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August 2007 Top
News stories
Two in Custody in College Heist
Sheriff Confirms Robbery at St. Mary's College; Park
Hall Elementary and Spring Ridge Middle School were set
into a security mode; College was in lock down
ST. MARY'S CITY
(Aug. 30, 2007) A person was robbed on Trinity
Church Road, a first for this quiet colonial capital of
Maryland which is home to the renowned St. Mary's
College of Maryland. St. Mary's Sheriff Tim
Cameron told ST. MARY'S TODAY that officers have
captured "two persons of interest" in the robbery who
were in a vehicle on Rt. 4 in Leonardtown, when they
were apprehended. Detectives were sent to St. Mary's
City for interviews with witnesses and victims. The
college flashed a warning to all students to "shelter in
place" which they kindly interpreted as meaning "stay
inside". Gee, these college kids would never have
figured that one out. The college emergency flash
email stated," The alleged
intruder has been described as a Hispanic male, about 5'
11", wearing gray pants, gray jacket, and gray cap. He
is possibly carrying a loaded 45 caliber gun." The men
arrested were local guys, were white crack heads, not
Hispanics.
Navy Ship Designs More Realistic
Letter to the Editor:
State School Super Created Mess With Testing Baloney
Calvert Man Washed Up in Atlantic Surf
FENWICK ISLAND (Aug. 29) With
assistance from the Ocean City (MD) Police Department
and the Maryland State Police, Delaware State Police
detectives have identified the body that washed ashore
on Monday, August 20, 2007 as Derrick Anthony Graviosi,
31, of the 200 block of Amber Lane, Huntingtown, MD.
The cause of death is drowning. The manner of death is
undetermined. Graviosi had been reported as a missing
person to the Ocean City Police Department (MD) a few
days prior to his body being recovered in Delaware.
Detectives from the Maryland State Police were able to
match Graviosi's fingerprints to fingerprints on file.
How stupid can local government get?
In Maryland, there is no limit
Washington Post Radio is dead...WTWP
will convert to syndicated talk shows like Bill
O'Reilly, proving that putting boring reporters on the
air with the very talented Hillary Howard couldn't pan
out if the reporters were their typical snooty selves,
which, by and large, they were. The haughty
couldn't relate with listeners any more than they do
with readers, which is why the Post is sagging in
circulation, now they killed off what could have been a
good radio show by being consistently politically
correct. Too bad for Hillary, but she is a good
talent and will have no trouble getting a gig elsewhere.
Goodbye boring Post radio with this postmortem.
Haystacks Was Wheel Man for Wal-Mart Robbery
WALDORF (Aug. 29) ---
Public
Information Officer Kristen Timko reports that on Aug.
27 at 2:15 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s officers
responded to Wal-Mart located at 11930 Acton Lane in
Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery.
Investigation revealed a male suspect attempted to leave
the store with a computer monitor he had not paid for.
An employee attempted to stop him but he pointed a stun
gun at her. The employee retreated and the suspect fled
in a vehicle driven by another person. The suspect
vehicle is described as a tan Ford coupe with Maryland tags 3AEY36.
Officers later discovered the vehicle had been stolen in Anne Arundel County. The suspect is described only as a
white male. The driver of the suspect vehicle is
described as a heavy-set white male. Anyone with any
information about this incident is asked to contact the
Charles County Sheriff’s Office at 301-932-7777 or
Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. Officer
R. Shepard investigated.
Knife-Wielding Bandit Captured in Downtown Waldorf
WALDORF (Aug. 29) --- On Aug. 28 at 11:45 p.m.,
Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to Walgreens
located at 25 High Street in
Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery.
Investigation revealed a male suspect entered the store,
approached a clerk, brandished a knife and stole cash
from one of the registers. Cpl. C. Roberts and his K9
partner responded to the scene, conducted a track and
located the suspect on a path near St. Thomas Drive.
The suspect was identified as William Thomas Chisley,
37, of Waldorf. Chisley was arrested without incident
and charged with armed robbery, first-degree assault and
theft valued at less than $500. He was being held at the Charles County Detention Center pending an appearance before a
district court commissioner. Officer P. DeBoe
investigated.
Letter to the Editor:
Thank Ehrlich for Maryland's top
ranking
GOP Senators Call for Craig to
De-list Himself from Senate
America wastes Billions on City Built Below Sea
Level.....
MoveOn targets pro-surge Democrat

School bus flips on first day of school in driver talent
contest...this driver lost, no kids on board...
photo courtesy of Dunkirk VFD
Nearly 70,000 trailers in use in four Gulf Coast states
2 years after Katrina/Rita
Over $8 Billion for Recovery on
Gulf Coast
As New Orleans Murders Spiral, FBI
Adds Extra Agents to Assist NOPD Detectives
Richard Jewell found dead in home
Olympic security guard suspected
but cleared in bombing
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National Trailer Park residents and
White Oak residents are being given
the heave-ho by developers from
their homes near Lexington Park,
while a long-proposed low income
housing project next door at the
Immaculate Heart of Mary church
property languishes. Some of
these residents have been tossed out
of two other low rent districts
while the taxpayers pay to keep
moving them around.
Nonetheless, St. Mary's officials
and bureaucrats at the Board of
Commissioners meeting heaped praise
on one another as they dish out
dough for moving trucks. It's
the latest chapter from Alice in
Wonderland in the Walled City.
ST.
MARY'S TODAY photo.
Mobile Moving Moola
St. Mary's Board Approves Money to
Get Rid of Poor Folks
Another
buyout, why not just buy the poor
folks bus tickets to New York City?
Hobos on the March!
The Homeless Shelter
will be moved too, to
make room for another
developer....all the while hobos
continue to live in tent camps
behind Ledo's Pizza and the new
library in Lexington Park, scaring
the wits out of people when they
emerge from the woods....why don't
these cats ever enter Mexico
illegally and stand in line for free
stuff?
  
These cops brought out big guns for
a report of a local homeless man
armed with a gun at the Lexington
Park library. A hobo camp is
next to the library where homeless
guys who don't like the rules of the
homeless shelter, such as no booze,
take up residence. Now the
shelter is looking for a new place
to locate. At right, are
peaceful homeless residents enjoying
a sunny day in the middle of the
Lexington Park development district
which a prospective developer wants
to have the shelter removed.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
LEXINGTON PARK (Aug. 28) ---
They are going to move the Homeless
Shelter...but guess where they are
going to move it? Lexington
Park Development District Robin
Finnacom told the St. Mary's Board
that the men's homeless shelter
ain't wanted by the developer she is
talking to, imagine that! The
developer doesn't want the crazy
drunks walking around the soon to be
renovated downtown anymore than the
staff at the Lexington Park library
or other downtown merchants.
So where are the 'three or four
places' that are under
consideration? Follow the
money. Soon we will
learn that a certain party has a
large parcel in a nice neighborhood
and the board of the Three Oaks
Homeless Shelter has voted to accept
this location and the deal will be
done.
The usual way a facility like this
is sited is that the deed is done, a
public hearing is held, the public
is ignored and the beat goes
on...however, there may be a church
or other group who actually wants
the homeless shelter so why not
volunteer your site to the Three
Oaks Center and show that there are
folks who want the homeless.
The soup kitchen, Mary's Song, moved
from across from the Post Office to
the Lutheran Church on Great Mills
Road and there have been no
complaints from that area about
problems with the clients of the
soup kitchen. Maybe they are
too full of soup to cause problems,
but alls well that ends well.
The Three Oaks Center was built on
county property with money from the
State of Maryland and private groups
paying for the building. The
building can't be abandoned or sold
without permission of the State of
Maryland.
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U.S. Senator Pleads Guilty to Lewd
Behavior in Airport Men's Room
How Did News Outlets
Miss Senator's Arrest for Nearly Three Months?
Craig says 'I am not gay,' did
nothing wrong
Tires Flattened on 18
School Buses
WESTMINISTER --- Three locations in Carroll County
had tires flattened on school buses overnight on Sunday
and were discovered when the drivers showed up to start
their engines to pick up students. Unknown
heathens are being sought by the Maryland State Police.
Maryland high school students
keeping getting dumber, math scores drop
Will Congress Guarantee Business a
Profit?
Southern Cooking has always been
the best and the people are the fattest, Md. ranks 25th
in obesity data
Mississippi Fattest State;
will require minimum number of hours for students to get
off their duffs and take phys ed
Sun Report:
Maryland is richest state in
nation
Deaths:
Elizabeth Irene "Puddin" Huseman
Robert James Bicknell Sr.
'Iranian bomb or bombing of Iran'
Radical Ragheads Going to Hit West
Again
No more back of the bus seating
assignments for these blacks, they are being assigned
seats in the front of the class in order to help them
learn more....
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Burch Oil's Leaking Tank Leads to
Woman's House Being Condemned
ABC 7 report
Spitfire Mayhem; Man Must Not Have Had a Match
Man charged with spreading flammable liquid inside
girlfriend's home
LEXINGTON PARK ---
Alls well that ends well, at least the home didn't burn
down, but the actions of a Lexington Park man in
allegedly spreading a flammable fluid around the
interior of his girlfriend's home, led to him being
charged with arson and the home severely damaged by the
liquid. Keith Mackall, 44, will find jail to be
hot as there is no a/c in the Hotel St. Mary's.
Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal W. Faron Taylor reports
that Mackall allegedly made the threat to burn down the
home of Mitzi Higgins on Spitfire Court on August 22nd,
and poured the liquid inside the home, as the highlight
of a domestic argument between the two.
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Put this Chevy over the levee:
Old car parked too close to house caught fire, spread
fire to house too
PINEY POINT (Aug. 25) ---
State Fire Marshal W. Faron Taylor reports to ST. MARY'S
TODAY that James Nagy of Piney Point owns a 1992 Chevy
Lumina minivan which malfunctioned, caught fire and
caught a nearby building on fire as well, melting vinyl
siding on the home. The old van was estimated to
be worth $500 and damage to the building was set at
$2,000. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and 10
firefighters from Valley Lee had the fire under control
in 10 minutes. The investigating fire marshal was
J. Frye. The fire started in the engine
compartment and the cause was listed as mechanical
failure.
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Trouble in Bum Heaven
LEXINGTON PARK ---
Just last week a drunken bum out of control fought
rescue workers and police and this morning another call
for an ambulance for an intoxicated bum who is one of
many living in tents in the woods near the Lexington
Park library is again ready for a staring role in "Fight
the drunks", once again putting a strain on the busy
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, which runs a
third of all the fire and rescue runs in St. Mary's
County. Lexington Park operates two stations and
often has to deal with people who call 911 because they
have a nose bleed, a headache or otherwise abuse vital
emergency services. The St. Mary's Health Dept.
will pick up poor people who can't afford a doctor and
treat them at the Health Dept., they don't have to call
an ambulance. Drunks who won't quit drinking and
won't abide by the rules of the homeless shelter should
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Two Feared Dead
Choppers Searched Bay for Sinking Boat All Night
Coast Guard finds 100' long oil slick near Taylors
Island, boat crews from Coast Guard stations St. Inigoes
and Oxford are searching for any survivors of what
appears to be a sunken vessel.
Two Men Found Dead Inside
of a SUV in Southeast DC
Iraq Helicopter
Crash Victims Mourned
Where's the Loot?
So what has the Banana Republic of Washington, D.C. been
doing with all the money they have gotten from the
taxpayers instead of spending it on keeping up the
public schools?
Now the DC government says it
needs $120 million just to fix up the schools....gee,
giving all those contracts to political supporters and
relatives so they can buy those fancy cars and summer
homes has a way of adding up over the years...but...the
voters of DC keep on electing Crackhead Marion Barry to
office....the District public schools have been taken
over by the city council, perhaps so they can funnel the
money directly to their pals...only The Shadow knows for
sure!
Orioles Stink...as last
place Rangers score 30 runs, first in game since 1897
Woman sentenced in
Enviro-Scam....mitigation
money went into her pocket
Cheap
Shots
Hoyer's Bridge to Nowhere...Steny just can't say no to
Maggie!
 
Congressman
Steny Hoyer with St. Mary's College Prez Maggie O'Brien
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
ST. MARY'S CITY (Aug. 23) You've read about U.S.
Senator Ted Steven's multi-million dollar bridge to
nowhere in Alaska, now we have learned that our own
Congressman Steny Hoyer has found some federal bucks, a
reported $2 million for Maggie O'Brien's St. Mary's
College of Maryland, already being roasted by many in
Southern Maryland for ruining the St. Mary's City
shoreline with a monster Boathouse, for Maggie's
pedestrian bridge over Rt. 5.
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This head-on wreck took
place Monday evening on Holland Cliff Road. Four
patients were transported in 3 ambulances.
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Photo courtesy of Huntingtown Vol. Fire Dept. and Rescue
Squad
Any Blood in his Alcohol?
LEXINGTON PARK (Aug. 23) --- Just before the typical
happy hour yesterday a man who was being assisted by the
Lexington Park Vol. Rescue Squad became combative and
police were called to assist the volunteers. St.
Mary's Sheriff's Lt. Dan Alioto reports that deputies
responded to the scene and placed a man under arrest.
When his handcuffs were removed to allow treatment, the
man beat feet, with several deputies in hot pursuit.
Being full of firewater, the man didn't get too far and
was soon back in custody. Joshua Bragalone, 25,
was given a blood alcohol test, which showed he didn't
have too much blood in his alcohol, testing at .39.
He was charged with public intoxication and resisting
arrest.
Blood
Lust for Mom Led to Man Assaulting Two Cops
WALDORF
(Aug. 23) Police report that on Aug. 19 at
2:15 a.m., Charles County Sheriff�s officers responded
to the parking lot of
Boston's Gourmet Pizza located at 10440 O'Donnell Place
in Waldorf for the report of an assault in progress.
Investigation revealed the accused, Christopher Michael
Varela, 25, of Waldorf, stole his mother�s vehicle and
assaulted her when she confronted him. Varela fled the
scene on foot toward Smallwood Drive but Officers R. Kimble and
P. Sady caught him. Varela resisted arrest and during
the struggle bit one of the officers. The other
officer�s finger was injured. Varela was ultimately
arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer,
second-degree assault, resisting arrest, obstructing and
hindering and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. He was
being held at the Charles County Detention Center pending an appearance before a
district court commissioner. Officers Sady and Kimble
were treated at Civista for their injuries. Cpl. C.
McCue investigated.
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News Flash....
Charles County Sheriff's
Department Risks Losing Accreditation
LA PLATA ---
The Charles County Sheriff's
Office, which was originally approved for accreditation
by the CALEA in 2001 and re-approved in 2004, risks
losing it's seal of approval due to an assessment of the
agency which scored it low on about 18 points. The
agency, which is the principal police agency in Charles
County, has 90 days to square away the department or
lose it's accreditation.
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St. Mary's
Board Approves Upgrades to 911 System
Raley commends Dement on being
swing vote on raising 911 tax on monthly phone bills

Left, St.
Mary's Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R. Golden Beach),
Commissioner Kenny Dement (D. Piney Point), Commissioner
Dan Raley (D. Great Mills)
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Man Fined for Shooting Bald Eagle
But will he get a
medal for shooting vultures and skunks, that police
report that he was shooting from his back door?
Clearly this man didn't live in Wildewood, he lived in
Bushwood. Did he shoot at any politicians or
preachers? Only The Shadow knows for sure!
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Crab Cops Nab Deadhead Boaters
Nationwide Identity Theft Saga Update:
Son Says Mom’s Identity Theft Scheme Was
Masterminded by Abusive Step-father
Story
William Francis
Goodwin,
Lexington Park rescue
squad volunteer for 17 years, dead at age 77
Charles Edward Stuart
Aide to Nixon's Dirty Tricks Duo,
local developer
Hooligan
Football Star Pleads Guilty to Killing Dogs
Former Post editor returns to DC
as New York Times reporter
DC had only 12 DWI deaths during
2006, but lets not talk about the murder rate
Letter to the Editor:
When
you volunteer to serve your nation, you agree to go
where ever you are assigned, even to war zone
Rodeo Rape
Goldring Arrested in Rodeo Rape at
Ranch Club
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Coast Guard Snatches Ten People
Off Sinking Fishing Boat
Coast Guard, NRP Police Rescue 8
People from Sinking Boat Near Bay Bridge
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On August 28th St. Mary's County Bureau of
Criminal Investigations detectives obtained arrest
warrants for Valeriy V. Kouznetsov, a 23 year old male
from Rockville Maryland and David A. Concepcion, a 33
year old male from Rockville Maryland for Theft over
$500, First Degree Assault, Conspiracy to Commit Armed
Robbery and Armed Robbery, for the armed robbery of the
Mechanicsville Bank of America, which occurred on August
17th. The warrants were a result of ongoing
investigations by St. Mary's County BCI and Montgomery County Police, which determined the two
men had used a car in the Mechanicsville robbery from a
carjacking in Montgomery County earlier the same day. On August 27th
the two men attempted another bank robbery in Montgomery County using a vehicle from an August 25th
carjacking, but were unsuccessful and were apprehended
by police a short time later. BCI detectives recovered
the vehicle used in the Mechanicsville robbery in P.G. County. The two suspects are currently
incarcerated in Montgomery County.
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Ragheads Press for
Fair Treatment of Pipebomb-Toting Nitwits
Letter
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The Deadliest and Most
Costly Hurricanes to Strike U.S.
Records for the most intense U.S. hurricane
in 1935, and the second costliest, Andrew in 1992,
occurred in years which had much below-average hurricane
activity. As occurred in Katrina, a large death toll in
a U.S. hurricane is still possible, especially in such
vulnerable areas as Houston, New York City, Tampa, and
the Florida Keys. The decreased death totals in recent
years, outside of 2005, is partly the result of
relatively few major hurricanes striking the most
vulnerable areas.
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Hurricane Isabel will be remembered for it's
storm surge
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Row Over Restaurant Row
 
This stately old brick house will be replaced by a
national chain restaurant and four others, along with a
hotel, offices and residential housing at the corner of
Rt. 235 and Shady Mile Lane in California.
Planning Commissioner Shelby Guazzo said that she
visited Woodlawn Road and that there was barely room for
one SUV on the road, much less traffic from Town Creek,
leaving their homes at dinner every night to stream
across this short cut to Restaurant Row. Actually,
the road is lacking shoulders but does boast good wide
lanes with a double yellow line. Perhaps Guazzo
got on the wrong road. ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
Story
Reader Retorts
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Get a
Government Job Today.
...St. Mary's County is hiring, with great benefits,
high salaries and low demands on your time.
...see these
job openings and apply today
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Meet the Pastor
Father Joseph Sileo of Holy Face Catholic Church, Great
Mills.
Catholics Should Hold True to Social Service, Church
Teachings
Story
Man's electronic gear on sailboat
guided Coast Guard to him in time to save him from
sharks
Gingrich Blasts Phony War on Terror
Says Energy Independence is
Solution to Dealing With Islamic Radicals
Waitress in a New Hampshire diner
confronts Romney Over Healthcare
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Rick Ince Gets the Weekend Off --- Finally
 
Left, Rick's Marine owner,
Rick Ince. Right, Rick is at center of the St. Mary's
Planning Commission on which he served.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Services
Boat Dealer, Bait Merchant, Fishing Expert Dead at 63
Charles Jenkins "Jenks" Mattingly Jr., Dead at 86
Obituary
Angela Marie Hancock
Lauretta Teresa Davis
John Louis Norris
Penny Michelle Brooks Simms
Michael Anthony Hutzol
The Harold Stassen of Smeco
elections running again for board
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Sun report:
'Bridge Lady' says she'll stand
naked on crumbling bridge to call attention to it, if
need be
Dyson Insists State Add Solomon's
Bridge to Critical Inspection List
SHA Says Solomon's Bridge Safe
Do you trust the Government to tell the truth?
Ha!
If SHA has photo or video proof of underwater bridge
piling inspections to show they are safe, then lets see
it

This
photo shows steel bands holding Solomon's bridge
together. ST. MARY'S TODAY
...see editorial:
Spend Money on Infrastructure, Not
Corruption
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge was closed due to cracks
20 years ago
State lacks contingency plan if
bridge closes again
Are Southern Maryland's Bridges Safe?
SOLOMON'S ISLAND (Aug 2) --- After the
horrible collapse of the interstate bridge in
Minneapolis, officials will likely be reviewing
inspection procedures for Maryland bridges, especially
the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, which was shut down
in an emergency measure in 1988 after stress cracks
developed at the top of every support beam holding up
the bridge.
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Many North American bridges are
unsafe
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Reader asks:
Should fire and rescue have to
live up to professional standards for accreditation like
police agencies?
Reader Reveals Navy is Sending Sailors with
Minimal Training off to War Duty in Iraq
letter
Reader Says Need, Not Greed Should
Fuel Commercial Growth
Letter
Crack-Up at Charlotte Hall
 
CHARLOTTE HALL (Aug. 15) Just after the end of
rush hour on Tuesday evening, a mini-van collided with
this work van at Rt. 5 and Mt. Wolf Road leaving one
person injured and both vehicles having to be towed from
the scene. St. Mary's deputies survey the crash site.
Mechanicsville Vol. Rescue Squad and Hughesville rescue
personnel assisted the crash participants. ST. MARY'S
TODAY photos
 
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Metro Shuts Down Stations Due to
35 Dead Birds
Can't we spare a few starlings?
The silly generation now runs things in the country,
over reacting to nonsense and ignoring real threats to
our security, like radical Muslims and illegal aliens
crossing our borders....
Ridge Fire Dept. Makes Visit to
Kids at Camp Brown
St. John
Vianney Church in Prince
Frederick is
going back again to
help finish rebuilding Our Mother of Mercy Catholic
Church, School and Rectory in Pass Christian, Miss.
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Man Rammed Wife's Car
With Infant on Board
GREAT MILLS --- St. Mary's Sheriff's Sgt. Andrew
Cusick reports that on 07/31/07 Deputy John Logalbo
responded to the area of St. John’s Circle in Great
Mills for a reported domestic assault in progress.
Deputy Logalbo’s investigation revealed that Michael
Lavar Yeldell ( Age 30 of Great Mills) had assaulted his
wife by driving his vehicle into a vehicle occupied by
his wife. Yeldell also had his three month old child in
his vehicle at the time of the assault. Yeldell was
arrested by Deputy Logalbo and charged with Assault in
the First Degree.
Reader
Feedback Question: If you
were picked for this man's jury, and the allegations
above were proven, what would your verdict be?
Send your verdict to:
staff1@stmarystoday.com
Sheriff
Has Hopes of Solving Latest Drugstore Boost of Oxycotin
Heroes at Work:
Woman Saved from Townhouse Fire by PG Firefighters
Story
Child Injured at Six Flags Octopus Ride
Story
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Attention Congress: What are
we still doing in Iraq?
First it was that nutty
Cindy Shehan who was
against the War in Iraq, then Iraq evolved into a civil
war and nutty Congressman Jack Murtha, who had backed
Bush, came out against it.
Colin Powell tried to
talk Bush out of this in the first place. But the
President wouldn't listen. Then more people in America
questioned why we were still there, then last fall, the
Democrats won back Congress as the country said, 'get
out of Iraq', then Bush sent more troops in a 'surge';
then
it didn't work, only our casualties 'surged';
now ranking
GOP senators have said it's time to get out;
now the White House staff is working on a strategy to
have Bush say it's his idea to get out, but they won't
call it that, it'll be some sort of disengagement.
More Give
your views on this issue
staff1@stmarystoday.com
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Ocean City, Maryland is now the target destination for young and
old. Keep up with all the latest action at the beach, from folks
getting caught in riptides, to people jumping in front of buses,
jumping off buildings and sometimes just getting sunburned....Beach
Updates from the shore, from Delaware to OC with Alan
Henney. Photo at left is a sand sculpture of the Last Supper
along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Md.
ST.
MARY'S TODAY photo
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4 Dead
Babies Gives Back Alley Abortions A New Definition
Cab driver in Ocean City may have stopped the meter of
life for 4 babies; 3 more were found in, around and
buried in backyard of home in beach resort town...police
are still digging
Sun report
ABC7 video report
Region's buffet
line of wrecks keeps police, fire and rescue busy
 
LEXINGTON PARK (July 30) Maryland
State Trooper Mike Grimes prepares to wrap up
information gathering at the scene of a wreck in front
of the Donut Connection in Lexington Park where two
vehicles managed to collide despite the presence of a
state-of-the art $200,000 digital traffic light, meaning
one of them had a green light and the other one had a
red light yet some dummy just couldn't figure it out.
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad transported one
person to St. Mary's Hospital while Bay District's Squad
unit responded and disabled the batteries in the wrecks
to prevent a spark from starting a fire. ST. MARY'S
TODAY photos
 
CLEMENTS (July 30)-- Just after 5 pm a mid size compact
car overturned on Bayside Road, perhaps on the sharp
curve and it's two occupants were out and walking around
when the first responders got to the scene.
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COAST GUARD RESCUES 3 PEOPLE FROM SINKING
SAILBOAT |
OCEAN CITY (July 29) - The Coast Guard rescued
three people on Saturday after the 42-foot
sailboat they were on ran aground a half mile
off the coast of Assateague Island, Md.
Rescued were
Larry Michaels, George Grabowski and Joseph
Tosta.
The Coast
Guard received a radio call at 1:09 a.m. from
Larry Michaels, who reported his sailboat had
ran aground on a sandbar and was taking on
water.
A helicopter rescue
crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City
arrived on scene and hoisted the three
survivors.
The Coast Guard
helicopter crew transported all three
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Backing up his officers on the street.
Accustomed to being on road patrol, St. Mary's Sheriff
Tim Cameron, right, assists as Deputy Frank Fowler,
left, questions a suspect during a crime crackdown night
in March in Lexington Park.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
By Kenneth C.
Rossignol
ST. MARY'S TODAY
MONTREAL (July 29)--- Sheriff Tim Cameron reports from
the international Commission on Accreditation of Law
Enforcement Agencies
CALEA conference in
Montreal that the years long process to win approval for
the St. Mary's Sheriff's Department has taken the final
step with his appearance yesterday before the conference
committee and after all the reviews, inspections and
submissions which have taken place for the past 5 years,
St. Mary's County finally can finally claim a police
agency which meets with high standards.
Gone are the days of Laurel and Hardy and Keystone Cops.
Those days of crime and police capers, which admittedly
have been fun to cover were always a disappointment in
that the citizens always got the short end of the stick
for value of tax dollars when antics and silly politics
from famous law officers such as 'Captain Chicken'
Copado, and Lt. 'Stan Laurel' Voorhaar, along Lt.
'Oliver Hardy' Cooper were the order of the day.
More
The Mean Streets of Lexington Park
"I told you, it ain't my car and it ain't my gun!"
GREAT MILLS (July 28)--- This
suspect told St. Mary's deputies next to car he was
likely operating when it dropped off a front wheel as it
wrecked on Great Mills Road at 2 am Saturday, that he
was just looking at the car which was wrecked and had a
gun in it. It says it wasn't his. Of course if it turns
out to be stolen, that would be a wise move. "You won't
find my prints inside," said the man. Only The Shadow
knows for sure.

Cops recover gun from
wrecked car....read
this story now with more photos from the
scene |
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Heroes at Work

These Southern Maryland volunteer firefighters and many
others rush into burning buildings to save others. |
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History in Photos

Pam and Dan
Fitzgerald with their family in front of the Samuel M.
Bailey oyster boat
at the dock at Fitzie's Restaurant and Marina in
Compton. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
FitzGerald's Fitzies' Family-Friendly Fare
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A workman on this Newton Tree Service
truck lost his balance and fell to the pavement when he
attempted to unsnag his bucket truck from a tv cable.
The incident took place at about noon today across from
Little Flower School in Great Mills. He is being
assisted by responding medics and flown to a trauma unit
for a severe head injury. At right, is the cable
line and snapped telephone utility pole which was caused
by the tree service bucket coming in contact with the
line. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by Thomas V.
Stachowitz |
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