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Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is looking for a theft suspect who, on September 21st, entered the Royal Farms on Queen Anne Highway, stole multiple items from the store, and fuel from another customer. The suspect was wearing khaki shorts, a gray t-shirt, a black hat, and black sandals. This individual has tattoos covering the entire right forearm and one tattoo on the left upper forearm. There’s a picture of the suspect on the Queen Anne’s County Sheriffs Office Facebook page. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Cpl. Betts GBetts@qac.org or 410-758-0770 ext. 1248. You can also call our Anonymous Tip Line at 410-758-6666.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff arrests a Hartly, Delaware woman on drug counts. Linda Marie Fox was pulled over for speeding in the area of Roe Road and Rt 313. Dispatch advised that she had an outstanding warrant through Cecil County. A search incident to arrest revealed that Fox was in possession of suspected methamphetamine and CDS paraphernalia. Fox was arrested and charged with posession of controlled substances and paraphernalia along with a speeding count.

The board of trustees of the Kent County Public Library is seeking applicants to fill two seats. The term is five years, beginning Jan. 1. The appointed trustees also will be eligible for a second five-year term. Applicants must be Kent County residents and should be passionate about supporting the creation and sustainability of library services that meet the needs of the entire community. The trustee application can be picked up at any Kent County Public Library location or can be found online at kentcountylibrary.org/a/trustees.php. The application deadline is Thursday, Oct. 17.

A series of anonymous tips combined with the work of allied agencies led the Kent County Narcotics Task Force in making arrests removing a quantity of Fentanyl and cocaine from potential distribution.
According to a Kent County Narcotics Task Force press release, 23.5 grams of suspected Fentanyl in the form of 40 gel capsules, 17 grams of suspected cocaine, a 9 mm handgun with 11 live rounds of ammunition and $330 were seized from a vehicle by law enforcement after pursuit in the area of Quaker Neck and Pomona Road on Sept. 16. Police said patrol units from the Chestertown Police Department and it’s K-9 unit, Maryland State Police K-9 unit, Kent County Sheriff’s Office and a Maryland State Police Aviation Unit helicopter were involved in detaining the three fleeing individuals, Brian Emory Gross, Ninoshka Marie Colon and De’Airres Tyler Somerville.

Queen Anne’s County Department of Community Services Area Agency on Aging announces the 2024 Caregivers Conference, taking place on Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Grasonville Senior Center, located at 4802 Main Street, Grasonville, MD 21638. This event will run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and is open to all caregivers.

Coming up Saturday at the Chestertown Branch of the Kent County Public Library, you can get emergency prepared. Brian Pearsall, Emergency Planner with the Kent County Office of Emergency Services will be holding an interactive workshop to give participants insight on being able to feel safe and secure, and ready, for when disaster strikes. The event starts at 11am, but you need to pre-register. There’s a link to do so on the Kent County Public Library Facebook page.

Queen Anne’s County may benefit from further ferry expansion after Anne Arundel County’s Department of Transportation recently secured significant funding to launch a passenger ferry system across the Chesapeake Bay. WBOC reports the development is particularly important for Queen Anne’s County. Heather Tinelli, director of Economic and Tourism Development for Queen Anne’s County, highlighted the potential benefits of the ferry system. Tinelli believes it could set the stage for further expansion in Queen Anne’s County.

A Tolchester area man who fled police at a high rate of speed after allegedly making a drug sale in Chestertown is being held in the Kent County Detention Center without bond pending a preliminary hearing next month. The Evening Enterprise reports 36 year old De’Airres Tyler Somerville is charged with multiple drug- and gun-related crimes as well as traffic offenses that include driving 100 mph in a posted 40-mph zone, aggressive driving and driving on a suspended license. Ultimately he was apprehended in the Pomona area after crashing his vehicle into a utility pole and fleeing on foot.

The Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office is making the community aware of some misleading posts circulating on local pages, claiming an unidentified, injured child was found walking by a Deputy in Queen Anne’s County. The department says the posts are false and advise that these types of posts often use emotional appeals to get people to share, but they are commonly part of bait-and-switch scams. Once a post has been widely shared, it can be edited to include malicious links or ads that you unknowingly spread to your friends.

The Eastern Shore Chapters of the League of Women Voters is hosting a forum Sunday, Oct. 6, at Chesapeake College for candidates running in this year’s general election for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District. The forum is free and open to the public. It takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Cadby Theater, Chesapeake College, 1000 College Circle, Wye Mills.