Fire & Rescue

Natural Resources Police Attending National Night Out Community Outreach Events in 19 Maryland Counties

Natural Resources Police Attending National Night Out Community Outreach Events in 19 Maryland Counties

Maryland Natural Resources Police officers will visit communities throughout Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in support of National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign promoting partnerships between the police and the neighborhoods they serve. The National Night Out campaign was established in 1984 and has grown to include more than a million community members...
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10-Year-Old Child Flown to Children’s Center After Near Drowning in Waldorf

10-Year-Old Child Flown to Children’s Center After Near Drowning in Waldorf

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at approximately 3:25 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to 2300 block of Ashford Lane in Waldorf, for the reported child not breathing after drowning. The first 911 caller reported an approximate 10 year old male was not breathing after drowning in the pool, the caller did...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Hughesville

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Early Morning Motor Vehicle Collision in Hughesville

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 5:15 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Prince Frederick Road and Welch’s Acres Place in Hughesville, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene and found a three vehicle collision with one overturned off the roadway...
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Three Injured After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

Three Injured After Rollover Collision in Waldorf

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and St Anastasia Drive in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. 911 callers reported multiple injuries after two vehicle rollover collision involving FedEx van at the intersection. Crews arrived...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Trooper Vehicle Struck While on Scene of Another Crash in Callaway

UPDATE: Maryland State Trooper Vehicle Struck While on Scene of Another Crash in Callaway

UPDATE 8/1/2025: Three occupants from the Toyota Camry were transported to an area hospital. The Trooper was not transported. The operators in the first crash involving the white Toyota truck and mini-van denied transport and signed care refusal forms on the scene. Police continue to handle the two collisions. UPDATE @ 6:32 P.M.: A third...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

One Transported to Trauma Center After Two-Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with all...
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No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire at Point Lookout Marina, Two Occupants Displaced

No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire at Point Lookout Marina, Two Occupants Displaced

On Tuesday, July 29, at approximately 2:44 p.m., emergency medical services, police, and firefighters responded to the Point Lookout Marina, for the reported boat explosion and fire. Firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Seventh District, Second District, Hollywood, and Leonardtown responded to the marina, for the reported boat on...
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UPDATE: 1-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Medical Emergency in Lexington Park

UPDATE: 1-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Medical Emergency in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, July 29, at approximately 2:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 21000 block of Williams Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported child not breathing with CPR in progress. Dispatchers advised to all responding units the caller reported a 1-year-old female was not breathing with CPR instructions being...
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First Responders Find Missing Elderly Woman Deceased in Cobb Island

First Responders Find Missing Elderly Woman Deceased in Cobb Island

On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8:42 a.m., police responded to the 11000 block of Neale Sound Drive in Cobb Island, for the reported missing person. Police quickly responded and began a search area while gathering additional information from family members. The caregiver reported the door to the residence was found open with the...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After T-Bone Style Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After T-Bone Style Collision in Mechanicsville

On Monday, July 28, 2025, at approximately  12:17 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hills Club Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle T-bone style collision with two for evaluation....
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VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

VIDEO: Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Releases Statement Following Outcome of Donated Fire Engine

The Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department has released the following official statement regarding their donated Fire Engine. “Last year, the membership of 7th District Volunteer Fire Department voted to donate our reserve 1994 engine to the Woodlawn-Sevier Fire Department in North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. This past week, we were sent...
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VIDEO: Federal Charges Pending After Suspect Flees Pax River Naval Police Resulting in Pursuit

VIDEO: Federal Charges Pending After Suspect Flees Pax River Naval Police Resulting in Pursuit

In the afternoon of July, 27, 2025, NAS Patuxent River Security Department personnel observed a vehicle driving suspiciously on base. After witnessing multiple traffic violations in the vicinity of sensitive areas on base, NAS Pax River Police attempted a vehicle stop, at which time the suspicious vehicle fled. NAS Pax River Police units pursued...
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Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Crash in Chesapeake Beach, One Woman Flown to Trauma Center

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Ponds Wood Drive and Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision and confirmed one patient still...
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UPDATE: One in Custody, Two Dead and One Flown Out After Head-on Collision in La Plata, Investigation Ongoing

UPDATE: One in Custody, Two Dead and One Flown Out After Head-on Collision in La Plata, Investigation Ongoing

7/27/2025 UPDATE: On July 26, 2025 at approximately 7:19 p.m., police, fire department and emergency medical services personnel responded to the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata, for a reported head-on style motor vehicle collision with reported occupants trapped in a vehicle. La Plata Police Department and Charles County...
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Maryland State Police Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

Maryland State Police Investigating La Plata Man Killed in Prince George’s County Crash

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday morning in Prince George’s County. The victim is identified as Kenneth Bowie Jr., 46, of La Plata, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department personnel. Shortly after 3:20 a.m. on July 25, 2025, troopers...
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67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

67-Year-Old Struck and Killed by 16-Year-Old After He Fires Gun at The Teen Following Ongoing Dispute

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide in Beltsville late Thursday night. The decedent is 67-year-old Neville Robinson of Beltsville. On July 24, 2025, at approximately 10:40 pm, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 11400 block of Rhode Island Avenue. The decedent was located outside...
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Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

Two Flown to Trauma Center After Two Motorcycles Crash in Lusby

On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Solomons Island Road (Route 4) and Dowell Road in Lusby, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving multiple motorcycles. As First Responders were enroute to the scene, multiple 911 callers were advising multiple motorcycles...
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UPDATE: Multiple Children Injured, One Adult Flown with Serious Injuries After Multiple Crashes in Hollywood

UPDATE: Multiple Children Injured, One Adult Flown with Serious Injuries After Multiple Crashes in Hollywood

UPDATE @ 7:30 P.M.: 7 patients were evaluated, with Incident Command reporting 4 pediatric patients involved. One child was transported by ambulance to an area Children’s Center for precautionary reasons. A second child was transported by ambulance to the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Two additional unknown aged patients were transported to the MedStar St....
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Missing Van from Waldorf Cab Service Found in Baltimore Harbor with Dead Body Inside

Missing Van from Waldorf Cab Service Found in Baltimore Harbor with Dead Body Inside

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, around 9:30 a.m., the Baltimore Police Department received a call requesting assistance in extracting a vehicle from the Inner Harbor. Once Baltimore City Police and Firefighters responded with underwater recovery teams, crews located the vehicle approximately 22 feet underwater and discovered human remains inside of the vehicle. The van...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Long Fall in Dameron

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Long Fall in Dameron

On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., emergency medical services and firefighters responded to the 16000 block of Bay Drive in Dameron, for the reported injuries after a long fall. 911 callers reported 34-year-old female had fallen from the attic approximately 30 feet. Dispatchers placed a helicopter on standby incase needed. Ridge...
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Two Injured After Crash Involving STS Bus Caused by A Reported Red-Light Runner, Police Investigating

Two Injured After Crash Involving STS Bus Caused by A Reported Red-Light Runner, Police Investigating

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., while Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department was responding to a structure fire in Ridge, they came across a motor vehicle collision at Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road. Firefighters reported their were injuries and that they will be remaining on the scene and not responding...
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No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported After Structure Fire in Ridge

No Injuries and Minimal Damage Reported After Structure Fire in Ridge

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, at approximately 2:50 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Leonardtown, Second District, Seventh District, and Hollywood responded to the 48600 block of Fox Harbor Road in Ridge, for the reported house on fire. Captain 4 quickly arrived on scene within 2 minutes of...
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From the Farm to Your Table: Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s Announced

From the Farm to Your Table: Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s Announced

From local farmers to your plate! The annual Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s program will offer farm fresh produce free to the community. There will be two food distribution dates and locations for this program: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, 46900 S. Shangri-La Dr, Lexington Park, MD held from 2 p.m. – 6...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Woman Who Killed Her Child in Drunk Driving Crash Sentenced to 14 Years of Active Incarceration

UPDATE: Lexington Park Woman Who Killed Her Child in Drunk Driving Crash Sentenced to 14 Years of Active Incarceration

UPDATE 7/21/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Ashley Nicole Nolan, 28, of Lexington Park, Maryland, has been sentenced to prison for multiple charges stemming from a single-vehicle drunk driving collision, where she killed one of her children and seriously injured two of her other children. “Drunk driving is a completely preventable crime,”...
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UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 50-Years for Home Invasion and Double Stabbing in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Man Sentenced to 50-Years for Home Invasion and Double Stabbing in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 7/20/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Terek Demaury Ross, 29, of Lexington Park, Maryland, has been sentenced to life in prison, with 50 years of active incarceration for two counts of attempted first-degree murder. On August 3, 2024, Ross forcibly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s residence and attacked her and her houseguest with...
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