On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at approximately 11:26 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Pegg Road Shell located at 22141 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involved a pedestrian. 911 callers reported a Jeep bearing District of Columbia registration plates of “JF9981” backed into the victims...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Clinton on Monday. The deceased driver is 79-year-old Kenneth Moore of Temple Hills. On August 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 pm, officers responded to the 6300 block of Coventry Way for a collision involving four...
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The Town of Chesapeake Beach contributed $50,000 to the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department to fund the portion of the purchase of a Ford Super-Duty F-250 as budgeted by the Town of Chesapeake Beach Town Council. The purchase will provide additional means for the Fire Department to respond to emergency calls in service of...
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On Sunday, August 4, 2024, at approximately 4:58 p.m., North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Tower 1 and Engine 11 were dispatched to a structure fire in Huntingtown. As Engine 11 was rounding the curve at East Harmony Road and Valley View Court in a light rain condition, the rear of the truck broke traction...
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Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a Callaway man whose body was discovered at the bottom of a well outside of his residence on Saturday. The deceased is identified as Joseph Andrew Murrin, 53, of Callaway, Maryland. On Friday, August 2nd, 2024, Murrin’s family reported him missing to the Maryland State Police...
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The Maryland Department of State Police is eager to engage with communities across Maryland for National Night Out, an annual event designed to strengthen bonds between law enforcement and the communities we serve and protect. Since its inception in 1984, National Night Out has been celebrated on the first Tuesday of August. This year,...
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On Sunday, August 4, 2024, at approximately 1:22 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 24990 Budds Creek Road in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had rolled over and came to a rest on all four wheels,...
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UPDATE 8/4/2024: The Maryland State Police and the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal are actively investigating a house fire, a missing person report, and a body found in a well at a residence that caught fire on Friday, August 2, 2024. State police received a missing person report for the occupant and...
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On Friday, August 2, 2024, at approximately 10:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to the 22000 block of St. Gabriel’s Circle in Great Mills, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller reported the house was engulfed in flames and said just get here quick, then hung...
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On Friday, August 2, 2024, at approximately 9:15 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Maddox Road and Rivendell Way in Chaptico, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment. 911 callers reported a two-vehicle collision with one trapped after one vehicle rolled over multiple times before...
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UPDATE 8/2/2024: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, July 26, 2024, a Charles County jury, after a 10-day trial, convicted Marvin Ernesto Funez-Martinez, 22, of White Plains, of the Second-Degree Murder of Marco Alexander Pulido-Castro and the Wear and Carry of a Dangerous Weapon with the Intent to Injure....
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On Thursday, August 1, 2024, at approximately 3:52 a.m., police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the area of Thompsons Corner Road and Woodburn Hill Road, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Police arrived on the scene at 3:58 a.m., to find one occupant trapped in the vehicle. Dispatchers upgraded the assignment...
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Homicide Unit detectives released video of a person of interest in a fatal shooting in the Forestville area from early July. Investigators are seeking to identify the male in the video as they continue to investigate the murder of 20-year-old Diontre Mackall of Washington, DC. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered...
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On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at approximately 6:47 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Bayside Road and Christiana Parran Road in Chesapeake Beach, for the serious motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle that was overturned with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a dump truck...
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On Sunday, July 28, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Chancellors Run Road and FDR Boulevard intersection in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with all occupants out of the vehicles. Emergency medical...
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On Saturday, July 27, 2024, at approximately 3:53 p.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Fitzies Marina located at 21540 Joe Hazel Road in Leonardtown, for the reported boat on fire with subjects in the water. Multiple 911 callers reported a boat was on fire with multiple people in the water. Two...
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On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Patuxent Beach Road in California, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover. The 911 caller reported a dark older model truck flipped multiple times after being struck in the rear...
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In a heartwarming display of community service, the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department went above and beyond this afternoon by rescuing a citizen’s bird that had found itself in a precarious situation. The bird, experiencing its first flight, became stranded high in a tree and unable to descend. A concerned owner, worried about their feathered...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Friday evening in Fort Washington. The collision resulted in the death of 77-year-old Louise Wilder from White Plains. On July 26, 2024, around 6:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Indian Head Highway...
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In 2019, Mr. Keith Fairfax, a former MetCom Board member and Chairman, and a Past President, Past Fire Chief, and life member of the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, established a dedicated Scholarship Fund to support the education and training of the children and grandchildren of St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission employees. This fund...
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The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary has announced with deep sorrow the passing of one of their cherished members, Kay O’Connor. Kay, who dedicated over 25 years of her life to the Fire Department’s Auxiliary and the Fire Department, was a pillar of the community, known for her unwavering commitment and warm personality. Kay’s...
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In the early hours of July 27th, 2024, police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a severe motorcycle accident on Burnet Store Road. The incident, which occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m., and involved a single-vehicle collision where a motorcycle struck a deer, resulting in the rider being ejected from the vehicle. The initial response...
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By Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Karen Montgomery: The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department released the following information on July 26, 2024. “Just to let everyone know, we received a counterfeit $100 dollar bill sometime between last Thursday (7/18) and this Thursday (7/25) during the sale of Queen of Hearts tickets for MVFD. The counterfeit money has been...
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Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department 75th Anniversary Open House and Block Party on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, doors open at 2:00 p.m., live music and events to 9:00 p.m. As part of the events honoring our 75 years of service to the community, we wanted to open our doors and invite you in for...
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UPDATE 7/25/2024: Maryland State Police continue to investigate a two-car crash on Wednesday that claimed two lives and sent another to the hospital in Charles County. The deceased are Norma Matthews, 81, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Virginia Licata, 86, of Blackwood, New Jersey. Matthews was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical services...
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