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Conowingo, MD

Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD

Police & Fire

Fire At Sweeney's Pub In Conowingo Won't Keep Doors Closed For Long

Fire At Sweeney's Pub In Conowingo Won't Keep Doors Closed For Long

Fire At Sweeney's Pub In Conowingo Won't Keep Doors Closed For Long A small fire at a popular Cecil County pub won’t keep the doors closed for long. Sweeney’s Pub on Conowingo Road in Conowingo, suffered minor damage after a blaze broke out in an exterior trash can Friday morning, temporarily pausing operations at the beloved restaurant and bar, according to investigators. The fire, which began around 8 a.m. on Dec. 20, was quickly controlled by the Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company. Thirty firefighters responded to the single-alarm blaze and had it under control within 20 minutes, though it caused an estimated $5,000 in damage for the owners.…

12/20/2024

Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD

Police & Fire

Conowingo Woman Charged With Arson After Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Trailer Ablaze: Fire Marshal

Conowingo Woman Charged With Arson After Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Trailer Ablaze: Fire Marshal

Conowingo Woman Charged With Arson After Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Trailer Ablaze: Fire Marshal A Cecil County woman is facing multiple arson-related charges after authorities say she intentionally torched her estranged boyfriend's travel trailer, completely destroying it. Krysti Nicole Dabravalskas, 39, was arrested after Maryland State Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal tied her to the Friday night blaze on Eckman Lane, investigators said in a press release. Troopers initially responded to the property Saturday, Nov. 30, around 7 p.m. for a domestic-related assault involving Dabravalskas in Conowingo, officials said. During their investigation, witnesses claimed …

12/03/2024

Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD

Police & Fire

Son Breaking Into Elderly Father's Home Resulted In Fatal Conowingo Shooting: State Police

Son Breaking Into Elderly Father's Home Resulted In Fatal Conowingo Shooting: State Police

Son Breaking Into Elderly Father's Home Resulted In Fatal Conowingo Shooting: State Police New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators as they continue to probe a fatal shooting and fire that was reported in Cecil County earlier this week. Conowingo resident Joe Berry, Jr. has been identified as the person pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in a shooting incident and fire that also left his mother and father injured. Investigators say that troopers were called at around 2 p.m. to check on a reported shooting at a home in the 200 block of Mount Zoar Road, where they found Berry outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Accordin…

09/25/2024

Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD

Police & Fire

Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police

Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police

Fatal Shooting, Fire Under Investigation Following Incident In Conowingo: State Police One person was killed and a suspect is in custody following a shooting in Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon. Maryland State Police detectives have launched an investigation following reports of shots fired in Conowingo that left one person - whose name has not been released - dead, and another injured. A suspect is in custody, investigators noted. *DELAYED FROM 14:15 HOURS* #CONOWINGO | *SHOOTING/DWELLING FIRE* | 300 BLK MT. ZOAR RD | 1 ADULT MALE PRI 4 O/S FROM... Posted by Cecil County Fire Blog on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 According to investigators, at around 2 p.m., first …

09/24/2024

Elkton, MD

News

Flames Tear Through Vacant Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal

Flames Tear Through Vacant Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal

Flames Tear Through Vacant Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal A vacant property in Cecil County went up in flames on Sunday night, sending smoke billowing through the air that could be seen for miles. Multiple agencies were called at around 8:30 p.m. on July 28 to Old Mill Road in Conowingo, where there was a reported fire involving a manufactured home in the area according to the Maryland Fire Marshal.. 🔥 CONOWINGO HOUSE FIRE 🔥 At 2030 last evening units responded to the 300 block of Old Mill Road for a reported working... Posted by Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, July 29, 2024 Upon arrival, first responders were met by …

07/29/2024

Elkton, MD

Police & Fire

Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal

Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal

Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal A two-alarm blaze destroyed a well-known Maryland meat butchering shop and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damages, officials say. Fire crews were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County, where there was a reported fire with flames showing through the roof and smoke billowing through the air on Ragan Road in Conowingo. Multiple fire departments, including around 50 firefighters from Cecil, Harford, Lancaster, and Chester counties, responded to the two-alarm blaze, helping to bring the flames under control in just over an hour. …

04/30/2024

Elkton, MD

Police & Fire

State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300

State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300

State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300 Maryland State Police investigators are on the lookout for a Chrysler 300 with damage to the front of the passenger's side with a missing mirror that was involved in a fatal Cecil County hit-and-run. Conowingo resident Christopher Tavis Mayse, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal crash in North East early on Friday morning where the driver fled from the scene, according to authorities. Troopers were called at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 to a stretch of Route 40 near Principio Parkway West in North East, where they found Mayse lying in the road after being struck by a hit-…

10/28/2023

Elkton, MD

Police & Fire

Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland

Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland

Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland An 86-year-old man did not make it far as he attempted to elude investigators after allegedly setting his neighbor’s BMW SUV on fire in Cecil County. A long-standing dispute came to a head on Monday night, when Conowingo resident Phillip Fleming allegedly set a 2019 BMW X3 on fire outside a Canning House Lane home and was caught on surveillance video. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the interior of the SUV before it spread, but it caused extensive damage and is believed to be a total loss, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say that Fleming and hi…

08/08/2023

Elkton, MD

Obituaries

Teen Found Dead In Cecil County Mourned As 'Great Kid'

Teen Found Dead In Cecil County Mourned As 'Great Kid'

Teen Found Dead In Cecil County Mourned As 'Great Kid' The community is rallying around a Cecil County family who suffered an unspeakable loss when their missing 16-year-old son’s body was found not far from their home. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been launched on behalf of the family of Isaiah Workman, who was located at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, April 3 in the 500 block of Stevens Road in his hometown Conowingo. Just hours into the fundraiser, more than $1,500 of the stated $15,000 goal has been raised. “While no one ever expects this to happen to such a great kid, or any kid in that matter,” organizers wrote. "We are asking fo…

04/04/2023

Elkton, MD

News

Missing Teen's Body Found Near Cecil County Home: Maryland State Police

Missing Teen's Body Found Near Cecil County Home: Maryland State Police

Missing Teen's Body Found Near Cecil County Home: Maryland State Police Maryland State Police say family members made a grisly discovery on Monday morning when they found the body of a missing teenager not far from his Cecil County home. At approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, April 3, police say that Isaiah Workman, 16, of Conowingo, was found by family members in the 500 block of Stevens Road after he was reported missing over the weekend. According to police, Workman was last seen on Story, April 1, and was reported missing by his family to Maryland State Police on Sunday, April 2 before his body was ultimately found on Monday morning. It is unclear what caused …

04/03/2023

Towson, MD

Police & Fire

Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire

Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire

Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Several family pets died in an early morning house fire that broke out on Monday in Maryland, officials announced. In Cecil County, first responders from the Water Witch Fire Company were dispatched shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to the 100 block of Rock Spring Road in Conowingo, when a neighbor reported smoke and fire that had broken out in an area home. According to investigators, it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately an hour to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $250,000 ($200,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its contents) in damages. …

12/05/2022