A Wednesday evening fire damaged a home in Forest Hill, according to fire officials. The fire was discovered at approximately 6:15 p.m. in the basement of a two-story home in the 300 block of Cannery Lane in Forest Hill, the State Fire Marshal’s Office said in a release. A total of 20 firefighters from the […]
Vehicle Fire Reported in Joppa Wednesday Night
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out in an SUV near freight train tracks in Joppa Wednesday night. The fire was reported in a 2002 Ford Explorer at approximately 10:50 p.m. in a wooded area near Clayton Road and the CSX railroad crossing in Joppa, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A […]
Witnesses: Deputy Charged with Reckless Endangerment Fired at Suspect’s Fleeing Vehicle
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy charged last week with reckless endangerment fired multiple shots at a suspect’s vehicle after separating himself from the truck as it fled the scene of a crash with the officer in early April, witnesses told police. Witnesses accounts of the incident which led Deputy First Class Christopher Behles, 37, […]
Baltimore Firm to Represent Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Reckless Endangerment
A Baltimore firm retained by the Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies Union will represent an officer charged this week with the reckless endangerment of a suspect in an April incident, but provided little additional detail on the deputy’s actions which led to the charge. Though confirming that his firm, Schlachman Belsky and Weiner, would represent Behles […]
Court Documents: Deputy Charged in Shooting Incident Recklessly Endangered Life of Suspect
A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy recklessly endangered the life of a suspect attempting to flee the scene of an accident with the officer by firing his service weapon at the man, court documents allege. Deputy First Class Christopher M. Behles, 37, was charged Monday with a single count of reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, in […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Reckless Endangerment for Firing Weapon at Suspect Fleeing Scene of April 8 Accident
A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy who fired his weapon at a suspect attempting to leave the scene of an accident with the off-duty officer earlier this month was charged Monday with reckless endangerment, according to court records. Deputy First Class Christopher M. Behles, 37, faces a single misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment in connection […]
Black Guerilla Family Members, Corrections Officers Indicted for Sweeping Conspiracy at Baltimore City Detention Center
Federal authorities on Tuesday indicted 25 individuals, including members of the Black Guerrilla Family and 13 female corrections officers, in a widespread conspiracy which allowed the organization to freely smuggle drugs and contraband into the Baltimore City Detention Center and coordinate criminal activity outside the facility. Those involved face racketeering, drug, and money laundering charges […]
Attorneys for Bel Air Youth Accused of Murdering Father Seek Removal from Harford County Detention Center, Trial in Juvenile Court
The Bel Air teenager accused of murdering his father should be moved to a facility better suited to his age and needs or tried as a juvenile, his attorneys argued in Harford County Circuit Court on Friday. Defense counsel for Robert Richardson, 17, said he is “isolated, absolutely isolated” at the Harford County Detention Center, […]
