From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office:
(November 22, 2011 – Edgewood, MD) At approximately 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Rockwell Street in Edgewood, MD. The caller identified that a male had entered her home and was currently being restrained by her husband and a neighbor awaiting police arrival.
When the intruder, identified as Joseph Augustine Breckenridge, age 53, of the 2000 block of Rockwell Street, entered the residence, the female fled to a neighbor’s home, where her husband was visiting at the time. The husband of the woman and a neighbor returned to the residence to find the intruder was still inside. When asked to leave the residence by the husband, Breckenridge refused and a struggle ensued.
When Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the scene, they found Breckenridge still alive but unconscious. Mr. Breckenridge was transported by ambulance to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center by Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital shortly after 5:30pm on November 22, 2011.
Still considered to be an active investigation until results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) are concluded; detectives of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division consulted with the Harford States Attorney’s Office and it was determined that no charges will be placed at this time.
And the community is now a little safer.
Pick one:
A. He was just starting to turn his life around
B. My baby didn’t do anything
C. He had a hard childhood
Kharn That is hilarious but I think you need choice D. all of the above
Random recklessness!!
I’m OK with this.
Case closed! Kudos to the home owner.
Glad to be a member of the NRA. And glad the HCSO isn’t pressing charges, based on O’Malleys concealed carry guidelines, the homeowner would have to get his butt kicked, break out the law book on when to exactly shoot the crook (while in the scuffle), and then offer medical assistance afterwards. Glad the homeowner did what needed to be done….end of story.
Maybe MD can wakeup come next legislative session…I can dream right!
Why not call the police first and wait for them? They would have a good response time, probably about a minute. Who was he endangering?
Yeah call the police so the CRIMINAL can stay in your house!!! That’s a good one! Maybe the next dirtbag in Edgewood will think twice before doing something like this. LEAD BY EXAMPLE!!!
Well, since he refused to leave their house when asked to, I guess they could have offered him a cup of coffee and chatted until the police got there…(sarcasm)