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Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire
Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire A popular Maryland bowling alley will be closed indefinitely after an early-morning fire caused millions of dollars in damages to the building. Shortly before 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in Cecil County, members of the Singerly Fire Company were called to the Elk Lanes bowling alley, when a fire broke out in the mechanical room in the back of the building, sounding the alarm system. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took a crew of 35 firefighters approximately an hour and a half to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $3 million in damage, forc…

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Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say
Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say Maryland State Police have apprehended a man who was busted in Cecil County with child pornography that was being distributed online, officials say. Elkton resident Brandon Michael Roberts, 34, is being held at the Cecil County Detention Center without bail after being charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography following a lengthy state police investigation. In August, troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an online investigation involving the possession of child pornography. During the investigation, detectives were ab…

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Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say A fire that broke out inside the garage of a Maryland home caused extensive damage before firefighters in Cecil County could quickly corral the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said that members of the Singerly Fire Company responded to a reported blaze that was reported by a neighbor on Elkton Boulevard in Elkton. It took a team of 35 firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the flames knocked down, but not before it caused an estimated $150,000 ($100,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its conten…

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News
Parents, Children Killed In Maryland Murder-Suicide Identified Parents, Children Killed In Maryland Murder-Suicide Identified
Parents, Children Killed In Maryland Murder-Suicide Identified The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two adults and three children who were killed on Friday, Sept. 9 in a possible murder-suicide inside a quiet cul-de-sac in Maryland. Police confirmed that parents Marcus Edward Milligan, 39, and Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, were both killed in a Hebron Court home in Elk Mills, along with children Teresa Milligan, 14, Nora Milligan, 11, and Finn Milligan, 8. All five died from gunshot wounds, according to officials. Deputies from the sheriff's office were alerted to the shooting near Elk Mills Road shortly after 9:15 a…

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Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities
Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities New information has been released by police investigators in Maryland after five were found dead in Cecil County in a potential murder-suicide. Officials are saying that three children and two adults were found dead of gunshot wounds inside a Hebron Court home in Elkton after the Cecil County Sheriff's Office responded to reported gunshots in the normally quiet cul-de-sac on Friday, Sept. 9. Deputies from the sheriff's office were alerted to the shooting near Elk Mills Road shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning by a man who said that the children and a woman was fatally shot. The cal…

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Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say
Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say A convict with a history of possessing child pornography went back to the well and is facing new charges in Maryland after being busted by his probation officer, according to state police. Cecil County resident Brian Wilde, 45, of Port Deposit, was arrested and charged following a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation that found he was in possession of child porn, authorities said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Specifically, Wilde - who has a previous conviction on similar charges - was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography following h…

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Lifestyle
'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland 'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland
'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland One lucky Maryland Lottery player won the prize of a lifetime. There are happy days ahead for a Cecil County resident who became the fourth person in Maryland to win a $1,000 a day for life by playing the “Cash4Life” game. The lotto player bought the top-prize winning ticket in the Monday, Aug. 29 drawing from the Eagles Nest gas station on Augustine Herman Highway in Chesapeake City. Once the winning ticket is cashed in, the player will have the choice of $1,000 a day for life paid in annual installments of $365,000; or a one-time cash payment of $7 million, both before taxes. The winnin…

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Police & Fire
Garage, Three Vehicles Destroyed In Massive Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal Garage, Three Vehicles Destroyed In Massive Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal
Garage, Three Vehicles Destroyed In Massive Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal A massive garage fire that broke out in Cecil County led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, a crew of more than two dozen members of the Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company responded to a large garage fire in the 700 block of Jacob Tome Highway in Port Deposit. Posted by Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, August 29, 2022 Upon arrival, fire officials said that they found a large garage fully engulfed in flames that took approximately an hour to control, though crews remained …

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One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports
One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports A motorcyclist is being airlifted in Maryland after crashing into a dump truck, according to multiple reports. At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, first responders in Cecil County were called to a reported motorcycle accident on Pulaski Highway in Elkton, the reports state. Crews responded to the scene, where there was a reported crash between a motorcycle and dump truck, prompting police to call for an airlift for at least one person to be taken to an area trauma center. It is unclear what caused the crash, which tied up traffic in the area as it was investigated. No other …

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Multiple Injuries Reported In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Fire Officials Multiple Injuries Reported In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Fire Officials
Multiple Injuries Reported In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Fire Officials Several injuries were reported in a violent multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Maryland, officials announced. First responders in Cecil County were dispatched to a stretch of the interstate in Perryville shortly before noon on Tuesday, Aug. 23, when a chain-reaction crash resulted in multiple injuries, according to authorities. #PERRYVILLE | 695 BOX | #CECIL | *MVC* | SB I-95 @ MM 92.7 | 5 VEH MVC W/INJURIES, VEHS ON BOTH SHOULDERS, MSP CLOSING LANES | #MDTraffic #CecilTraffic #RoadClosed #AvoidArea #RoadClosed — CecilCounty FireBlog (@CecilFireBlog) August 23, 2022 The crash led to multip…

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Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation
Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Fire investigators in Maryland declared a garage in Cecil County a complete loss after an early morning blaze broke out in Colora, authorities announced. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, a 20-foot by 20-foot wood-framed garage in the 2500 block of Liberty Road went up in flames, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, though it remains unclear what caused it. A crew of 20 firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun took an estimated half-hour to get the flames under control, but the blaze caused approximately $20,000 in damage to the destroyed gar…

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Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials
Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials A Maryland homeowner got an unexpected delivery when a box truck came barreling through the front of a Cecil County residence, causing devastating damage and sending at least one to the hospital. First responders in Cecil County responded to a West Main Street property shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, where there was a report of a truck that had leveled the front of a two-story home in the area. The driver had to be extricated from the wreckage, according to officials, though there were no injuries reported inside the home. A box truck crashed into a home Wednesday in …

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