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12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police 12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police
12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police A suspicious death investigation in Cecil County is ongoing a day after a 12-year-old girl found her two siblings unresponsive in their Maryland home, state police say. Skylar Alice Marie Jones, 14, and Gaige Marshall Dehaven, 10, were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after their sister found them on Tuesday, Jan. 16. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met by two children in cardiac arrest. The 911 call came from their 12-year-old sister. …

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by Zak Failla
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Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say An investigation has been launched after two children were found dead inside a Northern Maryland home by their sister, state police say. In Cecil County, a 10-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after being found unresponsive in their home, according to officials. The cause and manner of their deaths is pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met …

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by Zak Failla
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Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland
Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland A 10-year-old girl was killed and an Elkton family was left homeless in a Christmas morning fire, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m. at 317 Willow Dr., bringing the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding departments to the scene, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said. Christmas Day Fire Claims the Life of Child in Elkton CECIL COUNTY, MD (December 25, 2023) - The Office of the State... Posted by Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, December 25, 2023 Firefighters found the family standing outside their home, saying a young girl was st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…

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by Zak Failla
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Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss' Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss'
Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss' An investigation has been launched after firefighters spent hours battling a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed a business in Maryland. Crews were called to Tiffin Mats on Blue Ball Road at around 1 a.m. on Monday morning after being alerted to the fire, which required more than 100 firefighters from Cecil and Harford counties, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware, approximately two hours to control, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. DSFMs remain on the scene from last night's devastating fire in Elkton. Tiffin Mats, located in the Triumph Industrial Park, is considered a total loss.…

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by Zak Failla
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Longtime Vacant Home Torched Intentionally In Maryland: Fire Marshal Longtime Vacant Home Torched Intentionally In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Longtime Vacant Home Torched Intentionally In Maryland: Fire Marshal A firebug burned a vacant home to the ground in what is being investigated as an incendiary blaze in Cecil County, officials say. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews from the Singerly Fire Company in Elkton were called to Red Hill Road, where a passerby reported that a home known to be vacant for years had been set ablaze. It didn't take long for firefighters to get the flames under control, but the damage was done, and the home is considered a total loss, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Investigators, using a K9, said that it was determined that the fire was intentiona…

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by Zak Failla
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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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Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say
Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say Several people were assaulted and at least one stabbed after home invader broke into a Cecil County home, state police say. Troopers were called to a home in the unit block of Old School House Road in Port Deposit at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, where there was a report of a disturbance of a man armed with a knife. Police say that during the altercation, Lance Larson, 38, who has no known address, suffered an apparent stab wound after seemingly breaking into the home. Larson was taken by paramedics to ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment, though the …

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by Zak Failla
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Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…

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by Zak Failla
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Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland
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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by Zak Failla
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First Heat-Related Death Of Summer Reported In Maryland First Heat-Related Death Of Summer Reported In Maryland
First Heat-Related Death Of Summer Reported In Maryland A 52-year-old Cecil County man has become the first heat-related death this year in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health issued an alert on Thursday, July 13 advising of the man's death, though few details were released. Each year, health officials monitor temperature conditions and incidents of heat-related illness and death between May and September, officials said. "Marylanders should never leave children or pets in a car for any time during hot weather, even with the windows cracked, and are encouraged to check on elderly neighbors or relatives to ensure they have a cool place t…

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by Zak Failla
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Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River
Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River The US Coast Guard needed the help of a Maryland State Police helicopter on Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man who found himself stranded on the Elk River in Cecil County. Police say that its Aviation Command Unit was called in to hoist a man to safety after his boat became stuck and inaccessible in a marshy area near Crystal Beach in Earleville. The incident was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. According to investigators, two personal watercraft entered a shallow creek near Elk River and got stuck. A tow boat was able to take one rider to safety, but neither the Coa…

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by Zak Failla