Fire & Rescue

Sykesville Man Charged with Manslaughter and Impaired Driving After Killing Woman in Glen Burnie Crash

Sykesville Man Charged with Manslaughter and Impaired Driving After Killing Woman in Glen Burnie Crash

On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 1:09 p.m., Northern District officers responded to MD Route 10 southbound between I-695 and Ordnance Rd for a multi-vehicle crash. The investigation revealed that a gray Hyundai Elantra was stopped completely on the right shoulder of Route 10 with a reported flat tire. In front of the Hyundai...
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Upper Marlboro Woman Charged After Two Separate Firebombings in Charles and St. Mary’s Counties

Upper Marlboro Woman Charged After Two Separate Firebombings in Charles and St. Mary’s Counties

With the assistance of the Maryland State Apprehension Team, Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested a Prince Georges County woman on multiple charges of arson stemming from two separate firebombings in October of 2021. Latrice Joneah Williams, 20, of Upper Marlboro, was arrested on multiple charges, including Arson 1st Degree and Manufacturing and Possession of...
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Department of Natural Resources Police Boat Rescues Subject from Water After Jumping from Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge

Department of Natural Resources Police Boat Rescues Subject from Water After Jumping from Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge

On Thursday, May 12, 2022, at approximately 7:32 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge for the reported unoccupied vehicle. 911 callers reported a vehicle was located unoccupied on the top of the bridge. Deputies arrived on the scene and located a victim treading water directly under the...
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One Transported to Hospital After Vehicle Crashes Into Building in Prince Frederick Shopping Center

One Transported to Hospital After Vehicle Crashes Into Building in Prince Frederick Shopping Center

On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at approximately 12:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 625 Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure and one patient reported unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle completely into the structure and reported two...
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Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville Shut Down for Live Power Lines Across Roadway

Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville Shut Down for Live Power Lines Across Roadway

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the area of 25935 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported outside fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find live power line across all lanes of Three Notch Road with an active fire. Firefighters reported...
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Suspected Impaired Driver Rescued From A Burning Vehicle After Crashing Into A Police Car And Trooper

Suspected Impaired Driver Rescued From A Burning Vehicle After Crashing Into A Police Car And Trooper

A suspected impaired driver was rescued from his burning vehicle after he struck a Maryland State Police patrol car which then subsequently struck a trooper, sending him airborne several feet from the crash. The accused is identified as Francis Ndoh, 29, of Laurel, Maryland. Ndoh is charged with driving under the influence. He was...
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Charles County Public Schools and Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department Remembers Career Educator and Life Member Keith Alan Hettel

Charles County Public Schools and Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department Remembers Career Educator and Life Member Keith Alan Hettel

CCPS: Charles County Public Schools is remembering Keith Hettel, a longtime CCPS educator who retired in 2016 as the assistant superintendent of supporting services. Mr. Hettel passed away earlier this week on Tuesday, May 3. The CCPS maintenance and operations departments are honoring Hettel through a visual memorial located outside of the maintenance bay...
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UPDATE: Chesapeake Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Officers in 2022; Committed to Secure Mental Health Facility

UPDATE: Chesapeake Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Officers in 2022; Committed to Secure Mental Health Facility

UPDATE 5/8/2023: On Monday, May 8, 2023, Ronald Joseph Garraway, 60, of Chesapeake Beach, pleaded guilty to four charges in connection with a barricade situation that occurred last August. The charges included first and second degree assault and use of a firearm. On August 19, 2022, the Calvert County Circuit Court issued an order...
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Police Release Update for Murder Arrest on May 5, 2022, Police Searching for Second Suspect

Police Release Update for Murder Arrest on May 5, 2022, Police Searching for Second Suspect

UPDATE on 5/7/2022: On Wednesday, Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives opened an investigation into the murder of 34-year-old Benjamin Ampong of Lorton. Ampong was fatally shot at approximately 1:00 pm on Corning Avenue in Fort Washington. A description of the suspect’s vehicle was immediately broadcast to officers. One of the responding officers observed...
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Police Searching for at Least Five Gunmen and Two Vehicles Involved in Drive-by Shooting, Two Children Shot and One Dog Killed

Police Searching for at Least Five Gunmen and Two Vehicles Involved in Drive-by Shooting, Two Children Shot and One Dog Killed

Westphalia Division VIII investigators released video of a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the City of District Heights. A young boy and a teenager were struck by the gunfire. Their injuries do not appear life-threatening. The video shows a Dodge minivan with at least four occupants, and Nissan Altima or Nissan Maxima 4-door...
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Lusby Man Cited for Impaired Driving After Causing Head-on Collision in California, Released from Jail on Same Day

Lusby Man Cited for Impaired Driving After Causing Head-on Collision in California, Released from Jail on Same Day

UPDATE 5/7/2022: Jesse Richard Bowen Jr., age 45 of Lusby, has been issued with five traffic citations on May 3, 2022. He was released from jail on the same day on his own recognizance. NEGLIGENT DRIVING RECKLESS DRIVING FAILURE TO DRIVE RIGHT OF CENTER (DRIVING, ATT.TO DRIVE) VEH. WHILE SO FAR IMPAIRED BY (DRUG(S),DRUG(S)&ALCO.))...
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Maryland State Police, NHTSA Spread Awareness: ‘Move Over’ To Protect First Responders, Road Workers

Maryland State Police, NHTSA Spread Awareness: ‘Move Over’ To Protect First Responders, Road Workers

The Maryland State Police will be joining law enforcement agencies across the country by participating in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Slow down – Move Over” campaign Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8. Every day, thousands of first responders and road workers take to the streets to help...
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Washington D.C., Man Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death After Fight on Metrobus in Oxon Hill

Washington D.C., Man Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death After Fight on Metrobus in Oxon Hill

Homicide Unit detectives charged a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred last Friday in Oxon Hill. The suspect is 25 year-old Norman Bethea, Jr. of Washington, DC. He is charged with fatally stabbing 28-year-old Steven Artkale Davis of Oxon Hill. On April 29, 2022, at approximately 2:45 pm, patrol officers responded...
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63-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Dies After Dump Truck Overturns off of Bridge in Annapolis

63-Year-Old Glen Burnie Man Dies After Dump Truck Overturns off of Bridge in Annapolis

On Monday, May 2, 2022, at 12:56 p.m., officers from Southern District responded to Maryland Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) just after Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) for a single-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Preliminary investigation suggests the 2013 Peterbilt dump truck was traveling eastbound on Route 665 when for unknown...
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La Plata Police Department Honor Guard Participates in the 28th Annual Blue Mass in Washington D.C.

La Plata Police Department Honor Guard Participates in the 28th Annual Blue Mass in Washington D.C.

Earlier today, members of the La Plata Police Department Honor Guard participated in the 28th annual Blue Mass at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. The mass honored fallen law enforcement officers and fire safety officials and those who are currently serving. Federal, state and local first responders in police agencies from around...
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51-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Dirt Bike Accident at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville

51-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Dirt Bike Accident at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, May 1, 2022, at approximately 2:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Budds Creek Motocross Park located at 27963 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported one not breathing after a crash. Crews arrived on the scene to find the adult male victim was unconscious and not breathing...
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Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Leonardtown

Two Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Leonardtown

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Nellies Way in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with the operator of one vehicle...
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The Maryland State Police Aviation Command to Host Trooper/Flight Paramedic Virtual Open House On May 23, 2022 May 2, 2022

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command to Host Trooper/Flight Paramedic Virtual Open House On May 23, 2022 May 2, 2022

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) is excited to announce the changes to the Department’s tattoo policy, as well as recent raises, service credit for time at other State agencies and the roll out of our new whole blood program. These changes will be discussed as the MSPAC hosts a virtual open house...
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Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Charter Member Walter F. Willett, 97 “Popeye”

Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Regrets to Announce Passing of Charter Member Walter F. Willett, 97 “Popeye”

The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Walter Frank Willett, know by many as “Popeye”. Walter was a charter member for our department. May he Rest In Peace. Walter F. Willett, 97, went home to be with the Lord on April 25, 2022. He was born...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Charge 14-Year Old and 16-Year-Old in Connection to Multiple Burglaries in Lexington Park

UPDATE 5/2/2022: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division arrested and charged two male juveniles with multiple commercial burglaries and vandalisms made over the Easter weekend. Deputies performing proactive community enforcement on the night of the burglaries were able to match specific clothing seen in security video with juveniles they had contact with...
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Two Motorcyclists Flown to Trauma Center After Rear-Ending SUV in California

Two Motorcyclists Flown to Trauma Center After Rear-Ending SUV in California

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Miramar Way in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians. Crews arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle and two occupants in the roadway. Firefighters requested a...
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Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Associations’ Annual Convention and Parade in Lexington Park

Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Associations’ Annual Convention and Parade in Lexington Park

The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Inc. is excited to announce that we will be hosting the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Associations’ Annual Convention and Parade on May 1, 2022, our Fire Chief Joe Gould will be the incoming President of the Association. Due to the COVID19 pandemic the annual convention and parade has...
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17-Year-Old Accokeek Teen Killed in Single Vehicle Collision

17-Year-Old Accokeek Teen Killed in Single Vehicle Collision

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday morning. The deceased driver is 17-year-old Christopher Sosa of Accokeek. On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at approximately 7:10 a.m., PGPD officers responded to a single-car crash on Accokeek Road near Gardner Road. The driver and...
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Three Transported by Ground to Hospital and Four Pediatric Victims Flown Out After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

Three Transported by Ground to Hospital and Four Pediatric Victims Flown Out After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Lockes Hill Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and multiple trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a FedEx cargo van and...
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2-Alarm Apartment Fire in Lexington Park Leaves 26 Displaced, Causes $1 Million in Damage

2-Alarm Apartment Fire in Lexington Park Leaves 26 Displaced, Causes $1 Million in Damage

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 4:10 a.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Hollywood and Leonardtown responded to 46593 Valley Court in Lexington Park, for the reported apartment fire. The owner is identified as Beth Cohen, with the estimated loss of structure and contents valued at $1,000,000.00 Smoke alarms were present and...
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