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Maryland Woman Facing Eviction Who Set Fire That Killed 4 Learns Prison Fate Maryland Woman Facing Eviction Who Set Fire That Killed 4 Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Woman Facing Eviction Who Set Fire That Killed 4 Learns Prison Fate She’s going away for the rest of her life. Bobbie Sue Hodge, 66, of Edgewood, has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 180 years to serve, for setting a deadly fire that killed four people in Harford County, officials announced. Hodge was sentenced to 40 years in prison for each of the four counts of first-degree felony murder and 20 years for three counts of second-degree assault.  The sentences run consecutively for a total of 180 years to serve, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office. The case stems from a fire on May 9, 2019, in the 1900 block of Simo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ATF Completes Investigation Into Incendiary Fire That Killed Three Baltimore Firefighters ATF Completes Investigation Into Incendiary Fire That Killed Three Baltimore Firefighters
ATF Completes Investigation Into Incendiary Fire That Killed Three Baltimore Firefighters The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has completed its investigation into a fire that killed three Baltimore City firefighters earlier this year. In January, Baltimore Fire Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler, and EMS Kenny Lacayo were killed in a fire in a vacant row home in the 200 block of South Stricker Street in a blaze that was deemed “incendiary” by officials. The deaths of the firefighters were ruled a homicide in April. Since the fatal fire, ATF officials have been investigating, and the findings have now been turned over to the Baltimore City State's Att…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspicious Car Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Suspicious Car Fire Under Investigation In Maryland
Suspicious Car Fire Under Investigation In Maryland The memories of an Infiniti that was destroyed in a suspicious fire will not soon be forgotten as police investigate the incendiary blaze in Maryland. In Charles County, first responders were dispatched to the 12000 block of Forgotten Farm Place in Waldorf shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, July 8, where there was a reported car fire, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Upon arrival, officials said that they found a two-door Infiniti G35 that had been destroyed and completely burned by a fire that was reportedly intentionally set. The fire was reported by a passerby, and the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard
Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an alleged incendiary fire that was set in the front yard of a St. Mary’s County home. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, a fire was reported outside a Forest Run Road residence in Lexington Park, officials said. The fire marshal said that an unknown person threw multiple incendiary devices into the front yard of the home, though the fire didn't spread to the structure of the home. No injuries were reported, and minimal damage was reported, officials noted. The incident remains under investigation. No motive has been r…

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by Zak Failla
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Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide
Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide A fire that claimed the lives of three Baltimore City firefighters has been ruled as a homicide, authorities said.  Lieutenants Paul Butrim and Kelsey Sadler as well as Firefighter/EMT Kenneth Lacayo were killed after a vacant home on South Stricker Street collapsed on Jan. 24, Baltimore Police said.  The State Medical Examiner's office later ruled the three had died from injuries sustained while trying to extinguish the fire. Now, the ATF Baltimore field has classified the fire as incendiary.  "Thoughts of Lt. Butrim, Lt. Sadler, and Firefighter/EMT Lacayo every step of this investigatio…

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by David Cifarelli