Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland
Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland One person was killed in a massive three-alarm blaze that broke out in Northern Maryland late on Tuesday afternoon, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced. In Allegany County, first responders from the Cumberland Fire Department were dispatched to a reported fire on Columbia Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, officials said. Upon arrival, firefighters were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story duplex that was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire, prompting crews from surrounding departments to answer the call. A woman is dead following a three-alarm …

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Firebug Accused Of Sparking Blaze At Maryland Homeless Shelter While Roommate Was Asleep Firebug Accused Of Sparking Blaze At Maryland Homeless Shelter While Roommate Was Asleep
Firebug Accused Of Sparking Blaze At Maryland Homeless Shelter While Roommate Was Asleep Authorities announced that a man who was staying at a Maryland homeless shelter has been apprehended after setting fire to his room while his roommate was asleep to “make the shelter safer,” according to state officials. Keith Wayne Bergdoll, 31, has been charged by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal for allegedly setting his bunk bed on fire at the Union Rescue Mission in Allegany County in an ill-advised and misguided move, officials say. According to investigators, they learned that Bergdoll set the fire while his roommate was asleep in the top bunk and walked away. He repor…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police
Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a man linked to the possession and distribution of child pornography, according to state police. Allegany County resident Cledith Polson, 42, of Cumberland, is facing multiple charges following the investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Specifically, Polson was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and four counts of distribution of child pornography. He was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25. In June 2022, troopers from the task force began an online investigation involv…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Wanted Shooting Suspect Apprehended On Maryland Rooftop After Crashing Into Officer: Police Wanted Shooting Suspect Apprehended On Maryland Rooftop After Crashing Into Officer: Police
Wanted Shooting Suspect Apprehended On Maryland Rooftop After Crashing Into Officer: Police A wanted Maryland teen took local, state, and federal investigators on a wild chase that ended with him crashing into an off-duty police officer before being apprehended on a nearby rooftop, authorities announced. Aiyontae Michael Moye, 18, whose last known address was in Baltimore City, was located and arrested on Thursday, Aug. 11 by state troopers and federal agents in connection to a shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in Allegany County. Moye had been wanted for a midday shooting of a 33-year-old man that was reported at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon in Cumberland at a Chase Stree…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Suspicious Truck Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Suspicious Truck Fire Under Investigation In Maryland
Suspicious Truck Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Members of the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal are investigating an arson incident that was reported after a fire broke out inside a truck parked in Allegany County. Officials announced on Monday, July 25 that the preliminary cause of a fire in the 11200 block of Mount Savage Road in Cumberland has been deemed as arson after a blaze broke out inside the passenger compartment of a 1998 Ford Expedition. Crews from the Mount Savage Volunteer Fire Company took less than two minutes to extinguish the fire, which was reported by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the vehicle. The fi…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire
Teen Firebugs Charged With Setting Vacant Maryland Duplex On Fire Two teens are facing arson charges in Maryland after allegedly intentionally setting a fire inside a vacant duplex in Allegany County, state officials announced. A joint investigation between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cumberland police and fire departments led to the apprehension of two 13-year-old teens in Cumberland who are charged with setting an early morning fire in the 100 block of Grand Avenue this week. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, the fire marshal said that members of the Cumberland Fire Department responded and discovered a fire within a two-story, vac…

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by Zak Failla
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire 'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire
'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire A keen-eyed officer investigating a dumpster fire set outside a Maryland shopping center helped lead police to apprehend a suspect after he recognized him wearing some special footwear. James Robert Michael Langway, 34, who has no listed address, was arrested late on Tuesday, July 12, in Allegany County following an investigation into a dumpster fire that was lit behind the White Oaks Shopping Plaza in Cumberland, the state fire marshal announced. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on Monday, July 11, crews from the Cumberland Fire Department responded to the shopping center, where there was a rep…

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by Zak Failla
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges
Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges Two child pornography suspects were taken into custody following a pair of separate investigations into the distribution and possession of illicit materials, state police announced. Cumberland residents Matthew Loren Sites, 23, and Roger Clayton Abe II, 38, were both arrested as a result of separate investigations conducted by the Maryland State Police / Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, officials announced on Friday, July 8. Specifically, Abe was charged with one out of the distribution of child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography. Sites was…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
News
Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland
Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland Law enforcement agencies are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a teen who has been missing for more than a week in Maryland. In Allegany County, the Cumberland Police Department issued an alert for 14-year-old Takota Rayne Stephens, who has not been seen since Thursday, June 16. Police described Stephens as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 155 pounds. He was reported missing to the police on Saturday, June 25. Anyone with information regarding the teen’s whereabouts has been asked to contact the Cumberland Police Department by calling (301) 777-1600 or their …

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster, PA
News
Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant
Maryland Native, Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy Spotted At Pennsylvania Restaurant A month after Justin Bieber made Pennsylvania Diner goers Beliebers, actor William H. Macy has been dining in the same county.  Macy, a 72-year-old Cumberland, Maryland native, was seen at 3 Sisters Park, which is a Khmer and Thai restaurant in Ephrata Borough, on Wednesday, Mar. 30, according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Last night our staff had the pleasure of serving William H. Macy! We admire your work and are very appreciative of your kindness! Thank you for your patronage in the Ephrata area. Hope to see you again😊 Posted by 3 Sisters - Ephrata on Thursday, March 31, 2022…

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by Jillian Pikora
Glen Burnie, MD
Lifestyle
These Celebrities Call Maryland Home These Celebrities Call Maryland Home
These Celebrities Call Maryland Home Some actors, athletes, musicians, and television personalities call or at one point have called Maryland home.  Maybe you saw them at the grocery store — or are still hoping to. Either way, here's your common thread with the rich and famous. Anna Faris (actress, podcast host): Farris was born in Baltimore while her father worked as a professor at Towson University. Her family later relocated to Washington. Edward Norton (actor): Raised in Columbia, graduated from Wilde Lake High School in 1987. Goldie Hawn (actress): Raised in Takoma Park, Hawn attended Montgomery Blair Hi…

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by Cecilia Levine