Fire & Rescue

Calvert County Celebrates New Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department Firehouse

Calvert County Celebrates New Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department Firehouse

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) today held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Company 2, firehouse. At 29,929 square feet, the new $11-million facility boasts several new state-of-the-art features designed to enhance firefighter health and safety. The building incorporates improved technology...
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St. Mary’s County National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3, 2021

St. Mary’s County National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3, 2021

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce National Night Out will take place on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 5:30p.m., to 8:00 p.m. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood comradery. To have your neighborhood included in National Night Out please contact Corporal Blaine...
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MDOT MVA, Law Enforcement Partners Remind Marylanders to Check Child Safety Seats Often

MDOT MVA, Law Enforcement Partners Remind Marylanders to Check Child Safety Seats Often

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater and MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) Administrator Chrissy Nizer joined together this month to announce the donation of 50 child safety seats from MDOT MVA’s Highway Safety Office to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and several other law enforcement agencies across the state. The donation...
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Medical Emergency Leads to Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

Medical Emergency Leads to Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Monday, June 14, 2021, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Indian Bridge Road in Great Mills, for the report of a motor vehicle collision. No signs of a collision were observed and contact with citizens in the area reported they did not hear or see...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Vacant Commercial Structure Fire in Waldorf

State Fire Marshal Investigating Vacant Commercial Structure Fire in Waldorf

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 3:43 p.m., firefighters responded to 2400 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported commercial structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a 2-story commercial building. 50 firefighters responded and controlled the fire in under an hour. No injuries were reported. The...
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Fire Marshal Investigating Shed Fire in Mechanicsville

Fire Marshal Investigating Shed Fire in Mechanicsville

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 3:50 p.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to 13370 Ryceville Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a detached shed fully engulfed in flames with multiple propane tanks on fire. Firefighters operated on the scene...
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UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in Cheltenham

UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in Cheltenham

UPDATE 6/10/2021: The deceased victim is identified as 19-year-old Latrell McCants of Temple Hills, MD. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 5:40 p.m., First Responders responded to the area of the 9400 block of Surratts Road and Frank Tippet Road in Cheltenham, for the reported motor vehicle collision with a car on fire,...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Industrial Incident Involving MDOT SHA in Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Industrial Incident Involving MDOT SHA in Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal industrial incident that occurred earlier today in Anne Arundel County. The deceased is identified as Michael T. Spencer, Sr., 54, of Baltimore, Maryland, who was transported from the scene to the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center and pronounced deceased at 12:50 p.m. Around noon on...
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Three Teens Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Using Stolen Vehicle to Hit Police Officer

Three Teens Charged with Attempted Murder of Officer After Using Stolen Vehicle to Hit Police Officer

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged three suspects with the attempted murder of an officer on Wednesday in Temple Hills. The first suspect is 18-year-old Paul Canarte of the 1100 block of 3rd Street in Northwest, Washington, DC. The two additional suspects are juveniles who are charged as adults. On Wednesday...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Drives Into Residence in Lexington Park, Police Searching for Operator

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 10:18 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 21831 Ronald Drive and Watt Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and halfway into the basement of an...
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Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

Seven Charles County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Incident Award from the Higgins and Langley Foundation

This past weekend, several members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department traveled to South Bend, Indiana to receive recognition for rescuing two civilians trapped in Swift water during Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. The members in attendance that were part of the response were Wayne Klinger Sr., John Comer, Robert Mott, Wayne Klinger...
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UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Police in Calvert County Investigating Fatal Motorcycle That Killed 34-Year-Old Prince Frederick Man

UPDATE: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Calvert County. At about 1:20 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hallowing Point Road in the area of Jibsail Drive. According to a...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred overnight in Prince George’s County. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a collision involving a tractor trailer and a pedestrian on eastbound Rt. 50 east of...
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Lexington Park Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Youth Gun Task Force Recovers Drugs and Loaded Firearm

Lexington Park Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Youth Gun Task Force Recovers Drugs and Loaded Firearm

On Friday, June 4, 2021, members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force conducted a vehicle stop in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The vehicle was approached by Task Force members and the odor of marijuana was detected emitting from the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, Tyquan Samuel...
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Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Lexington Park, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at approximately 10:38 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leesa Court and Suburban Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Dispatchers advised a Honda operated by a heavy-set black male struck an adult female victim before fleeing the...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Double Homicide in Edmonston Apartment

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Double Homicide in Edmonston Apartment

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a double fatal shooting on Saturday in the Edmonston area. The victims are 20-year-old Jose Velasquez Lemos and 20-year-old Hilber Martinez Velasquez both of the Edmonston area. On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 8:40 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 5300 block of...
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UPDATE: Investigation Deems Lexington Park Pool House Fire as Accidental, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: Investigation Deems Lexington Park Pool House Fire as Accidental, No Injuries Reported

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:40 p.m., firefighters responded to 46543 Valley Court in Lexington Park, for the reported small trash can on fire threatening a structure. Approximately 5 minutes later, the assignment was upgraded to a working structure fire. Crews then arrived on the scene to find fire showing from multiple...
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Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, One Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Waldorf, One Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, June 7, 2021, at approximately 8:02 a.m., an on-duty police officer came across a motor vehicle collision on Berry Road in the area of Sun Valley Drive in Waldorf. Upon checking for injuries, he found one victim trapped with agonal breathing. Fire and rescue personnel were then alerted to the scene. Firefighters...
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Tractor-Trailer Fire in Laurel Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Tractor-Trailer Fire in Laurel Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 5:40 p.m., firefighters from Prince George’s County and Montgomery County responded to the 14800 block of Sweitzer Lane in Laurel, for the reported tractor-trailer on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a commercial vehicle and two trailers on fire. Firefighters operated on the scene for...
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Severn Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Attempted Murder

Severn Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Attempted Murder

UPDATE 6/6/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Philip Leupolu, 21 ,of Severn plead guilty to second degree attempted murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence. Leupolu was sentenced to 60 years suspend all but 28 years in prison. Leupolu was on probation for a...
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No Injuries Reported After Tractor Trailer Overturns in Mechanicsville

No Injuries Reported After Tractor Trailer Overturns in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Baptist Church Road and Long Woods Lane on Chaptico Road in Mechanicsville, for a motor vehicle collision involving an overturned commercial vehicle. Volunteer firefighters from Hollywood, Mechanicsville and Seventh District responded and upon arrival, crews...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in White Plains

UPDATE: Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in White Plains

6/7/2021: A spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office told SMNEWSNET that the shooting was an isolated incident and that it is not being investigated as a homicide. 6/6/2021: On Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 9:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 11300 block of Tolkien Avenue in White Plains,...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Residence in Great Mills

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Residence in Great Mills

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 9:55 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee and police responded to the 22500 block of Upper Kells Court in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure with no injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had struck the front of...
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Police Make Two Arrests After High Speed Chase Ends in St. Mary’s County

Police Make Two Arrests After High Speed Chase Ends in St. Mary’s County

On Friday, June 4, 2021, at approximately 11:20 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office contacted St. Mary’s in regards to a vehicle pursuit coming into St. Mary’s County. While St. Mary’s County deputies were responding to the area, the suspect vehicle stopped on Charlotte Hall Road near the Lighthouse Liquors located at 30411 Three...
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Prince George’s County Arson Task Force and ATF Seeking Assistance in Identifying Two Arson Suspects

Prince George’s County Arson Task Force and ATF Seeking Assistance in Identifying Two Arson Suspects

The Prince George’s County Arson Task Force, Fire Investigations Division of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are seeking assistance from the public in identifying two unknown suspects involved in an arson at a convenience store in the 6400 block of Auth Road in Camp...
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