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Man Found Shot To Death Outside Charles County Condo, Sheriff Says
A 29-year-old was found shot to death outside of his home in Charles County overnight, investigators say.The Charles County Sheriff's Office has launched a homicide investigation after Kemo Key, 29, was found in the 4500 block of Ruston Place in Waldorf.Investigators say that at around 10:40 p.m. o…
6-Year-Old Girl Struck By Vehicle In Mechanicsville, Airlifted To Children’s Hospital
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – A 6-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle at approximately 9:45 a.m., on May 1, 2024, on Friendship School Road, near Zimmermans Archery Proshop in Mechanicsville. Crews arrived on the scene and found the child suffering from injuries. The vehicle involved in the accident remained on...
Waldorf mall has three violent crimes in one night
Last Saturday marked a violent evening on Mall Circle in Waldorf with an armed robbery, gunfire and a stabbing. On April 27 at 9:05 p.m., Charles sheriff’s officers were working at the Reithoffer Spring Festival in the parking lot at the St. Charles Towne Shopping Center when a 15-year-old male approached and said he had been shot, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Diane Richardson, a spokesperson for...
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
Opinions clash on solving school discipline crisis
The conversation of how best to restore order at the county’s oldest high school continues in the community and board rooms. On April 25, the Calvert County Board of Education’s evening work session started with a motion from member Lisa Grenis to direct Superintendent Andraé Townsel to provide the panel with an action plan for addressing disciplinary issues at Calvert High School for presentation at their May meeting. “I have...
Shooting Incident At Mall Circle Under Investigation
WALDORF, Md. – On April 27 at 10:23 p.m., officers responded to the area of Mall Circle for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed witnesses observed a male brandish a firearm and chase another male through the parking lot. Witnesses said the suspect fired the gun at the victim and then both subjects fled the area.
Autumn Leighanne Compton Dies In Mechanicsville Crash
Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office...
Five identified in string of dating app robberies
On April 22, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects for several armed robberies that go back to April 9. The suspects have been identified as Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains, Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf, Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf, and two 17-year-old males from Waldorf who were charged as adults but whose names are not being released, according to a sheriff’s office press release. ...
Heavy Buggy Traffic Anticipated For Amish Funeral Service In Mechanicsville
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – An Amish funeral service will take place at noon today. Motorists should expect heavy buggy traffic at Woodburn Hill Road and traveling Thompson Corner Road towards Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville. -Be prepared for slow-moving vehicles and plan for possible travel delays. -Please share the road...
Huntingtown Man Fires Shots At Cyclists On Charity Ride
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. – On April 27, 2024, at approximately 10:10 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the 4600 block of Hardesty Road in Huntingtown, for the reports of shots fired. Preliminary investigation revealed, that two cyclists participating in the charity ‘End Hunger’...
Leonardtown senior prepares for Miss Teen Maryland pageant
Lily Belle McDowell has been on stage many times before but the Leonardtown High School student is preparing to step onto arguably her biggest stage yet. After winning the Miss Leonardtown competition in January, McDowell was selected to compete in the Miss Teen Maryland competition, which will be held May 31 to June 1 at the Bethesda North Marriott in Bethesda. “I’ve always had an interest in being on stage...
Southern Maryland police briefs
Man allegedly steals shoes at gunpoint On April 23, officers responded to Butte Place in Waldorf around 6:30 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers located a man who reported that he was forced to get into a black Honda Civic at gunpoint where he recognized the man driving the car as Joshua Dylan Marable, 18, as they had both previously attended North Point High School...
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