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Armored Car Courier Robbery
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Summer Storm Leaves Restaurant Patrons in the Dark
CALIFORNIA--- Customers of the Hot Noodle, the
Monterrey and a coffee shop in the San Souci Shopping Center were left
in the dark on Wednesday night when storms swept through the area.
In Monterrey, a popular dining spot, the usual quick service already was
leaving a bit to be desired when the lights went out. With no
candles brought around to tables and all the waiters deciding to take a
siesta on the front sidewalk benches, customers were left to sit and
wait in the dark for lights which never came on, with no one attempting
to do anything. Clueless in California. Finally, customers of the
Monterrey got up and left without getting served or even being brought
more chips or iced tea. With fair prices and good food, the
Monterrey packs in a big crowd every night making the investment in a
good generator or power back up, perhaps simply candles, a price they
can afford. Strangely, half of the San Souci still had power and
the Japanese steak house was drawing customers who left Monterrey.
Power was out all the way down Rt. 235 leaving the Wawa stranded without
any streams of customers, the snobby seafood joint called the Tides was
dark as the builders and owners evidently thought the power would never
fail them. Also dark was the Hampton Inn and the Damons
steakhouse. The power grid lit up again at the intersection of Rt. 235
and Pegg Road where the new Marriott hotel was bright and open.
A trip into the Lone Star to eat revealed that they were out of ice on the
hottest day of the year and the manager was tired of going to the 7-11
to buy ice. The prime rib was half fat but the waitress tried to make
amends by offering some additional prime rib to take home but Jack Sprat
can eat no fat and his wife can eat no lean. Don't buy the prime
rib.
There were no visible marks on the floor where the recent murder of a
Lone Star manager took place and no patrons seemed to care that they
were eating dinner in the middle of a murder scene, perhaps thanks to
TV. The Outback is
always dependably good and the huge crowds standing in line to get in
are testament to that fact.....and they had power.
Power was out in the south end of St. Mary's, and in Valley Lee and
Medley's Neck. A tree came down on Old Village Road in
Mechanicsville and SMECO turned back up the juice full blast about 10
pm.
Woman Fears
Boyfriend Will Kill Her
Man Charged with Beating of Peggy Beatley Will
Come To Trial Next Week
Will Jeffery Reid be convicted of charges of brutally beating Beatley in
the parking lot of the Bay District firehouse while she frantically
called for help to 911? Beatley says that Reid calls
her and clicks the trigger of a gun, over and over and then hangs up.
She claims she will be the next woman to die in St. Mary's County at the
hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend. The St. Mary's Sheriff's Dept.
took months to track him down as he simply went around the county as he
pleased.
See this coming week's print edition for details on how the States
Attorney's Office and the Sheriff handled this case.
Road Rescue
Fatal for Elderly Woman & Dog
OWINGS -(July 27, 2005) -- Calvert Sheriff's
spokesman Dep. Theodore Allen reports that a woman's attempt to save her
dog from highway traffic turned out real bad for her and the dog when
she rushed onto the highway and was struck and killed.
On July 27th, 2005 at 10:23 pm,
Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the
intersection of Maryland Rt. 4 and Mt. Harmony Road, Owings, for a
report of a pedestrian that was struck by a car. Preliminary
investigation revealed that Jean Wright Linehan, 88, of Owings, was
attempting to remove her dog from the northbound lanes of Maryland Rt. 4
when she was struck and killed by a vehicle operated by Erik Scott
Glassman, 24, of Arlington, Va. Linehan’s dog was also struck and
killed. Glassman was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital with minor
injuries. He was treated and released. The crash is still under
investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash
Reconstruction Team.
Boatless!
Waterman held onto
channel marker; boat continued up Canoe Neck Creek without him
AVENUE --- (July 27, 2005)
Rescuers from the Coast Guard, Maryland Natural
Resources Police and fireboats were alerted to the Wicomico River area
at about 9 am today for a waterman who apparently fell out of his boat.
The pause that refreshes took place near Canoe Neck Creek where the boat
was reported headed without anyone on board. The waterman was
reported to be holding on to a channel marker.
Big Development in Morganza Rejected
LEONARDTOWN (July 26, 2005)
Ace Reporter Sean Rice
has this BREAKING NEWS
--- Just three
months after the St. Mary's Commissioners, on a 3-2 vote, approved a
water allocation which would allow a new large development in the rural
preservation district, in Morganza, the Planning Commission turned down
an approval request for 111 lots by developer Dean Beck. ...this
action was taken at the Monday night meeting of the St. Mary's Planning
Commission which was chaired by Vice-Chairman Joe St. Clair, who did his
best to push through a vote in favor of the development. When St. Clair
called for a motion to approve the intense development of the farm just
north of the intersection of Rt. 242 and Rt. 5, no planning commissioner
would make a motion and the matter died. Attorneys for the
developer told the Planning Commission that they had no choice but to
approve the development. County Attorney John Norris
countered and told the Commission members that the decision was theirs
to make, that is why they were appointed. Story
Leonardtown Businesswoman
Virginia Duke Dead at 85
Virginia Duke, operator of Dukes Restaurant and Dukes
Bar, died on Saturday, July 23rd. Services are on Wednesday, 27th.
Duke operated the corner business in Leonardtown for nearly 40 years
following the death of her husband. The old time main street cafe and
lunch counter served as the local bus station and meeting place for
years with the bar infamous among committed beer joint aficionados
(barflies). The bar is now a beauty shop and the lunch counter is
a French restaurant, known by many as simply 'Cafe Dukes'.
Judge Kaminetz Retiring from St. Mary's Circuit Court; Candidates
Seeking Nod Have Until Aug. 15th to Apply
LEONARDTOWN --- Who will toss their names in
the hat to be appointed to the St. Mary's Circuit Court? The
Judicial Nominating Commission makes recommendations to the Governor who
makes the appointment of the Circuit Court Judge to replace retiring
Judge Marvin Kaminetz. The new judge must stand election in the next
regular election. The inside line on receiving the appointment is
Leonardtown lawyer Shane Mattingly, who ran for the House of Delegates
twice, first in the Democratic primary in 1994 and then as a Republican
in 1998. Mattingly was elected to the Republican Central Committee
in 2002 and has served as Chairman. Mattingly and whoever else
wants to be considered must submit their name to the commission by Aug.
15, 2005. The commission sends a list of nominees to the Governor for
his choice and in some cases, the Governor sends the list back until the
right name is put on it. Richard Fritz is likely to make another
bid to be a Circuit Court Judge after losing badly in last year's
judicial election primary, coming in third in the Republican primary
behind two Democrats. Fritz was thought to be unbeatable against
Judge Karen Abrams. Abrams easily dusted her two opponents. Bryan
Dugan who ran second to Abrams is expected to be make another try.
Mattingly is likely to be appointed by Governor Robert Ehrlich and would
be in a good position to retain the judgeship when he has to stand
election.
Four Scout
leaders die when tent pole hits power line
ACLU lawsuit may force scouts to move from Fort A. P. Hill after
spending $20 million in improvements for campground
Three Dead, Triple Fly-Out
Wild ride into the night was the last ride ever for three
Charles County young men...
Experimental
Aircraft Flips on Top at St. Mary's Airport
This just won't fly...at least not
in this position...Photo courtesy of Hollywood
VFD, which responded with several units to the call for the overturned
aircraft.
HOLLYWOOD (July 25, 2005)--- Two persons onboard an experimental
aircraft, built in the 1930's, were unhurt, according to Cpl. White of
the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barracks. The incident took
place just before 5:00 pm Sunday and one ambulance and a single fire truck from
Hollywood VFD responded just in case they were needed. A crane was
ordered to the scene to pick up the plane and put it back up in
place. The State Police will refer the investigation to the
FAA.
National
Weather Service
Says "Baby, it hot outside!"
Just in case you didn't know it, the government is rushing press
releases to all the media who are awaiting the news with baited breath
to hurry up and tell you that today and tomorrow are going to be a
scorcher, which is about what you would expect in the Washington area at
the end of July. The media will now tell you endless ways to keep
cool, just in case you never thought of staying in air conditioning or
laying in a swimming pool or in a hammock under a shade tree. You
need to ask yourself what you have done to make the bozos in the media
think you are so damn dumb? Or, is it them. Remember, don't
carry water in a paper bag!
Two More Arrested in Murder of Suburban
'Kid Next Door' Who Was Buying Drugs
this is a great story for
the many white folks around who seeing nothing wrong with their kid
smoking a little dope....
Lawyer for
Ehrlich Says State Senator is Biased
Kid Killed When Struck by
Car in Fairfax
Crash Night in Leonardtown
Another horrific crash took place on Saturday night, this
time at the intersection of Rt. 243 and Rt. 5.
This wreck sent several persons to hospitals.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by James Antone.
Two PG Firefighters Injured Fighting
Blaze in Apartment Building; Rescue Two People From Third Floor
Balconies
Story
British Keystone Cops Killed Innocent Man
Paper says two bomb plots in London were linked
Maryland State Police Cpl. William Rosado, left, and St.
Mary's Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Division Commander Lt. Daniel
Alioto, right, view large cache of terror weapons and drug manufacturing
material which were seized from the home of a local man who had been
previously employed by the federal government at the TSA. ST.
MARY'S TODAY photo
Man Nabbed with
Stash of
Terror Weapons Worked for TSA
LEONARDTOWN --- A combined action on the part of
the Maryland State Police, the St. Mary's Sheriff's Dept.; the Charles
Sheriff's Dept. and the DEA shut down a meth lab and rounded up an
arsenal of weapons. Police report that On 7/18/05,
after information was received from concerned citizens; the St. Mary’s
County Bureau of Criminal Investigations conducted an investigation in
reference to weapons/explosive violations. Further investigation
conducted by BCI revealed that Lawrence "Rick" Fox (23) of La Plata, Charles
County Maryland, may be in possession of numerous firearms and bomb
making materials. Fox had changed his name from Leonard Russo, the
name he had while growing up in St. Mary's County. On 7/19/05 additional information was received that
Fox had the knowledge and ability to manufacture explosive devices. A
search warrant was executed on Fox’s vehicle (1995 Infiniti) in St.
Mary’s County Maryland and at his residence located in La Plata
Maryland. The search warrant was executed by BCI with the assistance of
the Maryland State Police S.T.A.T.E team. The search warrants led to the
discovery of handguns, high power rifles, large quantity of ammunition,
armor piercing ammunition, numerous manuals on how to manufacture
explosive devices, Kevlar vest/helmets and bomb making paraphernalia.
With the assistance of the FBI and DEA a methamphetamine lab was
identified at the residence. Fox (Russo) was charged in St. Mary’s County with a
handgun violation. Charges are pending in Charles County pending review
with the States Attorneys office and Federal Authorities. The St. Mary’s
County Bureau of Criminal Investigations would like to thank the FBI, DEA-Metro Area Task Force group 39, ATF, Charles County Sheriff’s
Office, La Plata Police Department, MSP La Plata, Charles County
Hazardous Material Teams and all other agencies who assisted.
Explosives, detonators, cop killer
bullets, instruction manuals on bomb making, sniper rifle, assortment of
rifles being modified into automatic weapons --- all of the ingredients
for a witches brew for terrorism. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Ehrlich Administration
Warns
Visitors to MVA of
First Amendment
The GOP has a real news shocker for those using the Motor
Vehicle Administration facility at Waldorf. This sign is posted
over the newspaper stands near the front door of the large service
center where citizens pay large fees, raised to record levels by the
Ehrlich Administration, for renewing license tags for vehicles.
The three newspaper machines which are under the sign, are from left to
right, The Washington Post, The Maryland Independent, and ST. MARY'S
TODAY. Gee, which one caused the mental midgets running the
Ehrlich Administration to put up this sign? This photo was taken
just a few weeks after the Governor canceled his subscription to ST.
MARY'S TODAY.
Here is the warning that they should have posted:
Warning, the newspaper on the left is on the far
left. The one in the middle will put you to sleep and the one on
the right will rot your brain. You have been warned!
ST. MARY'S TODAY photos
These fish nets are similar to the ones on the Patuxent River which were struck on the evening of July 4th, killing a Waldorf man.
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
State Police Gave Speeders,
Druggies, and Drunk Drivers Hell Over
Fourth of July
More Light
Rail Service for Baltimore from Gov. Ehrlich;
None for Southern Maryland
Two Area Builders Among
23 Statewide Fined by Attorney General
Fairfax Finds
Sober Boaters
Bullnose Sharks and Sandbar Sharks Make Chesapeake Bay their
home
Sandbar Sharks are 6 to 8 feet in length and hang around
swimming areas, but are not known to snack on people...yet
In 1987 the Baltimore Sun reported that a man caught a
420-pound, 8 1/2-foot bull shark while fishing
Grandfather
Didn't Have
Life Jacket, Kid Did
Child rescued, man dead
Story
Nabbed for DWI
Leonardtown lawyer Phil Dorsey
ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Attorney just another stupid boozing redneck out to maim and kill
Story
Three hombres raped retarded girl, say police
story
Arson in Accokeek?
ACCOKEEK --- July 19, 2005) PG County fire investigators are gathering evidence that PGFD spokesman Mark Brady reports is "suspicious", from the scenes of two fires which took place around 3:00 am today. The first fire was reported in a vacant house in the 15900 block of Livingstone Road and the second house to suddenly go up in flames was a new house under construction, also located on Livingstone Road.
Hughesville Squad 2 in front of the burning Great American Steak and Buffet Company on Rt. 301 as smoke billows from the roof. Photo courtesy of Hughesville Vol. Fire Dept. and EMS.
Cause of fire blamed on grease buildup in ducts
UPDATE ---WALDORF, MD (July 20, 2005) -- A team of Deputy State Fire Marshals have determined the origin and cause of a blaze that caused an estimated 1.5 million dollars damage to a Waldorf restaurant early Monday morning. The 5:24 a.m. fire destroyed the Great American Steak and Buffet Company located at 3135 Crain Highway.
The investigation has revealed the blaze began inside ductwork designed to vent grease-laden cooking vapors to the outside of the building. A build-up of grease accumulated in the ductwork above the ceiling and ignited allowing the fire to slowly heat up the steel ductwork, eventually radiating enough heat to ignite the combustible wood framework of the roof.
--- A fire which began just before daybreak on Tuesday ended business for the Great American Steak & Buffet, a popular local steak house which featured down home cooking. Maryland State Deputy Fire Marshal W. Faron Taylor reports that commuters on the busy Rt. 301 spotted the fire about 5:30 am and arriving firefighters found heavy smoke in the one-story building located just south of the Rt. 301 / Rt. 5 intersection.
"Heavy cranes are being used at this time to assist investigators in determining the origin of the fire," said Taylor. "We think this began in the ceiling which would point towards a grease fire, but there is no way to determine a cause until the investigation is complete."
Firefighters from all over Charles County rushed to the scene to assist Waldorf VFD and firefighters from three stations in St. Mary's County were used to fill in stations in Charles which were emptied out by the multi-alarm fire. In all, over 100 firefighters were on the scene and able to bring the fire under control in about thirty minutes. Damage was set at $1.5 million.
The Great American Steak & Buffet has been open about 8 years on the site of a former 'Po Folks' and enjoyed an extensive clientele who packed the place every day.
Bank Robbers Hid In Ceiling of Bank
Do you know who this bozo is? He and his pal are dangerous, call the cops and crimesolvers might pay out up to $1,000 for a tip leading to his arrest. Call 301-932-2222.
WALDORF --- Two men hid in the ceiling of the Maryland Bank & Trust Company branch on Berry Road, just west of Waldorf, and after the bank closed and two employees were counting money, they jumped down from the ceiling and robbed the bank employees of a sum of money. One of the desperados proved how macho he was by attacking one of the clerks, a 67 year old woman. Hopefully he will be caught and sent to the Big House where he may become a target for predator prisoners.
Fatal ride on Patuxent
BENEDICT (July 18, 2005) ---This is the Stingray which the operator was piloting when he crashed into fish nets on the Patuxent River on July 4th. The operator was killed and a man on board dove into the water to save the lives of two women who had been ejected when the speedboat hit the nets.
ST. MARY'S TODAY
photo by Spencer Stevenson
This story appeared on July 5th:
Hero Saved Two Lives After Crash into Fish Nets on Patuxent Story
Sex Offenders May Be
Kept On Short Leash for Life
Attorney General Joe Curran proposes lifetime supervision for sex offenders on parole Story
Deputy nails jaywalker at Leonardtown carnival
LEONARDTOWN (July 18, 2005) Now here is a crime that the St. Mary's Sheriff's Department can handle...no one, no deputies that is, were ever charged with a crime for stealing a tractor-trailer load of building supplies from the Sheriff's evidence storage but an eager-beaver deputy pounced on a hapless soul who was clearly not smart enough to cross the street at the corner crosswalk. In making this high-profile collar, Deputy Angela Muller found that this hardened criminal was packing pot and it was off to the slammer for Gregory M. Colbert. The Sheriff's Dept. reports that Colbert stepped in front of a vehicle without yielding, which, had Colbert been clobbered by the car, is conducive to supplying business to the nearby funeral home, making the deputy's actions out of step with a free market economy.
Revenge of the Rednecks: Freewheeling Four Wheeling Threat
CALIFORNIA --- Deputies and Troopers were dispatched early on Monday morning to check Indian Bridge Road to see if a man carried out a threat to steal a woman's ATV from a home on Willis Drive and leave it in the middle of Indian Bridge road.
Swimming with Alligators fatal error
London Bombers in touch with pals and families in United States prior to July 7th
National Transportation Safety Board Criticizes FAA for failing to act on gas tanks for passenger jets
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Wilson Bridge Now Open Full Bore!
All backups that take place on Rt. 301 now are the ordinary garden variety of idiots at work now that the Wilson Bridge has reopened to traffic after a weekend long adventure in traffic nightmares caused by lane closures...Maryland State Police at La Plata report no problems on Sunday along Rt. 301.
The new six lane Wilson Bridge, named for President Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms as President and was in office during WWI, he advocated the creation of the League of Nations following the war. This view is from the Virginia Shore from a 10th story apartment. Photo Courtesy of the Virginia Dept. of Transportation.
Cut Throat Bandits
Fleeing Felons From Belk Store in
St. Mary's Nailed by Charles Sheriff's Officers
BRYANTOWN --- Now on newsstands, get the latest details....Two men fleeing from police in St. Mary's County following an armed robbery were quickly apprehended when they crossed the line into Charles County. The men had used guns to rob the Belk Store in the Wildewood Shopping Center on Rt. 235 in California according to Leonardtown State Police Barracks Commander Lt. Brian Cedar.
"There were no injuries at the store during the robbery is the information we have at this time," said Lt. Cedar.
Soon after the robbery State Police gave chase and the pursuit went north through Hughesville.
Charles Sheriff Fred Davis said his officers were ready with stop sticks to deploy as the chase came north out of Hughesville and right at Zekiah Swamp, the sticks were rolled out and let the air out of the free-wheeling desperados who were hell bent to leave Southern Maryland.
"No one was hurt, not the officers, not the public and not the suspects," Sheriff Davis told ST. MARY'S TODAY. "It was a high speed chase which started in St. Mary's and stopped quickly on Rt. 5 in Bryantown, our officers executed the stop sticks and the chase was over."
A report from a witness at the scene said there were about 25 police cars and the Maryland State Police Helicopter involved in the chase and stop.
The Belk store likely didn't have too much cash on hand as most women shop with credit cards and checks but the stupid crooks must not do much shopping or they would have picked a different store.
More details on these Belk Bandits coming up....
Alleged Crack Dealer on Fast Track to Prison After Traffic Stop Reveals Big Stash
SUNDERLAND --- A lot of white folks who use crack are going to missing one of their favorite crack distributors after Tfc White of the Prince Frederick Barracks stopped Nathaniel Lee Jones, 23, of Huntingtown and spotted a scale on his person. After the trooper told Jones he was under arrest and to get out of the vehicle, Jones reportedly resisted arrest and was subdued. An examination of his vehicle revealed 142 grams of crack cocaine and close to $4,000 in cash. The street value after the crack was sold to local crackheads who, in turn, steal from their families in order to support their habit, is $26,000. Jones, his cash, his crack and his car were all seized and jailed or stored.
Kids Did Major Damage to Passing Traffic
LUSBY --- With the baddest little heathens in Calvert County living in the St. Leonard area state troopers had to scramble last week to find out which of the heathens were tossing rocks at passing cars and trucks. State Police report that Tpr. Mounts tracked down the culprits and arrested them, now their parents will have to pay for close to $2,000 in damage to several vehicles. If you were passing in the area of West End Blvd. and had your vehicle struck by a projectile, call the state police in Prince Frederick to make a report. The heathens, who are 14 and 15, were released to a parent.
Car Stolen and Torched
LEXINGTON PARK --- An old bad neighborhood which has big plans being made for it continues to be a dumping ground for criminals. On Tuesday morning a staffer of the old Flat Tops found a car which had been torched, left smoldering on Coral Drive in Lexington Park. The car had been stolen from Earl and Janine Spicer and had been reported to the Charles County Sheriff's Dept. Maryland Deputy Fire Marshal Don Brenneman reports that the cause of the fire was incendiary and a $5,000 loss to the 1997 Honda Accord. The fire had burned itself out without being reported to 911 as most residents of that street are now long gone due to the gradual process of relocation in preparation for demolition.
Another Raging Woman Behind the Wheel
Just two weeks ago a 17-year-old girl tried to run another vehicle off the road along 20 miles of Rt.301 before crashing into a tree killing herself and her baby. Now a new incident of a woman hell-bent for fighting on the highway took place near Waldorf in May and an arrest was made this week. On May 6 at 5:11 p.m., Officer J. Timko responded to the intersection of Walleye and Windowpane courts in Waldorf for the report of an assault. Investigation revealed a 36-year-old Waldorf woman was traveling in her vehicle on Middletown Road near McDaniel Road in Waldorf when another vehicle attempted to cut her off where the two lanes of Middletown Road merge into one. The victim advised the driver of the other vehicle threw unknown objects at the victim's vehicle, made rude hand gestures and began tailgating the victim's vehicle. The other vehicle followed the victim to Smallwood Drive, St. James Drive and Dorchester Circle. When the victim stopped and exited her vehicle at the intersection of Walleye and Windowpane Courts, the other vehicle also stopped and the driver exited the vehicle and assaulted the victim. A witness stopped to assist the victim and the suspect fled the scene.
During the investigation, Officer Timko identified the suspect as Schwanna Lanise Freeman, 30, of Clinton. On July 5, Freeman was charged with second degree assault.
Construction Company Owner, Accomplished Woodworker Sonny Melvin Dead at 74 obit
Widow of Sheriff, Longtime Town Secretary of Town Commissioners Dead...Elaine Sanger passed away on July 12, services have not yet been set...
Foley Charged with Rape
LEONARDTOWN --- Gerald A Foley, 51, of Locust Drive, Valley Lee charged with 2nd degree rape and 2nd degree assault of a woman on Megan Lane, Leonardtown.
Foley, an employee of the Seafarers Union school at Piney Point, was arrested on both charges, with $25,000 bond issued.
According to the charging document, Maryland State Police TFC. John Vanhoy responded to victim's address at 1:50 a.m. July 9.
Victim told officer that Foley assaulted her and used force to restrain her while he raped her. Tfc. Vanhoy stated the evidence present at the scene supports her
information. Victim said Foley fled in 1995 Cadillac with PA plates.
The victim gave police an address to Foley's home, and police found him there drunk and arrested him. He later waived his right of silence and gave police a
statement. Felony 2nd degree rape carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment if convicted.
Who Cut Off His Finger?
GREAT MILLS (July 11, 2005) ---- A dispute between a couple on Saturday night led to the woman driving off to the Dash In at California and calling police for assistance. When the officers who responded escorted the woman back to her nearby home they found that her husband was in the kitchen suffering from a severed finger. After severe howling, which was broadcast over police frequencies, the couple made up and the police left. There was no word about a reunification of the finger and the hand but there was a reconciliation between the man and the woman. Was it the ring finger? Only The Shadow knows for sure!
Man Who Fell Off Sportfishing Boat Found Alive While Swimming 4 Miles Out In Atlantic from Delaware Coast
INDIAN RIVER --- The U.S. Coast Guard says that folks who go out in the ocean ought to be wearing life jackets and after an adventure for one man who fell off the sportfisherman 'Hangin Loose', he might agree. Coast Guard Commander Ron Labreck of the Eastern Shore Group reports that Greg Ryan fell off the boat at about 11 pm Friday while on the way to an offshore fishing ground when he took a tumble which no one noticed. Evidently it wasn't feeding time for sharks and Ryan took to swimming while his pals called for help and began to look for him. The Coast Guard sent up two big planes (C-130's), several helicopters and several rescue boats, all to search for a man who was too cool to don a life jacket and too dumb not to hang out on the side of the 'Hangin Loose'. The name of the vessel which found Ryan was the recreational fishing boat, the S.S. Minnow. Ryan told rescuers that he had just began to loose consciousness when he was found. He was taken to shore in a 21' rescue boat to Indian River Inlet. The Coast Guard recommends that boaters wear life vests with reflective tape when fishing offshore.
Man Cooking While Hooked to Oxygen Severely Burned
WALDORF (July 10, 2005) --- A man who was hooked up to his oxygen while cooking on the stovetop in his kitchen was severely burned at 6:38 pm Friday when the fire from the stove blew up his home oxygen system. Maryland State Deputy Fire Marshal John Tennyson reports that Christopher L. Atchinson, 31, of New Forrest Court in Waldorf was assisted by Waldorf firefighters who put the fire out upon arrival. He was flown from the scene by the Maryland State Police Med-Evac Helicopter to the Washington Hospital Center burn unit for treatment of second degree burns to his face.
Police Nab Waldorf Rapist in Florida
Homeless man and his dog found on the lam in Florida, he awaits extradition
see details on newsstands....
LEXINGTON PARK --- Four shots were fired, one person hit in leg at Pegg Road Shell Mart located across from North Gate of NAS! One shooting victim was hauled to St. Mary's Hospital in a private vehicle.
Woman Kidnapped
and Raped in Waldorf
Attacker forced victim to drive him and his dog to Berry Road at Trumpeter Court
Sleazeball with mutt identified as 6'4" Michael David Harbin, 30, who does not have a home address
WALDORF --- A 39-year-old woman leaving a Waldorf office building located on Rt. 925 in the heart of the Waldorf business district was kidnapped and raped Saturday evening. The woman was forced by the man into a wooded area near the Hamilton II Center, a new office complex on Old Washington Road next to a large medical center, where she was raped. The suspect, identified by Charles County Sheriff's Detectives as Michael David Harbin, forced the victim to drive him and his dog to Trumpeter Court and Berry Road where he then fled. The woman went to a nearby roadway and obtained the help of a citizen who called police. Harbin should stick out like a sore thumb with his mutt and only 180 pounds on his 6'4" frame. Police say he has brown hair and blue eyes. Contact Detective G. Draheim at 301-609-6479 with any tips.
Boozing Bozo Was Driving
ATV Wrong Way on Highway
St. Mary's Sheriff's Dfc. Michael Labanowski was patrolling in Charlotte Hall when he observed a ATV headed northbound in the southbound lanes of Rt. 5. The winner of this Dukes of Hazzard Moron Award was identified by police as Francis Wayne Bridgett, 41, of Mechanicsville. Bridgett was suspected to be intoxicated, report police, and when told to take a roadside sobriety test, he refused and then beat feet. This rocket scientist was pursued by the deputy, who is fit and not one of the donut crowd of law enforcement, thus able to capture the fleeing ATV DWI driver. Bridgett was further uncooperative a fought the officer as he attempted to place him under arrest. A bag of pot on his person added drug charges to the long list of charges placed against him.
A sailboat was in big trouble on the Chesapeake Bay just north of St. Jerome's Creek as storms swept the area on Tuesday
RIDGE --- ( July 6, 2005) The Ridge Vol. Fire Dept rescue fireboat assisted a 30' Hunter which ran aground off the coast of St. Mary's County on the Chesapeake Bay. Firefighters from Avenue were summoned to help and the U. S. Coast Guard said that they planned to issue a broadcast to other vessels in the area to assist rather than launch one of their pricy patrol craft to aid the persons on the sailboat. The Coast Guard flubbed a rescue in 1993 of a charter boat and 3 people died. A commercial towing service was called to pull the stranded sailboat to safe waters after firefighters were able to be sure the single person on board was safe.
El Toro II Charter Boat Disaster Ten Years Later
Ridge Vol. Fire Dept. bought this fire boat partly due to the incompetence of the Coast Guard.
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Hughesville EMS Deputy Chief Who is Also State Trooper
Cited for Heroic Rescue