Taneytown-Union Bridge, MD
Police & Fire
Family Escapes Through Window As Early-Morning Fire Rips Through Taneytown Home (VIDEO) Family Escapes Through Window As Early-Morning Fire Rips Through Taneytown Home (VIDEO)
Family Escapes Through Window As Early-Morning Fire Rips Through Taneytown Home (Video) A Maryland family is alive this morning because their smoke alarms did exactly what they were supposed to do. A fast-moving dwelling fire broke out at 2:18 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at a single-family home on George Street in Taneytown, forcing residents to escape through a second-floor window, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from the Taneytown Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to 43 George Street in Carroll County after a resident discovered the fire, officials said. The fire in Carroll County. Taneytown VFC The blaze started in the fir…

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by Zak Failla
Rahway, NJ
Police & Fire
One Dead, 3 Injured In Rahway 3-Alarm Fire: Authorities One Dead, 3 Injured In Rahway 3-Alarm Fire: Authorities
One Dead, 3 Injured In Rahway 3-Alarm Fire: Authorities One person was killed in a three-alarm blaze in Rahway on Tuesday, Feb. 24, authorities said. At 8:46 p.m., police and firefighters responded to 550 West Scott Ave. and found a heavy smoke condition and fire from the back of the residence and received a report of a missing occupant, the city said in a release. A second alarm was promptly tolled as firefighters found heavy fire conditions in the basement and first floor and rapidly deteriorating conditions throughout the home, authorities said. Firefighters battled the blaze and they continued to look for a missing occupant, calling a …

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by Sam Barron
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Goes Up At Gas Station In Monsey: Report Fire Goes Up At Gas Station In Monsey: Report
Fire Goes Up At Gas Station In Monsey: Report A fire broke out overnight at an Exxon gas station in Rockland County, drawing a response from multiple emergency crews. The blaze started in a bathroom container room at the station located at Route 59 and Remsen Avenue in Monsey early Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The Monsey Fire Department responded along with Ramapo Police. Chaverim of Orange County was also at the scene, covering calls in the area while Chaverim of Rockland was participating in a fundraising campaign, according to the outlet. Crews were soon able to bring the flames under control and put…

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by Ben Crnic
Lancaster, PA
News
PHOTOS: Driver Trapped When Tractor-Trailer Flips During Blizzard On Lancaster Pike PHOTOS: Driver Trapped When Tractor-Trailer Flips During Blizzard On Lancaster Pike
Photos: Driver Trapped When Tractor-Trailer Flips During Blizzard On Lancaster Pike A tractor-trailer flipped onto its side as snow began covering the roads in Lancaster County on Sunday night, trapping the driver inside, fire officials said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 1100 block of Lancaster Pike in Drumore Township just before 8 p.m. Sunday, as winter weather made travel dangerous, according to Quarryville Fire Company. Units arrived to find the tractor-trailer on its side with a utility pole and wires down, along with a fuel spill at the scene, officials said. Bystanders removed the trapped driver from the cab before first responders could begin extrication…

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by Jillian Pikora
Norwich, CT
Police & Fire
Armed, Drunk Man Kidnaps 2 Kids In Norwich, Surrenders After Lengthy Standoff: Police Armed, Drunk Man Kidnaps 2 Kids In Norwich, Surrenders After Lengthy Standoff: Police
Armed, Drunk Man Kidnaps 2 Kids In Norwich, Surrenders After Lengthy Standoff: Police Two young Connecticut children are safe after police say an armed and intoxicated man took them during a violent incident this weekend, authorities said.  Jonathan Driscoll, 26, allegedly assaulted a woman near Otis Street in Norwich Sunday evening around 6:20 p.m. before driving off with her two children, according to police. Authorities said Driscoll is related to one of the children. Officers responded after the woman was heard yelling for help. Police located Driscoll and found he was under the influence and acting "manic" while making threats about the children’s safety, authoriti…

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by Josh Lanier
Prince Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Falling Tree During Winter Storm Kills Two On Sunderland Highway, Calvert Sheriff Says Falling Tree During Winter Storm Kills Two On Sunderland Highway, Calvert Sheriff Says
Falling Tree During Winter Storm Kills Two On Sunderland Highway, Calvert Sheriff Says A routine drive along Route 2 turned deadly in Maryland on Sunday afternoon when a tree suddenly fell into traffic. Two people were killed, and a third was critically injured after the tree crashed onto their northbound vehicle in Sunderland, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to North Solomons Island Road near Aspen Wood Drive at approximately 4:44 p.m. on Feb. 22 for reports of a serious crash. Investigators say the vehicle was struck by a falling tree that entered the roadway. Inside were three Southern Maryland residents. Michael Lee Simpson, 60, o…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Spots Fire, Helps Evacuate Residents From Poughkeepsie Home Officer Spots Fire, Helps Evacuate Residents From Poughkeepsie Home
Officer Spots Fire, Helps Evacuate Residents From Poughkeepsie Home A police officer on patrol spotted an active house fire in Dutchess County and rushed inside to help get residents out safely.  The fire broke out in Poughkeepsie just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 122 South Cherry St., according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.  Police said the blaze had not yet been reported when the officer noticed it and immediately called for the fire department before entering the multi-family home to check for anyone inside.  Once inside, the officer found and evacuated multiple residents, the department said. The Poughkeepsi…

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by Ben Crnic
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
WATCH: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life WATCH: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life
Watch: Baby Stops Breathing During Elkton Traffic Stop — Trooper’s Quick Action Saves Life A quick-thinking Maryland State Police trooper is being credited with saving the life of a choking infant in Cecil County over the weekend when a routine traffic stop turned into a rescue mission. Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, Trooper First Class Nicholas Warren, a seven-year veteran of the department assigned to the North East Barracks, was conducting a traffic stop in the area of Walnut Drive in Elkton when he was called into action. #NewsAlert: A Maryland State Trooper is being credited with saving the life of a choking infant in Cecil County on Saturday after a …

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
News
Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged
Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged An Allentown man who set a fire during a domestic dispute, displacing more than 30 people and injuring residents and firefighters, has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced Wednesday, Feb. 11. Santos Mota-Ramirez, 61, pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Simple Assault, Arson, and Causing a Catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. He waived his right to a pre-sentence investigation and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg to serve 20 to 40 years in state prison, o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Leesburg, VA
Police & Fire
$665,000 Blaze In Leesburg Home Blamed On Unattended Candle: Fire Marshal $665,000 Blaze In Leesburg Home Blamed On Unattended Candle: Fire Marshal
$665,000 Blaze In Leesburg Home Blamed On Unattended Candle: Fire Marshal A candle meant to set the mood instead set a Virginia home ablaze — and not in a good way. Three adults and a dog were displaced after an accidental house fire caused an estimated $665,000 in damage in Leesburg on Wednesday night, officials said. Emergency calls reporting a fire in the 1200 block of Featherstone Lane NE came in at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Firefighters arrived to find flames showing from the rear and roof of the two-story, single-family home, authorities said. Crews began an exterior attack before moving inside, where…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
News
18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (PHOTOS) 18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (PHOTOS)
18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (Photos) An 18-year-old is dead after a car missed a stop sign, struck a guardrail, and plunged into a pond in Maryland, state police said. At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to S. Division Street at Coulbourn Mill for a report of a single-vehicle crash, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Matthew Garcia, 18, of Rockville, was driving a Honda Civic on S. Division Street when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign and entered the intersection. Garcia attempted to steer through the turn and continued westbound b…

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by Zak Failla
Washington, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicle Overturns In Snow Embankment Off Route 31: FD Vehicle Overturns In Snow Embankment Off Route 31: FD
Vehicle Overturns In Snow Embankment Off Route 31: FD A vehicle overturned in Warren County on Tuesday, Feb 10. The vehicle overturned on Route 31 in the area of Oakwood Lanes in Washington Township, the Washington Township Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived to find the car overturned off the road down an embankment, fire officials said. One patient was assisted from the vehicle by patrol and the other was extricated by firefighters, fire officials said. Both were transported to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation, firefighters said. 

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by Sam Barron