Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Multiple Child Porn Files Found On Calvert County Man's Devices: Maryland State Police Multiple Child Porn Files Found On Calvert County Man's Devices: Maryland State Police
Multiple Child Porn Files Found On Calvert County Man's Devices: Maryland State Police A lengthy investigation by the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit led to the apprehension of a Calvert County man who was allegedly in possession of child pornography, investigators say. Saint Leonard resident Ernest Drew Phillips, 38, has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and related offenses following a two-month investigation. According to police, beginning in December last year, the Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the possession of child pornography online, which led them to Phillips. The initial investigation led to detective…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff
Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff A man who kidnapped a woman at a Charles County gas station and later sexually assaulted her has been apprehended and is facing a host of charges after going on a tear through Southern Maryland, authorities said. Upper Marlboro resident Robert Alonzo Robinson, 53, is behind bars after a scary incident that played out over the weekend in Charles County, a spokesperson for the county's sheriff's office said. The department was alerted shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding a woman who had reported that she was kidnapped earlier that …

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Guardrail Crash In Calvert County Maryland State Police say that a 24-year-old Huntingtown woman was killed in a one-car crash when she struck a guardrail head-on and landed at the base of a tree in Calvert County. Shamia Saree Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene of a violent crash in Prince Frederick early on Tuesday, Jan. 24 that left her 25-year-old passenger hospitalized, state police officials announced. According to police, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack were called to the 1800 block of Hallowing Point Road to investigate a reported …

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Crash Landing Into Calvert County Building: State Police Driver Killed After Crash Landing Into Calvert County Building: State Police
Driver Killed After Crash Landing Into Calvert County Building: State Police Maryland State Police investigators were called to a business park in Calvert County on Monday night when a driver lost control at a busy intersection and was killed after coming to a crashing halt when he struck a building. Prince Frederick resident Larry Hilton Mackall, 63, needed to be extricated from his vehicle after crashing shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in the 200 block of Steeple Chase Drive in his hometown, police said. According to investigators, Mackall was driving south from a commercial parking lot approaching the intersection of Steeple Chase Drive and Armory Road…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County
Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County The Maryland State Prosecutor announced that a Calvert County Sheriff's Deputy has been charged with misconduct for allegedly having sex with a woman who called for police assistance. Calvert County Sheriff Cpl. James Wahlgren, 53, of Port Republic has been charged by criminal information with both misconduct in office and engaging in sexual intercourse with a person requesting police assistance, State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III announced this week. According to the charging document, in March 2022, Wahlgren responded to the home of a woman who requested police assistance. He then trans…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion' Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion'
Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion' An electric vehicle stored in the North Beach Public Works building in Calvert County led to an explosion and large fire that broke out late on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department were alerted shortly before 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 by Calvert County Communications of an explosion at the building on 11th Street, according to officials with the agency. Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by a working fire inside the garage located on the complex, which was quickly knocked down within minutes, allowing crews from multi…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Lifestyle
Whale Of A Find: 650-Pound Fossilized Skull Found Along Maryland Beach Shore (VIDEO) Whale Of A Find: 650-Pound Fossilized Skull Found Along Maryland Beach Shore (VIDEO)
Whale Of A Find: 650-Pound Fossilized Skull Found Along Maryland Beach Shore (Video) A Pennsylvania man looking for small fossils and shark teeth near a Calvert County beach made a whale of a discovery while he was combing the area. The Calvert Marine Museum shared a video of Cody Goddard unearthing a 650-pound Miocene fossil whale skull that was preserved in a block of hardened sediment along the shore of Matoaka Beach, officials shared this week. #FossilFriday is coming to you a little early this week with an exciting extraction of a whale skull from a local beach.... Posted by Calvert Marine Museum on Monday, December 19, 2022 The species of the whale skull has not …

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
News
Winter Weather: Here's The Latest Breakdown Of Power Outages Being Reported In Maryland Winter Weather: Here's The Latest Breakdown Of Power Outages Being Reported In Maryland
Winter Weather: Here's The Latest Breakdown Of Power Outages Being Reported In Maryland Nearly 20,0000 residents in Maryland are still without power as the state contends with the winter storm that swept across the region and sent many scrambling for holiday travel. Utility crews worked through the night to make repairs as whipping winds and stormy weather brought down power lines and felled trees, leaving thousands in the dark. In its latest update, the Maryland Department of Management was reporting 19,765 outages throughout the state at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23. Baltimore Gas & Electric was reporting 201 active outages impacting 7,640 of its 1.3 million customer…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
News
#FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery #FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery
#FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery The community is rallying around a sheriff's deputy in Maryland who has taken his first steps on the long road to recovery after being shot during a police pursuit, according to the Calvert County Sheriff. Master Deputy James Flynt, a five-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is in recovery days after being shot by Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 21, who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, according to authorities. On Thursday, Dec. 22, Calvert County Sheriff Ricky Cox said that Flynt is "making great progress," after undergoing his second surgery on Wednesday, De…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
News
Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland
Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland A veteran sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has improved to “stable" condition after being shot during a police pursuit over the weekend, according to the Calvert County Sheriff. Master Deputy James Flynt, a five-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is in recovery days after being shot by Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 21, who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, according to authorities. 
“We are ecstatic to be able to say his condition has improved and currently he can be described as stable,” Calvert County Sheriff-Elect Ricky Cox said on Monday, Dec. 19. “He has b…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Politics
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol Federal officials are one step closer to removing the bust of a US Supreme Court justice with ties to Southern Maryland who found himself on the wrong side of history. The House passed legislation this week to remove the bust of Calvert County native Roger B. Taney, the nation’s fifth chief justice, former Attorney General of Maryland, and controversial Democratic lawmaker most known for writing the now-infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that ruled African Americans were not citizens. "While the removal of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's bust from the Capitol does not relieve the Congres…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
News
Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home
Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home A construction worker who suffered a painful injury while on the job in Calvert County had to be airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation, fire officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, paramedics and a helicopter responded to a stretch of Ridge Road in Huntingtown, where there was a report of a construction worker who cut his leg with a saw. Upon arrival, the pilot of the helicopter found the worker with a wound on the roof of a house under construction, according to a spokesperson from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Paramedics were able…

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