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Pool Remains Closed Days After Swimmer's Death In Charles County (DEVELOPING) Pool Remains Closed Days After Swimmer's Death In Charles County (DEVELOPING)
Pool Remains Closed Days After Swimmer's Death In Charles County (Developing) All indoor and outdoor pools were closed on Tuesday afternoon in Charles County as a death investigation continues following a fatal incident last week. On Thursday, July 13, a person was found unresponsive in the Thomas Stone pool, and despite lifeguards administering CPR to the patron, who was rushed to an area hospital and later pronounced dead, according to officials. The cause of death remains under investigation, and few details have been released by the Charles County Parks and Recreation officials who announced the pools remains closed days later. All indoor and outdoor pools w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Death Of Maryland Man Found In Homemade Lab With Chemicals Under Investigation By State Police Death Of Maryland Man Found In Homemade Lab With Chemicals Under Investigation By State Police
Death Of Maryland Man Found In Homemade Lab With Chemicals Under Investigation By State Police The death of a man found dead in Washington County by Maryland State Police troopers surrounded by “an excessive amount of unknown chemicals” in a homemade laboratory is under investigation. Bradley Ray Roberts, 60, was pronounced dead in his Foxville Road home in Smithsburg on Thursday, Nov. 3 after state police investigators were contacted by his family who had not spoken to him in several days. According to police, at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, troopers from the Hagerstown Barrack responded to Roberts’ home in Smithsburg to conduct a welfare check. Family members from …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
PA Man Posted Chilling Message On Facebook Days Before Fisherman Found His Body PA Man Posted Chilling Message On Facebook Days Before Fisherman Found His Body
PA Man Posted Chilling Message On Facebook Days Before Fisherman Found His Body "Tomorrow is not promised, so you have to live life and do the things that you want to do." On Sept. 27, that's what Anthony Counterman posted on his Facebook page. Four days earlier he wrote: "You have to make a change in life at some point of time." On Friday, Oct. 7, Counterman was found dead. A fisherman discovered the 26-year-old former Stroudsburg man's body in the water of Pocono Creek near Tanite Road in Stroud Township around 9:15 a.m., Stroud Area Regional police said. His body was recovered about three hours later. An autopsy will be conducted, but…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Maryland Kitchen Fire Claims Life Of 82-Year-Old-Woman Maryland Kitchen Fire Claims Life Of 82-Year-Old-Woman
Maryland Kitchen Fire Claims Life Of 82-Year-Old-Woman A joint investigation has been launched in Maryland after a woman was killed in a Hanover County fire. An 82-year-old woman died after a kitchen fire broke out in Bel Air at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the 700 block of Linwood Avenue, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Upon arrival at the home, fire crews were met by the homeowner, who advised that his wife was still inside the house, officials said. Firefighters were able to make their way inside the residence and located the woman's body on the first floor. According to the fire marshal, it t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Reportedly Found Near Sligo Creek Shuts Down Roadways Body Reportedly Found Near Sligo Creek Shuts Down Roadways
Body Reportedly Found Near Sligo Creek Shuts Down Roadways A portion of Sligo Creek Parkway has been closed off after a body was reportedly found near the creek, according to multiple reports. Sligo Creek Parkway between Schuyler Road and Wayne Avenue was blocked off for the investigation around 3:20 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, confirm Park Police. Sligo Creek Parkway between Schuyler Rd and Wayne Ave is closed for a police investigation. We will advise when the road is back open. Please find an alternate route and expect delays. @WTOPtraffic — Park Police MC (@ParkPolice) September 26, 2022 A body was reportedly spotted by the creek by a drive…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Missing Howard County Man, 26, Found Dead Missing Howard County Man, 26, Found Dead
Missing Howard County Man, 26, Found Dead The search for a missing Howard County man came to a tragic end over the weekend when he was found dead, police said. Troy David Walter, 26, of Sykesville, had last been seen Thursday, Sept. 15, near 15600 block of Old Frederick Road in Woodbine by a coworker around 10:15 a.m., Howard County police said. It was not immediately clear where his body was found. No foul play was suspected.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home
Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home A woman and her husband were both found dead inside their Culpeper home, police reported. Stacey Garrison, 40, and Daniel Garrison, 41, were found by police inside of a home on the 15000 block of Burgandine Avenue around 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Police said the duo had apparent gunshot wounds and law enforcement is not looking for any persons of interest. Daniel had been working as a science teacher at Auburn Middle School, according to InsideNOVA.com. The school, with the help of the greater Fauquier County Public School system…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead In Maryland Pond, Police Say Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead In Maryland Pond, Police Say
Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead In Maryland Pond, Police Say Police in Maryland have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in a Maryland pond, officials said. The Salisbury Police Department in Wicomico County announced on Monday, Sept. 12, that the agency is actively conducting a death investigation after a man was found dead in a pond in the area of Coventry Lane. Officials said that the body was found on Saturday, Sept. 10. The person has preliminarily been identified, according to the department, though his name has not been released by investigators. His body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman's Body Found In Baltimore House Fire Woman's Body Found In Baltimore House Fire
Woman's Body Found In Baltimore House Fire Officials have confirmed the discovery of a woman's body in an early morning fire in Baltimore, authorities say. The body was found shortly after 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6, on the second floor of the home on the 1100 block of N. Monroe Street,  according to Baltimore City Fire officials. Shortly after 7:30a, we responded to a fire in the 1100blk of N. Monroe St. As FFs entered & extinguished the fire, they located an adult woman on the 2nd floor. The cause is under investigation & the cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner’s office. pic.twitter.com/mZ2IY3C1L…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Water Of Maryland Golf Course Under Investigation: Police Body Pulled From Water Of Maryland Golf Course Under Investigation: Police
Body Pulled From Water Of Maryland Golf Course Under Investigation: Police An investigation is underway in Maryland after a dead body was pulled from a Baltimore golf course, police said. Police investigators and members of the Baltimore Fire Department responded to the Carroll Park Golf Course on Washington Boulevard shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, where there was a report of an unresponsive man floating in a body of water in the area. First responders were able to locate the body of the man - whose name was not released - and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office to con…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Found Dead In Fiery Vehicle During Mid-Summer Maryland Blaze Police ID Man Found Dead In Fiery Vehicle During Mid-Summer Maryland Blaze
Police ID Man Found Dead In Fiery Vehicle During Mid-Summer Maryland Blaze Police investigators in Maryland have identified the man who was found dead last month inside a motor vehicle that caught fire, authorities announced. Linzie D. Bonds II, 68, has been identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the occupant of a vehicle that was found fully engulfed in flames in Baltimore County when first responders answered a call for a commercial fire. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, officers from the Baltimore County Police White Marsh precinct were dispatched to a building fire in the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway. Upon arrival, officers sa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dead Man Found In Vehicle Following Rosedale Car Fire Near Railroad Tracks Dead Man Found In Vehicle Following Rosedale Car Fire Near Railroad Tracks
Dead Man Found In Vehicle Following Rosedale Car Fire Near Railroad Tracks A man was found dead in a vehicle that had caught fire just off of a set of railroad tracks in Rosedale, authorities say. Officials arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames after a report of smoke in the 8500 block of Contractors Road, near the CSX Railroad Crossing at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, according to Baltimore County police. Crews extinguished the fire and found the victim in the driver's seat of the vehicle. The investigation of the circumstances surrounding the fire is ongoing. 

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by Annie DeVoe