Posts Tagged ‘cambridge’
2 Men Found Apparently Murdered In Cambridge
(story update) Maryland State Police are investigating a double homicide in Cambridge. Cambridge Police responded Tuesday night before midnight to a building in the 800-block of Park Lane. Two men were found with multiple blunt force injuries. The victims have been identified as 36-year-old Cleon Mullings of Oxford, Maryland and 42-year-old Kelvin Wiggins of Cambridge.…
Read MoreFire Scorches Home In Cambridge, Md.
A fire left a single-family home in Cambridge with heavy damage Monday. No one was injured in Monday evening’s fire along School House Lane, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire apparently began in a second-floor bedroom. Smoke alarms were present and activated. Damage is estimated at $100,000 to the home and…
Read MoreUpdate: Teenager Dead, Another Teen Wounded In Dorchester Co. Shooting
Update: A 16-year-old boy is dead and a 15-year-old boy is in a hospital following a shooting in Cambridge Thursday night. According to Maryland State Police, Cambridge Police officers responded to the 900-block of Camelia Street at about 8:15 p.m. for a reported shooting involving multiple victims. Police found two male victims at the scene.…
Read MoreUpdate: 2 Suspects Arrested For Dorchester Co. Shooting Death
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old man in Dorchester County Sunday afternoon. One of them is the son of the victim. According to Maryland State Police, 50-year-old Douglas Lamont McKnight of Cambridge is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery and use of a firearm in a…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Fatal Shooting In Wicomico Co.
An Eastern Shore man is charged with murder, attempted murder and other offenses in connection with a double-shooting in Salisbury last week. According to Maryland State Police, 25-year-old Damon Kirkland Hall of Cambridge was arrested Friday.Hall was being held without bond. The shooting was reported last Tuesday afternoon, as Salisbury Police were carrying out a…
Read MoreStolen Vehicle Found Torched
A stolen vehicle was found on fire on the Eastern Shore over the weekend. According to the owner of the 2021 Mazda 6, a resident of Cambridge in Dorchester County reported that the vehicle was stolen from the driveway Sunday night. It was found on fire nearby. The vehicle fire was apparently set. Damage caused…
Read More“I Killed Her” – Eastern Shore Man Charged With Woman’s Murder
A Cambridge man is charged with the murder of a 39-year-old woman who was found lying in a roadway after the suspect arrived at police headquarters and stated “I killed her.” Cambridge Police said 31-year-old Dion Ennals was covered in blood when he showed up at the back door of the police department Friday night.…
Read MoreMan Sentenced For Two Armed Robberies In Salisbury
A man has received a 24-year prison term for his guilty plea to two counts of armed robbery in Wicomico County. According to the State’s Attorney’s Office, 32-year-old Tyrone Camper of Cambridge held up Church’s Market and Pizza City in Salisbury on consecutive days. Salisbury Police arrested him a short time after the second hold-up…
Read MoreBoys & Girls Club Opens On Eastern Shore
The Eastern Shore has its first Boys and Girls Club. Governor Larry Hogan took part in a ribbon cutting Wednesday at the facility in Cambridge. Hogan said it will be the first of several Boys and Girls Clubs in Eastern Shore counties. “All of our Maryland Boys & Girls Clubs provide hope and a safe,…
Read More2 Teen Boys Shot In Cambridge
Cambridge Police are investigating the shootings of two male teenagers. Officers responded to Greenwood Avenue and Camelia Street at about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. A 17-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the thigh, and was losing a lot of blood. He was flow to University of Maryland Shock Trauma. A 14-year-old boy was…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed While Riding His Bicycle
A Cambridge man has been shot to death while riding his bicycle. Maryland State Police said Cambridge officers responded to the area of Greenwood Avenue and Gloria Richardson Circle Monday night to a reported shooting. 22-year-old Da’Jour Sorrell was rushed to a hospital and died. According to State Police, Sorrell fell from his bicycle and…
Read More5 Injured In Dorchester Co. House Fire
A house fire in Cambridge sent five people to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries Tuesday. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire on Academy Street started just after noon Tuesday in the two-story home. The occupants were released after hospital treatment and were being assisted by the American Red Cross.…
Read More2 Eastern Shore Projects Part Of Md. Preservation Initiative
Seven Maryland historic preservation projects will share more than $9-million in tax credits and leverage millions of dollars in economic activity and investment. The Maryland Historical Trust, part of the Maryland Department of Planning, announced the awards this week. Projects include residences, businesses and arts-related venues and attractions. Two of the projects are on the…
Read More3 Residential Fires Investigated On Md. Eastern Shore
Firefighters on the Maryland Eastern Shore responded to several residential blazes over the Christmas weekend. A space heater problem sparked one fire in a detached garage in Fruitland. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, two adult dogs and six puppies died in the fire Saturday afternoon in Clyde Avenue. Damage was estimated at…
Read MoreFire Damages Bed-and-Breakfast In Dorchester Co.
A fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in Cambridge, Maryland early Sunday. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, one of the occupants of the home on Killarney Road discovered the blaze at about 1:41 a.m. Smoke alarms activated, and no one was injured. Damage to the structure is estimated at $15,000, and $10,000…
Read MoreChallenger Wins Runoff Election In Cambridge, Md.
Cambridge will get a new mayor following a run-off election Tuesday. Andrew Bradshaw defeated the incumbent Mayor Victoria Jackson-Stanley, capturing about 57-percent of the vote. Bradshaw is a local volunteer firefighter. He also posted on Facebook that he could not say “enough good about outgoing Mayor Jackson-Stanley and the foundation she has built, as we…
Read MoreLaurel Man Shot, Killed In Cambridge Md.
A shooting in Cambridge, Maryland has claimed the life of a Laurel, Delaware Man.Maryland State Police say the victim was found with gunshot wounds early Sunday in a grassy parking area on Chesapeake Court.21-year-old Khalil Reid was pronounced dead at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Cambridge Police requested that the Maryland State…
Read MoreBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge To Reopen Visitor Center on Weekends Beginning 10/3
In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in coordination with the Governor and local public health authorities, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is re-opening the Visitor Center at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Cambridge on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-2pm. The refuge is working with federal,…
Read MoreFire Leaves Cambridge Townhome In Ruins
A fire in Dorchester County has left a townhome heavily damaged. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze started in a garage on Wood Duck Drive in Cambridge late Thursday morning. A neighbor discovered the fire. The two-story wood frame townhome was heavily damaged. No one was injured. The occupants as well…
Read MoreFire Causes $1,000,000 Damage To Cambridge Commercial Building
A fire causes more than a million dollars’ damage to a commercial steel-and-concrete building in Cambridge. The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon on Washington Street at Egide USA. 75 firefighters spent about six hours bringing the fire under control. Hazmat crews also responded due to concerns about hazardous materials on the site. The cause is…
Read MorePair Of Fires In Cambridge, Md. Were Set, Investigators Say
Two suspicious fires in Dorchester County, Maryland are under investigation. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office, a vacant two-story home on Aireys Road in Cambridge was set on fire late Sunday night. The fire began inside the home, according to investigators. No one was hurt. Earlier Sunday, a home on School House Lane in…
Read MoreGov Hogan, CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart Announce Additional Coronavirus Test Sites in Maryland
Governor Larry Hogan and Walmart today announced the opening of additional COVID-19 test sites at Walmart stores in Maryland. This is the latest in a series of recent testing expansions in the state, including the announcement of new CVS sites yesterday, and follows Governor Hogan’s emergency order earlier this week authorizing the state’s nearly 1,200 pharmacies to…
Read MoreWanted suspect under arrest after crime spree in Cambridge
A suspect wanted in Frederick County was arrested in Cambridge after he allegedly struck a police vehicle during his escape from one scene when he was shot at by police, but was not hit. The suspect is identified as Allen M. Hooks, 29, of Frederick, Md. He is charged by Maryland State Police with carjacking,…
Read MoreMaryland Mahi Record of 34 Years Smashed by Cambridge Angler
A Maryland record that has held since 1985 has fallen after a Cambridge angler, Jeff Wright, reeled in a 72.8-pound dolphinfish off the coast of Ocean City. Maryland Natural Resources officials say Wright was at Poor Man’s Canyon practicing for next week’s White Marlin Open when his line snagged the mahi. The weight was certified…
Read MoreCambridge Home Destroyed by Fire
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says a home in Dorchester County has been destroyed by a fire that took place on Wednesday evening. Officials say the blaze broke out around 7:44 p.m. at the two-story, wood framed home located in the 5000 block of Horns Point Road in Cambridge. The Cambridge Rescue Fire Company…
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