Route 50 from Easton to Cambridge closed in both directions

Route 50 from Easton to Cambridge on the Eastern Shore is closed in both directions "due to ongoing police activity," the Maryland State Police said.

[Brad]

It's a suspected hostage situation near White Marsh Elementary school according to people from the area. Not confirmed.

[Frank]

I got this thought yo might want to know

BULLETIN
Hostage situation in Trappe; elementary school not affected but in lockdown as precaution

Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 10:37 AM CDT

TRAPPE There is a reported hostage situation in the Trappe area of Talbot County. White Marsh Elementary is not involved but is in lockdown since it is within several miles of scene.

 
     
State police and its hostage team are heading to a home on Tarbutton Mill Road where an apparent hostage situation is occurring following a report of a shooting at 10:25 a.m., according to unconfirmed police reports.

White Marsh Elementary School, which is located on Lover's Lane and a couple miles from the hostage scene, is on lock down.

 

Old Trappe Road, Almshouse Road and portions of Route 50 are closed to traffic.

This came from my wife who teaches in talbot county

[Surf52]

Time was when law enforcement could secure a crime scene without involving an area the size of a nuclear blast zone. Now they sure love to throw their authority around.

Just stop trying to protect me from the remotest of possibilities and intrude on my life to the smallest degree necessary.

[jason]

QUICK! EVERYONE TO THE BEACH!

[Surf52]

jason wrote:

QUICK! EVERYONE TO THE BEACH!

LOL!

[FYI]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...

[Sandi]

Thanks for the tips on the closure. Would have been nice if the Sun would have said that.

[cwl]

The house is located right on rt 50 and that's why the closed area is so large. and there have been shots fired. You worry about your side of the bridge and we will worry about ours.

Surf52 wrote:

Time was when law enforcement could secure a crime scene without involving an area the size of a nuclear blast zone. Now they sure love to throw their authority around.
Just stop trying to protect me from the remotest of possibilities and intrude on my life to the smallest degree necessary.

[helen2181]

Brad wrote:

It's a suspected hostage situation near White Marsh Elementary school according to people from the area. Not confirmed.

Very sorry to hear about the incident. I love the Eastern Shore and especially its usual calmness. I hope for the best out there.

[Surf52]

cwl wrote:

The house is located right on rt 50 and that's why the closed area is so large. and there have been shots fired. You worry about your side of the bridge and we will worry about ours.
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I would if I didn't have to run down every weekend and take care of my parent's house. Beach traffic is bad enough. Sorry. I guess you put up with it all the time.

[Michael M]

Surf52 wrote:

Time was when law enforcement could secure a crime scene without involving an area the size of a nuclear blast zone. Now they sure love to throw their authority around.
Just stop trying to protect me from the remotest of possibilities and intrude on my life to the smallest degree necessary.

The reason the area that is closed off is so large is it gives the police the ability to detour traffic onto suitable routes. Of course they could block traffic 1 mile from the scene but then those cars would just sit there, instead they have viable detours and traffic continues to flow, albeit at a much slower pace. I usually appreciate a little libertarianism, but not in this case.

[edd]

wow i guess things really are a little slower here

[Mike]

Billick finally lost it and now he wants revenge.

[steve]

does anyone know how long its taking to take the detour?
thanks

[Paul Tupelo]

So does anyone know what the police activity is?

[Columbia]

Mike wrote:

Billick finally lost it and now he wants revenge.

Curse you! I admit this made me chuckle, not cool given the circumstance, yet funny... such is Catholic life, the guilt....

[Joe]

As punishment, the looney with the gun should have to pay for everyone's hotel rooms at the beach who are inconvenienced by his erratic behavior.

[Gina]

My sister in law is coming to the beach to visit me and she was stuck in traffic. She said it was moving very slow on 404 were all the beach traffic was detoured. She said she only moved 3 miles in a half and hour.

[kvd]

why did he have to do this on a friday? why not on a tuesday night when no one is going to the beach for the weekend?

[Gina]

steve wrote:

does anyone know how long its taking to take the detour?
thanks

My sister said it was very slow on the detour so she turned around to find a different way. It was creeping.