Emergency officials said that the odor of natural gas along the Route 40 corridor Friday morning posed no danger to public safety, following a spate of 911 calls. Callers to the Harford County Emergency Operations Center began reporting the odor of gas in the Havre de Grace area at approximately 7 a.m., according to the […]
Archives for February 2012
Pedestrian Killed by Train in Havre de Grace Early Friday Morning (UPDATED)
A pedestrian on the railroad tracks in Havre de Grace was struck and killed by an Amtrak train early Friday morning, police said. At approximately 12:35 a.m., Havre de Grace police, members of the Susquehanna Hose Company, and the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps responded to a report of an individual struck by an Amtrak […]
Pedestrian in Critical Condition after Being Hit by Tractor-Trailer on Route 7 in Riverside (UPDATED)
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into the cause of a serious crash involving a pedestrian and International truck (box truck) which occurred yesterday evening on Route 7 (Philadelphia Road) east of Route 543 (Riverside Parkway). The victim, Glen Arthur Welsh, 46 yoa, 3800 block of Copper Beech Drive, Abingdon, […]
Harford County Liquor Control Board, State Healthcare Commission Member Randall Worthington Killed by Accidental Gunshot
Harford County Liquor Control Board and state Health Care Commission member Randall Worthington Sr. was killed by an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday morning, police said. He was 59. According to police reports, Worthington was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in a corn field on the 3200 block of Aldino Road […]
71-Year-Old Woman Falls Asleep at Wheel; Hospitalized Following Evening Crash on Carrs Mill Road
A 71-year-old woman was hospitalized after police said she fell asleep at the wheel of her vehicle and struck a utility pole on Carrs Mill Road Thursday evening. According to the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association, crash occurred just after 6:40 p.m. on Carrs Mill Road at Ryan Road, near Winters Run. A […]
Edgewood Man Convicted in Baltimore City Police Department Towing Extortion Scam
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Baltimore Police officer Samuel Ocasio, age 36, of Edgewood, Maryland today of conspiring to commit and committing extortion under color of official right in connection with a scheme in which brothers Hernan Alexis Moreno and Edwin […]
Elizabeth Smart to Deliver Keynote Address at 2012 Cherish the Child Symposium
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The 8th Annual Child Protection event, Cherish the Child, will be held on April 27, 2012 at Mountain Christian Church, located at 1824 Mountain Road in Joppa. The planning committee for the Symposium is honored to announce that Elizabeth Smart will provide the keynote address. The kidnapping […]
Whiteley: “Bring SDAT Into the 21st Century with Proper Technology”
From Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Chairman Kasemeyer and Committee Members Here we go again?? Yesterday at the hearing on SB 215 Internet Access to Worksheets, SDAT, in the person of Director Robert E. Young, we again saw the difficulty SDAT people have in telling the whole truth. Director Young testified that the Department opposed […]
