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Police & Fire
'Close Before You Doze:' Shut Door Credited For Containing Garage Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Sometimes the little things go a long way. Quick action by firefighters and a closed interior garage door prevented a devastating fire from spreading through a single-family home on Harrington Drive in Rising Sun on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The blaze broke out around 4 p.m. in the garage of the home, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, when a neighbor spotted smoke and called 911. Firebox 800: The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun is currently cleaning up from this first due garage fire on... Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Inc. on&nbs…
Police & Fire
Investigation Into Child Porn Distribution Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars: State Police
A 27-year-old Cecil County is behind bars following an investigation into the distribution of child pornography online, according to Maryland State Police. Jonathon Schultheis was arrested on Tuesday morning when the agency developed evidence that the Rising Sun resident was allegedly distributing child porn. In March, the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force initiated an investigation into the distribution of child pornography online, which led them to Schultheis, who was arrested by state and federal authorities on July 23 after being identified as a…
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia
The National Weather Service has released snowfall totals for the DMV in this week's storm. In Maryland, Sabillasville which appears to have gotten the most amount of snow: 8.5 inches on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the NWS said. In Virginia, Gavel Springs in Frederick County got about 4.5 inches. Here's the breakdown by county: BALTIMORE Lineboro: 3.5 inches Bentley Springs: 3 Owings Mills: 1 Pikesville: 0.4 CARROLL Millers: 4.7 Manchester: 4.3 Taneytown: 4 Westminster: 2 Uniontown: 1.1 CECIL Elkton: 3.0 Rising Sun: 1 Port Deposit 1 FREDERICK Sabilla…
Obituaries
Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (
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A Maryland police department is mourning the loss of a longtime brother in blue. Daniel Stickney Jr., who spent the last 15 years working for the Rising Sun Police Department in Maryland, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to a GoFundMe campaign for his family and his obituary. He was 49 years old. The Ridley Park, PA father, who spent 25 years working in law enforcement, was remembered by the Rising Sun PD as being "witty and kind." The Town of Rising Sun & the Rising Sun Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death of Police Cpl....…
Weather
Tornado Touches Down In MD During Weekend Storm, NWS Confirms
The National Weather Service has confirmed that the wicked weather over the weekend produced a small tornado that was reported in northern Maryland. An “EF1” tornado with winds peaking around 90 mph touched down in Cecil County just east of Rising Sun between 6:35 p.m. and 6:41 p.m. on Saturday, April 1 after forming as a result of a cluster of thunderstorms that rolled through the region. A storm survey conducted in northern Cecil County, MD today confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down last evening, affecting areas near the village of Calvert. For more info: https://t.co/VUXwc5kTg2 p…
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School Bus Driver Charged With DUI For Cecil County Crash Into Ditch
Authorities say that a Cecil County school bus driver has been charged with alleged impaired driving after crashing in Charlestown. Late in the afternoon on Thursday, Dec. 22, officials say that Rising Sun resident Susan Janet Small, 60, crashed an empty bus into a ditch near the intersection of Cecil Street and Market Street in Charlestown, according to investigators. It is alleged, that Small, who reportedly had the smell of alcohol on her and failed sobriety tests, was intoxicated at the time of the crash. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though she was heading to C…
Police & Fire
One Killed, Another Injured In Wrong-Way Route 1 Crash
One driver was killed and another was hurt following a Tuesday, July 19 wrong-way crash on the Route 1 bypass in East Nottingham Township, authorities confirmed. A 33-year-old Pennsylvania driver was traveling in the northbound lanes between SR472 and SR272 when a 25-year-old wrong-way driver from Maryland struck her vehicle head-on around 5:40 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The Nottingham woman was pronounced dead at the scene while the Rising Sun man was taken to Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment, troopers said. Both victims have yet to be identifie…
Police & Fire
Accidental Shed Fire Causes Thousands Of Dollars In Damage For Maryland Homeowner
An accidental shed fire in Maryland caused thousands of dollars worth of damage for a Cecil County homeowner, according to the state fire marshal. A structure fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 in the unit block of Colonial Way in Rising Sun, when smoke was found coming from the inside of a shed in the yard of an area home. Six firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun responded to the property, and were able to extinguish the fire within minutes, though the shed sustained extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of the structure. In tota…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials
A serial burner is facing charges in Maryland after being busted for allegedly setting a Mustang on fire that belonged to his estranged wife, authorities announced. In Cecil County, Aaron William Repsher, 35, was arrested following an investigation into a car fire that was reported inside a Rising Sun garage that was intentionally set on Sunday, June 26. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Deputy State Fire Marshals responded to a Wilson Road home after the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun extinguished a fire within a detached, two-car garage, officials said. Firefighters told inves…
Police & Fire
Basement Fire Causes $200K In Damages To Maryland Home
Three firefighters in Maryland suffered injuries battling a fire that caused extensive damage to a Cecil County home. A passerby alerted first responders to a fire that broke out in the basement of a single-family in the 600 block of Rising Sun Road in Rising Sun at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20. While battling the blaze, two firefighters suffered injuries and were transported to local hospitals, while a third was evaluated and refused transport by paramedics, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In total, 50 firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire, which c…
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