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Illegal Fireworks, Gun Seized During Traffic Stop In Baltimore, Police Say Illegal Fireworks, Gun Seized During Traffic Stop In Baltimore, Police Say
Illegal Fireworks, Gun Seized During Traffic Stop In Baltimore, Police Say Illegal fireworks and a loaded handgun were recovered in Baltimore during a traffic stop when officers were tipped off by expired Virginia temporary tags. Two were cited and face charges following an incident that played out late in the afternoon on Tuesday. According to the Baltimore Police Department, shortly before 7 p.m. on July 2, officers on patrol conducted a traffic stop in the 4400 block of Belair Road when they spotted the expired tags. During the subsequent stop, a police K9 alerted officers to the possibility of a firearm inside, and while searching the vehicle, officers recove…

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by Zak Failla
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4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police 4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police
4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police Four children were among the eight people shot at when their neighbor became irate over their fireworks, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Dalea Joann Carbaugh, 45, of Greencastle, heard the fireworks on Independence Day and came out of the rear door of her home on Hager Road, Peters Township to yell at her neighbors to stop set them off around 8:45 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  Carbaugh proceeded to exchange words with two of the men sitting in her neighbor's backyard before going back inside for her handg…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Discarded Fireworks Spark $1.25M Fourth Of July Fire, Displaces MD Family (PHOTOS) Discarded Fireworks Spark $1.25M Fourth Of July Fire, Displaces MD Family (PHOTOS)
Discarded Fireworks Spark $1.25M Fourth Of July Fire, Displaces MD Family (Photos) Exploding propane tanks sparked by improperly discarded fireworks led to a massive fire that left a Montgomery County family displaced. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on July 4, fire officials say that a Rosecroft Road family heard loud explosions outside their Rockville home and while investigating, found a fire that had broken out near several camping-style propane tanks. The fire was reported on Rosecroft Road in RockvilleTwitter/@mcfrsPIO The family - three adults, a child, and dog - were able to safely escape the home, though the fire rapidly spread, causing extensive damage that topp…

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by Zak Failla
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Fireworks Explosion Leaves Two With Traumatic Injuries In Montgomery County Fireworks Explosion Leaves Two With Traumatic Injuries In Montgomery County
Fireworks Explosion Leaves Two With Traumatic Injuries In Montgomery County The Fourth of July came early for a family in Montgomery County when fireworks caused a costly mishap that left at least two people with traumatic injuries. On Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to the Seneca Estates neighborhood, where there was a reported explosion in the 14200 block of Cervantes Avenue near Seneca Road. Upon arrival, they found a blown out garage and cars in a driveway that suffered extensive damage from the blast.  Officials say that the explosion was the result of a resident misusing or modifying fireworks, leading to t…

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by Zak Failla
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Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff
Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff A Maryland man did his best Terminator impression to avoid being arrested after allegedly shooting illegal fireworks at people and homes in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Police had to go through extreme measures to apprehend Emmitsburg resident Aaron Dove, 43, who is facing a slew of charges following an early morning spree of mayhem, officials said. At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office responded to separate incidents in the 15600 and 15800 blocks of Old Frederick Road where there was a reported hit-and-run and…

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by Zak Failla
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Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze
Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze A late-night fireworks show in Maryland led to multiple Dorchester County homes getting damaged when one went awry and set an outdoor trash pile ablaze, according to the state fire marshal. A team of nearly two dozen firefighters from the Rescue Fire Company in Cambridge responded to a Hubbard Street home shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a reported trash fire that broke out. It took first responders approximately a half-hour to control the fire, which caused an estimated $10,000 to the structure. The initial investigation determined that it was accidental in nat…

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by Zak Failla
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BOOM: Maryland Summer School Student Sets Off Fireworks In Building BOOM: Maryland Summer School Student Sets Off Fireworks In Building
Boom: Maryland Summer School Student Sets Off Fireworks In Building Summer school was off with a bang in Maryland, literally. One student put on a belated Fourth of July show, setting off fireworks in the main lobby of an area high school, according to school officials. The Charles County Board of Education said that a student at Westlake High School attending the summer school program allegedly lit fireworks in the main lobby of the building early on Wednesday, July 6. As a precaution, officials said that students and staff were temporarily evacuated from the high school, though fire response was not required inside the building. No injuries were repor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Possible Fourth Of July Fireworks Shed Fire Under Investigation In Harford County Possible Fourth Of July Fireworks Shed Fire Under Investigation In Harford County
Possible Fourth Of July Fireworks Shed Fire Under Investigation In Harford County Fireworks may have caused a shed outside a Maryland home to go up in flames during the holiday weekend, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Harford County, first responders were dispatched to a home on Maple Wreath Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 4, where there was a reported shed fire on the property. Upon arrival, members of the Abingdon Fire Company found the shed fully engulfed in flames, though they were quickly able to knock down the flames within 10 minutes, officials said. The shed and its contents are “a complete loss,” according to the fire mar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Police have identified the bicyclist and fireworks stand worker struck and killed by a pickup truck driver suffering a medical episode July 4th weekend in Washington DC. The Chevrolet Silverado driver had lost consciousness when he struck the westbound bicyclist — identified as 70 year-old Michael Hawkins Randall — on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Metro police said. The Silverado then continued across the westbound and eastbound lanes and struck 64 year-old Charles Jackson, who was working in a fireworks stand. The vehicle came to rest on the eas…

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by Cecilia Levine