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Firefighter Killed In Maryland Blaze Was Naval Air Station Member Providing Support
The firefighter who was killed battling a house fire in St. Mary's County has been identified. Brice Trossback was part of the Naval Air Station's Patuxent River Naval Air Station unit providing support to multiple agencies who responded to the fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, on the 20500 block of Deer Wood Park Drive in Leonardtown. The Naval Air Station mourned the 25-year-old firefighter's line of duty death in a Facebook post, noting he "made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to a mutual aid call of a structure fire in Leonardtown, Maryland, dedicating his life to protect an…
Police & Fire
The Heat Is On: Discarded Smoking Materials Spark Apartment Fire In Maryland
An already scorching hot day got even hotter for a Maryland man whose discarded smoking materials accidentally started a quick-moving fire in the rear of his residence. In St. Mary’s County, first responders from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched shortly before 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 to the 22000 block of Valley Estate Drive, where there was a reported fire near the back of the apartment. Upon arrival, firefighters were met with flames coming from the back door of the apartment, according to the state fire marshal, and it took a team of 20 firefighters approxi…
Police & Fire
Sprinkler System, Pawned Electronics Help Lead Investigators In Maryland To Arson Suspect
Investigators in Maryland are giving an assist to a sprinkler system and pawned big-ticket items that helped lead them to a wanted arson and burglary suspect, the state fire marshal announced. Terrell Anthony Duckett, 26, was charged by depute state fire marshals in St. Mary’s County following a lengthy investigation into a March 2022 Lexington Park fire where multiple items were stolen. On Wednesday, March 21, crews from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to Valley Court, where there was a reported apartment fire. Upon arrival, officials said that firefighters located th…
Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say
Support was surging for the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a crash earlier this week. Robert Proctor Jr., of Great Mills, was airlifted to an area hospital after the car he was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle on Route 235 in Lexington Park Tuesday, June 14, authorities in St. Mary’s County said. More than $2,300 had been raised as of Thursday for the boy's family on a GoFundMe. Affectionately known as RJ, the teen was being remembered as someone extraordinary. "...when he walked into a room his smile and laugh lit up the place, he had plans on entering his sophomo…
Police & Fire
Teen Killed, Young Driver Airlifted In Maryland Crash: Sheriff
A teenager was killed and a second victim was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after crashing at a busy St. Mary’s County intersection on Tuesday, June 14. Great Mills resident Robert Proctor, Jr., 15, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Route 235 near the intersection of Hermanville Road in Lexington Park shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday when his vehicle was struck. An off-duty deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office witnessed the crash, according to Jason Babcock, the Civilian Public Information Officer for the agency, and called it in to the agency. A 2012 Ford Fusion …
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