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Police & Fire
Extreme Hoarding Conditions Hinder Firefighters Battling Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal
Hoarding conditions made things difficult for fire crews on Sunday afternoon who were called in to battle a blaze that broke out in a Harford County duplex, officials say. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company and nearby agencies were called at around 1:30 p.m. on April 7 to Deaver Street in Havre de Grace, where a fire broke out, the homeowner reported. #SHCo & surrounding mutual aid companies are on scene of a house fire in the 100 block of Deaver Street. Please avoid area while crews work to extinguish the blaze. #HavredeGrace #HdG Posted by Susquehanna Hose Company on Sun…
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Misbehaving Minors Cancels White Marsh Carnival: Officials
The White Marsh Carnival in Baltimore County was canceled due to juveniles wreaking havoc this weekend, police said. "Due to the behavior of some individuals who chose to misbehave, we are being forced to close the White Marsh Carnival," reads a posting on the Dreamland Amusements website. "Despite taking measures such as our unaccompanied minor policy and a desire to provide a family event for the community that has been missing for several years, it seems some are determined to ruin the experience for everyone." On Saturday, April 6, officers from the White Marsh precinct were called to …
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Motorcyclist Dead, Child Airlifted To Hospital After Crash In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says
A 21-year-old motorcyclist is dead and a child had to be airlifted to an area hospital following a crash in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Waldorf resident Tiernan Anthony Stevenson was killed on Sunday morning after crashing into an SUV being driven by 36-year-old Hollywood native Stephanie Rose Robey, officials say. The crash was reported shortly before 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 7. Google Maps street view According to investigators, Stephenson was riding his motorcycle north on Three Notch Road when Robey pulled into his path while attem…
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Firefighters Rescue Horse From Burning Barn During Back-To-Back Calls In Maryland
It was a busy night for first responders in Frederick County, as firefighters had to deal with back-to-back calls and saved a horse in the process. Shortly before 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, crews were called to the area of Opossumtown Pike and Bloomfield Road, where there was a reported house fire, which was, in fact, a shed that was fully engulfed. Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel were able to knock down the flames within 20 minutes, but their night was far from over. Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to back-to-back calls overnight. Frederick …
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Child Porn Files Found On Man's Devices In Frederick, Sheriff Says
A weeks-long investigation into a cyber tip regarding child pornography on a Frederick County man's devices, a 37-year-old man was taken into custody, according to the sheriff's office. Frederick resident Bryan Peter Lowery was arrested by deputies following a tip reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in February, the agency announced on Thursday, April 4. The investigation by the Frederick County Sheriff Office's Internet Crimes Against Children Section determined that Lowery was in possession of files that showed indecent acts of child pornography, o…
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Lightning Strike Hits Tree, Sparks House Fire In Maryland: Investigators
A lightning strike that spread to an underground gas line on the property of a Carroll County home nearly caused chaos for members of the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday morning. Crews were called shortly after 8 a.m. on April 2 to a home in the 4800 block of Roop Road to investigate a reported house fire inside a two-story residence. According to the the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it was determined that lightning had struck a tree on the property and had traveled through the underground propane gas line into the house. The lightning had tra…
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Charging Lithium Ion Battery To Blame For Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
Another blaze broke out in a Maryland house due to a charging lithium-ion battery, according to the state fire marshal. A crew of more than two dozen firefighters from the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company and nearby agencies were called shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the 2200 block of Queensbury Drive in Fallston, where the homeowners advised that a fire broke out in a bedroom. Firefighters were quickly able to knock down the flames, officials say, and contained the damage to the one bedroom, though approximately $50,000 in damage. Fallston Volunteer Fir…
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Convicted Murderer Released From Prison Busted On Drug Charges During Maryland Stop: Sheriff
A man convicted of murder who received a life sentence before later being released is facing fresh charges in Frederick County after being caught with a host of drugs, according to the sheriff's office. Baltimore resident Milton Jerome Stewart, 58, is back behind bars after a police K9 helped deputies seize fentanyl, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop. Stewart - who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2006 and received a life sentence in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City - was stopped by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office in the westbound lanes&…
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Man Killed, Woman Hospitalized By Stray Bullet In Baltimore County: Police
A death investigation has been launched in Baltimore County after a 27-year-old man was found gunned down overnight and a woman was hit by a stray bullet, police say. Jordan Taylor has been identified by investigators as the person who was fatally shot late on Friday night in the 5700 block of Emelia Avenue in White Marsh, though his death remains under investigation. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on March 29, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the area, where they found Taylor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was …
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Women Charged For Shoplifting Spree In Downtown Frederick, Police Say
Two women visiting Maryland are facing charges in Frederick for an alleged shoplifting spree earlier this week, police say. California resident Mirela Sardaru, and Melinsa Stefan, who was identified by her Italian passport, were both taken into custody during a traffic stop after being connected to several thefts in the area. On Wednesday, March 27, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to investigate a reported theft in the unit block of East Patrick Street, where two shoplifters were allegedly moving between stores downtown and taking items before heading north d…
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Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Washington County Apartment House
A pair of firefighters were injured and six people living in an apartment building in Washington County have been displaced by an early morning two-alarm fire, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday morning to South Main Street in Boonsboro, where a fire broke out in a two-story residence that had been converted into a five-unit apartment house. According to the Fire Marshal's Office, the fire started in a downstairs apartment where two people were living. Both were able to escape, but one suffered minor injuries. The occupant inside the unit where the f…
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Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police
The body of a man believed to have been abducted in Baltimore has been identified as the one found in a wooded area in Annapolis on Thursday, investigators say. A suspicious death investigation was launched on March 28 in Anne Arundel County when police were called to the 900 block of Spa Road, where they found an unresponsive man - later identified by the Medical Examiner as David Winchester Jr. - dead. According to the Baltimore Police Department, Winchester was the possible subject of an abduction. Police say that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 28, officers were dispatc…
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