🌱 What recent crime trends are deputies seeing in and around Dunkirk?
Dunkirk, Maryland Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Dunkirk! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What recent crime trends are deputies seeing in and around Dunkirk?
Also on today's calendar: July 4th Weekend At National Harbor and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunshine, very hot and humid, with a high of 98 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 75.
- Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Calvert Co. - Calvert Sheriff's blotter; June 15-21, 2026 (somd.com) — Calvert County deputies handled several recent incidents in and around Dunkirk, including theft reports at the Safeway and Walmart on Southern Maryland Boulevard and Town Center Boulevard. The blotter also details drug and DUI arrests, vandalized political signs, and vehicle-related crimes in nearby Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, and Prince Frederick, giving residents a snapshot of current public safety concerns. 
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July 4th Weekend At National Harbor →
National Harbor, National Harbor
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Friday July 3
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Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks Display →
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Colonial Tavern Night with Spooky Solomons →
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First Friday in North Beach →
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Sunset Cruise with Big Kahuna Cruises (July) →
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North Beach Farmer's Market →
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Patriotic Pet Parade in Solomons →
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Step into the Past: The Louis Goldstein Office →
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250 Beer at Mully's →
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Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
2:00 pm
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
Saturday July 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Art in the Stacks Exhibit by Sandra Steedle (FV)
Fairview Branch Library Fairview Branch - Children's Area -
Summer School begins.
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Play and Learn: Ages 1-4
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
11:00 am -
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Upper Marlboro Branch Library Upper Marlboro - Large Meeting Room
11:00 am
Sunday July 5
Monday July 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MOD Pizza posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Supervisor in Dunkirk. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist Part Time in Upper Marlboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunkirk here.
🗞 Nearby News
Owings
- Calvert County opens cooling centers and offers free rides during heat wave (thefreestatepress.com)
- Mary Teresa Smith (nee Hughes) (smnewsnet.com)
Chesapeake Beach
- Special Traffic Measures for North Beach and Chesapeake Beach Fireworks (southernmarylandchronicle.com)
- When ‘No' Was Allegedly Ignored Inside Parking Garage: Chesapeake Beach Man Faces First-Degree Assault, Sex Offense Charges (thebaynet.com)
- Southern Maryland Fireworks Displays Set for Fourth of July Weekend 2026 (smnewsnet.com)
Annapolis
- Officials Adjust Annapolis July 4th Events Over Heat Wave (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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