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Friday, January 4, 2013

Retired Firefighter, Dog Save Bowie Woman from Burning Home

PGFD credits retired Lt. Billy Mills and the woman's dog with preventing serious injuries as a result of the fire.

A disabled woman was saved from her burning home in Bowie this morning by a retired Prince George’s County firefighter and her faithful black lab, according to Prince George’s County Fire Department Spokesperson Mark Brady. Firefighters from the Bowie Pointer Ridge Station responded to a call of a person trapped in a burning home on Pond Meadow Lane at around 10 a.m. this morning. According to Brady, retired Fire Lt. Billy Mills was in the Pointer Ridge area when he saw smoke and suspected a structure fire. He followed the smoke and arrived on the scene at the same time as firefighters to find the two-story residence in the 16300 block of Pond Meadow Lane with heavy fire and smoke showing. Mills went around to the back of the house to …

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One Person Injured in Pond Meadow Lane Blaze and Bowie Volunteer Fire Department, Station 43

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pnads

5:59 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

You are so right Ms. Carter!   more ›

Friday, July 27, 2012

Recent PGPD Hero Indicted on Unrelated Assault Charges

Cpl. Rickie Adey, who recently rescued several people and pets from a burning building, has been indicted on assault charges from an incident last year.

After helping to rescue seven people from a burning building in District Heights on Wednesday, ABC7 is reporting that Cpl. Rickie Adey, with the Prince George’s County Police Department, has been indicted on assault charges from an event last year. Adey is accused of assaulting Kyre Jenkins on Aug. 4, 2011. He has been indicated on one count of first degree assault, one count of second degree assault and one count of misconduct, ABC7 reports. According to the county, Lt. Scott Finn spotted the fire Wednesday night and called it in. Adey arrived to assist, and the two have been hailed as heroes for their rescue efforts. When asked of his initial response to the fire, Adey told the Gazette, “I had no hesitation. My main concern was getting …

jeannette dixon

3:00 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012

Thank you for saving me officers I was there   more ›

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