Maryland woman accused of setting false alarm at hospital

By The Associated Press
May 29, 2021 | 10:29 AM

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — Officials have accused a Maryland woman of setting off an fire alarm at a hospital, which delayed treatment for dialysis patients.

Deputy State Fire Marshals said firefighters in Cumberland who responded to an automatic fire alarm on May 18 at UPMC Western Maryland determined the activation was an intentional false alarm.

A review of surveillance video led investigators to a suspect, and deputy marshals filed multiple charges against 41-year-old Karena Eileen Heslop of Lonacoming.

Heslop was arrested on Thursday in Garrett County and was taken before a District Court commissioner. Heslop has been released on her recognizance, and it’s not known if she has an attorney.

Fentanyl seizures plummet as Trump administration shifts focus to immigration

By Maryland Matters
August 22, 2026 | 8:26 PM

WASHINGTON — Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a subagency of DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported an “all hands-on deck” environment toward immigration enforcement began in January 2025, according to the DHS Office of Inspector General report. “With ICE dedicating more staff hours to immigration investigations, staffing hours for fentanyl investigations declined,” the report said. The report found that the hours dedicated to fentanyl investigations for fiscal 2025 declined by more than 250,000 hours, or 31%, compared to fiscal 2024.

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