Fire & Rescue

Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

Box Truck Hits Several Vehicles in Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse in Wildewood

On Thursday, November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Outback Steakhouse in the Wildewood Shopping Center, for a reported serious motor vehicle crash with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a large box truck had left the roadway for unknown reasons and into the...
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville Sends Teenager to Trauma Center

On November 1, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Thompson Corner Road, and Lockes Crossing Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Police were first to arrive on scene and found a single vehicle in the roadway that had struck a utility pole,...
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Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

Firefighters and Police Respond to Fire at California Post Office

On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, police firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the United States Post Office on MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find nothing evident from the outside, and after investigating firefighters found a small fire in a plastic trash container, with no extensions to...
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Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested for Setting Fire to Mothers Home

Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested for Setting Fire to Mothers Home

A 25-year-old female has been arrested and charged with Arson and other related crimes for setting her mother’s home on fire. Prince George’s County Firefighters responded to a fire just before 1:00 am, Monday, October 29, 2018 at a mobile home park in Upper Marlboro. Public Safety Communications (PSC) had initially received a 911...
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Newburg Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for the Vehicular Slaying of 21-Year-Old Hughesville Woman

Newburg Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for the Vehicular Slaying of 21-Year-Old Hughesville Woman

UPDATE 11/1/2018: On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Daniel Juwan Butler, 23 of Newburg, to 6 years in prison and 5 years supervised probation for the vehicular slaying of Taylor Halbleib. Butler, previously entered a guilty plea to the Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter of Halbleib on August 30, 2018....
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57-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Chesapeake Ranch Estates

57-Year-Old Lusby Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Chesapeake Ranch Estates

On October 28th, 2018 at approximately 10:07 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a single vehicle crash on Catalina Drive located in the Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Preliminary Investigation of the collision revealed a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Bobby Price Jr, 57 years...
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UPDATE: Minor Injuries Reported From Motor Vehicle Involving School Bus and Dump Truck in Waldorf

UPDATE: Minor Injuries Reported From Motor Vehicle Involving School Bus and Dump Truck in Waldorf

UPDATE: On  Friday, October 26 at 9:12 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Poplar Hill Road at Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf for the report of an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located the bus which had 17 students on board as well...
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Boat Fire in California Under Investigation

Boat Fire in California Under Investigation

On Saturday, October 27, 2018, at approximately 8:40 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Solomons, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to 23703 Bill Dixon Road, and North Patuxent Beach Road, in California for the reported boat fire. Dispatch advised responding units they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a medium sized boat in the...
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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 pedestrian crash that killed one person early Sunday morning in Prince George’s County. On October 28, 2018, shortly before 4:00 a.m., troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to eastbound Route 50 in the area of Maryland Route 410 on a report of two crashes. The first occurred...
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Fatal Crash in Edgewater Leaves 28-Year-Old St. Leonard Woman in Critical Condition

Fatal Crash in Edgewater Leaves 28-Year-Old St. Leonard Woman in Critical Condition

On Friday, October 26, 2018 at approximately 6:25 a.m. officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles on Solomons Island Road near Virginia Avenue in Edgewater. A Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling southbound on Solomons Island Road when the driver, Heather Waibel, 44, of Annapolis, lost control and crossed...
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Abandoned Vacant House Fire Under Investigation in Waldorf

Abandoned Vacant House Fire Under Investigation in Waldorf

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police fire and rescue responded to the area of 2290 Mattawoman Beantown Road, and Substation Road, in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find the vacant house fully engulfed in flames, approximately 20 firefighters controlled the fire in 15 minutes....
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Three Injured in Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

Three Injured in Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

On Friday, October 26, 2018, at approximately 11:20 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Fairgrounds Road, and Clay Hill Road in Leonardtown for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one person unresponsive. Crews arrived on scene to find a Ford pickup truck off the roadway and into a tree with one...
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House and Workshop Fire in La Plata Under Investigation

House and Workshop Fire in La Plata Under Investigation

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at approximately 3:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to 6315 Hidden Valley Drive, in La Plata, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 2-story residence with fire and heavy smoke showing. It took over 40 firefighters approximately 20 minutes to bring the fire...
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Woman Overdoses in Checkers Drive-Thru in Lexington Park

Woman Overdoses in Checkers Drive-Thru in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at approximately 3:05 p.m, police fire and rescue personnel responded to the Checkers Fast Food Restaurant on Great Mills Road, and South Essex Drive, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one person unconscious. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the drive-thru of Checkers with police...
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Garage Fire in Waldorf Ruled Accidental

Garage Fire in Waldorf Ruled Accidental

On Monday, October 22, 2018, at approximately 9:35 a.m., firefighters responded to 10672 Ashford Circle, in Waldorf for a garage fire. Firefighters from the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding areas arrived on scene to find a two story single family home with heavy fire showing from the attached garage. It took over 40...
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VIDEO: Serious Four Vehicle Crash Injures Two in Hollywood

VIDEO: Serious Four Vehicle Crash Injures Two in Hollywood

On Monday, October 22, 2018, at approximately 10:20 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, and Airport View Road, in Hollywood for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find four vehicles in the roadway, with two subjects trapped in a Honda Pilot...
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One Injured in Saint Leonard After Vehicle Hits Utility Pole

One Injured in Saint Leonard After Vehicle Hits Utility Pole

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 11:25 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the 8000 block of Mackall Road, and Cage Road in St. Leonard, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole, with power lines down causing brush fires. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle...
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UPDATE: Medical Emergency Suspected in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Involving 71-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

UPDATE: Medical Emergency Suspected in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Involving 71-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

UPDATE 10/21/2018 @ 12:10 p.m.: On October 21, 2018, at approximately 4:10 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle collision in the 28100 block of Mechanicsville Road, in the area of Bet Lane, in Mechanicsville. Upon arrival deputies located a single vehicle, with one occupant that had crashed into...
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Two Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

Two Seriously Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

On Friday, October 12, 2018, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Washington Avenue, and Kline Drive, in La Plata, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole with wires down. Crews arrived on scene to find a red SUV off the roadway with two occupants trapped....
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Four Car Pile up on Three Notch Road Sends One to Hospital

Four Car Pile up on Three Notch Road Sends One to Hospital

UPDATE 10/21/2018: The driver of the white Ford Escape contacted SMNEWSNET and said a Cadillac crossed the median from the northbound lane hit my vehicle and others. 10/21/2018: On Friday, October 19, 2018, at approximately 12:35 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, and Exploration Drive, for the reported motor vehicle...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguishes Vehicle Fire in California

Firefighters Quickly Extinguishes Vehicle Fire in California

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road, and Kingston Creek Road for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on find a Dodge Ram pick-up truck with heavy fire showing from the hood compartment. Five firefighters were on...
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VIDEO: Mother and 7-Year-Old Child Injured in Townhouse Fire Flown to Area Hospitals

VIDEO: Mother and 7-Year-Old Child Injured in Townhouse Fire Flown to Area Hospitals

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, at approximately 1:40 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, and Hollywood, responded to 21545 Old Missouri Street, in Lexington Park for the reported townhouse fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a two-story townhouse with heavy smoke showing. Outside the residence they located two children...
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Police in Prince Frederick Continue to Investigate Motor Vehicle Accident in Prince Frederick

Police in Prince Frederick Continue to Investigate Motor Vehicle Accident in Prince Frederick

UPDATE 10/18/2018: On Monday, October 15, 2018, at approximately 7:30 a.m. a red corvette operated by Bobby Garcia, 45, of Lusby, was traveling northbound on Route 4 in the area of German Chapel Road in Prince Frederick, when he was making a lane change and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle continued across the...
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VIDEO: Vehicle Destroyed by Arson in Mechanicsville

VIDEO: Vehicle Destroyed by Arson in Mechanicsville

On October 13, 2018, at approximately 6:45 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department responded to 26460 Three Notch Road, in Mechanicsville for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a Chevrolet Camaro fully engulfed in flames. Five firefighters extinguished the fire in approximately 5 minutes. The estimated loss is valued...
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Firefighters in Indian Head Find 2018 Ford Focus Fully Engulfed in Flames

Firefighters in Indian Head Find 2018 Ford Focus Fully Engulfed in Flames

On October 14, 2018 at approximately 10:15 p.m., firefighters from Marbury Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Revels Place and Reeder Place, in Indian Head, for the reported smoke investigation. Crews investigated the area and found an abandoned 2018 Ford Focus fully engulfed in flames. 5 Firefighters extinguished the blaze in approximately 5...
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