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Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Firebug With Fitting Name Arrested For Torching Rented Bedroom: Maryland Fire Marshal
Wendy Hope Firebaugh wrapped up 2023 in a fiery way and is spending the beginning of 2024 behind bars after setting an intentional fire inside a home she was renting in Maryland. The 64-year-old woman has been arrested on multiple counts of arson following an investigation into a fire that broke out inside a St. Mary's County home while two others were inside the residence, according to the state Fire Marshal. Officials say that Firebaugh was arrested over the weekend after fire investigators determined she intentionally sparked the blaze inside a bedroom of the Mechanicsville home. Shortl…
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Drugs, Stolen Tags Land Two Behind Bars For Separate Incidents In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Thursday proved to be a busy night for deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office who busted a pair for different offenses during separate traffic stops two hours apart. While on patrol on Thursday, Jan. 4, deputies recovered drugs and stolen registration plates from a man and woman who were caught between 10 p.m. and midnight, officials say. The first arrest came shortly before 10:15 p.m., when a deputy stopped Great Mills resident Jessie Marie Russell, 40, in a Dodge Caravan in Lexington Park for a reported traffic violation. While stopped, a police K9 was called in, which led …
Gaithersburg, MD
Weather
These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm
Some parts of the DMV region fared better than others as slushy snow caused several major crashes and forced schools and other government agencies to open late to provide more time for the commute. Overnight, some areas were hit with as much as six inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, which reported the totals for each county and municipality on Monday, Dec. 11. What started as rain slowly turned to snow as temperatures dipped, though some areas were able to largely avoid Mother Nature's wrath. National Weather Service These Maryland and Virginia towns received the …
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Two Arrested For Fatal Saturday Liquor Store Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A pair has been arrested in connection to one of two separate liquor store shootings that were reported on Saturday morning in St. Mary's County. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday afternoon that Leroy Christopher Neal, 48, of Mechanicsville, and 33-year-old Britny Lee Blankenship, who has no fixed address, have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Scott Marvin Benich. At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found the 46-year-old Benic…
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Three Minors Airlifted To Hospital After Crashing UTV, Sheriff Says
Five minors were injured on Friday afternoon after losing control of a UTV in St. Mary's County, officials say. Shortly before 5;15 p.m. on Friday, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the area of Holly Bank Drive and Burning Oaks Drive in Mechanicsville, where there was a report of a Utility Task Vehicle that had just been involved in a crash. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, a Massimo Buck UTV being driven by a minor with four other juveniles was driving on Holly Bank Road when the vehicle left the roadway and all five were ejected. Th…
Mechanicsville, MD
Lifestyle
Third Time Is A Charm For Free-Rolling Couple Who Claim $50K Maryland Lottery Prize
What started as a fun night out with her husband led to a five-figure cash windfall for a St. Mary’s County banker who won big playing Maryland Lottery. It didn’t come easy, but a Mechanicsville couple is up $50,000 after winning small, then a little larger, then huge while playing Lottery games at the Moose Lodge in their hometown. The third time was the charm for Kimberly Shaw and husband Colby, who went for a night out and decided to buy a $20 “Fast Play” ticket from the Lottery vending machine at the lodge, where she doubled up and won a $40 prize. Feeling lucky, she bought another tic…
Mechanicsville, MD
News
One Killed, One Critical After Car Crashes Into Tree In MD
Police have identified the passenger and driver involved in a fatal St. Mary's County crash on Monday afternoon. Francis Rowan, 96, and Susan Blizzard, 74, had to be removed from their Subaru Outback on Monday, July 3 and were airlifted to Capital Region Hospital for evaluation of life-threatening injuries after striking a tree on St. Andrew's Church Road in Leonardtown. Rowan was pronounced dead at the hospital while Blizzard, a Mechanicsville resident, was listed in critical condition. Shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon, investigators from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office…
Mechanicsville, MD
News
Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison In MD: State's Attorney
One half of a couple busted with hundreds of capsules of fentanyl in Southern Maryland will spend years behind bars, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, of Mechanicsville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but eight suspended after being caught with 296 capsules that contained a combination of fentanyl and xylazine. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into Dishner and his dealings. During the…
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Causing $400K In Damage (
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Three people were able to escape a fast-moving fire that razed a home in St. Mary’s County early on Wednesday morning. Crews from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were called into action shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, when a homeowner reported a blaze that broke out in the rear deck of an Arlington Court home. 00:38:30*STRUCTURE FIRE*29500 BLOCK OF ARLINGTON CT**MECHANICSVILLE*JENNIFER DR*CO2 E2 CHE2 CHE15 CHE5 TK7 SQ7 TK1 CO29... Posted by Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, INC. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 The fire marshal said that there were three …
Amherst, MA
Obituaries
'She Loved With All Her Heart': Fund Set Up For Former Easthampton Mom Of 4 Killed In Maryland
The family of a 33-year-old former Easthampton woman is demanding answers after she was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Maryland last week. But right now, they're focused on providing for the four children and fiance she left behind. Jaleisa Wilcox died on Wednesday, May 31, in Mechanicsville when a suspected speeding Corvette crashed into her and another vehicle, Maryland state police said. Wilcox's Camry rolled over after the impact and slammed into an earthen barrier. She died at the scene. Her friends have started a GoFundMe to help provide for her family. The campaign has raised …
Mechanicsville, MD
Obituaries
Family Vows To Get Justice For Beloved Mother Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In MD
Two cars overturned in a multi-vehicle crash in St. Mary’s County that left a woman dead on Wednesday afternoon and a family grieving. The deadly scene played out shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, when Michael Anthony Carlucci, 48, of Waldorf, was driving his 2020 Corvette near the intersection of Mt. Zion Church Road and Church Road in Mechanicsville setting off a three-car crash involving Lusby resident Jaleisa Wilcox. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the crash scene on Wednesday afternoon, where they found the three involved vehic…
Mechanicsville, MD
Schools
School Bus With Students Onboard Involved In St. Mary's County Crash (
Developing
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No injuries were reported in St. Mary’s County on Tuesday afternoon when a bus was involved in a crash. Deputies were called in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 30 to the intersection of Route 5 and Flora Corner Road in Mechanicsville, when an occupied school bus was struck by a motor vehicle while taking students home for the day, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. No injuries were reported, though a second school bus had to be called into the area to transport students to their stops. It is unclear what caused the crash. Rt 5 N/B at Flora Corner Rd., expect delays for…
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