From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals, with the assistance of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), have charged two juvenile females with arson charges stemming from a fire that destroyed a historic Harford County structure. The juveniles, both 16, are residents of the Arrow […]
Del. Griffith: “I am Proposing a Reconfiguration of Our Current Learning Environments and Classroom Space”
From Del. Mike Griffith: Recently, Harford County Public Schools proposed an online-learning only plan, in combination with ‘virtual learning centers’. I would like to offer an alternative hybrid plan. First, though, here are the issues that the current HCPS plan poses to our community data breach compensation. • It potentially disenfranchises single parent households. Many […]
Superintendent Bulson: “All Instruction During the First Semester will be Virtual”
From Harford County Public Schools: Dear Harford County Public Schools Community, Last week, Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) released the Draft Recovery Plan for opening the 2020-2021 school year and presented the plan publicly at the July 13 Board of Education meeting. Since the release of the plan, community stakeholders provided extensive feedback with the […]
Havre de Grace to Receive Suffrage Marker on the National Votes for Women Trail
From the City of Havre de Grace: Geographic location has made Havre de Grace a crossroads of American history. Now a significant moment in American history is to be recognized in Havre de Grace with a Suffrage Marker on the National Votes for Women Trail. The marker has been awarded to Havre de Grace through […]
Two Suspects Charged in Connection to Edgewood Murder
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Two men are in custody after being charged in the May 30, 2020, murder of Christopher Markquell Smith in Edgewood. On Saturday, May 30, 2020, at approximately 12:25 p.m., deputies assigned to the Southern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 600 block of Edgewood Road […]
24-Yr-Old Pedestrian Killed in Bel Air Hit and Run
From the Bel Air Police Department: On Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at approximately 12:14 am Bel Air Police Officers responded to S. Main Street between Office Street and Pennsylvania Avenue for a reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival officers located a 24-year-old male (Bel Air resident) lying in the traveled portion of S. […]
Two Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies Injured After Car/Foot Chase
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Harford County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating, and two deputies are recovering after being injured during a traffic stop and pursuit. At approximately 2:27 p.m., deputies assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit of Harford County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on I-95 near the Rt. 24 underpass. During […]
Man Charged with Arson in Connection with Bel Air Building Fires
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged Richard Benjamin Lodeski (age 43), after determining he was responsible for intentionally setting two separate fires at a local business park. On Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 3:29 a.m., Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding departments responded to 1226 Bel […]