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Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal An electrical issue with a tractor parked inside a storage unit at a Maryland farm sparked a blaze that caused an estimated million dollars in damage, according to the state fire marshal. Late on Friday night, first responders from the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Department were called to a Stewart Neck Road in Somerset County, where farm employees and neighbors reported flames coming from the property. A second alarm was called as the fire continued to spread from the tractor to the building, and it took a team of nearly five dozen firefighters upwards of three hours to get the flames und…

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by Zak Failla
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Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…

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by Zak Failla
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Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police
Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police Seen him? Alarm bells are sounding for Maryland State Police investigators as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a 27-year-old man reported missing under suspicious circumstances whose truck was found with blood inside during the investigation. An alert was issued by Maryland State Police investigators as they attempt to track down Dequan Javon Fields, who was reported missing out of Somerset County on Thursday, Jan. 12 after there were multiple attempts by his family to contact him. Investigators say that since then, a 2004 gold Dodge Durango that belongs to Fields was located…

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by Zak Failla
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Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland
Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland Police are investigating an intentional fire that was set in a vacant Maryland dwelling overnight. In Somerset County, Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, members of the Crisfield Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on North Third Street when a neighbor reported a fire in an area dwelling. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took nearly three dozen firefighters upwards of an hour and a half to get the blaze under control, though no injuries were reported. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 ($95,000 to the structure, $5,000 to its contents…

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by Zak Failla
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Second Case Of Arson Under Investigation In Maryland After Pick-Up Truck Fire Second Case Of Arson Under Investigation In Maryland After Pick-Up Truck Fire
Second Case Of Arson Under Investigation In Maryland After Pick-Up Truck Fire The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating another intentionally set incendiary fire, the agency announced. In Somerset County, members of the Crisfield Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on Old State Road in Crisfield shortly after 1:21 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, when the owner of a 2021 GMC Canyon reported that the pick-up was on fire. A team of six firefighters responded to the scene and were able to quickly get the flames under control within 10 minutes, though not before the fire caused approximately $10,000 in damage to the truck. It is unclear where the fire origin…

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by Zak Failla
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Investigative Report Released for April’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Maryland Investigative Report Released for April’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Maryland
Maryland The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General released its investigative report on Wednesday, Aug. 31 regarding the fatal officer-involved shooting in Somerset County earlier this year. Shortly before noon on Monday, April 25, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call from a convenience store in Westover after a man later identified as William Robert Brink allegedly held up the business at gunpoint while demanding money before fleeing the area. Approximately two miles away, Somerset County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Kevin Coepfert locate…

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by Zak Failla
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Waterspout Devastates Smith Island In Maryland During Storm Waterspout Devastates Smith Island In Maryland During Storm
Waterspout Devastates Smith Island In Maryland During Storm A small island in Maryland got rocked by severe weather during the storm that rolled through the region as a waterspout damaged homes and reportedly left at least one with injuries. Video that has circulated online shows a tornado swirling over the water heading toward Smith Island of Chesapeake Bay, sending debris flying as the waterspout approached land. The extreme weather incident caused damage to multiple structures on the small island, including multiple houses that were completely destroyed by the storm, some of which were lifted off the ground. The waterspout left devastating…

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by Zak Failla
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MURDER-SUICIDE: Victims ID'd By Maryland State Police MURDER-SUICIDE: Victims ID'd By Maryland State Police
Murder-suicide: Victims ID'd By Maryland State Police Police have released the names of two men - believed to be related - involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Maryland, authorities announced. Princess Anne residents Richard Cantrell III, 35, and Michael Jarman, 61, were pronounced dead inside their Somerset Country home in the 32000 block of West Post Office Road in Princess Anne at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, according to officials. Upon arrival at the home, members of the Maryland State Police Princess Anne Barrack said that they found both men, each with an apparent gunshot wound. Both Cantrell and Jarman were pronou…

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COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties Some municipalities in Maryland are still being advised to continue masking up by federal health officials, even as the state and region continue to cover from the most recent surge of COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, leaving some parts of the state still encouraged to continue masking up indoors. With the state's seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate hovering between 10 percent and 15 percent, and 41 virus-related death…

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Police & Fire
Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County
Victim & Officers ID'd In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Somerset County The victim of a fatal police-involved shooting in Somerset County, along with the involved officers, have been identified, the Office of the Attorney General said on Wednesday, April 27.  The victim is 24-year-old William Brink of Salisbury, the office said. The involved officers are Corporal Jason Dykes, a Maryland State Trooper, Sergeant Kevin Goepfert, with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, and Deputy First Class Anthony Jackson, also with the office.  Brink was shot during an altercation in Westover on Monday, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. FOR IMMEDIAT…

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by David Cifarelli
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Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities
Somerset County Sheriff, MSP Trooper Fatally Shoot Suspect In Westover: Authorities A deputy from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office and a Maryland State Police trooper fatally shot a suspect in Somerset County, the office reports.  Police responded to a 911 call from a convenience store in the area of Route 13 (Ocean Highway) and Perry Road in Westover just before 12 p.m. on Monday, April 26, the office said on Facebook. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2022 (Somerset County, MD) – Deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office were... Posted by Somerset County (MD) Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 25, 2022 The caller said a man pointed a gun at him and dema…

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by David Cifarelli