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Deputy Airlifted After Being Struck At Scene Of Maryland Fire: Sheriff Deputy Airlifted After Being Struck At Scene Of Maryland Fire: Sheriff
Deputy Airlifted After Being Struck At Scene Of Maryland Fire: Sheriff A Calvert County Sheriff’s deputy suffered serious injuries while assisting at the scene of a structure fire in Huntingtown when his patrol vehicle was struck by an oncoming car, authorities said. Deputy Gavin Shuart was working a road closure at the scene of a fire on North Solomons Island Road when he was hit by a vehicle at around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Fire crews had requested assistance blocking northbound lanes to ensure safety during emergency operations.  While Shuart’s marked patrol SUV was stationed with its emergency l…

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Man Admits To Role In Maryland Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney Man Admits To Role In Maryland Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney
Man Admits To Role In Maryland Shooting Incident Over Stolen Medication Debt: State's Attorney A Calvert County man implicated to a shooting at an area home during a dispute over allegedly stolen medication copped to the crime and will face decades in prison. Chesapeake Bach resident Stephen Louis Betz pleaded guilty this week to first-degree assault and reckless endangerment stemming from an incident that was reported in Owings last fall, authorities announced on Tuesday. On Sept. 10, 2023, Betz and two other unidentified men broke into the home and confronted them about alleged stolen medication. An argument broke out, and one of the men pulled out a weapon. The dispute then …

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Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff
Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff The man who took his girlfriend on a harrowing chase with members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office before she was ditched from his motorcycle is facing kidnapping and other charges, authorities announced. Owings resident Austin Page Catterton, 25, was arrested following a high-speed pursuit with deputies that went on despite his girlfriend "begging him to stop the motorcycle," according to officials.  According to the sheriff's office, on Sunday, May 26, a deputy spotted Catterton speeding in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in Prince Frederick, but when he attempted to conduct a …

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Motorcyclist, 52, Killed In Calvert County Crash Mourned By Club Motorcyclist, 52, Killed In Calvert County Crash Mourned By Club
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed In Calvert County Crash Mourned By Club A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed overnight after losing control of his Harley and crashing off the roadway in Calvert County. North Beach resident Richard Evan Ganyon, Jr. has been identified by the sheriff's office as the person whose body was found following a crash in Owings. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday night to the 3700 block of Chaneyville Road in Owings to investigate a motorcycle crash. Upon arrival, they found a 2004 Harley-Davidson just off the roadway alongside Ganyon. He was pronounced dead at the sce…

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Hero Son Rescues Elderly Parents From Fast-Moving Maryland Fire Hero Son Rescues Elderly Parents From Fast-Moving Maryland Fire
Hero Son Rescues Elderly Parents From Fast-Moving Maryland Fire Timing is everything, sometimes. A man visiting family in Calvert County was able to save his elderly parents from a fast-moving fire that burned an Owings home to the ground on Monday morning. Shortly before 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 8, crews from the Huntingtown Fire Department were called to the 8000 block of Mt. Harmony Lane, where there was a report of a fire that broke out, tearing through an area home that had three people inside. Huntingtown Volunteers along with the Auxiliary are on the scene of a working fire in the 502 Box Posted by Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department on Mond…

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Police ID Man Killed Walking In Traffic By Hit-Run Driver Along Maryland Roadway Police ID Man Killed Walking In Traffic By Hit-Run Driver Along Maryland Roadway
Police ID Man Killed Walking In Traffic By Hit-Run Driver Along Maryland Roadway Details have been released by the Anne Arundel police Department after a 74-year-old pedestrian was killed walking in traffic late on Monday night in Lothian. Owings resident Aubrey Lee Wallace was killed by a 22-year-old driver at approximately 11 p.m. on Monday, July 17 while walking in the roadway on Route 4 near Lower Pindell Road, according to police. Investigators say that a passerby found Wallace lying in the roadway and alerted the department. It is unclear how long the body was lying in the roadway before first responders were contacted. Wallace was pronounced dead at the scene by…

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US Capitol Police Officer Busted With Child Porn: Police US Capitol Police Officer Busted With Child Porn: Police
US Capitol Police Officer Busted With Child Porn: Police A 42-year-old US Capitol Police officer from Maryland was arrested after being found in possession of child porn, authorities said. Jared Michael Lemon, 42, of Owings, became the center of an investigation in December 2022, when troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack opened an investigation into the possession of child pornography, Maryland State Police said. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force also received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an online user, later identified as Lemon, had uploaded suspected …

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Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff
Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Four suspects are facing felony charges for their roles in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, authorities announced. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that four would-be robbers, all from Washington, DC, have been taken into custody following the incident at M&T Bank in Dunkirk on Monday, May 1.  Those charged:  Cedric Fonta Moore, 39; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown.Cal…

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Former Youth Coach Used Power To Entice, Sexually Abuse Minors In MD: Prosecutors Former Youth Coach Used Power To Entice, Sexually Abuse Minors In MD: Prosecutors
Former Youth Coach Used Power To Entice, Sexually Abuse Minors In MD: Prosecutors A former youth coach in Calvert County has admitted to local charges after previously pleading guilty to grooming and sexually abusing young victims who were in his care during years of psychological and physical torture. Owings resident Moshe Michael Imel, 53, a longtime former coach of the Patuxent Rhinos youth football team, pleaded guilty in Calvert County Court to three felony charges related to the sexual abuse of minors, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 2. Last month, Imel pleaded guilty to similar federal charges. According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, between …

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Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD
Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD A former youth coach in Calvert County has admitted to grooming and sexually abusing young victims who were in his care during years of psychological and physical torture. Owings resident Moshe Michael Imel, 53, a former assistant football coach at a Calvert County high school, will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to taking advantage of his position to terrorize some of his players, federal prosecutors announced. According to his plea agreement, in March 2021, two victims came forward to report that beginning when Imel coached them in a youth football program, and continuing…

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Driver Error: Police Investigating After Mobility Scooter Rider Struck In Calvert County Driver Error: Police Investigating After Mobility Scooter Rider Struck In Calvert County
Driver Error: Police Investigating After Mobility Scooter Rider Struck In Calvert County “Driver error” has been determined as the cause of a crash that left a man operating a personal mobility scooter with what are being described as serious injuries in Calvert County. Officials say that at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 74-year-old Christopher Carryington, of North Beach, was operating his mobility scooter in the crosswalk when he was struck by Owings resident Kathy Ann Jones, 67, in Chesapeake Beach. The initial investigation determined that Carryington was in the crosswalk across Bayside Road when he was struck by a 2001 Honda Accord that made a lefthand turn i…

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Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole
Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole A Maryland man will spend years behind bars without the possibility of parole following his sentencing for possession of fentanyl in large quantities, officials announced. Owings resident Harold Bernard Gross pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to possession of fentanyl in large volume and received a mandatory prison sentence of five years, according to the sheriff’s office. In July, investigators executed a search warrant at Gross’ Maryland home, at which point Calvert County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement officers recovered 302 counterfeit oxycodone pills that had been manuf…

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Oil Spill Leads To Detour Around Busy Calvert County Intersection Oil Spill Leads To Detour Around Busy Calvert County Intersection
Oil Spill Leads To Detour Around Busy Calvert County Intersection An oil spill in Maryland temporarily tied up traffic to allow crews to clean up a busy roadway. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced that at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, June 24, fire crews responded to a reported oil spill near the intersection of Route 4 and Skinners Turn Road in Owings. It is unclear what caused the oil spill. No crashes or injuries were initially reported while firefighters cleared the area. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that police also responded to the scene to help direct traffic until the scene is clear.

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