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   ST. INIGOES – (May 31, 2007) - Rush-hour traffic leaving the Webster Field annex of Patuxent Naval Air Station in St. Inigoes on May 30 was horrendously backed up when a two vehicle crash sent one into the ditch sideways on Rt. 5 at the intersection with Beachville Road.
   The crash was worse that it looked, with the overturned pickup truck driver escaping uninjured. The female driver of the second vehicle was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with chest pains.
                                          ST. MARY’S TODAY photo by Sean Rice -      CLICK for more pictures from the scene

Lest We Forget'

ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by SEAN RICE
The Fallen and Missing Honored

Arson Ruled Cause of Fire at

All-Night Party House

OWINGS --- Two volunteer firefighters were injured fighting a fire which investigators say was set intentionally in the living room of a house where teenagers are allowed to come and go all night. One resident was also hurt. The house was gutted in the fire with more than $150,000 damage to the structure and $50,000 to contents. The torch job was set about 5:18 am on Sunday, May 27th, firing up the Memorial Day holiday weekend with an early morning weenie roast. The two young volunteers were treated and released and investigators say they have no suspects at this time but they will be relentless in tracking down who set this fire.
Photo courtesy of Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department

DWI Illegal Alien Kills Passenger

7 hurt when boozing driver fleeing Trooper caused 3-vehicle pile-up
FRUITLAND -- The busy north-south highway on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, US Rt. 13, was the scene of a grisly wreck on Saturday evening when Maryland State Police say a illegal alien DWI motorist blasted through an intersection, killing his passenger and sending 7 others to hospitals. Story

Sailboat Capsizes In Bay Near Calvert Beach

   LONG BEACH (May 27, 2007) – At 4:30 p.m. today the Calvert Dive Team and a fleet of volunteer fire department rescue boats were dispatched to a capsized sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay, a half mile out from Long Beach.
   The dive team was called off moments later when first-arriving responders learned the single person on the vessel was plucked from the water by a nearby boat, and he confirmed he was the lone occupant on the boat. The sailboat was still upside-down in the Bay.
   At 4:39 p.m. St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department took control of the scene and other responding volunteer fire companies were called off. They included fireboats from North Beach, Solomon’s Island and Prince Frederick volunteer fire departments.

A memorial to Navy sailor Robert Stetham in Waldorf. His killer was allowed out of prison by the German government and not a whimper was heard from the Bush Administration....all the while we are at war against terrorists....Stetham was a passenger on a jet which was hijacked by terrorists and murdered because he was an American....Katherine Curtis Stethem wrote in the New York Sun about this betrayal by the German Government. Photograph of Mohammed Ali Hamadei

Above Left, this brutal killer is still wanted by the FBI for the 1985 beating and murder of Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem, right, of Waldorf. At right, a poster for the victims of the attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001.

Memorial Day Tribute

to Those Who Have Served and Died for Freedom

Death Lurks on Memorial Day!

Drive carefully, yield the right of way and use a designated driver...

Traumatic Injury at Potomac Motor Speedway

BUDD'S CREEK (May 25, 2007) 4:35 p.m. - Rescue volunteers are arriving at Potomac Motor Speedway for the report of someone sustaining traumatic injuries at the track, near the stock car track - ambulances and a rescue "Gator" are arriving now.
4:50 p.m. - Mechanicsville Volunteer Firefighters are setting up a landing site for a helicopter to land to transport the injured person .... More details as they emerge.

Raccoon Attacks Pickup

MEDLEY’S NECK (May 25, 2007) 1:27 p.m. - The St. Mary’s County Animal Warden is being dispatched to Swan’s Rest in Medley’s Neck for the report of a raccoon attacking a red pickup truck.
More details on this accused raccoon on the way …

National Outrage

Over Dog Slaying

Letter to the Editor: "When Will The Next

Victim Have 2 Legs Instead of 4?"

Charles County Sheriff Bombarded with Letters from Animal Lovers from Across the Country - See more exclusive coverage in this weekend's print edition of ST. MARY'S TODAY

Woman Charged for Leaving Kids to Bake in Hot Car

Manic Mama in Hospital Gown Darts Into Traffic

EDITORIAL:
Cops Need to Get On the Ball, Keep Traffic Moving; Motorists Need to Slow Down

   CLEMENTS - (May 23, 2007) Traffic was stopped for a least a mile in both directions of Rt. 234 in Clements for an extended period after a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon.
   Two vehicles, one with a handicapped designation, reportedly struck head on, and the condition of the vehicles indicated the front left of one vehicle struck the front left of the other. The vehicles apparently spun around on impact, with one coming to rest off the road.
   The line of vehicles stopped in traffic for the crash included mostly tractor-trailers, headed to and from U.S. Rt. 301. Many drivers were out of their trucks trying to get a view of the crash.
   One trucker told ST. MARY’S TODAY he had only three hours to get to Richmond, as he cursed officials for not letting vehicles pass, nor offering drivers a detour route.
   More details as they become available . . .                                CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS

Memorial Day Weekend Could Spell Trouble for Some Boaters

Disgruntled Employee Gets Pit Bull Severance Package

Man Taken by Helicopter from Scene Near Korner Karryout
By Sean Rice
ST. MARY’S TODAY
   MECHANICSVILLE (May 23, 2007) - At approximately 7 p.m. May 22, a regular customer walked into Korner Karryout in Mechanicsville bleeding from the head and covered in bite marks, scratches and deep wounds.
   The man asked employees to call the police, after claiming his boss bludgeoned him and then released his pit bull on him.
   Police receive a call for an “animal bite” and the man stumbled around the store bleeding for 20 minutes before police arrived.
   After talking to the victim, an ambulance was called and shortly thereafter the man was flown to from the scene by a Maryland State Police helicopter. He has since been released from P.G. Shock Trauma.
   Witnesses offered a different story to police, saying the victim and a co-worker went to their former employer’s residence after both were fired.
   Police were told the two co-workers started fighting in front of the former employer, which aggravated his pit bull dog at the residence into attacking. The victim received an incidental blow from a broom handle while others on the scene were attempting to stop the dog’s attack, police were told.
   No arrests have been made and police are investigating the victim’s claim of being assaulted.
   St. Mary’s Sheriff Deputies Porter and Green are investigating.

Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement to be Conducted in Each of Maryland’s 24 Jurisdictions

Mace and Bat Used in Domestic Dispute

Drunk Security Guard Charged for Pretending to be a Cop

Breaking News:
Robbery-Sex Assault Combo ... Police Chase ... Klan Kids

... Wasted Redneck Rampage ... More Mayhem From the Mean Streets

Car Stolen from Budd’s Creek, Then Stripped and Wrecked …

... Driver Found with 32 Bags of Ready-to-Move Coke …

... More Police Reports from Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack

Monday Wrecks Havoc on Roadways:

DWI Arrest After Injury Crash


Story and Photos
By Sean Rice
ST. MARY'S TODAY
One Taken By Helicopter From Scene

   DAMERON (May, 21, 2007) - At 4:20 p.m., two people were injured in a crash on Rt. 235 in near Rod n' Reel in Dameron, with one requiring transport from a Maryland State Police helicopter that landed in the roadway.
   The at-fault driver, above, requested an ambulance for superficial wounds, but after admitting to "having just one shot" of booze, St. Mary's Dep. Worrey gave him a ride in his squad car instead.
   The driver was chain smoking when police arrived on the scene and complained of dizziness from the crash during roadside tests.
   In the center photo above, a bottle of cheap brandy and two empty beers are visible, which officers fished-out of the woods a few feet from the crash.
   At right, a firefighter talks to one victim in a neck brace who was transported by ambulance.

Click ... for several more photos from the scene.

One Flown From Rt. 4 Crash

CALIFORNIA (May 21, 2007) – Rt. 4 is reopening after being shut down for a crash shortly before 3:15 p.m. today at the Rt. 4 intersection with FDR Boulevard.
   Several drivers dialed 911, describing the crash as serious. First arriving volunteer firefighters called for additional units including a helicopter and went to work freeing a 26-year-old male from a pickup truck involved in the crash.
   At approximately 3:40 p.m. the driver was taken by ambulance to St. Mary’s Airport to meet a waiting helicopter.
   Two others signed to refused treatment.

Lunch Break Crack Up
   CALIFORNIA (May 21, 2007) - The intersection of Rt. 235 and Chancellors Run Road in California is the hottest spot for lunch today.
   Police and volunteer responders are current tending to a person injured in a crash near the intersection at 11:50 p.m.
   The crash occurred in the southbound lanes, just north of Chancellors Run Road. Ambulances are setting up in Hickory Hills shopping center.
   Others involved are signing releases to refuse service.
   Volunteer firefighters responded to a property damage crash only moments before near the same intersection.
   More details as they come in …

Bigots Deface New Leonardtown Elementary
LEONARDTOWN (May, 21, 2007) - In the morning hours today, Maryland State Police responded to the report of graffiti spray painted on the Leonardtown Elementary School, which is currently under construction.
Upon their arrival it was determined that racial slurs had been spray painted on various areas of the building. St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations was notified and is currently investigating the incident.

1,000s of Pedophiles on MySpace Will Be Busted

"Snapshots of St. Mary's" Photo Contest Underway

UPDATE

Family Dog Dead

in Hail of Bullets

From Deputy
- Get The Story

Shepherd 'Max', 6, shot many times, later decapitated

Family Lodges Complaint, Launches Silent Protest
at home - *Photos Added

Exclusive Update:

The officer in this dog shooting case has been involved in as many as three dog shootings, including one instance when a dog was shot with a shotgun in broad daylight in a townhouse community – more details coming after we pry them from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office ... One by one this officer is ridding the county of scary dogs.

$5,000 Reward for

Wanted Pill Popper

Dragging Wife On

Robbery Spree

And Into Hiding

One Carjacking Already Committed, Last Seen
Ditching a Harley in Virginia

"The suspect entered the pharmacy through the front ... displayed a handgun and demanded several prescription medications ... He then fled through the same entrance. Shortly after the robbery, law enforcement official indicate he carjacked a car from a woman forcing her to drive the car. The woman was not injured and was released by the suspect.

Jamie Barnes, AKA Jamie Shaheen Okal, is believed to be traveling with his wife Jessica Elizabeth Barnes. Jessica Barnes is not being charged with any crime at this time. They were last seen together on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle which has been recovered at a hotel in Winchester VA.
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Question

Pennsylvania's first six months with slot machines shows fat profits for state while Maryland faces draconian cuts to make up budget deficit left behind by Ehrlich Administration.
Is inviting Back the One-Armed Bandits Our Only Hope?

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With a Nuke Plant and Expanding Liquid Natural Gas Plant in Calvert, Air Quality Still Goes Unmonitored;
Chesapeake Tributary Discharges Barely Watched

By Sean Rice
ST. MARY’S TODAY
   SOLOMON'S ISLAND (May 16, 2007) -- A guaranteed permit renewal, combined with a proposed expansion at Cove Point liquid natural gas plant has many residents of Southern Calvert County scared for their health, due to huge questions raised by informed and concerned citizens.
   Maryland Department of Environment held a public hearing Tuesday night in Solomon's at the request of a citizen trained in chemical engineering, who in the past has been on the other side of the table helping corporations finagle environmental requirements.
   June Sevilla, of Cove Point, issued a detailed report finding major discrepancies and omissions in the mass of highly technical documents regarding Dominion Cove Point's permit renewal and anti-pollution requirements. With the help of another engineer she produced the report and requested the hearing.
   Dominion Cove Point has expansion plans moving forward after the current "Part 70" permit renewal process, which MDE Officials on Tuesday night said already has an inked rubber stamp.
   The lot of the Calvert County Commissioners, except for Barbara Stinnett (D-Owings), voiced their overwhelming support of their “friend” that is Cove Point LNG, in a letter read Tuesday by Board president Wilson Parran (D- Huntingtown), which the members endorsed in a 4 to 1 vote.
   Parran said Dominion Cove Point has been proactive and has a glistening environmental and safety record.
   Moments later, Sevilla said there is no outside monitoring for toxic chemicals in the air, which are allowed to be released by the ton under permitting, and approximately 66 billion gallons of Chesapeake water is drawn and re-introduced into the environment with zero monitoring for toxins other than an acceptable ph factor.
   Throw in the fact that a fleet of foreign tankers are involved and a nuke plant is a stones' throw away, the overly lax environmental and safety oversight in Calvert is becoming a scary situation and should be the Federal agenda, if solely on a national security standpoint.
   It just so happened the last death at a Natural Gas plant in the country was at Cove Point in 1979, right before it shut down for two decades.
   “Lets talk about the total picture here,” Sevilla told the crowd. “You’re telling the people there are sufficient controls when there are none.”
   Sadly, the process is designed to not look at the total picture, and MDE officials Tuesday said the permit renewal and the expansion will not be considered in tandem by state officials.
    … Story developing

   CHAPTICO (May 16, 2007 – 9:10 a.m.) - A possibly armed man has barricaded himself after a domestic violence assault at a residence on Baptist Church Road near John Wayne Court.
   The crowd of police has been growing for more than an hour and SWAT teams have already been notified.
   A white female in her 30s was assaulted and escaped her abuser through a window.
   Police have shut down approximately a half-mile section of Baptist Church Road near the house. A pit-bull is on the property, enclosed in an invisible electric fence, and it has already made threatening motions at police.
   At 9:15 a.m. the suspect called police and said he is coming out ...
   At 9:45 a.m. the suspect was spotted looking out a window, but had not yet surrendered.
   10 a.m. - Suspect has surrendered, Detectives enter house. 10:10 - Baptist Church Road reopens. 10:25 a.m. - Entire scene secured.

Cop Stops Pursuing, Then Perp Crashes - Story

Teen Charged with Slashing His Buddy With Razor - Story

Editorial:
New Solomon's Bridge Should Be Four Lanes; SHA Needs Contingency Plan to Move Traffic in Event of Another Emergency Closing of Existing Bridge

Nationwide Identity Theft:

Updated -- Pair's Fraud Runs State to State

Man Wins Big Award...for now...didn't need mask and gun to get big bucks

Kelli Helgoe, left, and her ex-husband, Trent Chapin, right

Pledged last year to bring commuter rail to region, these officials this year put forward big bucks to boost transportation planning.
Left, Del. John Bohanan, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Sen. Roy Dyson, Congressman Steny Hoyer, Sen. Mac Middleton, Gov. Martin O'Malley, Del. Sally Jameson, standing at the rail crossing on Rt. 5 in Waldorf.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo

TALL TIMBERS (May 3, 2007) - Gerald Lawrence, 56 of Tall Timbers, was arrested by St. Mary’s BCI detectives on May 2 for the Attempted First Degree Rape of a 21-year-old female at his home on May 1. He was incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. Details developing ...

LEONARDTOWN (May, 2 2007) The infamous Roses Place, entertainment extraordinaire for 1000s of area revelers, has been sold to St. Mary’s County Government.

Long rumored and reported in these pages to be a pending action, the purchase of the strip bar and night club will allow the completion of FDR blvd from Millison Plaza across Great Mills Road to the New Lexington Park Library.

The action opens up a new part of the proposed master plan for redevelopment for Lexington Park. This plan has long been on the drawing board, and aside from the construction of the new Lexington Park Post Office, the area has not seen any significant developments.

The library suite was donated to the county by Lexington Park businessman Gabe Gabrelcik.