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Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says A group of Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 7-year-old child who was body slammed by his mother onto asphalt outside an urgent care facility in Charles County, officials say. On Monday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to a Waldorf facility after receiving emergency calls about a woman in the parking lot who had picked up a child over her head and slammed him down, leaving him injured. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, witnesses in the area were able to separate the child from his mother and got him into a car to keep him safe…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said. A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames. Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD
Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD Not all heroes wear capes. While enjoying his day off, a volunteer firefighter in Harford County leapt into action when a Bel Air home caught fire while the homeowners were away on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, a neighbor spotted smoke coming from a home on Prospect Mill Road, prompting an immediate response from the passerby and other witnesses, including a member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. At the time the fire broke out, the owners of the home were out of state. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the Good Samaritans used a garden ho…

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by Zak Failla