UPDATE 7/20/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Terek Demaury Ross, 29, of Lexington Park, Maryland, has been sentenced to life in prison, with 50…
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Three Subjects Saved After Boat Capsizes in Chesapeake Bay, No Injuries Reported
By The Citizen on July 19, 2025
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 4:54 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to 20000 block of Far Cry Road in Lexington…
No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes St. Inigoes Post Office
By The Citizen on July 19, 2025
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the St. Inigoes Post Office located at 15066…
Man Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash Involving Cement Truck in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., while driving in the area of Old Village Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville…
No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes MedStar East Run Medical Center Building in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 12 :11 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the MedStar East Run Medical Center located…
St. Mary’s County Officials Urge Caution After Black Bear Sighting in Piney Point and Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
BEAR BEWARE! 🐻 The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services is alerting residents, particularly those living in and around the Piney Point and Mechanicsville…
Helicopters Requested After Multiple Victims Are Stabbed in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville, for…
Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive…
9 Impaired Boaters Charged Over July 4th Weekend During DNR’s Operation Dry Water Patrol
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from…
Multiple Bystanders and First Responders Recognized After Saving Man’s Life in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, bystanders and first responders were recognized for their lifesaving efforts at the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge last month. On June 17th,…
Man Suffers Serious Burns After Setting Himself and Vehicle on Fire in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent…
House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Hemlock Road in Lusby, for the reported house…
UPDATE: GoFundMe Added – House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
UPDATE 7/14/2025: The displaced family has lost nearly everything in this devastating fire. A GoFundMe has been started by family members to assist the 2 adults…
3-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Possible Drowning Incident in Mechanicsville, Investigation Ongoing
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 1:41 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 37000 block of Lockes Crossing Road in Mechanicsville,…
UPDATE: GoFundMe Started for Child Seriously Injured After Accident Involving Lawnmower in Ridge
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
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…