Police briefs

Friday, Nov. 27, 2009

Toys being collected for Toys for Tots

The Calvert County Sheriff's Office is participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, a program that brings a new toy to needy children throughout Calvert County. The sheriff's office lobby will be a drop off location for the new and unwrapped toys. The toys will be collected until Dec. 18. Help make a child's Christmas a little more special and bring a new, unwrapped toy to the sheriff's office lobby. Generosity is sincerely appreciated. For more information, contact Dfc. Michael Naecker at 410-535-2800 or naeckermp@co.cal.md.us.

Warrants served at Ches. Beach apartments

On Nov. 13 at 7:55 a.m., five search and seizure warrants were executed within the Courtyards of Fishing Creek, located on Gordon Stinnett Avenue in Chesapeake Beach, after a two-month drug investigation. The warrants were the product of an investigation that identified a drug organization operating within the development, according to a sheriff's office press release. No arrests have been made to date. The investigation is ongoing.

A joint task force of members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit with support from the sheriff's office's Special Operations Team, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, executed the warrants.

In a statement, Chesapeake Beach Mayor Bruce Wahl said, "I am grateful for the investigation and enforcement action taken by the Calvert County Sheriff's [Office] and other law enforcement agencies on Nov. 13. The goal of my administration is to make Chesapeake Beach a safe environment for all citizens, and to that end, I fully support the sheriff's [office's] efforts to arrest and convict those individuals who choose to engage in the sale of illegal drugs in the Town of Chesapeake Beach."

Cars collide head on

Two drivers were taken to Calvert Memorial Hospital after a crash on Nov. 20 in Prince Frederick.

At 9:03 a.m., a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Katie Ann Windsor, 29, of Prince Frederick was going north on Adelina Road in Prince Frederick when her vehicle crossed the double yellow center lines and struck another car head on, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. The second car, a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, was being driven by Gaye S. Thoma, 56, of Prince Frederick. After the collision, the Ford continued across the front yard of a home on Adelina Road, damaging the yard and a flower planter and stopping next to the front porch.

The Volkswagen spun 180 degrees and stopped partially in the road. Both drivers were transported by the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad to Calvert Memorial Hospital. The crash is being investigated by Sgt. Richard McCourt who can be reached at 410-535-2800.

Car strikes house

On Nov. 22 at 12:45 a.m., a 1994 Oldsmobile, driven by Joshua Paul Blankenship, 22, of Solomons left the roadway at the corner of Sedwick Avenue and Langley Lane in Solomons and struck a house.

Blankenship was transported by ambulance to Calvert Memorial Hospital with incapacitating injuries. The crash is being investigated by the Crash Reconstruction Team.

Those with more information are asked to contact Dfc. Edwin Bradley at 410-535-2800, or e-mail bradleea@co.cal.md.us.