Fire & Rescue

Two Injured, One Flown After Motor Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

Two Injured, One Flown After Motor Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

On Monday, June 22, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and College Circle in Leonardtown, for the serious motor vehicle accident with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with with one subject trapped....
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Police in Charles County Investigating Motor Vehicle Crash That Killed Nanjemoy Man

Police in Charles County Investigating Motor Vehicle Crash That Killed Nanjemoy Man

On June 20 at 11:21 p.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed Rudolph Cleveland Posey, Jr., 63, of Nanjemoy, was operating an SUV southbound on Smallwood Church Road when he lost control...
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Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Dameron

Two Flown to Area Trauma Center After Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Dameron

On Friday, June 19, 2020, at approximately 10:48 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of St. Jerome’s Neck Road and Three Notch Road in Dameron, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with two subjects trapped and unconscious. The 911 caller, a Park Ranger, reported a single vehicle off the...
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Personnel from St. Mary’s and Charles County Assist in Body Recovery in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Personnel from St. Mary’s and Charles County Assist in Body Recovery in Westmoreland County, Virginia

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, at approximately 3:47 a.m., crews from Seventh District VFD and the Charles County Dive Team responded to the 600 block of Edgewater Lane in Westmoreland County, VA, to assist for the reported subject in the water. Firefighters and Boat 5 arrived on scene in the Lower Machodoc Creek at...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect After Assault with Machete in Huntingtown

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect After Assault with Machete in Huntingtown

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, at approximately 2:10 a.m., the suspect pictured below, an unknown Latino male, assaulted the victim with a machete. The incident occurred on Walton Road in Huntingtown, MD. The victim sustained serious injuries to his forearm and hand as a result of the attack. Anyone who can identify the suspect...
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No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Hollywood

No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Hollywood

On Friday, June 19, 2020, at approximately 10:46 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 26096 Jones Wharf Road and Drum Cliff Road in Hollywood, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and...
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20 Year-Old Port Tobacco Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Charles County

20 Year-Old Port Tobacco Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Charles County

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, at approximately 10:52 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in the area of Buck Mountain Place in Port Tobacco. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State...
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AUDIO: 15-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center After Stabbing in Lusby

AUDIO: 15-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center After Stabbing in Lusby

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 12994 Barreda Boulevard in Lusby, for the reported stabbing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 15-year-old with a laceration to the abdomen. Firefighters requested a helicopter for the victims injuries, and Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper...
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Deale Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

Deale Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

On June 17, 2020 at approximately 1:34 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to a single vehicle crash on MD Rt. 2 in the area of Wayside Drive in Sunderland. Upon arrival, units located a gray 1987 Dodge pickup truck off the roadway against a...
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UPDATE: Vehicle Fires in Charlotte Hall Scrap Yard Deemed Accidental

UPDATE: Vehicle Fires in Charlotte Hall Scrap Yard Deemed Accidental

On Tuesday, June, 16, at 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to 37339 Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the reporte vehicle fires. Crews arrived on the scene to find seven scrap vehicles on fire. Firefighters controlled the fire in approximately 30 minutes. No injuries were reported. Employees were in the process of scrapping vehicles. The...
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23-Year-Old Port Tobacco Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Bryantown

23-Year-Old Port Tobacco Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision in Bryantown

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at approximately 2017 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 5 (Leonardtown Road) in the area of Trotter Road in Bryantown, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State Police La...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Utility Poles and Security Fence in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Utility Poles and Security Fence in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at approximately 3:13 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Lincoln Avenue in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole with the single occupant trapped....
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Victim of April Shooting in Prince George’s County Succumbs to Injuries

Victim of April Shooting in Prince George’s County Succumbs to Injuries

Detectives with our Homicide Unit are now leading the investigation into a shooting that occurred in mid-April in College Park. The victim is 22-year-old Karim Kambo Jr. of College Park. He was shot inside of his apartment on April 18th and died on June 10th. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random...
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St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission Announces Water Main Break in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission Announces Water Main Break in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission announced all residences and business on Willows Road from the area of Lancaster Park, to Point Lookout Road including fire hydrants, do not have water due to a water main break. “We have a water main break in this area affecting the immediate...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Assault Suspects in Lexington Park

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Assault Suspects in Lexington Park

UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the individuals pictured in an assault investigation. On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 8:20 pm, the suspects assaulted the victim in front of the Big Lots store in Lexington Park after the victim exited the 2000 Liquor store. Anyone with information about...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Waldorf

State Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Waldorf

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., five firefighters from the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to 3023 Otter Square in Waldorf, for the reported vehicle fire Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2008 Chevrolet Impala with fire showing from the engine compartment. Firefighters controlled the fire in under 5...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in Scotland

One Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in Scotland

On Thursday, June 11, 2020, at approximately 12:40 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Scotland Beach Road and Point Lookout Road in Scotland, for the reported motor vehicle accident. St. Mary’s Communications then advised a single vehicle was off the roadway, with the single occupant reporting he was trapped....
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UPDATE – VIDEO: Two Subjects Shot at Lexington Park Car Wash Flown to Area Trauma Centers

UPDATE – VIDEO: Two Subjects Shot at Lexington Park Car Wash Flown to Area Trauma Centers

UPDATE – Official Police Press Release: On June 14, 2020 at 10:20 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Xtreme Kleen Car Wash, located at 21609 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Investigation determined that two male victims, ages 21 and 31 years old, had...
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No Injuries Reported, One in Custody After Subject Attempts to Set Apartment on Fire in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported, One in Custody After Subject Attempts to Set Apartment on Fire in Lexington Park

On Sunday, June 14, 2020, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police responded to the 21200 block of Lexwood Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported suicidal subject. Police arrived on the scene to investigate the apartment and found the adult male was no longer on the scene. Police made contact with the subjects family and...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Fire Marshal Investigating Stolen Vehicle Found Fully Engulfed in Flames in California

UPDATE: Maryland State Fire Marshal Investigating Stolen Vehicle Found Fully Engulfed in Flames in California

UPDATE 6/15/2020: On June 10, 2020, at 4:30 a.m., firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River responded to Myrtle Point Road in California, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 2019 Toyota Sequoia fully engulfed in flames. The owner is identified as Desam Stewart, with the estimated loss...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Chaptico

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Fire in Chaptico

On Sunday, June 14, 2020, at approximately 3:53 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of Maddox Road and Notley Hall Road in Chaptico, for a vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway fully engulfed in flames with the surrounding grass...
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VIDEO: Volunteers from Bay District Assist Gentle Hands Wildlife Services with Ducklings Stuck in a Storm Drain

VIDEO: Volunteers from Bay District Assist Gentle Hands Wildlife Services with Ducklings Stuck in a Storm Drain

On Friday, June 12, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Gentle Hands Wildlife Services received a call about ducklings in a storm drain. They arrived and found that several Mallard duckling had fallen into a storm drain. We had to remove several extremely heavy storm grates to try to get to the ducklings. Some...
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UPDATE: Smoke Alarms Save Lives of Occupants in Lexington Park Trailer Fire, Cause Remains Under Investigation

UPDATE: Smoke Alarms Save Lives of Occupants in Lexington Park Trailer Fire, Cause Remains Under Investigation

UPDATE 6:15/2020: On June 13, 2020, at approximately 2:28 a.m., firefighters from Bay District and surround departments responded to 20741 Hermanville Road, Lot J of D&B Trailer Park in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family modular dwelling with fire showing...
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Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Cancels Annual Carnival for 2020 due to COVID-19

Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Cancels Annual Carnival for 2020 due to COVID-19

The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the cancelation of the Annual Carnival for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was not reached easily for a number of reasons. It is a major resource of income for the scheduled replacement of our fire fighting apparatus. Attending the Annual Carnival at HVFD...
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Police Say Speed is a Factor in Fatal Motorcycle Crash That Killed 33-Year-Old Upper Marlboro Man

Police Say Speed is a Factor in Fatal Motorcycle Crash That Killed 33-Year-Old Upper Marlboro Man

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash on the ramp from westbound MD-198 to southbound I-95 in Prince Georges County. The deceased is identified as Damien Dickerson, 33, of Upper Marlboro. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Dickerson was the driver and sole rider of a Suzuki GSXR 750 traveling on...
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