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Operation Season’s Greeting

St. Mary’s County MD: Vice/Narcotics detectives, assisted by Support Team members and patrol deputies, conducted a two day sweep dubbed “Operation Season’s Greetings”. The following arrests were made. Detectives received information regarding a fraudulent prescription for Promethazine-Codeine in the name of “Victoria Myles” which was passed at a local pharmacy. Promethazine-Codeine is mixed with soda and is known on the street…

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calvert county sheriffs office

7 Theft from vehicle cases and 2 Burglary Calvert County

Reports from Calvert County Sheriff’s Office:   During the week of December 8 through December 14 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,503 calls for service throughout the community. Citizens with information on the following crimes or any criminal activity in Calvert County who wish to report it anonymously can now access the Calvert County Crime Solvers…

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counterfeit $50 bill

On Tuesday evening December 2, 2014, Deputy C. Ward of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to several businesses located in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, to investigate a report of three unknown black males attempting to pass a counterfeit $50 bill. The above pictured suspect is one of the unknown suspects. The pictured suspect was estimated to be 6…

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Work on Armory Road Roundabout in Prince Frederick Nears Completion

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.  – Dec. 2, 2014 – Roadway patterns at the intersections of Armory and Dares Beach roads and Armory and Fairground roads in Prince Frederick are returning to normal as the Armory Road corridor project nears completion. Permanent pavement marking and striping is complete and all temporary detour and maintenance of traffic signage placed along Route 4, Dares…

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James Piatt Selected to Fill Board of Education Vacancy

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – Dec. 3, 2014 –The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) yesterday voted unanimously to appoint Lusby resident James C. Piatt to the position of First County Commissioner District representative on the Calvert County Board of Education . Piatt’s appointment fills the vacancy left by Joseph R. Chenelly, who resigned Nov. 1, 2014 to move out…

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Holiday gifts

Holiday Gifts

Southern Maryland-Did you know? The first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center was erected in 1931, two years before the opening of Rockefeller Plaza, where the tree now draws thousands of tourists each year. The tradition began when construction workers hard at work on building Rockefeller Center decorated a roughly 20-foot tall balsam fir tree on Christmas Eve in 1931. Strings…

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