Carl Hamilton

Maryland

Reporter at Cecil Whig

I cover crime and court news for the Cecil Whig.

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Articles

Perryville fire company spotlights two of its super-mom members

6 days ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

PERRYVILLE — London McGill snapped from parent mode to EMT mode last year when her toddler daughter, Gracen, started choking after suffering a seizure while eating a pretzel. “Everyone else was panicking, but I was calm,” remembered McGill, who is a firefighter and EMT with the Community Fire Company of Perryville. “I had my training. I knew what to do."McGill flipped Gracen over and hit her on the back, frequently checking the girl’s airway until the pretzel came out.
Cecil College ceremony marks partnership with Western Governors University

6 days ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton
Second defendant found guilty in 2023 double murder near North East

6 days ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

ELKTON — It took a Cecil County Circuit Court jury about 90 minutes of deliberation Friday (May 2) to find a man guilty of all 33 charges against him — including two counts each of first-degree murder, armed robbery and home invasion — in the fatal shootings of a woman and her boyfriend inside an abandoned house near North East in July 2023. The defendant — Jordan Patrick Perry, 28, of Elkton — is facing up to three life sentences and a significant number of additional years.
Ideas to reduce traffic congestion on Rt. 272 unveiled in NE workshop

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

NORTH EAST — The Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) and consulting firm Wallace Montgomery unveiled more than a half-dozen recommendations to reduce traffic congestion and to improve safety on the Route 272 corridor from the Route 274 intersection at Cecil College to Shady Beach Road, south of North East, during an April 29 workshop at the North East Fire Hall.
House fire in Colora displaces four residents

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

COLORA — An investigation is continuing after a blaze caused an estimated $750,000 in damage to a Colora home, displacing its four residents, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. One of the occupants called 911 at 3:54 p.m. on Wednesday (April 30), after discovering the fire at the residence in the unit block of Canterbury Court, prompting area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials said.
Man gets eight years in fatal hit-and-run crash near Perryville

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

ELKTON — A man who fatally struck a pedestrian with his car on a highway near Perryville and then left the scene has received an eight-year prison term, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Cameron A.
House fire near North East displaces four residents

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

NORTH EAST — Investigators are blaming an unattended candle for triggering a blaze that caused approximately $50,000 in damage to a townhouse near North East on Monday, displacing its four occupants, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. A passerby called 911 at 11:29 a.m. Monday, after discovering the burning building in the unit block of Cedar Hill Circle, prompting area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials said.
Mobile home fire near Elkton displaces one resident

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

ELKTON — Investigators are blaming a severed electrical wire for a blaze that caused approximately $40,000 in damage to a mobile home near Elkton — displacing the sole occupant, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. A neighbor called 911 at 5:38 p.m. on Tuesday, after noticing the burning house in the 600 block of Deaver Road, prompting area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials said.
Suspect in fatal Newark crash has Cecil County criminal history

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

CECIL COUNTY - A man who allegedly struck and killed a 24-year-old North East woman on Main Street in Newark on Tuesday while fleeing from police in a U-Haul van has had brushes with the law in Cecil County - marked by the dismissal of an attempted murder case against him and by his release from jail twice, despite outstanding arrest warrants for him on both occasions.
Bicyclist struck and killed by SUV near Perryville

1 week ago | cecildaily.com | Carl Hamilton

PERRYVILLE – An investigation is continuing after a sport utility vehicle crashed into a man riding a bicycle along a highway near Perryville – killing the bicyclist, according to the Maryland State Police. The fatal crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on Thursday on West Pulaski Highway (Route 40) near the Cedar Corner intersection, police reported. Investigators identified Cecil County resident Sean Earl Ruffin, 60, as the man who was killed.