The family and friends of Patrick Ward, a Bel Air resident who was murdered in his apartment Aug. 5, gathered for a candlelight vigil Friday evening to commemorate his life. The event was slated to start at 7:30 p.m., but more than 100 mourners gathered for more than an hour after that time, gradually filling […]
Aberdeen Police Seek Suspect in Chesapeake Home Furnishings Store Burglary
Police are searching for a suspect in the burglary of the Chesapeake Home Furnishings store that occurred in Aberdeen between the evening of July 10 and the morning of July 11. According to Det. Will Reiber of the Aberdeen Police Department, the perpetrator took electronics and other items that totaled several thousand dollars. Several credit […]
Aberdeen Police Release Video of Suspect in Sexual Assault of Aberdeen Girl
The Aberdeen Police Department has released a brief video which shows the suspect they seek in the June 10 sexual assault of an Aberdeen area elementary school girl. In the video, the suspect enters the top of the frame and lingers near a row of mailboxes before moving off. Though the image of the man […]
Bel Air High School Stadium Vandalized Over Weekend; Reward Offered For Tips
The Bel Air High School stadium was vandalized Saturday night, leaving several overturned trash cans and light graffiti on the premises as the only signs of the incident early Sunday afternoon. “No distinct markings or words” were formed by the graffiti, according to Leo Matrangola, Bel Air Chief of Police. The words “C Milton” were […]
Murder Trial of Rakim Muhammad Postponed; No New Date Set
The murder trial of Rakim Muhammad has been postponed, with a new date not yet scheduled. Judge Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. of the Harford County Circuit Court on June 10 granted the defense counsel’s request to postpone the trial. Muhammad faces 11 charges in relation to the July 17 shooting death of Derrick Maxey, […]
Aberdeen Area Elementary Girl Sexually Assaulted at Bus Stop; Police Seek Suspect
Aberdeen police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a female Aberdeen area elementary school student who was waiting alone at a bus stop Friday morning. Police said the unidentified man approached the girl at approximately 8:10 a.m. at the intersection of Post and Wood Road in Aberdeen. The student was waiting alone […]
