Fire & Rescue

Calvert County Volunteer Fire Departments Regrets to Announce Passing of Member James P. Taylor

Calvert County Volunteer Fire Departments Regrets to Announce Passing of Member James P. Taylor

UPDATE 9/1/2021: James Patrick “Jim” Taylor, 51, passed away August 27, 2021. He was born January 20, 1970 in Washington, DC to Nancy Street and George Taylor. Jim dedicated his life to serving his community in fire service. He was employed as an arson investigator and fireman for 25 years with the DC Fire...
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Pediatric Victim Transported to Children’s Hospital After Candle Causes House Fire in Dunkirk

Pediatric Victim Transported to Children’s Hospital After Candle Causes House Fire in Dunkirk

On Friday, August 27, 2021, at approximately 10:00 a.m., firefighters from Dunkirk, Prince Frederick, Huntingtown, North Beach, and surrounding volunteer departments responded to 2601 Winesap Court in Dunkirk, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family dwelling with smoke showing. Upon further investigation, firefighters...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, at approximately 12:57 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 28730 Thompson Corner Road and Grove Farm Lane in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer with entrapment. Crews arrived on the scene to find the semi-truck in the roadway with a Ford...
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Two Injured After Box Truck Overturns in Leonardtown

Two Injured After Box Truck Overturns in Leonardtown

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, at approximately 1:33 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Medleys Neck Road and White Point Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned tractor-trailer. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single axle box truck in the roadway and...
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Impaired Driver Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Motor Vehicle Collision Involving a St. Mary’s County Medic Unit

On Friday, August 27, 2021, at approximately 8:04 p.m., Medic 18 reported they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to Hollywood Road and Doctors Crossing Way in Leonardtown, where they arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. The single occupant...
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Town of La Plata to Host Day of Service and Remembrance on Saturday, September 11, 2021

Town of La Plata to Host Day of Service and Remembrance on Saturday, September 11, 2021

The Town of La Plata will host a Day of Service and Remembrance on Patriot Day, Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 10:00 a.m., to 11:00 a.m., at the Wills Memorial Park, 500 Saint Mary’s Avenue, to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11/01 through acts of community service. Our first responders, community leaders, spiritual...
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UPDATE: Bushwood Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Motor Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE: Bushwood Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Motor Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 8/27/2021: Jennifer Lynn Hanbury, 47 of Bushwood, was charged with manslaughter by vehicle – criminal negligence, she was also issued traffic citations for failure yield right of way on left turn, negligent driving, failure to control vehicle speed on highway to avoid collision, and reckless driving. If Hanbury is found guilty of manslaughter...
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Son Pleads Guilty in the Death of His 91-Year-Old Father

Son Pleads Guilty in the Death of His 91-Year-Old Father

UPDATE 8/26/2021: Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced on August 24, 2021, that Danny Norris, 57, of Pasadena was sentenced to 25 years in prison suspend all but 12 years of active incarceration and five years of supervised probation in the death of his 91-year-old father, Elmer Norris. The defendant entered a...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Riverdale Park

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle in Riverdale Park

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the town of Riverdale Park. The deceased rider is 25-year-old William Alvarez of Glenarden. On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers responded to the area of Good Luck Road and Silk Tree Drive...
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Police Investigating Double Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Lanham

Police Investigating Double Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Lanham

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a double fatal crash in Lanham. The crash involved a single car with a driver and three passengers. Two of the passengers were killed. The first deceased passenger is 25-year-old David Diaz Martinez of Hyattsville. The second deceased passenger is 25-year-old Jaime San Jose Sical of...
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Hughesville Teen Killed In Prince George’s County Motor Vehicle Crash

Hughesville Teen Killed In Prince George’s County Motor Vehicle Crash

Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into a Prince George’s County crash on August 22. 2021. that killed one person. The victim is identified as Keith Dickerson, Jr., 19, of Hughesville. Dickerson was the front seat passenger of a white BMW M3 involved in the crash. He was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Leonardtown

Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Leonardtown

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 7:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 22490 Budds Creek Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway involved in a rollover collision. The single patient was...
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Police Searching for Man After He Causes and Flees Motor Vehicle Collision in Linthicum Heights, Victim in Critical Condition

Police Searching for Man After He Causes and Flees Motor Vehicle Collision in Linthicum Heights, Victim in Critical Condition

Shortly after 2:00 a.m., on Saturday, August 21, 2021, police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and Grove Ridge Court in Linthicum Heights, for a collision involving a motorcycle. Preliminary investigation revealed a Nissan SUV traveling northbound on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard attempted to make a left turn onto Grove Ridge Court...
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Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Bethesda Man Shot and Killed in Upper Marlboro

Police Investigating 20-Year-Old Bethesda Man Shot and Killed in Upper Marlboro

Detectives with the Homicide Unit are working to arrest the suspect(s) who shot a man Saturday evening in Upper Marlboro. The victim is 20-year-old Alexander Korman of Bethesda. He died of his injuries on Thursday. On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at approximately 11:50 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 8300 block of Hollow Tree...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Lexington Park

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Lexington Park

On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 8:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and North Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a traffic light utility...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Clements

On Thursday, August 19, 2021, at approximately 4:30 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 23321 Colton Point Road in Clements, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle involved in a rollover collision with a utility pole. Firefighters found...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourns Passing of Former Deputy

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Mourns Passing of Former Deputy

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the untimely passing of former Deputy DFC Scott M. Brown, 44 of Owings, MD. Brown began his career with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office in October of 2004 as a Deputy on our Patrol Bureau. Brown later served as a Detective with the Criminal Investigations Bureau and...
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One Injured After Two Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

One Injured After Two Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 25635 Loveville Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision with entrapment. 10 personnel from Leonardtown along with 9 personnel from Hollywood responded to the scene and found two vehicles involved in a T-bone style...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 24-Year-Old Woman in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Investigating Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 24-Year-Old Woman in Waldorf

UPDATE 8/16/2021 @ 2:10 p.m.: On Sunday, August 15, 2021, at approximately 11:56 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Poplar Hill Road and Cherrywood Place in Waldorf for the report of a single-car crash. Upon arrival, officers found the driver inside the car and unresponsive, she was...
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Police in Calvert County Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in St. Leonard

Police in Calvert County Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in St. Leonard

On Sunday, August 15, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m. firefighters from Calvert County responded to St. Leonard Road and Carlyle Court, in St. Leonard for a serious motor vehicle accident. The crash involved  a single vehicle that had struck a utility pole and tree. Upon arrival, firefighters extricated one adult male who was flown...
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High Speed Wrong Way Driver Kills Three People in Carroll County Motor Vehicle Collision, Maryland State Police Investigating

High Speed Wrong Way Driver Kills Three People in Carroll County Motor Vehicle Collision, Maryland State Police Investigating

Maryland State Police identify the driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash that occurred last night that killed three people. Two of three deceased victims were in a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The deceased driver is identified as Todd Baker, 53, of Westminster. His passenger has not yet been identified. Both were pronounced deceased on scene...
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Firefighters Respond to Structure Fire in Huntingtown During Severe Weather, Cause Under Investigation

Firefighters Respond to Structure Fire in Huntingtown During Severe Weather, Cause Under Investigation

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at approximately 10:10 p.m., firefighters from Calvert, St. Mary’s, Charles and Anne Arundel County responded to 2000 Biglane Court in Huntingtown, for the reported house struck by lightning. The 911 caller reported all occupants were accounted for and out of the residence, firefighters were advised it was a working...
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Fatal Drowning at Chapel Point State Park in Port Tobacco Under Investigation

Fatal Drowning at Chapel Point State Park in Port Tobacco Under Investigation

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at approximately 6:08 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Chapel Point State Park in the 8000 block of Pisces Road, for the report of one not breathing, Dispatchers advised to all responding units that CPR instructions were being given to 911 callers, after they advised multiple...
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After Hit and Run in Great Mills

Man Flown to Trauma Center After Hit and Run in Great Mills

On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., emergency medical personnel responded to the 22000 block of Mojave Drive in Great Mills, for the reported hemmorhage / lacerations medical call. Dispatchers then advised they received another call stating the victim was possibly struck and dragged by a vehicle. Deputies from the St. Mary’s...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in Benedict

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in Benedict

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 2:53 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Prince Frederick Road at Whistling Winds Place in Benedict, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with entrapment. Crews from Charles, and Calvert County responded to the scene. First arriving units found a single vehicle off...
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