In Baltimore, a small amount of heroin might sell for $100. But that same amount on the streets of Harford County, just 25 miles away, could be worth as much as $200. The possible economic profit to a drug dealer is just one of the bonds tying Harford County into the regional fight against illegal […]
Fire Officials Investigate Late Night Havre de Grace Shed Blaze
Fire officials are seeking information in connection with a fire which broke out in a shed at a Havre de Grace residence just after midnight Wednesday. According to a release from the state fire marshal’s office, the fire was reported at 12:17 p.m. by the owner of a shed located at a home in the […]
Aberdeen Hotel Sustains $100K in Damages After Internet Prank Convinces Guest to Trigger Sprinklers
An Aberdeen Hotel sustained significant water damage after an internet-based prank coerced a guest to bash the head off of a sprinkler system with a toilet tank lid, authorities said. The Holiday Inn Express on Beards Hill Road in Aberdeen sustained an estimated $100,000 in water damage as a result of the hoax, which occurred […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy Week 3: Domestic Violence Unit, Court Services Bureau
He just lost his temper. I don’t want him to go to jail. I don’t want to lose my children. We don’t have any other way to support ourselves. The excuses for domestic violence are many, but the five members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit have heard them all, and a […]
Darlington Man Suffers Smoke Inhalation in Wednesday Afternoon House Fire
A Darlington man suffered smoke inhalation while trying to rescue his pets from an accidental fire which broke out in a Darlington mobile home Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 2:21 p.m. by the owner of a home in the 3200 block of Cedar Church Road in Darlington, according to a […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Reverses Course, Seeks New Warden for Detention Center
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a new civilian warden for its detention center, four months after Sheriff Jesse Bane left the position vacant for greater “efficiencies” amid an ongoing “restructuring” of the detention center responsibilities within the agency. The available position was posted on the agency’s employment site Wednesday morning. The listed salary […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Aberdeen, Edgewood Shootings
Harford County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating two shootings which occurred in the last three days, one in Edgewood Monday afternoon which sent a man to Shock Trauma in critical condition, and another in Aberdeen Saturday in which a South Carolina man visiting relatives for a funeral was shot in the arm. Police said deputies […]
Darlington Home Damaged in Accidental Fire Triggered by “Smoking Materials”
A Darlington home was damaged in an accidental fire Monday afternoon which investigators said was ignited by discarded smoking materials. According to a release from the state fire marshal’s office, a neighbor reported the fire burning on the front porch of a trailer home on the 1900 block of Franklin Church Road in Darlington shortly […]
