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Police & Fire
Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A two-alarm blaze destroyed a well-known Maryland meat butchering shop and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damages, officials say. Fire crews were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County, where there was a reported fire with flames showing through the roof and smoke billowing through the air on Ragan Road in Conowingo. Multiple fire departments, including around 50 firefighters from Cecil, Harford, Lancaster, and Chester counties, responded to the two-alarm blaze, helping to bring the flames under control in just over an hour. …
Police & Fire
Man Killed In House Blaze May Have Been Trying To Extinguish It: Maryland Fire Marshal
A 55-year-old man was killed - while possibly trying to extinguish - an attic fire that broke out in a Cecil County home on Friday morning, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Jeffrey Scot Jackson has been preliminarily identified by fire investigators as the person who was pulled from a Cooper Street home by members of the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun. The fire was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. on April 19. First responders in Rising Sun and other nearby agencies were called to the one-story home, where they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the …
Business
Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven
No fooling. There were no shortage of big Powerball winners in Maryland for Monday's April Fool's Day drawing, including two million-dollar wins that were sold in the same 7-Eleven and five others that won $50,000 prizes on tickets sold across the state. The winning numbers for the Monday, April 1 Powerball drawing were: 19-24-40-42-56 with a "Powerball" of 23. Two winning tickets worth $1 million were sold at the same 7-Eleven on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, while four other $50,000 tickets were sold at: High's on Telegraph Road in Elkton (Cecil County); High's on Telegraph Roa…
Police & Fire
Arsonist Who Torched GF's Home Following Argument In Maryland Gets 10 Years: Prosecutors
A Delaware man who crossed state lines to intentionally set a fire in Maryland will spend a decade in prison, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Kareem Pope, 32, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars after being convicted by a jury earlier this month of first-degree arson. In March last year, first responders from the Singerly Fire Company were called to an Elkton home on Elk Mills Road, where there was a reported fire in the area. Sunday, March 12th at 1712hrs the Singerly Fire Company and Mutual Aid companies were dispatched for a Structure…
Obituaries
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland
A man who has been missing for nearly a year in Cecil County has been found dead, police in Elkton confirmed, offering a sense of closure for his family. Last April, the Elkton Police Department issued an alert for Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele, who was reported missing days after disappearing after leaving a family member's home on foot. @missingwithmunchie Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele has been missing from Elkton MD since 4/11/23. PLEASE SHARE! 🙏❤️ @K.L. (Steele) Canning #FindBobbySteele #CharlesRobertSteele #MissingInMD #Maryland #ElktonMD #missing #fyp #foryoupage #BobbySteele #P…
News
Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A 59-year-old man is dead, and a woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a kerosene heater in their Cecil County home. Members of the Cecilton Volunteer Fire Department and Cecil County Department of Emergency Services responded to a home on Florida Avenue in Crystal Beach at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon to conduct a welfare check on a couple. Upon arrival, they found Steven Hannaford unresponsive in the living room and his girlfriend, Marie Florczyk, 65, in a bedroom, shivering and disoriented, a…
Lifestyle
Keno Camaraderie Lands Maryland Man $100K Scratch-Off Lottery Win
A Cecil County man who says he likes to play Keno for its camaraderie is feeling lucky after winning a six-figure prize on a Maryland Lottery scratcher. The Elkton resident had been playing Keno recently at Xtreme Gas on North Bridge Street, and just before he left, he decided to pick up a pair of scratch-off tickets. It was a $100,000 decision. He says that he doesn't play many such games, but decided to take a shot. The first $100,000 CA$H ticket came up blank, but the second provided what was described as "an eye-popping surprise." "I saw all these zeroes," he mused. "…
Police & Fire
Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage
Several classic cars were saved by fast-moving first responders who were called to a garage fire when a BMW engine sparked while it was being worked on in Cecil County. Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning, first responders from the Rising Sun Volunteer Fire Company were called to Kustom Auto Repair on Washington Schoolhouse Road in North East when an engine malfunction led to a two-alarm blaze, officials say. According to investigators from the Maryland Fire Marshal, the owner of the garage was working on a 2012 BMW X5 when a fire started in the engine compartment. Th…
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Montgomery County
The National Weather Service has released snowfall totals for the DMV in this week's storm. In Maryland, Sabillasville which appears to have gotten the most amount of snow: 8.5 inches on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the NWS said. In Virginia, Gavel Springs in Frederick County got about 4.5 inches. Here's the breakdown by county: BALTIMORE Lineboro: 3.5 inches Bentley Springs: 3 Owings Mills: 1 Pikesville: 0.4 CARROLL Millers: 4.7 Manchester: 4.3 Taneytown: 4 Westminster: 2 Uniontown: 1.1 CECIL Elkton: 3.0 Rising Sun: 1 Port Deposit 1 FREDERICK Sabilla…
Police & Fire
Fire May Have Been Caused By Homeless Seeking Refuge In Maryland Shed, Investigators Say
A shed fire behind a row of townhouses in Cecil County caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and left 10 people in two homes displaced, officials say. In Elkton, crews were called to Mallard Court at around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, to battle a blaze that broke out in the back of a property and spread to two neighboring homes. The fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, and left 10 people displaced who are being assisted by friends and the American Red Cross. It took firefighters approximately an hour to get the flames knocked down. Other nearby homes also sustained m…
Police & Fire
Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland:
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It didn't take long for police to track down a hit-and-run driver from Cecil County who was wanted after striking a bicyclist who was riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers have arrested 53-year-old Elkton man David Adams after allegedly hitting a cyclist in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4. According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the in…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies At Hospital After Being Shot By Crossbow In Maryland Home: Sheriff
A woman died at the hospital after being shot by a crossbow inside a Cecil County home. Deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office were called at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to a Bell Manor Road home, where there was a report of a person who had been struck with an arrow, fired by an occupant of the residence, according to officials. Cecil County Emergency Service paramedics rushed the woman to Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania, where she later died from her injuries. The person who fired the crossbow was found inside the home and taken to the Cecil County Sheriff…
Schools
Maryland School Closings: These Districts Have Announced Plans For Friday's Storm
With several inches of snow expected to coat the area, some schools in Maryland are already making preparations to ensure the safety of students and staff. The worst of the snow is expected to hit the area beginning at around 6 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, and lasting throughout the day, prompting schools to begin announcing closures and delays on Thursday night. As of 8 p.m. on Thursday, these public schools have announced their plans - which are subject to change depending on the weather conditions: Anne Arundel County Schools: Previously planned off-day, decision on athletics and ex…
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police
A suspicious death investigation in Cecil County is ongoing a day after a 12-year-old girl found her two siblings unresponsive in their Maryland home, state police say. Skylar Alice Marie Jones, 14, and Gaige Marshall Dehaven, 10, were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after their sister found them on Tuesday, Jan. 16. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met by two children in cardiac arrest. The 911 call came from their 12-year-old sister. …
Police & Fire
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say
An investigation has been launched after two children were found dead inside a Northern Maryland home by their sister, state police say. In Cecil County, a 10-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after being found unresponsive in their home, according to officials. The cause and manner of their deaths is pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met …
Police & Fire
Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland
A 10-year-old girl was killed and an Elkton family was left homeless in a Christmas morning fire, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m. at 317 Willow Dr., bringing the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding departments to the scene, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said. Christmas Day Fire Claims the Life of Child in Elkton CECIL COUNTY, MD (December 25, 2023) - The Office of the State... Posted by Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, December 25, 2023 Firefighters found the family standing outside their home, saying a young girl was st…
News
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors
More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…
Police & Fire
Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss'
An investigation has been launched after firefighters spent hours battling a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed a business in Maryland. Crews were called to Tiffin Mats on Blue Ball Road at around 1 a.m. on Monday morning after being alerted to the fire, which required more than 100 firefighters from Cecil and Harford counties, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware, approximately two hours to control, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. DSFMs remain on the scene from last night's devastating fire in Elkton. Tiffin Mats, located in the Triumph Industrial Park, is considered a total loss.…
Police & Fire
Longtime Vacant Home Torched Intentionally In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A firebug burned a vacant home to the ground in what is being investigated as an incendiary blaze in Cecil County, officials say. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews from the Singerly Fire Company in Elkton were called to Red Hill Road, where a passerby reported that a home known to be vacant for years had been set ablaze. It didn't take long for firefighters to get the flames under control, but the damage was done, and the home is considered a total loss, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Investigators, using a K9, said that it was determined that the fire was intentiona…
Police & Fire
Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family
A family is displaced after a fire tore through their Cecil County home on Saturday afternoon, officials say. It didn't take crews from the North East Fire Company to get the blaze under control but the damage had already been done to the Razor Strap Road home in North East, which was gutted by the flames. The fire was reported at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a homeowner spotted the fire outside the home along a fence, which then extended to dry leaves, a playground, and then into the home, which sustained approximately $100,000…
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say
Several people were assaulted and at least one stabbed after home invader broke into a Cecil County home, state police say. Troopers were called to a home in the unit block of Old School House Road in Port Deposit at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, where there was a report of a disturbance of a man armed with a knife. Police say that during the altercation, Lance Larson, 38, who has no known address, suffered an apparent stab wound after seemingly breaking into the home. Larson was taken by paramedics to ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment, though the …
Traffic
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…
Police & Fire
Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland
An 86-year-old man did not make it far as he attempted to elude investigators after allegedly setting his neighbor’s BMW SUV on fire in Cecil County. A long-standing dispute came to a head on Monday night, when Conowingo resident Phillip Fleming allegedly set a 2019 BMW X3 on fire outside a Canning House Lane home and was caught on surveillance video. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the interior of the SUV before it spread, but it caused extensive damage and is believed to be a total loss, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say that Fleming and hi…
News
First Heat-Related Death Of Summer Reported In Maryland
A 52-year-old Cecil County man has become the first heat-related death this year in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health issued an alert on Thursday, July 13 advising of the man's death, though few details were released. Each year, health officials monitor temperature conditions and incidents of heat-related illness and death between May and September, officials said. "Marylanders should never leave children or pets in a car for any time during hot weather, even with the windows cracked, and are encouraged to check on elderly neighbors or relatives to ensure they have a cool place t…
Police & Fire
Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River
The US Coast Guard needed the help of a Maryland State Police helicopter on Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man who found himself stranded on the Elk River in Cecil County. Police say that its Aviation Command Unit was called in to hoist a man to safety after his boat became stuck and inaccessible in a marshy area near Crystal Beach in Earleville. The incident was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. According to investigators, two personal watercraft entered a shallow creek near Elk River and got stuck. A tow boat was able to take one rider to safety, but neither the Coa…
Traffic
Milk Hauler Killed In Cecil County Crash Leaves Behind Pregnant Fiancé, Son
Shock and sadness spread following the death of a 26-year-old milk hauler last week in Cecil County. Dylan Edwards died in a crash while pulling a 2003 tanker trailer on Route 276 in Colora, downing power lines and closing the roadway in both direction on Thursday, June 22. "A tremendous loss was suffered early this morning. As milk haulers we know that the loss of one, ripples through many," reads a GoFundMe page launched for Edwards' family. "This entire community felt that loss today. Almost every one of us put ourselves in the shoes of his whole family. We all stopped, held…
Traffic
One Killed When Tractor-Trailer Goes Off Road, Breaks Electrical Support Pole Near MD School
All lanes have been reopened on the Jacob Tome Memorial Highway in Cecil County after a fatal crash tied up traffic on Thursday morning. Police have identified Port Deposit resident Dylan Edwards, 26, as the driver who was killed in a crash while he was pulling a 2003 tanker trailer on Route 276 that led to power lines in the roadway, shutting down lanes in both direction on Thursday, June 22. Shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the highway near Cowan Road in Colora, where there was a tractor-trailer that crashed into the woods near …
Police & Fire
'Historic' Howard House In Heart Of MD Town Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire
Crews from several states came together over the weekend to contain a “stubborn” three-alarm fire that spread to the site of the former famed Howard House in Elkton. Upwards of 100 firefighters from Cecil County, neighboring states and jurisdictions came together at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, to battle a blaze that broke out in the heart of town and refused to go down quietly, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office. On Sunday afternoon, crews were called to West Main Street, at the intersection of North Street, where there was a fast moving fire that was quickly up…
News
Mother Who Documented Sexual Abuse Of Infant In MD Gets 80 Years: Feds
A Cecil County child abuser will spend decades in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to sexually assault an infant over the course of nearly two years. The creepy case of Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, has come to a close after she was sentenced to 80 years in prison on Thursday, May 18, for her participation in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of her child with another man, authorities announced. Prosecutors say that McCroskey and Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby IV began abusing the girl when she was 4 months old, and it continued through at least October 2…
Obituaries
Community Looks To Lift Up Mourning Mother Who Lost 3-Year-Old Son In MD
Community support is swelling in Cecil County for a grieving mother whose 3-year-old son tragically died after going missing this week. Thousands of dollars have been raised in just hours on behalf of Nyema Blackman, the mother of Mykell Richardson, whose story ended in devastation for the family. All hands were on deck on Monday, May 15, as members of the community joined area law enforcement agencies as they attempted to locate Richardson, who went missing the previous afternoon in Quail Court in Elkton. Despite hope for a heartwarming resolution, Richardson's story ended on Monday afte…
News
Police Recover Body Of Missing Toddler In Waterway Near His MD Home
The body of a 3-year-old boy who was reported missing in Cecil County was found in a creek on Monday afternoon, police confirmed. A massive search was mobilized for Mykell Richardson on Monday, May 15, as they sought to locate the boy, who was reported missing the previous afternoon in the area of Quail Court in Elkton. However, the story ended in tragedy when members of the Maryland State Police team located Richardson at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday in a body of water not far from his Cecil County home. EPDis saddened to report this afternoon around 3 PM, members of the MSP Dive Te…
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