The “mayor” of Bel Air and chief of the county’s busiest volunteer fire company will now serve as spokesman for Harford’s largest police force. In addition to his roles as chairman of the Bel Air Town Commissioners and Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company’s chief, Eddie Hopkins will take over as the Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]
Harford County Detention Center Inmate Hospitalized After Hanging Incident Friday Night
A Harford County Detention Center inmate was hospitalized following an apparent suicide attempt Friday night, police said. Christopher Booth, 45, of Edgewood was found hanging in his cell at approximately 9:25 p.m. Friday, according to Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Christopher Swain. Booth was taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, where […]
Body Found in Abingdon Woods Identified as Man, 22, Missing Since Sept.
Police on Wednesday identified the body discovered in a wooded area off Harford Town Drive in Abingdon as that of a 22-year-old local man missing since September. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Laron Tavonte Bell, 22, of Trailwood Court in Abingdon, was discovered Tuesday afternoon near the home where he lived […]
Former 98 Rock DJ “Stash” Sentenced to Six Months at Harford County Detention Center for DUI Crash
Former 98 Rock radio DJ Stephen “Stash” Smith of Bel Air was sentenced Monday to serve six months at the Harford County Detention Center after pleading guilty to a DUI charge in connection with an Abingdon crash which injured five people in July. Smith’s sentence came at a hearing in Harford County Circuit Court on […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Woman Missing Since Sunday
UPDATE – Monday, Oct. 22: “Missing Person Nichol Conley was located and is doing well,” Harford County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Capt. Keith Warner said. Original story – Thursday, Oct. 18: The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information in the search for a woman missing since Sunday afternoon. Nichol Ann Conley, 43, was last […]
Firefighters Battle Large Blaze in Vacant Churchville Home
Five dozen firefighters from nine local companies battled a two-alarm blaze which destroyed a vacant Churchville home late Sunday night, state fire officials said. The fire broke out in a two-story home on the 3500 block of McCommons Road in Churchville, and was reported by a neighbor just before 11:30 p.m., according to a release […]
Harford County Second Safest in Maryland, New Crime Stats Show
Harford County posted the second best crime rate in the state according to statistics released last week by the Sheriff’s Office, which show all key types of both violent crimes and property crimes falling 14 percent last year. The numbers are based on the Maryland Uniform Crime Reports program, which separate incidents into two groups. […]
Harford County Task Force Busts “World’s Most Dangerous” Gang; 21 Arrests Made, $680K in Drugs Seized
A 10-month investigation involving undercover work and wiretaps resulted in the dismantling of the local branch of the World’s Most Dangerous gang, members of the Harford County Task Force announced Thursday, with a round of recent search and seizure warrants netting members of the gang responsible for local acts of violence and drug sales. Netted […]
