State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that Alexander Desales DeMarr, 65 of Great Mills, entered a plea of guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which…
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UPDATE: Previously Convicted Lexington Park Felon Sentenced to 45 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin, Illegal Possession of Firearms
By The Citizen on March 8, 2022
UPDATE 3/8/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on February 24, 2022, Judge McGann sentenced Anthony Leon Brooks, 40, of Lexington Park, for Distribution of…
UPDATE: 35-Year-Old Piney Point Man and Capitol Riot Suspect Arrested on new Charges in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on March 7, 2022
UPDATE 3/7/2022: On Friday, February 25, 2022, at approximately 11:35 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Action Lounge and Billiards…
NAS Patuxent River Updates COVID Mask Policy Effective March 2, 2022
By The Citizen on March 4, 2022
NAS Patuxent River announced March 2 that indoor mask-wearing is not required for DoD personnel in all but two DoD spaces at NAS Patuxent River,…
St. Mary’s County Man Charged with Rape and Sex Abuse of Minors
By The Citizen on March 3, 2022
In February 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division began an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving minors. During…
Lexington Park Man who was Charged with Numerous Armed Robberies Arrested After Escape from Treatment Facility
By The Citizen on March 2, 2022
UPDATE 3/2/2022: On February 22, 2022, Cpl. Pontorno of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 40000 block of Henry Lane in Charlotte…
Maryland Governor Hogan, and Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Release Statements on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By The Citizen on March 1, 2022
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement today regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “I, most residents of Anne Arundel County, most…
No Injuries Reported, Two Dogs Rescued After House Fire in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on February 27, 2022
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to the 21400 block of…
UPDATE – Police Make Two More Arrests in Murder of 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Man
By The Citizen on February 27, 2022
UPDATE 2/27/2022: Additional arrests were made on February 26, 2022, in the fatal shooting that occurred in Lexington Park on January 12, 2022. Jevontez Deqwon…
Wanted Hollywood Man Arrested at Lexington Park Senior Apartments
By The Citizen on February 25, 2022
On Monday, February 21, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police responded to the Lexington Park Senior Apartments located at 21895 Pegg Road in Lexington Park,…
Four Businesses Fail Alcohol Compliance Checks and Sell to Under Age Individual- Seventeen Pass
By The Citizen on February 25, 2022
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert compliance checks at local businesses, utilizing…
One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on February 24, 2022
On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at approximately 8:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Point Lookout…
No Injuries Reported and One Dog Saved After House Fire in Mechanicsville, Fire Marshal Investigating
By The Citizen on February 23, 2022
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at approximately 9:22 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the 28900 block of…
Governor Hogan Encourages Marylanders to Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday
By The Citizen on February 22, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan announced that in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Harriet Tubman and the 5th anniversary of its opening, the…
UPDATE: Police Charge White Plains Man for Robbery in La Plata, Detectives Searching for Second Suspect
By The Citizen on February 22, 2022
UPDATE 2/22/2022: On January 29, 2022, at approximately 7:59 p.m., LPPD officers responded to 40 Drury Drive, Walmart, for the report of a robbery where…