UPDATE 6/3/2022 @ 4:00 p.m., The suspect has been identified as Lance Richard Zuniga, age 37 of Lexington Park. Zuniga has been charged with the…
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Wanted Individual, Shawn Starcher
By The Citizen on June 1, 2022
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Shawn Christopher Starcher, age 49 of Waldorf. Starcher was placed on pretrial supervision with…
Fourteen Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Checks, Two Do Not
By The Citizen on June 1, 2022
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 16 businesses on…
Be Alert for Increased Traffic for St. Mary’s County High School Graduations This Week
By The Citizen on June 1, 2022
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers that high school commencement ceremonies will be held this week and to expect increased traffic around those…
Registration Of Unserialized, Privately-Made Firearms In Effect As of Today, June 1, 2022
By The Citizen on May 31, 2022
Effective today, (6/1/22), Title 5 of the Public Safety Article requires a personal identification number for all unserialized firearms and unfinished frames and receivers, commonly…
17-Year-Old Male Flown to Trauma Center After Fork-Lift Overturns On Top of Victim in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on May 30, 2022
On Monday, May 30, 2022, at approximately 1:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 41000 block of Oakville Road in Mechanicsville, for the…
Lexington Park Man Arrested Under Suspicion of Impaired Driving After Striking Utility Pole and Tree in Early Morning Crash
By The Citizen on May 30, 2022
On Monday, May 30, 2022, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 45815 Filmore Drive in Great Mills,…
Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park, No Injuries Reported
By The Citizen on May 30, 2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, at approximately 4:05 p.m., police responded to Nicolet Park in Lexington Park, for the reported theft. Police arrived on the…
VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Collision That Results in Fire, Police Suspect Speed, Street Racing is Involved
By The Citizen on May 29, 2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, at approximately 9:24 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Exploration Drive…
Police Arrest Great Mills for Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics
By The Citizen on May 27, 2022
On May 26, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division were conducting a surveillance operation and witnessed a suspected CDS transaction…
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Increase Patrol Checks at Schools
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
For a number of years, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has provided School Resource Officers at the three public high schools and in 2019…
Police in Charles County Investigating Motor Vehicle Accident in Parking Lot That Killed a Charlotte Hall Woman
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
On May 24, 2022, at 10:15 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the parking lot of a restaurant in the 2900…
St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – Tuesday, May 24, 2022
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, May 24, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed…
Commissioners Join County, State and Federal Officials in Bringing Attention to the Need for Thomas Johnson Bridge Replacement
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
On Monday, May 23, 2022, Commissioner President Randy Guy and Commissioner Todd Morgan attended and spoke at an event on Solomons Island to bring public…
Maryland Resources Available for Preventing and Preparing for Active Assailant Events
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
On behalf of the Maryland Center for School Safety and Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group for the State of Maryland, we offer our heartfelt condolences…