UPDATE 8/26/2020: Defendant Angela Marie Roselee Fitzhugh-Hill, 41, of St. Leonard, was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery for her participation in two…
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Family of Murder Suspect Malachi Aaron Banks Speaks Out to SMNEWSNET.COM
By The Citizen on August 25, 2020
Malachi Aaron Banks, 18, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder. Banks is currently incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County…
Great Mills Drug Dealer Arrested After Search Warrant, Police Find Fentanyl and Stolen Gun in Residence
By The Citizen on August 25, 2020
On August 22, 2020, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team (EST), K-9…
Maryland Lottery Winners from August 17 to August 23, Multiple Unclaimed Large Winning Tickets Sold in Southern Maryland
By The Citizen on August 25, 2020
A $103,182 Racetrax win in Germantown and four scratch-off wins of $100,000 each in Capitol Heights, District Heights, Gaithersburg and Hyattsville were the biggest Maryland…
UPDATE: As Many as Four Others Could be Involved in Saturday Night Murder in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on August 25, 2020
UPDATE 8/25/2020 @ 9:45 A.M.: A press release issued by the Maryland State Police says a motive for the murder of Dyante Lee Battle, 32,…
UPDATE: One Arrested After Poker Game Argument Leads to Machete Attack in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on August 25, 2020
UPDATE: On Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 12:20 a.m., Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ritz Drive in Lexington Park, for…
EXCLUSIVE ARREST VIDEO: Police Make Arrest in Murder of Prince George’s County Man in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on August 24, 2020
UPDATE 8/24/2020 @ 2:30 p.M.: The victim has been identified as Dyante Lee Battle, 32, of Capitol Heights, Md. An autopsy at the Office of the…
UPDATE: Police Release Details of Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on August 24, 2020
UPDATE 8/24/2020 @ 8:45 P.M.: On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 at 9:12 p.m., officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor…
AUDIO: Police Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center
By The Citizen on August 23, 2020
On Sunday, August 23, 2020, at approximately 12:19 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 21400 block of Ritz Drive in Lexington Park,…
UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Murder of Prince George’s County Man in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on August 23, 2020
UPDATE 8/23/2020 @1:50 P.M.: Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into the murder of a man who was found shot last night in St.…
Letter from Student Affairs at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Addresses Off-Campus Party
By The Citizen on August 22, 2020
The following letter was sent to parents and students of St. Mary’s College of Maryland: Dear Seahawks, We have learned that a significant number of…
UPDATE: Police Release Name of Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on August 22, 2020
UPDATE 8/22/2020 @ 10:50 a.m.: On Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, at approximately 11:46 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of…
Doctor Johnson Road in Mechanicsville Reopened Following Storm Damage
By The Citizen on August 22, 2020
The Department of Public Works and Transportation has completed construction on and reopened Doctor Johnson Road between Buggy Trail Way and Mt. Sterling Court in…
Leonardtown Awarded $100,000 Grant by Maryland Heritage Area Authority, Leonardtown Now Seeking Our Citizens Help!
By The Citizen on August 22, 2020
The Town of Leonardtown was awarded a $100,000 grant (the maximum ever given) by the Maryland Heritage Area Authority to use for the purchase of…
Hollywood, Hughesville, and Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Departments Receive Vital Grants from FEMA
By The Citizen on August 22, 2020
The Officers and Members of the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department are pleased to announce that we have been awarded an Assistance to Firefighter Grant from…