From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Jose Lopez-Villalba, 42, for multiple counts of animal cruelty and possessing birds for cockfighting. On May 10, 2021, Harford County Animal Control received a complaint about people engaging in cockfighting at 4366 Madonna Road […]
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5-Yr-Old Killed in Edgewood Hit and Run Crash
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash that occurred Thursday evening in Harford County. Shortly before 10:45 p.m., troopers from the Bel Air Barrack responded to northbound Maryland Route 24 at Edgewood Road in Edgewood, Maryland. for a report of an adult and child being struck by a […]
Bel Air Man Pleads Guilty to Leading $29 Million Kickback Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Eugene Andrew DiNoto, age 51, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, engaging in an illegal monetary transaction, and filing a false tax return, in connection with a kickback scheme that defrauded his employer of more than $29 million. The guilty plea […]
Sheriff Gahler: Citizens Deserve “Full and Transparent Investigation of All Events that Occurred that Tragic Day”
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: A Statement from Sheriff Gahler: Earlier today, a decision was rendered in Harford County Circuit Court in favor of the Attorney General’s request to have all evidence collected by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in response to the Deputy Involved Shooting on April 23, 2022, in Forest Hill turned […]
Attorney General Frosh Files Complaint Seeking Court Order to Restrain Harford County from Interfering with Fatal Shooting Investigation
From the Maryland Attorney General‘s office: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today filed a complaint requesting, among other things, a temporary restraining order to stop the Harford County Sheriff’s Office from interfering with the investigation of the Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division into the fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Forest […]
Town of Bel Air Demands May Delay Opening New Homestead-Wakefield Elementary School Building
From Harford County Public Schools: Good evening parents, guardians, and care givers. This is Chris Cook, Principal of Homestead-Wakefield with an important announcement regarding our building replacement. Our community has been eagerly awaiting and advocating for a new building for several years. There are many steps and approving entities when the school system begins any […]
Bel Air Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in $20 Million Kickback Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Elliott Dennis Kleinman, age 68, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion, in connection with a kickback scheme that defrauded his employer of more than $20 million. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District […]
Jesse Bane, Bel Air Town Administrator, Announces Retirement
From the Town of Bel Air: The Town of Bel Air’s Town Administrator, Jesse Bane announced his retirement after 8 years of leading the town. Prior to his tenure with the town, Mr. Bane served the county for 42 years as a deputy, detective and two terms as Sheriff. Bane championed projects including the connection […]