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Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal
Apartment Arsonist Damaged Sprinkler At YMCA: Maryland Fire Marshal A Maryland man already jailed for arson is facing new charges after investigators say he intentionally damaged a fire sprinkler at the YMCA where he was living, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Donald Lee Martin Jr., of Cumberland, was served a criminal summons at the Allegany County Detention Center, where he remains held without bond, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Tuesday, March 4. The charges stem from an incident on Saturday, Feb. 15, when staff at the Cumberland YMCA reported that Martin deliberately damaged a fire sprinkler in a stairwell.  The vand…

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Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal
Arsonist Sparks Maryland YMCA Blaze With 80 People Inside: Fire Marshal A 63-year-old man is facing serious charges after allegedly setting fires inside a Maryland YMCA while more than 80 people were inside, authorities announced. Donald Lee Martin Jr. was arrested following an investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office into a fire reported around 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at the YMCA located on Baltimore Avenue in Cumberland. Officials say tenants at the YMCA, which provides transitional services for families and shelter for unhoused individuals, quickly extinguished a fire that broke out in a third-floor apartment before it could spread.  …

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Shots Fired Near Maryland YMCA Playground Leads To Lockdown, Two In Custody: Police Shots Fired Near Maryland YMCA Playground Leads To Lockdown, Two In Custody: Police
Shots Fired Near Maryland YMCA Playground Leads To Lockdown, Two In Custody: Police A daycare at the YMCA on Eastern Boulevard went into lockdown late Wednesday morning in Hagerstown after shots were fired near the facility’s playground, police said. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 20, staff were outside with children on the playground when gunfire erupted from the direction of Cortland Manor, resulting in staff members moving children to safety inside the building and locking down the facility as a precaution..  Officers responded to the area and, following witness reports, located shell casings outside a building at Cortland Manor, police then identified an apar…

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SWAT Teams, Police Called To West Baltimore To Investigate Potential Barricade Incident: PD SWAT Teams, Police Called To West Baltimore To Investigate Potential Barricade Incident: PD
SWAT Teams, Police Called To West Baltimore To Investigate Potential Barricade Incident: PD Local, state, and county law enforcement agencies are setting up a staging area along a busy West Baltimore street, police confirmed. Police, including SWAT teams, reportedly blocked off multiple blocks in the area of Druid Hill Avenue near the YMCA, at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. The 1600-1800 blocks of Druid Hill Avenue and the 1600-1800 blocks of McCullough Street are currently closed due to a possible barricade situation, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Alternative routes are Eutaw Place and Pennsylvania Avenue, investigators noted. No other information…

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