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Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Dog Killed In Cecil County When Camper Goes Up In Flames: Fire Marshal
A Maryland family is mourning the loss of a pet who was killed when a camper caught fire in Cecil County over the weekend. Crews from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun were called into action shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, when a blaze broke out on McGrady Rose, officials said. It took a team of more than two dozen firefighters just 10 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before a dog perished in the fire. The fire caused an estimated $8,000 in damage. Officials say that the fire was caused by a rear electrical cord reel that heated up and sparked the fla…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (
Updated
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Volunteer firefighters in Harford County had to make a water rescue on Thursday afternoon when an injury was reported near an area beach. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company used their fireboat on Thursday, July 20 to bring a critically injured from from a beach near Turkey Point to the Rogues Harbor boat ramp, where first responders were waiting in Cecil County. Volunteer Firefighters from @SusquehannaHose used their fireboat to bring a critically injured patient from a beach near Turkey Point to Rogues Harbor boat ramp where @CecilCountyDES Paramedics were waiting. A @MDSP medevac…
Elkton, MD
News
First Heat-Related Death Of Summer Reported In Maryland
A 52-year-old Cecil County man has become the first heat-related death this year in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health issued an alert on Thursday, July 13 advising of the man's death, though few details were released. Each year, health officials monitor temperature conditions and incidents of heat-related illness and death between May and September, officials said. "Marylanders should never leave children or pets in a car for any time during hot weather, even with the windows cracked, and are encouraged to check on elderly neighbors or relatives to ensure they have a cool place t…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River
The US Coast Guard needed the help of a Maryland State Police helicopter on Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man who found himself stranded on the Elk River in Cecil County. Police say that its Aviation Command Unit was called in to hoist a man to safety after his boat became stuck and inaccessible in a marshy area near Crystal Beach in Earleville. The incident was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. According to investigators, two personal watercraft entered a shallow creek near Elk River and got stuck. A tow boat was able to take one rider to safety, but neither the Coa…
Elkton, MD
Traffic
Milk Hauler Killed In Cecil County Crash Leaves Behind Pregnant Fiancé, Son
Shock and sadness spread following the death of a 26-year-old milk hauler last week in Cecil County. Dylan Edwards died in a crash while pulling a 2003 tanker trailer on Route 276 in Colora, downing power lines and closing the roadway in both direction on Thursday, June 22. "A tremendous loss was suffered early this morning. As milk haulers we know that the loss of one, ripples through many," reads a GoFundMe page launched for Edwards' family. "This entire community felt that loss today. Almost every one of us put ourselves in the shoes of his whole family. We all stopped, held…
Elkton, MD
Traffic
One Killed When Tractor-Trailer Goes Off Road, Breaks Electrical Support Pole Near MD School
All lanes have been reopened on the Jacob Tome Memorial Highway in Cecil County after a fatal crash tied up traffic on Thursday morning. Police have identified Port Deposit resident Dylan Edwards, 26, as the driver who was killed in a crash while he was pulling a 2003 tanker trailer on Route 276 that led to power lines in the roadway, shutting down lanes in both direction on Thursday, June 22. Shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the highway near Cowan Road in Colora, where there was a tractor-trailer that crashed into the woods near …
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Deputy-Involved Shooting Leaves Wanted Person Hospitalized In MD
A person was shot during an altercation with police on Tuesday afternoon in Cecil County, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials say that deputies were called at approximately 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, to the 400 block of West Claiborne Road in North East to search for a wanted suspect who was spotted near a nearby apartment complex. Please be aware of Cecil County Sheriff's Office activity at the entrance to the Charlestown Crossing Development as... Posted by Cecil County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 During an exchange on Tuesday afternoon, at least one shot was…
Elkton, MD
Traffic
Driver Killed After Overturning Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Maryland: State Police
Several lanes on I-95 in Cecil County were blocked on Tuesday afternoon as Maryland State Police investigated a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer. Anthony Borden, 55, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, has been identified as the driver who was killed on I-95 in Elkton after losing control of his truck and overturning, tying up traffic in the area for more than eight hours. Police say that Borden was driving at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23 through Elkton, when he lost control in the northbound lanes, swerved to the left, and struck the guardrail, causing the tractor-trailer to overt…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
'Historic' Howard House In Heart Of MD Town Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire
Crews from several states came together over the weekend to contain a “stubborn” three-alarm fire that spread to the site of the former famed Howard House in Elkton. Upwards of 100 firefighters from Cecil County, neighboring states and jurisdictions came together at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, to battle a blaze that broke out in the heart of town and refused to go down quietly, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office. On Sunday afternoon, crews were called to West Main Street, at the intersection of North Street, where there was a fast moving fire that was quickly up…
Elkton, MD
News
Mother Who Documented Sexual Abuse Of Infant In MD Gets 80 Years: Feds
A Cecil County child abuser will spend decades in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to sexually assault an infant over the course of nearly two years. The creepy case of Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, has come to a close after she was sentenced to 80 years in prison on Thursday, May 18, for her participation in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of her child with another man, authorities announced. Prosecutors say that McCroskey and Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby IV began abusing the girl when she was 4 months old, and it continued through at least October 2…
Elkton, MD
Obituaries
Community Looks To Lift Up Mourning Mother Who Lost 3-Year-Old Son In MD
Community support is swelling in Cecil County for a grieving mother whose 3-year-old son tragically died after going missing this week. Thousands of dollars have been raised in just hours on behalf of Nyema Blackman, the mother of Mykell Richardson, whose story ended in devastation for the family. All hands were on deck on Monday, May 15, as members of the community joined area law enforcement agencies as they attempted to locate Richardson, who went missing the previous afternoon in Quail Court in Elkton. Despite hope for a heartwarming resolution, Richardson's story ended on Monday afte…
Elkton, MD
News
Police Recover Body Of Missing Toddler In Waterway Near His MD Home
The body of a 3-year-old boy who was reported missing in Cecil County was found in a creek on Monday afternoon, police confirmed. A massive search was mobilized for Mykell Richardson on Monday, May 15, as they sought to locate the boy, who was reported missing the previous afternoon in the area of Quail Court in Elkton. However, the story ended in tragedy when members of the Maryland State Police team located Richardson at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday in a body of water not far from his Cecil County home. EPDis saddened to report this afternoon around 3 PM, members of the MSP Dive Te…
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