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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Setting Own Van On Fire After Driving On Railroad Tracks In Maryland: Officials
A firebug who set his own van on fire with furniture inside near railroad tracks in Maryland is now facing criminal charges. Hagerstown resident Merridth Richard Boyd was charged with arson following an investigation into a strange scene that played out in Washington County earlier this week, the State Fire Marshal announced on Saturday afternoon. On Monday, Sept. 18, the Washington County Sheriff's Office was tipped off about a vehicle that was driving on the tracks behind a home in the 14600 block of Daley Road in Hagerstown. The fire was reported behind 14635 Daley Road in Washingto…
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Firebug Arrested For Costly Arson Spree In Maryland: Officials
Police have identified and arrested a 23-year-old man who was taken into custody in connection to a string of fires that were set in Montgomery County last weekend. Officials say that Gaithersburg resident Fernando J.Herrera-Rivera is facing six counts of arson for setting several fires in his hometown on Sunday, Sept. 17. The long night for first responders began around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, when crews were called to the Holbrook Center in Gaithersburg following a report of two-alarm fires, prompting a heavy presence from the fire department. Update - Holbrook Center, 400blk S …
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Series Of 'Suspicious Fires' Under Investigation In Maryland (
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A series of suspicious fires are under investigation and an arsonist is reportedly in custody as officials in Montgomery County continue to investigate, officials say. The long night began around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, when first responders were called to the Holbrook Center in Gaithersburg following a report of two-alarm fires, prompting a heavy presence from the fire department. Update - Holbrook Center, 400blk S Frederick Av; @mcfrs Fire Explosive Investigators indicate the several fires (at 3 separate fires) are suspicious in nature, damage is significant (included 2 differen…
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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…
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Teen Firebug Accused Of Setting Three-Alarm Auto Parts Store Fire In Baltimore County: Police
One person is in custody following a three-alarm fire that tore through the Advance Auto Parts store in Baltimore County. Elijah Morgan, 19, has been charged with first-degree arson after allegedly setting the fire that destroyed the business overnight on Tuesday, July 18. Advance Auto Parts in Baltimore County.Baltimore County Fire Department Flames ripped through the building shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of Reistertown Road in Reistertown, with a mayday called after a firefighter was injured battling the blaze. Crews worked through the night to get the fire under contr…
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Auto Parts Store In Baltimore County Torched By Arsonist: Fire Officials
One person is in custody following a three-alarm fire that tore through the Advance Auto Parts store in Baltimore County. Flames ripped through the building shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of Reistertown Road in Reistertown, with a mayday called after a firefighter was injured battling the blaze. 3-alarm Fire, Advanced Auto Parts, 11900 block of Reisterstown Rd, 21136. A mayday was called at 9:44 pm; one firefighter has been removed and is being evaluated w non life threatening injuries . Exterior ops only. EA pic.twitter.com/Z6o1LYJZLA — Baltimore County Fire Department (@B…
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Teen Firebug Torched Vehicle In MD Lot: Fire Marshal
More than a week after a Toyota was intentionally set on fire in Washington County, authorities announced that a teenage suspect has been taken into custody. Jaden William Kline, 18, of Hagerstown, is facing charges after admitting to intentionally setting a Toyota Land Cruiser on fire in a seeming act of vandalism, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. It is alleged that shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 25, members of the Hagerstown Police and Fire departments were called to Land Cruiser Heaven on Frederick Street in Hagerstown, where there was a reported vehicle fire that was threaten…
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Former Police Chief In Maryland Gets Eight Life Sentences For Targeted Revenge Arson Attacks
A judge in Maryland turned up the heat on a former police chief who was convicted of intentionally setting multiple fires as a means of revenge during a near decade-long crime spree. Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford, of Ellicott City, 71, will likely spend the rest of his days with some of the people he helped lock up after being sentenced to eight life sentences, plus 75 years in prison, for a serial arson case, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, June 27. The State's Attorney's Office noted that "Crawfords actual executable prison sentence is two ye…
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'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…
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Kidnapper Who Killed, Burned Victim In MD Over Reported Stolen Cell Phone Dispute Convicted
Years after the grisly murder of a mother who was found dead nude inside a burning, vacant home in Maryland, a second suspect will face justice for her role in the fatal 2018 kidnapping, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Bobie Barncord, 33, of Glen Burnie was found guilty of all counts for the murder of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones in August 2018, who was kidnapped and left for dead inside a burning building. On Aug. 21, 2018, prosecutors say that members of the Baltimore Police Department were alerted that Jones had been taken at knifepoint by a man known only as “Philly” …
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Arsonist Admits To Torching Temple Hills Apartment
A Temple Hills man has been charged with intentionally setting an apartment fire that caused upwards of a million dollars in damages and left several people without a home, according to officials. Local resident Anthony Cooper, 50, has been charged with arson and reckless endangerment after being identified by witnesses as a suspect who set an incendiary fire late on Thursday night in Temple Hills. The fire was reported at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, when first responders were called to the 3300 block of Huntley Square Drive, and Cooper was immediately identified as a su…
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Arson Suspect Indicted After Anne Arundel Fire At Old Glen Burnie Fast Food Joint
The man who set fire behind an abandoned fast food restaurant in Maryland has been indicted by a grand jury on arson and other charges, officials announced. Pasadena resident Robert Lee Wagner, 39, is facing multiple charges for an incident in February when he allegedly set fire to a commercial shed behind Checkers on Mountain Road. It is alleged that shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, a passerby reported to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department that a miscellaneous debris stacked around the back of the abandoned restaurant had been tampered with. When firefighters arrived, the…
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