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Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department A feral cat who became aggressive outside a Cecil County hotel has tested positive for rabies, the Health Department confirmed on Wednesday. On Saturday, Aug. 10, Animal Services picked up a cat near the Best Western hotel on Elwoods Road in North East that later tested positive for the virus after acting aggressively in the area. The cat was described as being a small to medium-sized brown and white female tabby. Officials caution that although the cat was found at the hotel, it may have exposed other people and pets in the surrounding area. According to health officials, "rabies is a vi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney
Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney A drone proved key in helping investigators in Harford County track down a North East man wanted in connection to a shooting and burglary earlier this year who is now heading to prison. Joshua Brewster, 31, was arrested in April following a brief investigation by members of the sheriff's office after he shot a woman fleeing from a confrontation in a home on Highland Drive, according to authorities. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 5:53 a.m. on April 10 to the 200 block of Highland Drive, where they found a woman who had been shot in her lower bo…

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by Zak Failla
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Accused Arsonist Firebombed Maryland Home With Molotov Cocktail: Fire Marshal Accused Arsonist Firebombed Maryland Home With Molotov Cocktail: Fire Marshal
Christopher J. Shivery Charged With Arson, Attempted Murder An alleged arsonist who firebombed a Cecil County home is facing attempted murder and other charges following an incident in March, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Tuesday. Christopher J. Shivery, 41, was arrested on June 11 following a months-long investigation into a North East house fire that was intentionally set by a "Molotov cocktail," officials say. Shortly before 10 p.m. on March 2, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 1290 block of Old Philadelphia Road when the homeowners saw a flash outside their window and found flames burning outside. Fire investigators lat…

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by Zak Failla
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30-Year-Old Woman ID'd As 2nd Victim Of Cecil County Crash 30-Year-Old Woman ID'd As 2nd Victim Of Cecil County Crash
30-Year-Old Woman ID'd As 2nd Victim Of Cecil County Crash Police have identified the second victim killed in a Memorial Day Weekend crash in Cecil County. Both Daisy Glyen, 30, of Elkton, and Virginia Thomas, 61, of North East, were killed in the Sunday, May 26 crash on Pulaski Highway, Maryland State Police said. A Toyota Camry was heading west in the left turn lane when it was struck by an eastbound BMW 528 at Wells Camp Road in North East around 9 p.m., State Police said. Thomas, a passenger in the Camry, was airlifted to a local trauma center where she was pronounced dead. Glyen, a passenger in the BMW, also was killed. The driver of the Toy…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Dead, 2 Airlifted In Memorial Day Weekend Cecil County Crash Two Dead, 2 Airlifted In Memorial Day Weekend Cecil County Crash
Two Dead, 2 Airlifted In Memorial Day Weekend Cecil County Crash Two people were killed in a crash Sunday night, May 26 in Cecil County, Maryland State Police said. A Toyota Camry was heading west in the left turn lane when it was struck by an eastbound BMW 528 on Pulaski Highway (Route 40) at Wells Camp Road in North East around 9 p.m., State Police said. A passenger in the Toyota Camry, Virginia Thomas, 61, of North East, was airlifted to a local trauma center where she was pronounced dead. The second person who died was a female passenger of the BMW, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of kin. The driver of the Toyota Camry, a 54-ye…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal
Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins Accused Of Setting Fire The man who set fire to his neighbor's home while they were inside amid an ongoing dispute was arrested on Tuesday and faces attempted murder and other offenses, officials announced. North East native Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins, 27, was taken into custody on May 14 following a monthlong investigation into an intentionally set fire involving his neighbors. Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 16, crews from the North East Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to a home on Bay View Woods Lane to investigate a fire that was reported in the area.  Firefighters were able to quickly …

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by Zak Failla
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Drone Helps Locate Fugitive Linked To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says Drone Helps Locate Fugitive Linked To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Drone Helps Locate Fugitive Linked To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says A drone proved key in helping investigators in Harford County track down a North East man wanted in connection to an early morning burglary and shooting on Wednesday, officials say. Joshua Brewster, 31, was arrested following a brief investigation by members of the sheriff's office after he shot a woman fleeing from a confrontation in a home on Highland Drive, according to authorities. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 5:53 a.m. on April 10 to the 200 block of Highland Drive, where they found a woman who had been shot in her lower body, though sh…

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by Zak Failla
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Former NJ Athlete ID'd As Victim Killed In MD Crash, Girlfriend Airlifted Former NJ Athlete ID'd As Victim Killed In MD Crash, Girlfriend Airlifted
Gage Myers Dies In Crash The 18-year-old man killed in a crash on I-95 in Maryland over the weekend has been identified as a former New Jersey high school athlete. Gage Myers played basketball and baseball for Gloucester City High School, records show. He graduated in 2023. "Gage was a wonderful young man with a kind heart and handsome, infectious smile," the school said, sharing a memorial GoFundMe. The school also said that 2022 graduate Rylee McNee, was the 19-year-old passenger airlifted in the crash. The two had celebrated their second anniversary as a couple last month, according to a social media post. "We…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man, 18, Killed In I-95 Crash In Maryland, 3 Others Airlifted NJ Man, 18, Killed In I-95 Crash In Maryland, 3 Others Airlifted
NJ Man, 18, Killed In I-95 Crash In Maryland, 3 Others Airlifted An 18-year-old man was killed in a crash on I-95 in Maryland over the weekend. Gage Myers was in a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic that rear-ended a 2016 Toyota Highlander, which then rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Rav4 on the northbound side of the roadway in North East (Cecil County) around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, March 23, State Police said. ALSO SEE: Former South Jersey Athlete ID'd As Victim Killed In MD Crash, Girlfriend Airlifted Traffic had been stopped along the highway for a previous crash, police said. Gage Myers, the Chevrolet driver from New Jersey, died at the scene. Police did not say wher…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family
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…

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by Zak Failla
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High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA
High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA A Maryland man has been sentenced after killing a teacher on her way to school and seriously injuring her daughter while he was driving high on marijuana and speeding at over 100 miles per hour from Pennsylvania State Police, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 16. Christopher Pineda-Gasca, 21 of the 200 block of Wheatley Street, North East, MD, was sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison by Lancaster County by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Oct.  27, the district attorney's office detailed.  He had pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated ass…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300 State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300
State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300 Maryland State Police investigators are on the lookout for a Chrysler 300 with damage to the front of the passenger's side with a missing mirror that was involved in a fatal Cecil County hit-and-run. Conowingo resident Christopher Tavis Mayse, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal crash in North East early on Friday morning where the driver fled from the scene, according to authorities. Troopers were called at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 to a stretch of Route 40 near Principio Parkway West in North East, where they found Mayse lying in the road after being struck by a hit-…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Cecil County Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver Police ID Cecil County Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver
Police ID Cecil County Woman Killed In Delaware Dump Truck Crash With MD Driver Two drivers from Maryland were involved in a fatal crash across state lines in Delaware. North East resident Heather Rodriguez, 31, has died following a crash on Monday, May 22 in Newark, with a dump truck loaded with gravel stone on Pulaski Highway, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning, a Peterbilt truck being driven by a 59-year-old Colora man was waiting at a traffic light in the right eastbound lane of the highway, investigators said.  Rodriguez was driving a Hyundai Sonata, failed to slow down for unknown reasons, and drove into the back of the…

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by Zak Failla
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Army Vet, Wife Die Day Before Wedding Anniversary In Triple-Fatal Cecil County Crash Army Vet, Wife Die Day Before Wedding Anniversary In Triple-Fatal Cecil County Crash
Army Vet, Wife Die Day Before Wedding Anniversary In Triple-Fatal Cecil County Crash An Army veteran and his wife were among three people killed in a Cecil County crash this weekend — just one day shy of their wedding — leaving their three children behind, according to authorities and the victims' loved ones. A 2014 Hyundai Genesis was speeding eastbound on Pulaski Highway when it struck the passenger's side of a 2010 Honda Civic turning left onto Old Elk Neck Road in Elkton around 7:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, Maryland State Police said. Jessica and Nick ZeimerAllanah Brady GoFundMe photo The driver of the Hyundai, Cameron Doucette, 20, of North East, along with both oc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into Wooded Area In Maryland: Reports Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into Wooded Area In Maryland: Reports
Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into Wooded Area In Maryland: Reports A motorcyclist suffered traumatic injuries after crashing into a wooded area in Cecil County, officials announced. First responders responded to a stretch of Mechanics Valley Road in North East near the intersection of Deans Lane at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office. The rider lost control and crashed - possibly due to a deer in the roadway - before ending up in a nearby wooded area, they said. Investigators did not release the motorcyclist's name or age. Following the crash, Mechanicsville Valley Road was closed between Bouchell…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Catch Of The Day: Maryland Angler Breaks 44 Year Common Carp Record Catch Of The Day: Maryland Angler Breaks 44 Year Common Carp Record
Catch Of The Day: Maryland Angler Breaks 44 Year Common Carp Record A Baltimore County angler almost needed a bigger boat after reeling in a record-setting common carp that surpassed a feat that has been held for decades. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirmed that Essex resident Logan Kuhrmann is now the new state record holder for common carp catches in the state’s Chesapeake Division. The 24-year-old angler hauled in the 49-pound carp on Saturday, June 4 while fishing in the Susquehanna Flats area of the Chesapeake Bay. The record was confirmed on Tuesday, June 7. Officials said that at the time he caught the carp, Kuhrmann was usi…

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by Zak Failla