On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Abell’s Wharf recreation area in Leonardtown for the report of…
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Police Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in St. Mary’s City, Victim Transported with Serious Injuries
By The Citizen on September 25, 2023
On Sunday, September 25, 2023, at approximately 2:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Ivy Hill…
UPDATE: Investigation Still Ongoing After Man is Found Deceased in Burning Vehicle
By The Citizen on September 24, 2023
UPDATE 9/25/2023: On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) responded to a report of a vehicle fire in…
No Injuries Reported After Structure Fire in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on September 22, 2023
On Friday, September 22, 2023, at approximately 12:50 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, Ridge, and Hollywood responded to the 20600…
UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for 2022 Stabbing
By The Citizen on September 22, 2023
UPDATE 9/22/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Frederick Lee Weems, Jr., 44, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 35 years with 20…
Police Chase and Motor Vehicle Collision in Charlotte Hall Expected to Cause Delays
By The Citizen on September 21, 2023
Fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Three Notch Road and Golden Beach Road for a motor vehicle collision with injuries at…
Police and State Fire Marshal Investigating Subject Found Dead in Burning Vehicle
By The Citizen on September 21, 2023
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at approximately 9:28 p.m., firefighters from Second District, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Hollywood responded to the 46000…
Lexington Park Man Arrested Following Pursuit; Charged with Multiple Drug Offenses
By The Citizen on September 20, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, following a vehicle and foot pursuit, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies apprehended and arrested Ky’ree Truvell Miles, 27, of…
Bicyclist Transported to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on September 20, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at approximately 8:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and Westbury Boulevard in…
Death Investigation of Incarcerated Individual in St. Mary’s County Ongoing
By The Citizen on September 18, 2023
On Monday, September 11, 2023, John Sherman Greenwell, 44, an incarcerated individual of the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center (SMCDRC) in Leonardtown, Maryland,…
Police Seeking Information in Fatal Hit and Run, Candlelight Vigil Being Held Monday, Sept.18th, 2023
By The Citizen on September 18, 2023
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that occurred Monday night, September…
76th Annual St. Mary’s County Fair This Weekend! September 21-24th, 2023
By The Citizen on September 18, 2023
St. Mary’s County Government, on behalf of the St. Mary’s County Fair Association, invites all members of the community to join in the fun happening…
UPDATE: 26-Year-Old Piney Point Man Killed After Fireworks Accident in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on September 16, 2023
UPDATE: A 26-year-old St. Mary’s County man died early Saturday morning after a firework he was holding exploded, marking the second fireworks-related death this year…
UPDATE: Lexington Park Gang Related Shooting Results in Suspect Being Shot in Head by His Accomplice
By The Citizen on September 13, 2023
UPDATE 9/13/2023: On August 18th, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., police responded to the 46100 block of West Westbury Blvd in Lexington Park for multiple 911 calls…
UPDATE: Prentiss Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Assault
By The Citizen on September 12, 2023
UPDATE 9/12/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Walter Crouse Prentiss, III, 43, was sentenced to a total of 30 years in the Division…