Forrest Gets $80G Payoff
Secretive
Decision OK’d in 3 to 1 Vote
LEONARDTOWN - (Jan. 25,
2007) ST. MARY’S TODAY has learned that the
departure of St. Mary’s County Administrator
George Forrest is more than a simple
retirement. Forrest is walking away from his
contract with the county 6 months early for
a handsome payoff.
Instead of working until June when his contract expires, retired
Army Lt. Colonel Forrest will take $80,000 to
stay home. Forrest has been with the county
eight years in three different capacities.
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Escaped
Prisoner Caught!
 By
Sean Rice
ST. MARY'S TODAY
LEONARDTOWN (Jan. 25, 2007) - Police, helicopters and K9 units
scoured the Leonardtown area for more than
an hour this afternoon in search for an
escaped felon still wearing his black and
white striped jail-pants.
A St.
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office K9 Deputy
located Paul Anthony Pitner, who was an
inmate at the St. Mary’s County Detention
Center in the work release program, under a
tarp within the established perimeter on the side of Rt. 5 near College of
Southern Maryland at 5:30 p.m.
The K9 targeted the suspect and he surrendered before being bitten,
police report.
Pitner was sentenced today in court to five years in prison. Upon
returning to the Detention Center to gather
his belongings, he fled from the housing
unit.
A “Code Red Alert” was sent to all effected Leonardtown residents,
notifying them of the situation.
Pitner
Swarms of officers and two K9s combed the area while Maryland State
Police Trooper 7 helicopter searched from
above, landing once to refuel.
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The Chimney is Smoking, Call the Fire Department !
McDonald's Employee spots smoke coming from
roof, Bay District VFD responds
LEXINGTON PARK (Jan. 28, 2007) - An employee
who went out to dump trash behind the
McDonald's across the street from San Souci
plaza spotted smoke coming from the roof of
the fast-food joint and told management, who
then noticed smoke gathering inside the
building.
The building was evacuated by the time
volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene
minutes after dispatch. At approximately
10:25 p.m. a firefighter discovered a belt
in a heating unit had gone, causing the
smoke to infiltrate the HVAC system.
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Liquor Store Held Up
at Laurel Glen Center
CALIFORNIA - Jughead Liquors aka Mutt
Liquors in the Laurel
Glen Shopping Center, located just off Rt. 235 south
of Rt. 4, was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday evening
shortly before 8 pm, according to St. Mary's Sheriff
Tim Cameron.
Cameron told ST. MARY'S TODAY
that a masked man brandishing a handgun robbed the
store of cash and fled. A Sheriff's K-9 team
responded and conducted a track which led to the
sprawling apartment complex behind the center which
houses the K-Mart store, but no suspect. No one was injured
during the robbery, said the sheriff.
In the
past month, armed robberies have taken place at Papa
John's Pizza in Lexington Park and the Checkers on
Rt. 235 in California. A suspect has been
arrested in those robberies.
Home Gutted
By Blaze
HOLLYWOOD (Jan. 25, 2007) - At 8:06 p.m.
Jan. 23,
Hollywood Volunteer
Firefighters were alerted to a house fire at
at 23523 Pine View Lane,
reports Deputy Chief Billy Hill.
Volunteers conducting their
weekly drill
dropped what they were doing and arrived on
the scene in minutes. Dispatchers
advised Chief 7B (Hill) that they were
taking numerous calls describing fire coming
through the roof ...
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Photo courtesy of
Hollywood Volunteer Fire
Department
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Two More Nailed For
Gang-Style Murder
Total Now 5 Arrested for Slaying
Fire Marshal Seeking Suspected Arsonist
A Health Plan for Maryland; Part Two
Commentary
by Dr. Terry McGuire
Apartment House Fire
This is the inside of the apartment which burned on
Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Bay District VFD,
more photos
(Sat. Jan. 20,
2006) --- Liberty street blaze brings out scores of
firefighters in Lexington Park; fire companies from as
far away as Avenue sent to join effort to save lives and
property.... fire was quickly confined to one apartment.
Hollywood Notes 50 Year Members
The Hollywood VFD installed officers this past week
and recognized members who contributed in various
ways...see
details
Did slow dispatch factor in deaths of five in fatal
fire?
The
Annual Polar Bear Plunge is coming up on Jan 27th at
Sandy Point State Park
Brawling Fever at Great Mills
Drug Dealing Teen Fatally Shot in Shootout with
Montgomery Cops
Man Charged With Killing Baby 11 Years Ago
WALDORF (Jan. 18, 2006) - The Charles County Sheriff’s
Office today announced an arrest in the murder of a
16-month-old girl in 1995. Theodore John Seman, Jr., 34,
of Waldorf is charged with first-degree murder and child
abuse resulting in death.
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Two Murder Suspects Quickly Caught
WALDORF (Jan. 17, 2007) - Charles and
PG county investigators nabbed the two additional
suspects in a gang-bang style shooting that occurred in
a Waldorf parking lot on Dec. 28 that left one man dead
and another injured.
Detectives used information to find and arrest (at
left) Dwayne Thompson, 22, of Washington, D.C., and Darryl Jerome Smith, 22, of Temple
Hills at approximately 8 p.m. Jan. 16.
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