May 2, 2004 thru May 16, 2004

Bimbo Rampage
Woman Rips Man's House, Rips Off Truck After Being Refused Sanctuary
CALLAWAY --- Maryland State Police report that a really nasty bimbo paid a visit to a local family that ended in her being jailed.
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Stalled Train Halts Traffic on Billingsley Road
WALDORF --- A major road in Waldorf was shut down on Wednesday evening due to a broken down train blocking the tracks.  Charles Sheriff's officers were dispatched to both sides of the rail crossing to let motorists know that it would be much later before the train would be able to run again and clear the grade crossing.
Train Hit Pedestrian
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Charles Sheriff's Officer Rammed Two Vehicles from Behind, Not Charged
WHITE PLAINS --- Anyone following too closely to stop for vehicles ahead of them are usually charged on the spot if they are not hospitalized. But at this point a Charles County Sheriff's Sergeant who slammed into the rear of two vehicles which stopped for an ambulance has not been issued a ticket.   The Charles Sheriff's Department says that the crash from Tuesday is under investigation.
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Sofa Caught Fire in Mobile Home
Maryland State Fire Marshal Don Brenneman reports that a mobile home on Nancy Court in Lexington Park caught fire from a candle which lit off a sofa in the living room at 2 am Sunday. The fire was put out by Bay District Volunteers.  The fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.
Fatal Crash of Trash Truck
Closed Rt. 50
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Maryland State Trooper Killed
Drunk Driver Mowed Down Trooper on Rt. 50; 39th Trooper to Die in Line of Duty
BOWIE --- Trooper First Class Anthony Jones, 50, died at 2:00 am Sunday morning on Rt. 50 when a drunk driver disregarded emergency lights on two patrol cars at an accident scene and plowed through the area of a wreck, striking the trooper and throwing his body several hundred yards, according to Maryland State Police spokesman Maj. Greg Shipley.
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Wrong Way Boozing Driver Killed on Rt. 4
Hit other vehicle head-on in front of firehouse

This Mustang was operated by a driver police believe had been drinking, had no lights on and was northbound in the southbound lanes of Rt. 4 in Prince Frederick.
Photo courtesy of Prince Frederick Vol. Fire Dept.
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Deputies Round Up DWI Drivers
LEONARDTOWN ---  Just another weekend in St. Mary's with a squad of alert deputies at work, resulted in a jail full of drunk drivers.
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2 Firefighters Injured in 2-Alarm Fire

Photo courtesy of Prince Frederick Vol. Fire Dept.
HUNTINGTOWN --- At 3:00 am Saturday, May 8, the first report of a fire in the medical center on Rt. 4 triggered a quick response from Calvert fire departments which resulted in a partial saving of the two story structure.
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Tree Trimmer Critically Injured in Fall
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Watermen, Scientists Join Forces in Effort to Bring Back
Oyster Stocks
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