Fire & Rescue

Maryland State Police and Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

Maryland State Police and Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Lexington Park

UPDATE 7/19/2021: On Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 6:50 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to Quatman Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle fire. Four firefighters from Bay District responded and found a vehicle smoldering on the side of Quatman Road. The owner is unknown at this time. The...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motorcycle Collision in Lexington Park, 24-Year-Old Washington Man Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Motorcycle Collision in Lexington Park, 24-Year-Old Washington Man Flown to Trauma Center with Life-Threatening Injuries

UPDATE 7/19/2021: On Saturday, July 17, 2021 at around 12:30 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a motorcycle crash in the area of Point Lookout Road and Thompson Orchard Lane in Lexington Park. Deputies and EMS arrived on the scene to find a single motorcycle had left...
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Three Children Dead, One Firefighter Injured After House Fire in Prince George’s County

Three Children Dead, One Firefighter Injured After House Fire in Prince George’s County

On Monday, July 19, 2021, at approximately 2:20 a.m., firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Iverson Street in Hilcrest Heights, for the reported townhouse fire with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from a two-story townhouse. Firefighters made entry into the residence and removed two occupants. Both victims...
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Firefighters Recover Missing Man’s Body from Water at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, Police Investigating

Firefighters Recover Missing Man’s Body from Water at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, Police Investigating

On Sunday, July 18, 2021, at approximately 4:03 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Point Lookout Marina located at 16244 Millers Wharf Road in Ridge, for an open water rescue. The 911 caller was an employee of the marina who advised an elderly man at the marina was not seen in...
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Five Injured After Three Vehicle Collision in California, One Child and One Adult Flown to Area Trauma Centers

Five Injured After Three Vehicle Collision in California, One Child and One Adult Flown to Area Trauma Centers

On Sunday, July 18, 2021, at approximately 12:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road and Johnson Pond Lane in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway. Witnesses told First Responders one...
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NDW Indian Head Firefighters/EMTs Recognized for Lifesaving Incidents

NDW Indian Head Firefighters/EMTs Recognized for Lifesaving Incidents

Members of Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergency Services Indian Head Company were recognized for lifesaving during a July 13, 2021, ceremony at the fire house with Naval District Washington Commandant Rear Adm. Michael Steffen and Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) Commanding Officer CAPT Todd Copeland. The awards covered an astonishing four...
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Baltimore Police Officer Charged with First and Second Degree Murder After Anne Arundel County Police Find His 15-Year-Olds Step-sons Body in Wall

Baltimore Police Officer Charged with First and Second Degree Murder After Anne Arundel County Police Find His 15-Year-Olds Step-sons Body in Wall

UPDATE 7/15/2021: On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 4:42 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police responded to the 1400 block of Stoney Point Way, Curtis Bay, Maryland for a child custody dispute. A mother was in the area to pick up her teenage son who had been with the stepfather. Initially officers were told...
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VIDEO: Police Investigating Assault in Mechanicsville in Which Two Victims and Two Suspects Are Flown to Trauma Centers

VIDEO: Police Investigating Assault in Mechanicsville in Which Two Victims and Two Suspects Are Flown to Trauma Centers

UPDATE 7/13/2021: On July 11, 2021, at approximately 8:03 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 40400 block of Kavanagh Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported hit-and-run collision involving injury. Preliminary investigation determined numerous suspects blocked a roadway and assaulted five victims who were in two separate vehicles, with baseball...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Assaulted with Bats and Machete During Home Invasion

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Assaulted with Bats and Machete During Home Invasion

UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On July 10, 2021, at approximately 6:20 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 20100 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Upon arrival deputies located a male victim, age 32 of Lexington Park, injured...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation in Piney Point

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation in Piney Point

On Monday, July 12, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 17800 block of St. George’s Park Road in Piney Point, for the reported one not breathing. The 911 caller reported someone dropped off a deceased subject at the residence, dispatchers began giving CPR instructions to the caller....
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Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad’s Hosting Fundraising Brick Paver Campaign for New Station

Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad’s Hosting Fundraising Brick Paver Campaign for New Station

The Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad’s Fundraising Committee is excited to announce a Brick Paver Campaign in support of our new station. In 2013, just as they did 52 years before, the Membership determined that our station did not meet our current and future space requirements. Seven years after establishing a...
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Suspected Street Racing Leads to Serious Collision in California That Injures Five and Sends One to Trauma Center

Suspected Street Racing Leads to Serious Collision in California That Injures Five and Sends One to Trauma Center

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 4:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Miramar Way in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway. Witnesses reported the Acura sedan and a white Ford Mustang...
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High Speed Chase Ends in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Dunkirk, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

High Speed Chase Ends in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Dunkirk, Operator Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 8:33 a.m., police attempted to stop a vehicle doing 106 mph, the suspect, was reportedly operating a four-door BMW sedan which fled at a high rate of speed and failed to stop for police. The suspect turned onto Ward Road where he struck a road closed sign...
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Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Being Assaulted, Jumping from Second Story of Residence in Lexington Park

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 20000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries after an assault and fall. Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene to find an adult female with injuries to the head and upperbody....
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Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

Calvert Volunteers Stay Busy As Severe Storms Pass Through the Region

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:15 p.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments responded to 4352 Estate Drive at the Caribbean Breeze Assisted Living in Huntingtown, for the reported tree on a residence with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two large trees on the residence. Firefighters freed two...
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Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

Local Firefighters House Destroyed After Fire in Charles County, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Friday, July 9, 2021, at approximately 6:23 p.m., firefighters responded to 15485 Christina Place, for the reported structure on fire. Dispatchers advised they received four 911 calls reporting the house was on fire. Two of the four 911 calls reported the homeowners/occupants were not home at the time the fire started. Crews arrived...
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UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE: Police Arrest and Identify Drunk Driver that Drove Through a Building in Hollywood, Maryland

UPDATE 7/9/2021: On 7/2/2021 while conducting a proactive DUI Saturation Patrol in the California area, Trooper J Pope of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on Three Notch Road. The vehicle left the roadway traveling into a ditch, up an embankment and into the...
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National Night Out for Calvert County Set for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

National Night Out for Calvert County Set for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Tuesday, August 3, 2021, is National Night Out in Calvert County. Sponsored locally by the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc. (CAASA) in partnership with the Maryland State Police, Barrack “U” and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, this is a great opportunity for residents to promote the best of their neighborhoods. Local agencies will...
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Operational Changes Announced for SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Sites

Operational Changes Announced for SMCHD COVID-19 Testing Sites

Due to limited testing volume, the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) COVID-19 testing will no longer be offered at the School-Based Health Centers at Spring Ridge and Margaret Brent Middle Schools after Friday, July 9, 2021. Effective Monday, July 12, 2021, COVID-19 testing will be offered with extended summer hours at the SMCHD...
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Washington D.C. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Fighting Police Officers in Prince George’s County

Washington D.C. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Fighting Police Officers in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into the attempted murder and assault of two police officers this weekend. The suspect is 29-year-old Demetri Reese of the 800 block of Chesapeake Street in Washington DC. On Sunday, July 4, 2021, shortly after midnight, officers on patrol in the 6000...
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U.S. Park Police Eagle Rescues Three Stranded Boaters, and Two Firefighters from Nanjemoy Creek

U.S. Park Police Eagle Rescues Three Stranded Boaters, and Two Firefighters from Nanjemoy Creek

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at 8:45 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the Nanjemoy Creek, in the area of Bird Dog Place, for the reported boat in distress and taking on water. The 911 caller reported the boat ran aground and was actively taking on water. The three occupants had flashlights, cellphones,...
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Drowning Victim Flown to Area Treatment Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After 30 Minute Search in Calvert County

Drowning Victim Flown to Area Treatment Center with Life-Threatening Injuries After 30 Minute Search in Calvert County

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 11:38 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to Lake Lariat in the area of the 390 block Thunderbird Drive in Lusby, for the reported water rescue. The 911 caller reported she couldn’t find her husband, who she last observed swimming in the lake approximately 10 minutes before...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

AUDIO: Police Investigating Man Shot Multiple Times in Waldorf

UPDATE @ 11:30 p.m., audio of dispatch added. 7/6/2021 @ 10:45 p.m : On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 10:27 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to a residence in the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, for a reported gunshot victim. The 911 caller reported the victim was shot five...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Stabbing in Lexington Park, Victim Transported to Area Hospital

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 47700 block of Devin Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing victim. Police arrived on the scene to find an unknown aged male with a stab wound to the arm, Deputies applied a tourniquet at approximately...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

State Fire Marshal Investigating Two Arsons in Charles County

The State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating two fires in Charles County. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, at approximately 8:20 p.m., neighboring residents extinguished a fire at a community gazebo on Sandhurst Place, in Waldorf. The cause of the fire was the result of juveniles intentionally igniting garbage in the...
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