The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. ABERDEEN A caller in the 1200 block of North Stepney Road reported Saturday that their […]
Edgewood Area Schools Placed on Lockdown Amid Search for Suspect Interrupted During Attempted Burglary of Nearby Home
Three Edgewood area schools were locked down for approximately one hour Wednesday afternoon while authorities searched for a subject they said was interrupted while attempting to break into a local home. Deerfield Elementary, Edgewood Middle School, and Edgewood High School were placed in lockdown shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, according to Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]
Harford County Detention Center Inmate Attempts Suicide Saturday Night; Remains in Critical Condition
A Harford County Detention Center inmate attempted suicide by hanging Saturday evening, police said, and remained in critical condition at a Baltimore hospital Sunday afternoon. The 47-year-old man was being held at the detention center without bail for a charge of 1st-degree assault, according to Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Edward Hopkins. Hopkins said corrections […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office to Form Aviation Unit; Details Expected in Forthcoming Press Conference
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office will take to the skies with the formation of an aviation unit, the agency confirmed this week. Details of the unit, including whether an airplane or helicopter had already been purchased and at what cost, remained unclear. The Sheriff’s Office declined to release further details ahead of an upcoming press […]
Bel Air Town Commissioner David Carey Appointed District Court Judge; Curtin Named to Circuit Court
Bel Air Town Commissioner David Carey will be the Harford County District Court’s newest judge, following his appointment to the post this week. Carey, who has served on the town Board of Commissioners for the last 16 years, said he was contacted by Governor Martin O’Malley with the news on Wednesday. He has been an […]
UPDATED: Vi Ripken Accosted at Gunpoint in Parking Lot of Aberdeen Bank; No Apparent Connection to Previous Kidnapping
Aberdeen resident Violet Ripken, mother of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., was accosted at gunpoint in the parking lot of an Aberdeen bank Tuesday afternoon but scared off her attacker using her car alarm, city police said. The incident came 16 months after Ripken, 75, was abducted from her home and returned […]
UPDATED: Edgewood Townhouse Heavily Damaged in Accidental Monday Night Fire; Sheriff’s Deputy Rescues Family Dog
An Edgewood townhouse was heavily damaged in a Monday night fire discovered by a patrolling deputy with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, who was able to rescue a family dog but could not save three cats. The fire was discovered shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday in a townhouse on the 900 block of Topview Drive […]
Two-Alarm Weekend Fire Damages Edgewood Townhouse; 11 People Displaced
A two-alarm weekend fire displaced 11 occupants of an Edgewood townhouse, fire officials said. The fire was reported at approximately 8:42 p.m Saturday night by the owner of a two-story townhouse on the 1700 block of Judy Way in Edgewood, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. A total of 45 firefighters from […]
