Fire & Rescue

24-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed After Crashing Dirt Bike Into Truck

24-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man Killed After Crashing Dirt Bike Into Truck

On Sunday, June 24, 2018,  at approximately 12:55 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Dockser Drive and Sky View Drive in the Golden Beach neighborhood in Mechanicsville for the report of a motor-vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Deputies learned that the dirt bike, operated by Benjamin Daniel...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer at High Speed in California

Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer at High Speed in California

On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 12:55 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, in the area of Town Creek Drive in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident, with a vehicle into a tractor trailer. Crews arrived on scene to find a semi-truck and trailer in the roadway, with...
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Golf Cart Rollover Injures Two at St. Mary’s College

Golf Cart Rollover Injures Two at St. Mary’s College

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, at approximately  11:30 a.m., police, fire, and rescue personnel responded to Margret Brent Way, in Saint Mary’s City, for the reported traumatic injuries involving a golf cart. Crews arrived on scene to find a golf cart overturned, with three victims on a pathway behind St. Mary’s College of Maryland...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Anne Arundel County Claims Life of 16-Year-Old

Motor Vehicle Accident in Anne Arundel County Claims Life of 16-Year-Old

Maryland State Police Annapolis Barrack continues to investigate a single vehicle crash in Anne Arundel County yesterday that claimed the life of a teenager. The deceased is identified as Tyrese Glenn, 16, of Glen Burnie. He was pronounced deceased at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Tyrese was the front seat passenger in the vehicle. Two...
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UPDATE: 32-Year-Old Marbury Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

UPDATE: 32-Year-Old Marbury Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in La Plata

UPDATE 6/23/2018 @ 3:40 p.m.: On Friday, June 22, 2018, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a reported motor vehicle collision in the area of eastbound MD Rt. 225 (Hawthorne Rd.) east of Arlough Place, in La Plata. Upon arrival, Troopers observed the driver, Joseph...
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Driver Injured After FedEx Truck Rolls Over in Helen

Driver Injured After FedEx Truck Rolls Over in Helen

On Friday, June 22, 2018 at approximately 1:10 p.m., police fire and emergency medical personnel responded to Point Lookout Road in the area of Marion Drive, in Helen for the report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a FedEx box truck on it’s  side in a field....
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UPDATE: Huntingtown Woman Died After Dog Attack In Calvert County

UPDATE: Huntingtown Woman Died After Dog Attack In Calvert County

UPDATE: Jenna Rae Sutphin, 28, of Huntingtown succumbed to her injuries at 5:05 p.m. this evening at the  the Washington Hospital Center. 6/21/2018: A large dog that had reportedly attacked a woman outside of her home was fatally wounded by responding police after it charged a trooper this morning in Calvert County. The victim is identified...
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Man Flown Out From Two Motor Vehicle Accidents in Four Days

Man Flown Out From Two Motor Vehicle Accidents in Four Days

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Rod n’ Reel Convenience Store on Three Notch Road, in Dameron, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with a vehicle off the roadway, and into a pole. Dispatch advised all responding units that 911 callers reported...
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Calvert Vehicle Arson Under Investigation

Calvert Vehicle Arson Under Investigation

On June 19, 2018, at 1:32 p.m., firefighters from Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department responded to 328 Serenity Court, in Prince Frederick, for the reported vehicle fire Crews arrived on scene to find a 2003 Saturn Sport Utility Vehicle fully engulfed in flames, threatening another vehicle. Crews had the fire under control and extinguished in...
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UPDATE: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Woodrow Wilson Bridge

UPDATE: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Woodrow Wilson Bridge

UPDATE 6/20/2018 @ 3:10 p.m. – Official MSP Press Release: One person was killed and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash late this morning on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on I-95/495 in Prince George’s County. The deceased has not been positively identified at this time. His body will be taken to the Office...
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Driver in Hit-and-Run with STS Bus That Injured 6 People Charged with Several Citations

Driver in Hit-and-Run with STS Bus That Injured 6 People Charged with Several Citations

UPDATE 6/20/2018: Brandon Girard Allen, 30, of Lexington Park was issued several traffic citations following a personal-injury crash with a St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) bus on June 19, 2018 on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. After the rear of the bus was struck, a driver in a black 2003 GMC Yukon was seen...
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Police in Lexington Park Investigating Fifteen-Year-Old Female Stabbed in Neck

Police in Lexington Park Investigating Fifteen-Year-Old Female Stabbed in Neck

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police and emergency response personnel responded to Ronald Drive, in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing victim. Dispatch advised the responding medical personnel that the stabbing victim was a 15-year-old female and they were stabbed in the neck. Medical crews transported the victim to MedStar...
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La Plata Man Arrested After Breaking Leg of 22-Year-Old Woman in Road Rage Incident

La Plata Man Arrested After Breaking Leg of 22-Year-Old Woman in Road Rage Incident

On Wednesday, June 13, 2018,  at approximately 6:05 p.m., officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Hastings Drive in Manassas to investigate an assault. The investigation revealed that the accused was involved in a minor two-vehicle accident with a 2007 Toyota Scion while driving...
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AUDIO: 6-Year-Old in Leonardtown Flown Out After Burns From Stove

AUDIO: 6-Year-Old in Leonardtown Flown Out After Burns From Stove

On June 18, 2018, at approximately 11:25 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 20000 Block of Chingville Road, in Leonardtown, for the report of a burn victim. While units were responding, dispatch advised the victim was a 6-year-old-male, with burns to his hands and stomach. The child was flown to an area...
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Driver Injured in Single Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

Driver Injured in Single Vehicle Crash in Lexington Park

On Monday, June 18, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, in the area of Bay Forest Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported single vehicle motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway in the woods, with the...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Two Separate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions in Suitland and Bladensburg

Prince George’s County Police Department Investigating Two Separate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions in Suitland and Bladensburg

The Prince George’s County Police Department Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Suitland. The victim is 23-year-old Joseph Simmons of Traders Xing in Laurel. On June 17th, at approximately 12:25 pm, patrol officers were called to Allentown Road at Maxwell Drive for a collision. The preliminary investigation reveals a...
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Dumpster Fire in Lexington Park

Dumpster Fire in Lexington Park

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, at approximately 9:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 22000 Block of Valley Estates Drive, for the reported dumpster fire. Before the arrival of firefighters, citizens were trying to use fire extinguishers to try to put out the fire. Crews arrived to find a...
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AUDIO: Child Assaulted with Baseball Bat Flown to Area Trauma Center

AUDIO: Child Assaulted with Baseball Bat Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, at approximately 8:45 p.m., emergency medical response personnel responded to Great Mills Road, and Cypress Way, in Lexington Park, for the report of an assault. While rescue personnel were responding, they were advised by the 911 caller that an 8-year-old male had been assaulted with a metal baseball bat,...
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AUDIO: 11-Year-Old-Female Flown to Trauma Center After Dog Attack in Avenue

AUDIO: 11-Year-Old-Female Flown to Trauma Center After Dog Attack in Avenue

On Friday, June 15, 2018, at approximately 2:20 p.m., EMS personnel responded to Cobrums Wharf Road, in Avenue, for the reported animal attack. While rescue personnel were responding, they were advised by the 911 caller that the victim, an 11-year-old female, had severe facial injuries and a “complete amputation” of her lips. Crews arrived...
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Single Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in California

Single Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident Injures One in California

On Thursday, June 14, 2018, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Patuxent Beach Road, in the area Patuxent Boulevard, in California, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment. Crews arrived on scene to discover a single vehicle off the roadway and down an embankment with the...
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Indian Head Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Car Crash

Indian Head Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Car Crash

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, at approximately 11:52 a.m., Trooper First Class K. Burroughs of the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to southbound United States Route 301 north of South Faulkner Road in Faulkner for a single vehicle collision. On scene investigation revealed, Russell Wayne Oroian , 70, of Indian Head, was...
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Sick Teddy Bears Get TLC at EMS for Children Day on June 15

Sick Teddy Bears Get TLC at EMS for Children Day on June 15

Have a sick or injured cuddly friend?  The teddy bear doctor is in at the 2018 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Children Day event at Regency Furniture Stadium (11765 St. Linus Drive, Waldorf) on Friday, June 15 starting at 5:30 p.m.  This event will take place prior to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game...
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Lifeguards Credited After Saving Life at St. Charles High School Aquatic Center

Lifeguards Credited After Saving Life at St. Charles High School Aquatic Center

On February 25th, 2018 lifeguards Madison Tompkins, Walter Hickey and Liam Vienneau were on-duty watching over swimmers from a birthday party at the Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center at St. Charles High School. During the party one of the guests had a seizure while swimming and became unresponsive in the water. The lifeguards quickly...
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No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Park Hall

No Injuries Reported in Single Vehicle Rollover Crash in Park Hall

On Sunday, June 10, 2018., at approximately 7:50 p.m., police and rescue personnel responded to Point Lookout Road, in the area of Willows Road, in Park Hall, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned. Units arrived on scene to find a single vehicle overturned off the roadway, in a driveway,...
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Occupants Displaced After Lightning Strikes House in Wildewood

Occupants Displaced After Lightning Strikes House in Wildewood

On Sunday, June 10, 2018, at approximately 7:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, and Patuxent River Naval Base responded to the 22900 Block of Cypress Drive, in Wildewood, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to discover smoke and fire showing from the attic area of the residence. After investigating, crews...
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