 
July 2007
Top News
The
Chevrolet Volt concept is a plug-in electric vehicle
that will run up to 40 miles without ever using a drop
of gasoline -- which according to government data, would
be enough to handle approximately two-thirds of daily
commutes for American drivers. The first vehicle in
GM’s “E-Flex” family, the Volt will be powered by
an electric motor, which draws its energy from on-board
batteries. The batteries, in turn, will be re-charged
by a small internal combustion engine that will run on
gas, diesel or ethanol. When not in use, the batteries
will be re-charged by simply plugging the Volt into an
electric outlet. GM officials have this car in DC
for the next week to whip up news over their newest
vehicle.
Bus Driver, 14 kids taken
to hospital after this wreck.
Photo courtesy of ABC2News
No Gay Stop in
Charles County
WALDORF --- The
Charles County Sheriff's Dept. reports that someone
spray painted the word "gay" on a stop sign and that
they are investigating the incident as a "hate crime".
The police were able to discern that the intent of the
paint-can toting criminal was to somehow stop gay stops,
stop gays from doing some unknown thing or to to
encourage gay behavior from motorists when stopping at
the sign; to otherwise stop having a gay old time. Two
such signs were spray painted on signs on Oak Ridge Road
and Oaks Road in Hughesville, making this the area's
designated "Stop Gays" zone. This news story will not
have a pink background like the one above so as to not
make light of this story.
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Maryland is studying
implementation of the long-planned blue line to
connect PG and Montgomery by rail inside the beltway
along an old railroad right of way similar to the one
which runs into Lexington Park from Upper Marlboro.
This light rail train is in Houston.
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Inner Purple Line
Sports Beat by
Bill McCaffrey
Police briefs around
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We Hate White People!
PISGAH --- Proving
that hate crimes know no color barriers, Charles
Sheriff's officers report that on July 15 at 1:20 a.m.,
officers responded to a residence in the 7100 block of Poorhouse Road in Pisgah for the report of
a hate crime. Investigation revealed suspect(s) poured
white paint and spray-painted obscene words and
“payback” on two vehicles. The suspect(s) also
spray-painted “We hate white people” and other vulgar
words on the driveway and flattened the tires on both
vehicles. The approximate damage to the property is
$2,000. Officers searched the area but did not find the
suspect(s). Anyone with information about this incident
is asked to contact the Charles County Sheriff’s Office
at 301-932-2222 or Charles County Crime Solvers at
1-866-411-TIPS. Officer M. O’Shields is investigating.
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On news stands this weekend
Terror Truck Headed for Base?
PAX RIVER (July 28) -
A terror alert about a man with a tractor-trailer with
New York tags trying to hire a local man with an ID to
drive his truck onboard the Naval Air Station was passed
over to the St. Mary's Sheriff's Department for a
lookout but the Navy never released any more information
about the incident ore responded to requests for
information. There was a long delay between the
report to the Navy and the warning to the community and
then the Navy lapsed into a coma for the rest of the
week, not responding to requests for more information.
Request from our readers were passed along to police who
were unable to find out from the Navy if the incident
was bogus or real.
The Navy sent out an email from NAWC Anti-Terrorism
Officer Vimaris Guadalupe. Her phone numbers are:
301-757-4719 and cell: 240-577-1862, now everyone has her
number and can call her for confirmation of any emails
received in the future about terrorism at Pax River.
Call Guadalupe if you want to be in the loop.
State Trooper out to get fleeing man
dumps his police
car in pond
(Clements July 28) Maryland State Trooper Adams stands
by while a tow truck prepares to pull his state police
cruiser out of a pond, proving that when you run from a
state trooper he isn't going to give up easily.
The Maryland State Police experience a number of wrecked
and totaled units during the course of a year pursuing
criminals and fleeing drivers, making trips to body
shops and medical costs for troopers part of police
work. In the Dukes of Hazard life in Southern
Maryland, police chases are an almost daily occurrence
with some local rednecks who poach deer by spotlighting
rev up their engine performance by adding nitro to their
fuel.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos by Bruce Knott Jr.
Now its time for the
patrol car to drip dry.
Cops
Nab Pirate Red-Handed Ending Spree of Boat Burglaries
LA PLATA
(July 28) - According
to NRP Sgt. Ken Turner, on Wednesday, July 25, at 1:15
a.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police Tactical
Response Team arrested Jeremy Michael Plemons, 26, of
Marbury for breaking into a boat at the Smallwood State
Park marina.
From December 2006 through July 24 of this year,
Smallwood State Park has had over 25 incidents involving
burglary, theft and malicious destruction of property.
From those incidents, over $8,000 worth of equipment and
cash had been stolen from the park and private
individuals who stored vessels at the park’s marina. The
NRP Tactical Response Team set up surveillance on the
area and apprehended Plemons as he exited a vessel at
the marina with a CD receiver in hand. Later on that
afternoon, the NRP Criminal Investigation Unit executed
a search and seizure warrant on Plemons residence and
recovered more items as evidence. Plemons is being held
on $5,000 bond at the Charles County Detention Center.
At this time, he has been charged with theft less than
$500, burglary in the second degree, possession of
burglary tools, trespassing and malicious destruction of
property. NRP continues their investigation and
additional charges are pending. NRP was assisted
by the Maryland State Police and the Charles County
Sheriff’s Office.
Pepsi Admits Bottled Water Fraud;
Coke Ain't the Real Thing Either
Buying bottled water?
Report: For this
dubious privilege, according to the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC), they pay between 240 and
10,000 times the price of tap water – including ten to
fifteen cents per bottle to cover the cost of
advertising.
Bottled water is neither cleaner
or greener than tap water
Water purification
company cited for fraud
Speed Demon Teen Sentenced to 1
Year in Jail for Killing Friend on Parkway
Phoenix
television
station was live on
the air when it's news copter crashed into another one,
causing them both to tumble to the ground in flames...click
here to watch the video of the tragic last
seconds of life for the news crews
Boozing Astronauts
Evidently riding on a booster rocket wasn't enough to
get these astronauts high, they had to get blitzed to
get on the space ship...and you thought you were the
only one who was scared to fly....
This skydiver has
his own blog
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Horner Hits Homer
at Hooters;
Finds New Home in Hotel Charles
WALDORF (July 26) - Maryland State Police in
LaPlata report that on this past Sunday TFC J.
Edelen was traveling northbound on U.S. Route
301, north of Smallwood Drive when he observed a
white male, William C. Horner, 29 years, of
Harmans, MD, in the Hooters parking lot facing
U.S. Route 301 urinating with his penis in plain
view to traffic. TFC Edelen approached Horner,
his penis was still out of his pants in plain
view to the public. Horner was placed under
arrest and taken to the Charles County Detention
Center for processing. Horner was charged with
did indecently expose his person (in a public
place, to wit: Hooters Parking lot 3600 Crain
Highway, Waldorf, MD/to TFC J. Edelen).
Permit for Cove Point LNG
a Done Deal
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Pax River from space, as seen in this photo taken by
astronauts at the international space station.
They like to use the Naval Air Station as a training aid
for focusing their cameras due to the contrast of the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, top and right, the
Patuxent River, to the left and the land. The
cross of the landing runways also helps them understand
just what in tarnation that they are viewing. A view of
Edwards Air Force Base which shows no encroachment on
their runways ought to make it clear that letting
developers such as Guy Curley with his project close to
the base, will put Pax River at a disadvantage with
China Lake at Edwards. Both bases are in
competition for testing missions conducted by the armed
services. Photo by NASA. The photo at
right shows a slightly different view but more of the
development taking place in Lexington Park. The
St. Mary's government recently turned down the Glazed
Pines project of Curley's but fear the developer will
pursue this project in court. Photo by Google
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Cheap Shots: The Haves, The Have
Nots and the Never Wills |
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MS 13 Gang linked to kidnapping of
two Virginia teens.
Enviro-whackos vandalized Hummer
Crash Fatal on Rt. 301
BRANDYWINE --- One person was killed today at
about 7:30 am in a morning rush hour wreck on Rt. 301 in
Brandywine. Details are developing from the State
Police who report that the highway is open.
Avoid the pain of Lyme disease,
check yourself and your family for ticks
Leonardtown VFD assisted
this wreck
participant on Rt. 5 last week. Volunteers are
being welcomed to this department,
see details.
Photo
courtesy of Leonardtown VFD.
Hughesville assisted Mechanicsville with
this wreck on Golden Beach Road
at Triangle Drive in Charlotte Hall on
Monday, July 16th.
Photo courtesy of Hughesville Fire and EMS
They
won't take you out on this one, but train rides are
available as part of the admission to the B & O Railroad
Museum in Baltimore, Tuesday thru Sunday
Metro records 8th highest
rail usage
on a weekday in it's history
Loudoun County votes to curtail
services to illegal immigrants
Girl Nabbed with Two Guys and Booze at Park;
Man, 24, charged with supplying alcohol to minors
CALIFORNIA (July 24) --- NRP Sgt. Ken
Turner reports that on
Friday, July 20, at 5:05 p.m., the Maryland Natural
Resources Police charged three with alcohol violations
at Myrtle Point Park. NRP observed the individuals while
patrolling the park. Bridgett
R. Jones, 18, of Leonardtown and a 17-year old boy of
Hollywood were charged with possession of an alcoholic
beverage by a person under 21 years of age. Timothy
James Wietzke, 24, of Hollywood was charged with
furnishing alcoholic beverage for underage consumption.
Wietzke and Jones were released on their signatures. The
17-year old boy was released to his father.
Booze
Makes Him Better Boater
COLONIAL BEACH
(July 24) - The waters of the Potomac River were made a
little safer on Sunday, July 22, at 12:43 a.m.,
when the Maryland Natural Resources Police charged
Daniel Arthur McMahan, 35, of Colonial Beach, Va. with
operating a motor vessel while under the influence of
alcohol on the Potomac River near Fairview Beach.
McMahan was stopped by NRP for operating his vessel
without proper navigational lights after sunset.
McMahan displayed signs of
intoxication and after failing field sobriety tests, was
placed under arrest and transported to the Maryland
State Police La Plata Barrack. He took a breath test,
which showed a result of a blood alcohol concentration
of .11 percent.
McMahan was issued citations
for operating a motor vessel while under the influence
of alcohol, operating a motor vessel while impaired by
alcohol, operating a motor vessel while impaired by
alcohol per se,
operating a vessel between the hours of sunset and
sunrise without proper navigation lights, and failure to
have certificate of number available for inspection.
He was released on his signature to a friend.
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St. Mary's Deputy Bushwhacked by Bush League
...and more police briefs from around Southern Maryland,
including this one:
"Copper, they stole my Copper"
Need
911?
Are you depending on an ambulance showing up when your
loved one has a heart attack
and you call 911? If so, read this:
from the Watch Desk
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Re: When is
there going to
be paid EMS in
St. Mary's
County?
The people in
charge (chiefs,
presidents, and
commissioners,
so called public
safety
officials) do
not care about
response time.
They don’t care
if a person
having a heart
attack waits 20
minutes for an
ambulance or up
to 30 minutes
for ALS
intervention.
How many times
have you heard
"No medic unit
available" All
they care about
is taxing the
public to pay
for a service
that is sub par
(Lexington Park
is the
exception, what
ever they are
doing needs to
be repeated
elsewhere) and
buying more
useless
equipment. (5
ambulances when
only one can get
out). There is
absolutely NO
oversight on
what is bought
in this county,
everyone buys
what they want
regardless if
it’s needed or
not.
Totally
unbelievable!!!!
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Foul Mouth Band Gets Promoter Shut Down by Liquor Board
 
The former Southridge
restaurant in Ridge, now Boatman's South, featuring a
Mom & Pops pizza place and still hosting a down-county
bar, had planned to have the band Molly Hatchet on it's
ball field on July 28th. But a foul-mouthed band
playing at the place last month stirred the neighbors to
action and all of officialdom caught hell from the
people of Ridge, spurring them to uncommonly quick
action to shut down the concert before the first guitar
string was plucked. The promoter has given up and moved
the event to Seaside View. He also promises that future
bands at Boatman's will be quieter and not use foul
language.
Story
ST. MARY'S TODAY
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SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Marine Corps Gen.
Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(right), gets a welcome to Southwest Asia from 379th Air
Expeditionary Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Dwayne
Hopkins (left) and wing commander Brig. Gen. Stanley
Kresge. General Pace visited this desert base Dec. 28.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class De-Juan
Haley) Center, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Peter Pace signs a message on a Soldier’s howitzer
round. The Soldier is from 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain
Division at Camp Salerno, Afghanistan. This photo
appeared on www.army.mil
Right,
Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, speaks to Airmen at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M,
Oct. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. D. Myles
Cullen)
From a straight talking General...
Pace: Another Troop Build Up
Possible
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Governor Martin O'Malley must have had more fun in
Annapolis on Saturday when he took a ride in a
recreation of the vessel Capt. John Smith and a small
crew used to map the Chesapeake Bay, than he did on
Monday in Frederick County talking about more boring
stuff.
Governor Spends Day in Frederick
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Sunday Booze Cruise
Victim
flown to trauma center; illegal Mexican immigrant boozer
taken to jail
 
CALIFORNIA
--- (July 15) The driver of this black Ford Explorer was
northbound on Rt. 4 when he failed to slow for a
left-turning vehicle at a side road. The truck
went off on the shoulder when the driver, later charged
with DWI, flipped into the air and came back down on the
road, striking the gray car and then landing on the side
of the yellow truck operated by a Lusby woman.
More
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Heroes at Work in
History:
Solomon's Landing fire destroyed entire building....
  
A fire started on the outside of this condo building
traveled up the side into the attic and spread across
the top of the structure. A daytime fire, other
firefighters rushed to the aid of Solomon's and helped
them get their own engines out of the firehouse just a
block away from the fire.
More photos
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos |
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From Hollywood to
Waldorf, firefighters have been working to put out fires
intentionally set at homes, sheds , mailboxes and
vehicles over the past week as arrests have been made of
kids, a vengeful daughter and just strange
firebugs...see more in print edition on newsstands this
weekend
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Fire Blasts Through Old Mansion in Laurel
 
These shots of a fire in an office building in Laurel
show the fire roaring out of control. The building
was once a large home and had been converted to offices
for Erie Insurance and a Century 21 real estate office.
More Photos are courtesy of ABC 7 news in
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Tax
Hike Looms...
Sun Report:
Huge increases in spending on education and entitlement
programs fueled current budget deficit which will be
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STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE
ELKTON HOMICIDE
(North East, MD) —
Maryland State Police are investigating the murder of a
Cecil County man at the hands of his son, following a
motor vehicle crash in Elkton. The victim is identified
as Eugene Francis Pritchard, 69, of the 100-block of Old
Bay View Road in North East.
Pritchard was transported to Elkton Union Hospital where
he was pronounced dead. Shortly after 12:00 a.m.,
Troopers from the North East barrack received a 9-1-1
call reporting a single vehicle crash in the 800 block
of Nottingham Road, Elkton, Maryland. Trooper First
Class John Hickey arrived and discovered that that a van
had crashed into a tree in the front yard of a house.
Witnesses told the trooper that they had seen an apparent altercation
inside the van after the crash and described the
appearance of a man seen fleeing the crash scene.
As TFC Hickey was checking the victim’s welfare, he
observed an individual matching the description
attempting to flee the area on foot. TFC Hickey was able
to track down the suspect and bring him into custody.
The suspect, Eugene Francis Pritchard Jr., 30, of the
unit block of Oak Drive, Elkton, Maryland was
transported to the North East Barrack for processing. He
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Hollywood Holdup!
White Guy With Ski Mask and Gun
Robbed St. John's Pharmacy
Bandit could be same one hitting
other drugstores in region
HOLLYWOOD -(July 11)
--- Just about 5:30 pm today, a man reportedly
went inside the front door of St. John's Pharmacy with a
ski mask and a gun, robbed the store of merchandise and
money and then fled. The first arriving police
officers surrounded the place and confirmed that the
robber had left. A K-9 dog was responding. A bystander
saw him go in and called 911. The man may have
fled in a tan or beige car.
Police say that the robber is about 5'10" tall, is very skinny, has brown
hair, was wearing blue jeans and a zip up jacket.
He had a blue and red bandana. Call 911 if you
have any tips on the identity of this dangerous gunman.
Robberies of drug stores often are for drugs such as
Oxycotin. Drug addicts also go to local drug stores to
get their prescriptions of methadone filled.
The need for cash to buy illegal drugs fuels most armed
robberies and the lookout description of the robber
being very thin is also an indication that the robber
could be a drug addict seeking money for drugs as
addicts often are very thin due to poor diets.
Maryland State Police Detective Andrew Rossignol at the
robbery scene in Hollywood. Customers and
employees wait to be interviewed while family members
waited to pick up employees getting off work.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
 
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Maryland Gov. Martin
O'Malley won approval for more than $200 million in cuts
to programs. Last month he cut millions from the
state budget for staff, including the Governor's staff
and vehicles. But it isn't enough to balance the budget
deficit left by Republican Robert Ehrlich.
ST. MARY'S TODAY
photo
Get Ready for
Higher Taxes
O'Malley Gets Board of Public Works Approval on $213
Million in Cuts in Social Programs, Democrats Ready to
Push Through Huge Tax Hikes to Balance Budget Deficit of
$1.4 Billion Left Behind by GOP Administration
Sun report:
"I am the only Senate Candidate to
coauthor the Federal Marriage Amendment; the only one
fighting for its passage." ---
statement by Sen. Vitter, prior to
news of his having used services of the DC Madam
Unprovoked attack by barn on car...or
another reckless teen driver
 
"You see, daddy, I
was minding my own business driving down Flat Iron Road
and this barn jumped out of a field and hit my car"
could be how this teen driver is explaining on his cell
phone to his parents how this wreck took place on
Saturday afternoon. St. Mary's Sheriff's
Deputy First Class Harold Young is at left.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
 
GREAT MILLS (July 14)
This photo clearly shows the skid marks left by this car
when it careened across the road and slammed into the
barn. The driver was checked out and refused
transport by the Lexington Park Vol. Rescue Squad.
Fire personnel from the Second District Vol. Fire
Department also responded but the barn continues to be
sturdy despite this latest attempt to knock it down.
Police say that the kid passed in a no passing zone when
he lost control and ran into the barn. His parents
may want to believe that the cops just made it all up
and these are doctored photos. But he's got a bad
driving record and at this rate won't have a drivers
license too long. Just hope he doesn't kill someone
before he has his permit snatched.
Keeping fire trucks in their backyards?
 
LEONARDTOWN (July 14)
--- Leonardtown's engine 14 and Hollywood's engine 74
are parked behind this home off of Clearfields Court in
Breton Bay as part of a response of more than a half
dozen fire trucks and brush units to a series of fires
in fields, woods and hedgerows. At right, residents
watch firefighters put out the fires.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
History in Photos:
A look at where families went to the beach to escape
summer heat before the Bay Bridge was built; the
Beverley Beach Club in Mayo, Tolson's Hotel at Piney
Point, Seven Gables Hotel at Seven Gables Island on the
Patuxent River and Point Lookout Hotel at Point Lookout.
Editorial:
Give St. Mary's School Board Power to Tax or Eliminate
The Elected Board
Good
News for you fish eaters:
The State of Maryland has issued assurances of how you
can still eat the white meat of fish, as long as you eat
small fish, the larger ones contain possibly dangerous
amounts of contaminants. And for crab eaters,
don't eat the mustard. Guidelines for
fish-eating.
Fish
stocks reduced, who ever saw a Sturgeon?
today many of the Chesapeake Bay's fisheries have
been reduced in diversity and productivity
more from the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
This 1939 ambulance at the Bladensburg Rescue Squad is
part of the following history of EMS in PG County.
STATer911 hosts a report on the history of the
Battle Over Kentland Ambulance 339
or I did not join the VFD to ride an ambulance!
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Happy Tails
These riders exercise their horses in Medley's Neck as
an increasing number
of horse farms and riding stables are built in the region.
Right, Southern Maryland's premier auctioneer, Rodney
Thompson of Homestead Auctions, a familiar figure at
estate auctions, farms and most every month at the St.
Mary's Fairgrounds. ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
Religious Freedom Byway Proposed
 
 
While the current congregation of St. Peter Claver
Church in St. Inigoes is composed of all races, the
parish began as a black Catholic Church. The
proposed byway will include stops in stops in St. Mary's
County at St. Peter Clavers and at the colonial capital
of St. Mary's City, where such activities as the young
musician at left, playing at Maryland Day, continue all
year.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
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Mr. Jefferson's plaza sinking into swamp
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A
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