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Fire near Elkton on Mother's Day displaces seven residents
ELKTON — A house fire near Elkton early Mother’s Day morning displaced seven people and sent one of the occupants to the hospital for smoke inhalation treatment, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The homeowner called 911 at 2:58 a.m. Sunday after discovering the fire at the residence in the 300 block of Carters Mill Road, prompting several area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials said. Singerly Volunteer Fire Company of Elkton served as the on-scene command unit, fire officials...
Cecil County Sheriff's Office celebrates 350th anniversary
ELKTON — When this country’s Revolutionary War started in 1775, the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office had already been in operation for 101 years. The agency was founded in 1674, a mere 24 years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and this year marks CCSO’s 350th anniversary. CCSO celebrated that milestone on Saturday during a public event at the agency’s headquarters on Chesapeake Boulevard near Elkton, where attendees enjoyed drone and K9 demonstrations given by deputies assigned to those special units and free hamburgers and...
Police identify man killed when speeding car hit vehicle he was a backseat passenger in
A 27-year-old man killed when Delaware State Police said a speeding car hit the vehicle he was a passenger in has been identified. Edwin Baawa, of the Newark-area, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday. Baawa, according to police, was in the backseat of...
Police investigating after Newark council meeting is disrupted by racial slurs
Police are investigating after a Newark City Council meeting was disrupted by online provocateurs yelling racial slurs. The incident happened Monday night, shortly after the meeting began. Newark allows members of the public to participate virtually through the Microsoft Teams online teleconferencing platform. Two of the virtual participants – it appeared to be a female...
Several carnivals across the Philadelphia region canceled due to unruly teenage behavior
Several area carnivals were interrupted or canceled after police responded to incidents of unruly teenage behavior, gun violence and assault. One teen was shot and killed at a law enforcement-organized carnival in Wilmington.
Police Unity Tour rides for the fallen
GALENA — About 2100 participants, bicyclists, motorcycle police, emergency services and volunteers rolled down the street on a sunny Saturday, heading for Galena Volunteer Fire House. They began their trip at 8 a.m. mingling with the traffic down the road from the Dogwood Festival. These men and women are a part of the Police Unity Tour, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington, DC "to raise public awareness...
Two Dogs Perish In Sunday Morning House Fire
On Sunday morning, just before 8:10 AM, firefighters from multiple fire companies in New Castle County were dispatched to a residential structure fire in the unit block of Winding Hill Drive in Mendenhall Village, Hockessin. Upon arrival, responders observed smoke coming from the second floor and immediately initiated firefighting efforts.
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