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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Accused of Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl and Pointing Firearm at Relative
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
UPDATE 1/2/2024: Timothy Ignatius Gatton, 22, of Lexington Park, was arrested on January 1, 2025, for domestic assault, child abuse, and firearm-related violations. According to…
One Arrested After Vehicle Strikes Tree Near NAS Patuxent River Gate 1 on New Year’s Day
By The Citizen on January 1, 2025
On Wednesday, January 1, 2024, at approximately 3:19 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Pegg…
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Host Town Hall Meeting, Insights on Gun Violence Within County
By The Citizen on December 31, 2024
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office invites the community to a town hall to gain firsthand, fact-based insights into gun violence in our area. The…
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Proudly Places New Engine in Service and Dedicates Apparatus to Charter Members
By The Citizen on December 27, 2024
On the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2024, at 10:13, Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Engine 71 was placed In-Service, ready to serve St. Mary’s…
UPDATE: Four Brothers Charged and Four Guns Recovered After High-Speed Chase and Crash
By The Citizen on December 27, 2024
UPDATE 12/27/2024: A fourth individual, identified as Deondre Maceo Straughn, 18, of Saint Inigoes, has been arrested following an incident on November 28, 2024, involving…
UPDATE: Support a Family in Need – House Fire in Mechanicsville Leaves Teen Injured, Family Displaced
By The Citizen on December 27, 2024
UPDATE 12/27/2024: The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD), along with surrounding companies, responded to a devastating structure fire in their first-due response area on Monday,…
House Fire in Mechanicsville Under Investigation, Teen Flown to Children’s Center
By The Citizen on December 24, 2024
On Monday, December 23, 2024, at approximately 8:07 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Hughesville, Bay District and Seventh District responded to the 26800 block…
UPDATE: Three Saint Inigoes Brothers Charged with Firearm Violations After High-Speed Chase and Crash
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
UPDATE 12/23/2024: Tireke Allen Straughn, 21, and Tywon Deontae Straughn, 23, both of Saint Inigoes, and Howard Anthony Straughn Jr., 25, of Easton, were arrested…
UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to 104 Years in Prison for Arson Resulting in Death of Woman and Her 18-Month-Old Daughter
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
UPDATE 12/24/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced…
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Death Following Unreported Vehicle Crash in Bushwood
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) are investigating a death preliminarily linked to an unreported traffic collision. On Sunday, December 22, 2024,…
One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Loveville
By The Citizen on December 18, 2024
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at approximately 3:52 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 27780 Point Lookout Road in Loveville,…
One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover with Ejection in Ridge
By The Citizen on December 13, 2024
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 13820 Point Lookout Road in…
UPDATE: Suspicious Package at St. Leonard Post Office Deemed Non-Hazardous
By The Citizen on December 12, 2024
UPDATE 12/12/2024: On Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 9:04 a.m., emergency personnel from Calvert, Charles, Anne Arundel and St. Mary’s County, along with NAS Patuxent…
One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Building in California
By The Citizen on December 11, 2024
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at approximately 10:50 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Thai Inter Restaurant located at 22576 MacArthur…