From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Investigators are conducting an origin and cause investigation around the circumstances of a vehicle fire, which resulted in severe burns to a Bel Air man. On Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 3:25 p.m. Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company was requested for a vehicle fire with reported explosions […]
Trooper Injured in I-95 Crash in Pursuit of Vehicle Theft Suspect
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police trooper was injured while pursuing a stolen vehicle late this morning in Harford County. Shortly before 10:50 a.m., a trooper from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack was pursuing a stolen 2019 Nissan Rogue on I-95 North in Havre de Grace, Maryland. According to a preliminary […]
Bel Air Woman Charged with Arson of Her Home
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged a Bel Air woman after determining she was responsible for intentionally setting her own home on fire. On July 14, 2020, at 8:18 p.m., Constance R. Trautwein, age 79, called 911 after reportedly discovering a fire within her home, located in […]
16-Yr-Old Girls Charged with Arson in Fire at Historic Mansion in Creswell
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 […]
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 […]
