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Early Morning Crash Kills One, Injures 16 In Maryland, State Police Say Early Morning Crash Kills One, Injures 16 In Maryland, State Police Say
Early Morning Crash Kills One, Injures 16 In Maryland, State Police Say State Police investigators have identified the driver who was killed in an early morning crash involving a tractor-trailer that left 16 others injured in Maryland. Eliassaint Aussideu, 39, of Salisbury, was pronounced dead at the scene of a chain-reaction crash in Wicomico County when a truck drove into him and the side of a GMC Acadia that was being used to give his disabled Kia a jump start. The crash was reported shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 on Gumboro Road in Gumboro. Aussideu’s Kia Forte became disabled on Saturday morning, and he was getting a jump, when a 2000 Chevr…

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Fugitive Shooter Convicted Of Killing Sheriff's Corporal In MD During Police Pursuit Fugitive Shooter Convicted Of Killing Sheriff's Corporal In MD During Police Pursuit
Fugitive Shooter Convicted Of Killing Sheriff's Corporal In MD During Police Pursuit The 21-year-old man implicated in the fatal shooting of a beloved father and sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has been convicted following a six-day trial. Austin Jacob Allen Davidson, formerly of Delmar, has been convicted of multiple murder and other charges for his role in the death of Wicomico County Sheriff’s Cpl. Glenn Hilliard in Pottsville last summer, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Prosecutors say that on June 12, 2022, officers were advised that Davidson was in the area of the Pottsville Park, and Hilliard was among the deputies to respond to the area to arrest the suspect,…

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'Armed And Dangerous' Attempted Murder Suspect On The Lam: Maryland State Police 'Armed And Dangerous' Attempted Murder Suspect On The Lam: Maryland State Police
'Armed And Dangerous' Attempted Murder Suspect On The Lam: Maryland State Police Seen him? Maryland State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a shooting suspect who is wanted for attempted murder. Timothy Lee Whaley, Jr., 45, of Salisbury, was allegedly the shooter implicated in a drive-by shooting that was reported earlier this month in Wicomico County. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, Maryland State Police troopers from the Salisbury Barrack were called to the 500 block of Swan Road to investigate a reported shooting. According to investigators, Whaley was a passenger in black Volkswagen driven by Sali…

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State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland
State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as they continue to investigate after a veteran trooper suffered multiple injuries when he was shot several times during a traffic stop earlier this week. On Friday, March 10, state police investigators identified Sgt. Brooks Phillips, an 18½-year veteran of the agency assigned to the Easton Barrack, as the victim who was shot by 23-year-old Trappe resident Keiford Lee Copper III in during what should have been a routine traffic stop. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, March 6 in Wicomico County. Police say th…

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Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials
Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials A veteran Maryland State Police trooper remains hospitalized on Tuesday morning after being shot by a suspect during a traffic stop who subsequently killed himself, authorities say. Keiford Lee Copper, III, 23, of Trappe, has been identified by state police investigators as the driver of a Toyota Prius who fired multiple shots at a trooper attempting to conduct a traffic stop shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, March 6, in Wicomico County. Police say that a trooper from the Easton Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Prius in the eastbound lanes of Route 50 near the Vienna Scale H…

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11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal 11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal
11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a dozen pets needlessly died over the weekend when a blaze broke out in a Maryland home that previously had been provided with smoke alarms that were never installed, according to the state’s fire marshal. Shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, fire crews from multiple agencies in Wicomico County were called to Giles Lane in Quantico, where there was a reported fire that sparked in the living room of an area home. It took a team of nearly three dozen firefighters from multiple agencies approximately 50 minutes to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $100,0…

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Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Maryland Firehouse Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Maryland Firehouse
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Maryland Firehouse One person was found dead in the burning wreckage of a pick-up truck that went up in flames just outside of a Maryland firehouse. Maryland State Fire Marshals and state police officials were called to investigate a fatal motor vehicle crash at approximately 12 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in Wicomico County, authorities announced. The investigation determined that a 2001 Dodge pickup truck left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck metal bollards near the West Side Fire Station on Nanticoke Road in Bivalve. According to the fire marshal, the truck came to a rest feet from the fire station…

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Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation
Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation A wanted carjacker and kidnapper with a checkered criminal history in Maryland has been apprehended in Georgia following an extensive investigation, officials announced.  Wicomico County resident Ian Thomas Schweiger, of Hebron, was arrested in Pooler, Georgia, this week, following a multi-state investigation that spread down the East Coast following an incident in Bel Air. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, members of the Bel Air Police Department responded to an armed carjacking at the MacPhail Crossing Shopping Center on West MacPhail Road, kicking off the search that ultimately led them to Schwe…

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Murderer At Large After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Altercation: Maryland State Police Murderer At Large After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Altercation: Maryland State Police
Murderer At Large After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Altercation: Maryland State Police Authorities say that a murder suspect is at large following the death of a Maryland man early on Sunday morning in Wicomico County. Maryland State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down Fruitland resident Riley Lee Collick, 44, who is wanted in connection to the murder of a man on Sunday, Dec. 4. .@mdsp are searching for the man wanted for the murder of a man Sun. in Salisbury. The suspect, Riley Lee Collick has an arrest warrant for murder issued for him in the death of Alejandro Exantus. Call 410-548-1776 or 410-749-3101 if you have info. MORE: http…

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Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say
Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say One Maryland family will be thankful for their brave 11-year-old son this Thanksgiving after he risked it all to save his baby sister from a burning apartment, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. In Wicomico County, shortly after 6 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a stretch of Jersey Road in Salisbury, where there was a reported blaze that broke out in one of the apartment units, setting off smoke alarms that allowed the occupants to escape. Two of eight units at the complex were rendered uninhabitable following the fire, but true tragedy was averted thanks to the quick-thin…

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Maryland Fire Marshal Investigating Incendiary Blaze Set At House Of Worship, Officials Say Maryland Fire Marshal Investigating Incendiary Blaze Set At House Of Worship, Officials Say
Maryland Fire Marshal Investigating Incendiary Blaze Set At House Of Worship, Officials Say Authorities say that a suspect is at large after allegedly setting an intentional fire at a house of worship in Maryland. An alert has been issued by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal following an incident that was reported at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 in Wicomico County at the Congregation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Parker Road in Salisbury. The fire was discovered by members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses staff, though it burned itself out before first responders were required to answer at the scene. Officials say that the preliminary cause of the fire determ…

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102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire 102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire
102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire Neighbors and passing motorists were able to assist an elderly man out of a burning home when a fire broke outside of a Maryland home, according to officials. First responders from the Pottsville Volunteer Fire Department in Wicomico County were called to Old Ocean City Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, where there was a reported fire outside a one-story single-family home. Officials say that the fire sparked as a result of a pellet stove chimney that was too close to combustible furniture on the porch, causing approximately $80,000 in damage. During the fire, a 102-year…

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