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Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Fire May Have Been Caused By Homeless Seeking Refuge In Maryland Shed, Investigators Say
A shed fire behind a row of townhouses in Cecil County caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and left 10 people in two homes displaced, officials say. In Elkton, crews were called to Mallard Court at around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, to battle a blaze that broke out in the back of a property and spread to two neighboring homes. The fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, and left 10 people displaced who are being assisted by friends and the American Red Cross. It took firefighters approximately an hour to get the flames knocked down. Other nearby homes also sustained m…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland:
Mdta
Police
It didn't take long for police to track down a hit-and-run driver from Cecil County who was wanted after striking a bicyclist who was riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers have arrested 53-year-old Elkton man David Adams after allegedly hitting a cyclist in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4. According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the in…
Hagerstown, MD
Weather
More Snow: New Projections Released For Storm Headed To MD, VA
The National Weather Service has released a brand-new map showing projected snow totals coming to the mid-Atlantic later this week. Wednesday, Jan. 17 is expected to be "very cold" with temps struggling to reach the freezing mark southeast of Washington DC in the afternoon, the NWS said. Sunny skies are expected today, but it will remain very cold. Posted by US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Thursday, Jan. 18 will be another dry day but with increasing clouds, and not quite as cold. A cold front will come in on Thursday night into…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
'I Just Want Her Back:' Mom Mourns Loss Of Girl, 10, Killed In Maryland Christmas Fire
Theresa Moats is living a nightmare. The Elkton mom since Christmas has been mourning the loss of her 10-year-old daughter, Kyleigh, who died in a fire that swept through their home. "This is my worst nightmare," Theresa said on Facebook Wednesday morning, Dec. 27. "I can't sleep I can't eat I just can't function I miss my girl so much." Kyleigh was first identified in a GoFundMe campaign as the victim of the Willow Drive fire on Monday, Dec. 25. The family also lost their home, pets, belongings, and were left out in the cold while the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office con…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland
A 10-year-old girl was killed and an Elkton family was left homeless in a Christmas morning fire, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m. at 317 Willow Dr., bringing the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding departments to the scene, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said. Christmas Day Fire Claims the Life of Child in Elkton CECIL COUNTY, MD (December 25, 2023) - The Office of the State... Posted by Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, December 25, 2023 Firefighters found the family standing outside their home, saying a young girl was st…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss'
An investigation has been launched after firefighters spent hours battling a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed a business in Maryland. Crews were called to Tiffin Mats on Blue Ball Road at around 1 a.m. on Monday morning after being alerted to the fire, which required more than 100 firefighters from Cecil and Harford counties, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware, approximately two hours to control, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. DSFMs remain on the scene from last night's devastating fire in Elkton. Tiffin Mats, located in the Triumph Industrial Park, is considered a total loss.…
Elkton, MD
News
Silver
ALERT: 89-Year-Old George Boswell Reported Missing In Maryland
A Silver Alert has been issued for a vulnerable 89-year-old man in Maryland. Maryland State Police issued an alert on Friday morning for George Ronald Boswell, who has a cognitive impairment and has ben reported missing by friends and family. Boswell was described as being 6-foot-2, weighing 180 pounds with white hair and glasses. He was last seen at around 8:40 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 in Thomas Jefferson Terrace in Elkton wearing gray sweatpants, a blue sweater, brown slippers, and a camouflage hat. His vehicle was described as being a dark gray 2009 Nissan Altima with the Maryland license…
Elkton, MD
News
Shooter Who Killed Man Inside Ex's Maryland Bedroom Gets Decades In Prison: State's Attorney
Justice has been served for the family of Daquon Colson after the 22-year-old was shot to death inside an Elkton home last year, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Isaiah Solomon Pearson, 24, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Colson in March 2022 in a bout of possible jealous rage, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that on March 20, 2022, Pearson found Colson at an Abbott Drive home with Pearson's former girlfriend with whom he shares a child. The following day, he returned to the same address and shots were fired i…
Hagerstown, MD
Business
Rite Aid To Close These Maryland Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Some of those closures will be in Maryland. The stores closing are: 5 Bel Air South Parkway, Suite 1347 in Bel Air 728 East Pulaski Highway in Elkton 5624 Baltimore National Pike in Baltimore 5804 Ritchie Highway in Baltimore 7501 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie 7967 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie Rite Aid announced earlier this week that declining sales and rising debt forced the company's hand in filing …
Elkton, MD
Business
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Deli
Check your tickets! A lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a Powerball ticket worth a million dollars and may not know about it as the jackpot continues to approach record numbers. Lottery officials are on the lookout for a big winner who bought a $1 million ticket at Duck In II Convenience located at 5610 Market Street in Snow Hill for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Sept. 27 drawing were 01-07-46-47-63 with a Powerball of 07 and a Power Play multiplier of X3. A $50,000 ticket was also purchased at Wesley's Restaurant on Telegraph Road in Elk…
Elkton, MD
News
Man Who Sexually Abused Infant, Documented It With Girls' Mother In MD Gets 50 Years
Justice has been served for the infant who was sexually abused repeatedly by her family. A child-abusing man who preyed on a child for more than a year will spend decades behind bars after he admitted to his role in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of a girl along with her mother in Cecil County, federal authorities announced. Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby, IV - also known as “Buddy” - has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal charges in connection to his participation in a scheme to sexually abuse a child from the time …
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Attic Fire Tears Through Maryland Home, Leaves Two Displaced
Two residents were reportedly displaced over the weekend when an attic fire rapidly spread to the rest of an Elkton home, officials say. It took firefighters from the Singerly Fire Company approximately an hour to control a blaze that broke out in a Kirkaldy Drive home in Elkton at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that a team of 50 firefighters were able to knock down the flames in approximately 60 minutes, but not before it caused an estimated $800,000 in damage to the structure and contents of the home. The investigation i…
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