UPDATE 11/15/2024: The sentencing in the murder case of Latres Javontae Cockerham is moving forward after new evidence came to light. The State of Maryland…
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Alcohol Compliance Checks for September and October: 24 of 24 Businesses Pass Compliance Checks
By The Citizen on November 15, 2024
On September 27, 2024, at 3 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks in St.…
UPDATE: Wanted Hollywood Man in Custody After 5 Day Search, Police Recover 80 Firearms
By The Citizen on November 12, 2024
11/12/2024: On November 12th, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jerod Adam Taylor at his residence on…
UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail After Injuring Two in California Crash and Fleeing
By The Citizen on November 12, 2024
UPDATE 11/12/2024: Dylan Alexander Biscoe, age 20 of Mechanicsville, was sentenced to 90 days suspended down to just 10 days with 18 months probation by…
Maryland 2024 Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants Help Local Firefighters Enhance Wildland Fire Protection
By The Citizen on November 12, 2024
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service has awarded Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 55 volunteer fire departments in 18 counties across the state…
VIDEO: Woman Arrested After Causing Motor Vehicle Collision in Hollywood
By The Citizen on November 12, 2024
On Monday, November 11, 2024, at approximately 3:34 p.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Loveville Road, for the reported aggressive…
VIDEO: Two Occupants Flee on Foot After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on November 11, 2024
UPDATE 11/12/2024 Video added: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the hit and run motor vehicle collision which occurred on Monday,…
Police Investigating Reported Shooting in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on November 10, 2024
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at approximately 7:01 p.m., police responded to the Blimpies located at 21141 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the…
Man Transported to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After Stabbing in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on November 10, 2024
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at approximately 6:37 p.m., police responded to the area of North Essex Drive and Hancock Road in Lexington Park, for…
5-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center for Precautionary Reasons After Being Struck by Vehicle in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on November 9, 2024
On Saturday, November 9, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 29000 block of Trent Hall Road in Mechanicsville,…
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Another Shooting in Lexington Park, 36-Year-Old Man Flown to Trauma Center
By The Citizen on November 9, 2024
UPDATE: Detective Tyler Payne is the lead investigator, and anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact him at 301-475-4200, ext. 8010, or…
Police in St. Mary’s County Searching for Hollywood Man Considered to be Armed and Dangerous
By The Citizen on November 8, 2024
11/8/2024 – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On November 7, at approximately 9:23 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol…
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Reminds Citizens Statewide Burn Ban is Still in Effect
By The Citizen on November 7, 2024
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is implementing a statewide ban on open air burning, effective, November 1st 2024, in all Maryland counties. Extremely dry…
Maryland’s Junior Deer Hunt Opens November 16, 2024
By The Citizen on November 7, 2024
Maryland’s 2024 Junior Deer Hunt will be open November 16 statewide and in certain counties on Sunday, November 17th, 2024. The Maryland Department of Natural…
Multiple Agencies and Firefighters from Four Counties Respond to Large Brush Fire in Waldorf
By The Citizen on November 7, 2024
On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 was dispatched to the area of Slater Lane,…