(Bel Air, MD) – – Harford County Executive David R. Craig has today announced that he will submit legislation to the County Council seeking its approval for funding a one-time retirement incentive program for county employees. “As the Administration is working on the preparation of the FY 15 Budget, we have analyzed and assessed many […]
Archives for January 2014
Bel Air Teen Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Father; Sentenced to 18 Years
Left: Robert C. Richardson III. Right: Richardson at the time of his arrest on Jan. 10, 2012. (Photos courtesy “Free Robert Richardson III” Facebook page/Harford County Sheriff’s Office.) The Bel Air teenager accused of the January 2012 murder of his father in their Moores Mill Road home pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a firearms charge […]
57-Yr-Old Aberdeen Woman Struck on Pulaski Highway; 88-Yr-Old Driver Charged with Failing to Stop for Pedestrian
From the Aberdeen Police Department; At 11:15 am Tuesday, a pedestrian was struck while crossing the east bound lanes of Pulaski Highway at West Bel Air Ave. Susan Yates, 57 of the 200 block of Mayberry Aberdeen was in the crosswalk when struck by a 2006 Ford van. The van was being operated by Bruce […]
Suspect Sought in Pair of Wegmans Snowblower Thefts
From the Maryland State Police: (Abingdon, MD) – On Dec. 28 and on Jan. 10 the above male was observed on surveillance footage stealing two snow blowers from Wegman’s Supermarket located at 21 Wegmans Blvd, Abingdon, MD. The male is described as a White male, brown hair, average height and weight. In both thefts a […]
Bel Air Police Seek Suspect in Harford Mall Theft
From the Bel Air Police Department: Bel Air Police Detectives are investigating a theft from Spencer’s in the Harford Mall. Just before 1 p.m., a white male approximately 18 to 22 years of age, 6 feet tall weighing approximately 160 lbs gained access to the cash register and removed approximately $200 currency. He is seen […]
Health Department: Lung Cancer Rates on Rise in Harford County
From the Harford County Health Department: Harford County, Maryland, January 13, 2014 – With the announcement last week from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regarding the release of Cigarette Restitution Fund Program (CRF) Cancer Data for 2013 comes documentation of increases in cancers of the lung and bronchus in Harford County. This […]
Candidate Craig on Annapolis Health Care Hearings: “Trying to Solve a Bureaucratic Nightmare with More Bureaucracy Doesn’t Work”
From the Craig/Haddaway Campaign: Maryland Governor candidate David Craig’s Lt. Governor running mate, and Del. Jeannie Haddaway, released the following statement today about health care point man and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s General Assembly committee testimony regarding the state’s healthcare exchange, Maryland Health Connection. “The hearing in Annapolis today confirms what we have been saying […]
13-Yr-Old Boy Arrested in Abingdon Burglary; Suspected in Another Burglary Hours Earlier
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Harford County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested and charged a 13 year old juvenile male with burglary after he was identified breaking into an Abingdon home. Police believe he is also related to a second burglary that occurred in the same community just several hours earlier. On Sunday January 12th, […]