On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 4:52 p.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the IHOP located at 45138…
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Police Investigating Assault in Lexington Park, 68-Year-Old Victim Flown to Trauma Center
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Emergency medical services were dispatched to the 21700 block of Tulagi Place in Lexington Park, after a Maryland State Trooper…
Governor Moore Announces Resources for Federal Workers as Team Maryland Stands United in Response to Federal Government Shutdown
By The Citizen on October 1, 2025
Governor Wes Moore today announced support and resources available to help meet the needs of federal workers who live in Maryland and are impacted by the…
UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for Fatal Shooting of Ex-Wife
By The Citizen on September 29, 2025
UPDATE 9/29/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Jayson David Pressley, 39, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to LIFE in prison plus an…
Mechanicsville Mother Charged with Child Neglect After Children Call 911 from Trash-Filled Home
By The Citizen on September 29, 2025
Irene Elizabeth Hammond, 33, of Mechanicsville, has been formally charged with two counts of misdemeanor child neglect following an incident on August 21, 2025, in…
UPDATE: Sheriff’s Deputy Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser; Suspect Also Faces Drug Charges
By The Citizen on September 29, 2025
Newly obtained court documents provide additional information about the September 26, 2025, crash in Mechanicsville that left a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputy injured and…
UPDATE: Victim in Critical Condition, Police Searching for Baltimore Man Wanted for Attempted Murder in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on September 28, 2025
On Saturday, September 27, at around 5:17 p.m., 2025, First Responders were dispatched to the 21000 block of North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for…
Sheriff’s Deputy Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser; Suspect Also Faces Drug Charges
By The Citizen on September 27, 2025
Juwaun Tirek Queen, 22, of Hollywood, is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after allegedly running a stop sign and crashing head-on into a marked…
One in Custody, Victim Flown to Trauma Center With Life-Threatening Injuries After Stabbing in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on September 27, 2025
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of North Essex Drive in…
69-Year-Old Man Flown to Trauma Center After Accidentally Shooting Himself in Hand
By The Citizen on September 26, 2025
On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 11:08 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the CTE Firearms located in the 23000 block of…
Texas Man Held in St. Mary’s County on Fugitive Warrant for Child Pornography Charges
By The Citizen on September 26, 2025
Luke T. Langston, 22, of Willis, Texas, is being held without bond in St. Mary’s County after authorities executed a fugitive warrant alleging he fled…
Mechanicsville Man Facing Drug, Ammunition, and Child Neglect Charges Following Search Warrant Execution
By The Citizen on September 24, 2025
James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses, illegal possession of ammunition, and child neglect following the execution of…
Maryland Audit Finds Social Services Agency Repeatedly Failed to Protect Foster Children, Placed Children Into Homes with 7 Registered Sex Offenders
By The Citizen on September 19, 2025
A state audit released on September 12th, 2025, has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration (SSA) repeatedly failed to protect children in its care between…
One Transported to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in St. Inigoes
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Heritage…
Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille is Pleased to Announce New Leonardtown Location!
By The Citizen on September 17, 2025
Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille made the exciting announcement today that they’re opening a second location in downtown Leonardtown! The family owned business is pleased…