Year: 2014

Breaking News, EMT and fire, Police Beat, This Just In!

Budds Creek game player down for count; saved by tough St. Mary’s cops and PG firefighters who are good in the mud

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On May 10, 2014, several members of the St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were working in an off duty capacity providing security for the Warrior Dash race in Budd’s Creek, Maryland. The annual event is one of the largest and most anticipated events in the region. At 12:24 PM, Deputy William Wood received a report that a race participant had collapsed in a wooded area and was not breathing. Deputy Wood requested help over his radio. Deputy Wood and Deputy Trevor Teague located the 56 year old female on the muddy trail more than 50 yards into a densely wooded area. They immediately assessed the situation, reported her condition, and took over administering CPR from other race participants.

Breaking News, Drugs and trafficking, Heroin overdose deaths and murders, Police Beat

Natural Resources Police: instead of hiking and camping, cops find bozos injecting, smoking, boozing and beating women

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Acting on tips from anglers who said they saw men injecting themselves, officers stopped Justin Lynn Wood, 26, and Joseph Dennis Marshall, 31, as they climbed the riverbank near the C&O Canal towpath. A search of the area turned up a plastic-wrapped substance that the men acknowledged was heroin

Breaking News, Outdoor Life

Maryland releases tagged rockfish in Bay worth $10,000

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Over the summer, hundreds of imposters and one genuine Diamond Jim will be pursued by anglers. Each month that Diamond Jim goes uncaught, the reward increases from $10,000 in June, to $20,000 in July, and $25,000 in August. With a $25,000 guaranteed payout, if Diamond Jim is not caught by midnight Labor Day the cash will be split equally among those who catch imposters.

Last year was the first time in the contest’s nine-year history that the official Diamond Jim was caught. The captor, Blair Wheeler, 25 of Herndon, Va., walked away with the $25,000, and other great prizes. A novice angler, Wheeler snagged the winning striper while fishing aboard a charter boat.