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Police ask for help finding 15-year-old Maryland girl missing since March
WALDORF, Md. — Sheriff's deputies in Charles County are asking for the public's help finding a missing Waldorf teen who is said to have run off with her 19-year-old boyfriend. Patricia Castro was last seen on March 28 on Bluebird Drive in Waldorf. Her family says she left with...
In split vote, Charles board seeks affordable housing grant
In a push for affordable housing in La Plata, the Charles County commissioners approved pursuing a grant in a 3-2 split vote. The state of Maryland, through the Department of Housing and Community Development, has solicited applications from eligible jurisdictions to apply for funding under the Community Development Special Projects. The resolution the commissioners put through authorized the submittal of an application to procure funds, not to exceed $800,000, to...
Teens In Stolen Vehicle Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In Mechanicsville, Sheriff Says
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a vehicle was stolen from a Great Mills residence, which was spotted shortly after 2:45 p.m. later that afternoon by sheriff's deputies, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. The...
Memorial Day, Remembering And Honoring The Fallen
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. – As the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Chesapeake Beach conclude the 2024 George W. Owings, III Stars, and Stripes Festival, we join today to remember and honor the Fallen on Memorial Day. In conclusion of the festival events, the American Legion Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach will hold a Memorial Day Observance Ceremony this morning starting at 10 AM on the upper level of the Legion at Post 206 located at 3330 Chesapeake Beach Rd, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732. Please observe the national moment of silence today at 3 PM, wherever you may be.
Southern Maryland police briefs
Man allegedly holds woman at knifepoint On May 14, Charles sheriff’s officers arrived at Trotter Road in Bryantown for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a woman who said she was sitting in her residence watching a movie when she heard footsteps coming up her basement stairs. She turned around and saw her ex-boyfriend, Clifton Jerome Goldring, 63, of Bryantown, with a steak knife in...
Property, income tax increases on the table in Calvert
To open the May 16 hearing on the county’s proposed operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Calvert Commissioner President Earl F. “Buddy” Hance (R) conceded, “There are some proposals you’re not going to like.” While Hance’s comment was directed to the members of the public in the hearing room, the overflow audience watching in two other nearby rooms and anyone watching the live stream, he may have also been speaking to his fellow commissioners. ...
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