A 16-year-old girl missing from her home in Abingdon since Monday was found safe in Aiken, S.C. early Tuesday morning, police said. Bethany C. Eder was reported missing by her parents Monday morning following an argument with them the previous night, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Eder’s parents found a letter from her […]
Patterson Mill Grad Charged with Vandalizing School Baseball Fields
A 2010 graduate of Patterson Mill High School has been arrested for allegedly using a piece of construction equipment to damage baseball fields and several structures at the school. Daniel J. Canatella, 19, of Abingdon was arrested on Nov. 24 in connection with $12,000 in damages to the Patterson Mill baseball fields, backstop, fence, and […]
Two Abingdon Firefighters Sustain Minor Injuries in Townhome Blaze; Smoking Materials Sparked Fire
Two members of the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company sustained minor injuries in a Friday evening fire in Abingdon, according to the state fire marshal’s office. The fire broke out in the exterior rear of a middle-of-the-group townhome on the 200 block of Maple Wreath Court in Abingdon shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday. A total of […]
Thanksgiving Night Fire Damages Aberdeen Home; Smoke Alarm Was Not Working
A blaze caused serious damage to an Aberdeen home on Thanksgiving night, according to fire officials. A neighbor discovered the fire at approximately 9:53 p.m. in bedroom of a one-story modular home on East Aztec Street in Aberdeen, the state fire marshal’s office said. A total of 20 firefighters from the Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, […]
Accused Armed Robber Dies While Incarcerated at Harford County Detention Center
The Cecil County man recently arrested in connection with a string of local convenience store robberies was found unresponsive in his cell at the Harford County Detention Center on Thanksgiving night and died a short time later, police said. Michael R. Malpass, 26, of Charlestown was arrested Nov. 17 for the robbery of several stores […]
Death of Patterson Mill Student Ruled Suicide; Bullying Not a Factor, Investigators Say
The death of a Patterson Mill High School student has been ruled a suicide, police said, but bullying is not believed to have played a role in the incident. Harford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to an Abingdon home at approximately 6:40 a.m. Monday morning where they found a 16-year-old male dead of a self-inflicted […]
Sen. Jacobs on WAMD 970 AM Morning Show to Talk Criminal Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse
State Senator Nancy Jacobs appeared on the WAMD Morning Show Thursday to discuss her proposed legislation which would impose criminal penalties on those who fail to report child abuse. Listen to the full audio from Jacobs’ interview here. Jacobs told Morning Show hosts Maynard Edwards and Cindy Mumby that she is studying similar laws in […]
Fire Authorities Investigate Bottle Bomb Left in Mailbox of Bel Air Home
The state fire marshal’s office is investigating a bottle bomb which was detonated in a mailbox at a Bel Air home Wednesday night. Authorities said the device went off shortly after 6 p.m. at a home on North Atwood Road in Bel Air. The bottle bomb was placed in a mailbox attached to the front […]
