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Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash
Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash Three were injured - and two airlifted to the hospital - early on Thursday, June 30 in Maryland after a major crash left multiple people trapped in St. Mary's County.  Two people had to be extricated in the crash, according to an unconfirmed report, which was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning on Oakley Road near the area of Gilbert Lane. Upon arrival, crews located the single overturned vehicle involved in the crash, with two trapped inside and a third patient who was able to escape with minor injuries. A medevac helicopter was called to the scene to assist the…

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by Zak Failla
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Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland
Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland A man violating a court-issued protective order is facing new charges in Maryland after allegedly threatening his victim and spitting on a sheriff’s deputy attempting to arrest him, authorities announced. Leonardtown resident Michael Griffin, 43, was busted by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 21, after he was caught yelling, cursing, and threatening his victim. Sheriff’s deputies in St. Mary’s County responded to the 23200 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown late on Tuesday, where there was a reported peace order violation, officials said on Thursday…

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by Zak Failla
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St. Mary's Inmates Fighting Over Phone Slapped With Charges St. Mary's Inmates Fighting Over Phone Slapped With Charges
St. Mary's Inmates Fighting Over Phone Slapped With Charges A pair of inmates fighting over the phone in the  St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center are facing charges, authorities said. Joseph Daren Brooks, 19 of Lexington Park, and Francis Xavier Hill, 26, were engaged in a physical fight when Deputy Fleenor arrived to the dayroom at the Leonardtown facility on June 7, the county sheriff's department said. Brooks and Hill were both charged with Assault 2nd Degree. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges
Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges A wanted man in Maryland is facing multiple new charges after being apprehended by police in St. Mary’s County, authorities announced. Bruce Dorms Tlucka, Jr., age 49, who has multiple outstanding warrants out for his arrest, was arrested in Leonardtown after attempting to flee from Sheriff’s deputies conducting a welfare check. Members of the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office responded to the 25300 block of Pt. Lookout Road in Leonardtown, and upon arrival, Tlucka, the subject of the welfare check, fled from deputies, officials said. An investigation into Tlucka’s vehicle - which was stored at …

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by Zak Failla
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Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door At Maryland Home: Sheriff Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door At Maryland Home: Sheriff
Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door At Maryland Home: Sheriff Law enforcement agencies in St. Mary’s County are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a pair of wanted suspects who were caught on camera breaking the storm door of a Leonardtown home. An alert was issued by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, June 9 as they attempt to identify and locate two people who were pictured by home surveillance video during the vandalism incident. County spokesperson Jason Babcock said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, two suspects walked up to the porch of a home at the 22900 block of Hollywood Road in Leonardtown. As t…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities
Maryland Couple Had $9K In Fentanyl: Authorities Two were busted in Maryland with thousands of dollars worth of packaged fentanyl in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff’s office announced. Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division executed a search and seizure warrant as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation into Mechanicsville Kyle Dylan Dishner, 29, and his vehicle. During the investigation, Dishner and a passenger in his vehicle, Larissa Grace Cataneo, age 31, also of Mechanicsville, were found with more than 126 grams of fentanyl in capsules packaged for distribution, authorities said In total, p…

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by Zak Failla