UPDATE 7/11/2025: Due to weather on Wednesday, Trooper 7 diverted to the TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Emergency Department in Salisbury, Maryland, the child was then stabilized…
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State Police Helicopter Flies Amid Incoming Storms to Rescue 6-Year-Old Injured Child in Ridge
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., emergency medical personnel at Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad requested a medic and helicopter after a patient…
Two Leonardtown Women Arrested for Theft and Crack Possession at Prince Frederick Walmart
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
Kelly Greenan, 35, and Lauren Marie Brown, 38, both of Leonardtown, were arrested on June 27, 2025, following an incident at the Walmart located on…
Helen’s Café & Catering to Open July 2 in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on July 1, 2025
UPDATE: Helen’s Café & Catering, a longtime favorite in Southern Maryland, is officially reopening to the public on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at its new…
Man Convicted in 2021 Fatal Crash That Killed Mechanicsville Couple Arrested Again in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on June 25, 2025
Aleksander Andreev Ivanchev, 42, of Lexington Park, who was previously convicted for a fatal 2021 car crash, has been arrested again, this time for allegedly…
Loaded Handgun with Removed Serial Number Recovered Following Foot Chase in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on June 23, 2025
Alexander Chew, 29, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple firearm-related charges following a June 17, 2025, incident in which he allegedly fled from a traffic…
Lusby Woman Facing Multiple Criminal Charges in St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties
By The Citizen on June 19, 2025
Courtney Lauren Turner, 32, of Lusby, is facing a series of criminal charges stemming from three separate incidents across St. Mary’s and Calvert counties in…
Lexington Park Man Accused of Multiple Thefts and Assaults in Flag Removal Incidents
By The Citizen on June 18, 2025
Jeffrey Austin Frye, 28, of Lexington Park, is facing a number of criminal charges in St. Mary’s County stemming from multiple incidents involving theft, assault,…
UPDATE: Clements Man Sentenced to Just 18 Months for Assault That Leaves Victim Permanently Disfigured
By The Citizen on June 13, 2025
UPDATE 6/13/2025: On June 2, 2025, Judge Amy Lorenzini found Pease guilty of Assault First Degree and sentenced him to 25 years, with all but…
DETAILS RELEASED: Suspect Claims Bullying Before Stabbing Coworker at Construction Site in Charlotte Hall
By The Citizen on June 12, 2025
Jose Wilbert Herrera-Chavez, 36, of Silver Spring, is facing multiple charges after allegedly stabbing a coworker at a construction site in Charlotte Hall. The St.…
Washington D.C. Man Charged in Vehicle Theft and High-Speed Chase Across St. Mary’s and Charles Counties
By The Citizen on June 9, 2025
Kazon Kassion, 25, of Washington, D.C., is facing 15 criminal and traffic charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and leading law enforcement on a high-speed…
Lexington Park Woman Charged with Shoplifting Big Mama Pickled Sausages from Charlotte Hall Dollar General
By The Citizen on June 7, 2025
Trinik Shatega King, 30, of Lexington Park, is charged with theft under $100. According to court documents, on May 21, 2025, King allegedly entered the…
Leonardtown Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Series of Copper Thefts from Lowe’s
By The Citizen on June 1, 2025
Zachary Lee Pratz, 29, of Leonardtown, was sentenced on May 29, 2025, in the District Court for St. Mary’s County after pleading guilty to a…
California Man Convicted of Animal Cruelty of Neglected Dog in St. Mary’s County Sentenced to 5 Days in Jail
By The Citizen on June 1, 2025
Javonte Marcel Bonds, 33, of California, was convicted of animal cruelty in St. Mary’s County District Court after authorities discovered a severely neglected dog linked…
Mechanicsville Man Charged After Drug Possession and Traffic Violations in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on May 27, 2025
Joseph Louis Herbert, 68, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on May 20, 2025, and now faces a series of criminal and traffic charges following a late-night…