year-old male fell more than 18 feet from a tree during a tree cutting accident, Maryland State Police Aviation...
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Firefighters Quickly Find and Extinguish Overnight Apparatus Fire in Station 9 After Suspected Electrical Malfunction

Firefighters Quickly Find and Extinguish Overnight Apparatus Fire in Station 9 After Suspected Electrical Malfunction

In the early morning hours today, Monday, December 22nd, 2025, members of Station 9 were alerted to the smell of smoke within the firehouse. Upon investigation, firefighters discovered an active fire on the exterior of Tower 9, which was parked at the station. Personnel acted swiftly, deploying hose lines, removing the other nearby apparatus...
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Pedestrian Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Mechanicsville

Pedestrian Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 8:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 27450 Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported pedestrian struck. The 911 caller reported they struck an unknown aged male in the area of the address and reported the victim was conscious and...
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