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7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop 7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop A Harford County mother and her two children narrowly escaped an apartment fire early Friday morning, thanks to the quick actions of her 7-year-old son, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Feb. 14 in a two-story building on Conowingo Road in Bel Air, with Olivia’s Shop on the first floor and an apartment above it, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire originated in a bedroom and was sparked when a space heater came into contact with combustibles. The apartment’s occupant was asleep when her 7-year-old son woke her u…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Heroic Local Intervenes To Save Boy From Abduction Attempt Near Maryland Bus Stop: Sheriff Heroic Local Intervenes To Save Boy From Abduction Attempt Near Maryland Bus Stop: Sheriff
Heroic Local Intervenes To Save Boy From Abduction Attempt Near Maryland Bus Stop: Sheriff A concerned local is being hailed as a hero after saving an 8-year-old boy who was taken by a woman while waiting for his school bus in Charles County on Thursday morning, according to the sheriff's office. The J.C. Parks Elementary School student was near his bus stop in Bryans Road shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 19 when he was approached by local resident Krystal Ninette Clay, who asked him to get in her Chevy in the area of Hard Bargain Circle and Montrose Road. The boy initially declined but ultimately complied, investigators said. Clay then drove a short distance before stopping …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Maryland (VIDEO) Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Maryland (VIDEO)
Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Maryland (Video) Several people were rescued after a fire broke out inside a Montgomery County apartment building on Thursday morning. First responders were called at around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 31 to the 3500 block of Pear Tree Court in Silver Spring, where there was a reported fire in the third floor of a four-story building. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial from the scene of a two alarm fire in the 3500blk of Peartree Court. @mcfrsPIO @DavidPazos15 @TheMoCoShow @ModeratelyMoco @CordellTraffic @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcpnews @mcfrs @Djp1Me @DCNewsLive @alanhenney @DCNewsNow #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire… pic.twitt…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO) First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO)
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (Video) A Maryland State Police helicopter proved critical in rescuing a group of kayakers who became stranded in rough waters in the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, Maryland State Police Aviation Command based out of Frederick came to the aid of four kayakers with an assist on the ground from Montgomery County swift water rescue personnel, officials say. According to officials, first responders required the aerial rescue due to the inability to get rescue boats to the area of swift-moving water, where the kayakers were stranded after their vessel went do…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff A woman in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend had to be rescued by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office following a standoff over the weekend in Waldorf, authorities say. On Sunday, officers were called to check on the welfare of a woman after being contacted by her family, who reported she was in an abusive relationship with Howard Theodore Coleman, Jr., 42, and had not been heard from in days. Officers responded to a home in the 9300 block of Brechin Place in Waldorf, where they unsuccessfully attempted to contact the woman, and a warrant to search the property was issued. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By Early Morning Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By Early Morning Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire
Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By Early Morning Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire Residents in a Montgomery County apartment building had to be evacuated early on Thursday morning, and more than a dozen are displaced following a two-alarm Silver Spring fire. A unit under renovation is to blame for the accidental electrical fire that sparked from a malfunctioning fan motor that left six apartments condemned and 15 without a home, according to Montgomery County officials.  The scene of the Thursday morning fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Shortly before 6 a.m. on Aug. 8, first responders were called to the Lockwood Apartments on Lockwood Drive, where a resident reporte…

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by Zak Failla
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Resident Rescued From Montgomery County House Fire Critically Injured, Officials Say Resident Rescued From Montgomery County House Fire Critically Injured, Officials Say
Resident Rescued From Montgomery County House Fire Critically Injured, Officials Say One person had to be rescued from a burning home on Friday morning in Montgomery County when a fire broke out inside a bedroom, officials say. First responders were called at around 10:15 a.m. on July 19 to the 11400 block of Neelsville Church Road near Shakespeare Boulevard in Germantown, where there was a reported house fire with a person trapped inside. Part 2 of 2 - Aerial video at 11400 Neelsville Church Rd. near Shakespeare Boulevard, Germantown, housefire, report of person trapped. @mcfrsPIO @TheMoCoShow @ModeratelyMoco @CordellTraffic @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcfrs @DCNewsLi…

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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland State Police Airlift Injured Cargo Ship Worker From Chesapeake Bay To Trauma Center Maryland State Police Airlift Injured Cargo Ship Worker From Chesapeake Bay To Trauma Center
Maryland State Police Airlift Injured Cargo Ship Worker From Chesapeake Bay To Trauma Center The US Coast Guard needed an assist from Maryland State Police troopers after a man suffered an injury and had to be rescued from a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay.  Investigators say that the Abtenauer Bulk Carrier Cargo Ship was in the area of Stevensville when a worker fell more than 10 feet from a ladder and needed to be rushed to an area hospital. The incident was reported at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Monday, July 17. A Maryland State Police helicopter out of Middle River was called to the ship to hoist the worker approximately 120 feet from the deck of the boat to safety. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Injured Mountain Biker Hoisted 100 Feet By Maryland State Police Helicopter To Area Hospital Injured Mountain Biker Hoisted 100 Feet By Maryland State Police Helicopter To Area Hospital
Injured Mountain Biker Hoisted 100 Feet By Maryland State Police Helicopter To Area Hospital An injured mountain biker who found himself in in a precarious position on a remote trail in a Maryland state park had to be rescued by a state police helicopter on Wednesday afternoon, officials say. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, a Maryland State Police Aviation Command helicopter crew were called to New Germany State Park, where there was a report of an injured biker on a remote trail who was stranded for hours. According to police, the 56-year-old man was injured while cycling through the 14-mile Meadow Mountain Trail, which stretches through New Germany State Park and…

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by Zak Failla
News
Police ID Pilot Who Crash Landed Into Maryland Creek On Monday Morning Police ID Pilot Who Crash Landed Into Maryland Creek On Monday Morning
Police ID Pilot Who Crash Landed Into Maryland Creek On Monday Morning A 71-year-old Frederick County man is being treated for injuries he sustained when his single-engine plane crashed landed in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police say. Frederick resident Steve Couchman was hospitalized at the Anne Arundel Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 26, after his Piper Cherokee single-engine plane went down, according to investigators. Original story - Pilot Makes Splash Landing Into Beards Creek, Aided By Kayakers Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning, Maryland State Police from the Glen Burnie and Annapolis barracks were dispatched to a reported plane …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Cops In Maryland Save 'Flash' After It Was Zapped By Power Line Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Cops In Maryland Save 'Flash' After It Was Zapped By Power Line
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Cops In Maryland Save 'Flash' After It Was Zapped By Power Line A bird had a close encounter with a jolt of electricity in Maryland, but unlike Barry Allen or Jay Garrick in the comics, this “Flash” didn’t gain any cool superpowers. While conducting a speed enforcement detail in Aberdeen this week, an officer was caught off guard when there was a bright flash of light nearby - which turned out to be a bird having a close encounter with a live power line. Officer James Haddix rushed over to investigate the strange scene, where he found a Common Starling that struck the power lines and spiraled down to the ground in some pain before appearing to be comp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Child Injured After Jumping Off 50 Foot Cliff Into Shallow Water In Baltimore County Child Injured After Jumping Off 50 Foot Cliff Into Shallow Water In Baltimore County
Child Injured After Jumping Off 50 Foot Cliff Into Shallow Water In Baltimore County A child is recovering after jumping off of a 50-foot cliff in Baltimore County, authorities say. Fire and rescue units were called to the area of 18100 Prettyboy Dam Road to rescue an injured patient who had jumped into shallow water the evening of Sunday, Aug. 21, according to Baltimore County fire officials. The child had reportedly jumped off of a 50-foot cliff, they said. Units from both Baltimore and Carroll Counties assisted in the rescue. No additional information was immediately released. 

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Dog Trapped, 10 Displaced After Vacant DC Home Catches Fire: Reports Dog Trapped, 10 Displaced After Vacant DC Home Catches Fire: Reports
Dog Trapped, 10 Displaced After Vacant DC Home Catches Fire: Reports A two alarm fire in a vacant D.C. home displaced 10 people and left a dog trapped, WTOP reported. On August 1 at around 9:30 p.m., fire officials responded to the 2200 block of Douglas Street to find a heavy fire engulfing a vacant three-story home, according to initial reports.  Firefighters rescued a caged dog in the back of the house and 10 residents nearby were displaced to ensure their safety from a potential collapse of the burning house, WTOP said. About 100 crew members tended to the fire to ensure it did not spread and no injuries were reported, WTOP said. Click here for the …

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital
Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital Several people were rescued after becoming trapped in a trench in Montgomery County, officials say. Rescue personnel were called to the 9600 block of Viers Drive shortly before 2 p.m., Thursday, July 21 to assist in the removal of three people from the trench, including one that was trapped, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. One worker was able to self rescue, while another was assisted by officials. The remaining worker became buried up to the waist in the trench that was reportedly between six and eight feet deep, three feet wide, and 10 feet long. https://t.co/fFLeKQ8K…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius
Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius A 23-year-old tourist from Maryland who fell into Mount Vesuvius in Italy when he dropped his phone taking a selfie was rescued, NBC News reports. Philip Carroll had hiked 4,000 feet up a trail that was closed to tourists with two family members on Saturday, July 9, the outlet said citing Paolo Cappelli, President of the Presidio Permanente Vesuvio. Carroll, of Baltimore, stopped to take a photo at the top of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and apparently dropped his phone — then fell several meters in while trying to recover it, Cappelli said. The man somehow stoppe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Anne Arundel Sergeant Saves Distressed Swimmer Anne Arundel Sergeant Saves Distressed Swimmer
Anne Arundel Sergeant Saves Distressed Swimmer The Anne Arundel County Police Department is celebrating the selfless act of a quick-thinking sergeant who leaped into action to save a swimmer who found himself in a perilous position in the middle of a lake. Police Sgt. Will Morningstar was instrumental in saving the life of a 30-year-old man who swam into the middle of Lake Waterford Park and began cramping up while attempting to use retrieve an RC boat from the water. Officers from the department responded to Lake Waterford Park at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, where there were reports of a swimmer in distress struggling to k…

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by Zak Failla