On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at approximately 7:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Nicholas Road and Pinewood Drive in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 12-year-old on the dirt bike had struck a parked...
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On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Old Leonardtown Road in Hughesville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Multiple 911 callers reported a serious collision with one unconscious and trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to...
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On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., 49 Fire and EMS personnel from Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the 12400 block of Hidden View Place in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire with animals inside. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the one-story in the...
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On April 26, 2026, the Southern Maryland Fireman’s Parade will take place on Solomons Island in Solomons. Motorists should expect substantial vehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around the island. The parade is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM and conclude at approximately 2:00 PM. Traffic Pattern Details: Normal traffic flow will continue on...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying witnesses to a serious motor vehicle crash that occurred on March 26, 2026. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to HG Trueman Road and Appeal Lane in Lusby, for the reported motor vehicle...
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UPDATE 4/4/2026: On Friday, April 3rd, 2026, at approximately 7:49 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maryland Route 228 (Berry Road) at Bunker Hill Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland...
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On Friday, April 3, 2026, at approximately 6:05 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of the sharp turn on Turkey Hill Road and Skylark Drive in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision involving an overturned commercial vehicle with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against police officers in connection with the suicide of S.J., a 36-year-old District resident, that occurred during a February pursuit. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Metropolitan...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 12:21 a.m., Ridge Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Kinsale, Virginia for the reported large commercial structure fire. Boat 4 responded and arrived at the the docks of the Perdue AgriBusiness – Kinsale Grain Elevator along the Yeocomico River in Westmoreland County and began assisting with water...
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On Thursday, April 2, 2026, at approximately 3:41 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Piney Point Road and Happyland Road in Valley Lee, for the reported head-on motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision, with...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Bay District VFD Fire Chief Turner came across a serious motor vehicle collision with a vehicle on fire with the operator still inside the vehicle. A serious motor vehicle collision with fire and entrapment was dispatched, which alerted crews from Bay District Stations 3 and...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 2:54 a.m., officers responded to the area of Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation showed a group of subjects became involved in a dispute, during which multiple gunshots were fired and an individual was struck. The...
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 6:23 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Crain Highway and Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle T-bone style collision involving a marked Maryland State Police...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Hermanville Road and Piper Court in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries and HAZMAT. Maryland State Police advised one of their Troopers was involved, with diesel fuel actively leaking from...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 9:36 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Three Notch Road and Kimberly Lane in Mechanicsville, for the reported traffic complaint and motor vehicle collision. Dispatchers were advised communications was receiving multiple 911 callers reporting a vehicle was travelling Northbound in the Southbound lanes. While still...
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 10:03 am, police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 14298 Oaks Road in Hughesville, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle collision off the roadway after striking a utility pole with live wires...
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Several recent fires in St. Mary’s County have involved severe hoarding conditions, including incidents in Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, and Scotland, as well as a fatal fire earlier this year. In those cases, cluttered interiors slowed access, delayed firefighting operations, and created more dangerous conditions for both residents and First Responders. Hoarding is not simply a...
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A Kia Carnival reported stolen in Lexington Park was recovered, and three juveniles have been charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and theft of property valued between $25,000 and $100,000. On Sunday, March 29, the victims told deputies the vehicle was missing from outside their residence. On March 30, a citizen reported...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Temple Hills. The deceased driver is 28-year-old Christopher Umanzor of Waldorf. On March 27, 2026, at approximately 9:10 pm, officers responded to the 4300 block of Branch Avenue for a collision involving two vehicles. Umanzor died of...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 8:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle rear-end style collision involving a marked St....
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcyclist laying in the median of Three...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 6:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 17171 Point Lookout Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single Toyota Tacoma pickup truck off the roadway and resting in...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and Copley Avenue in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with two children for check up. EMS...
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The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Chillum, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The preliminary investigation revealed that on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., an officer with the Prince George’s County...
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On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 2540 Parkers Creek Road in Port Republic, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. 911 callers reported hearing a crash in the area of the address given. Within minutes of dispatch, the incident...
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