A family of five, including an 88-year-old woman, were forced to escape a spreading fire by jumping from the second-floor balcony of their Edgewood apartment on Monday afternoon. Just after 3 p.m. on Monday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way in Edgewood for a reported dwelling fire in a […]
Aberdeen Police Arrest California Man on Drug Charges; Seize Marijuana and More than $90,000 in Cash
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On February 7, 2018 at 6:03 PM, management from Hampton Inn contacted Aberdeen Police dispatch to report a guest refusing to leave a room. Police responded to the location to begin an investigation. Hotel management informed officers that the second floor of the hotel smelled like marijuana and identified a […]
Fallston Crash Closes Rt. 1; Driver Charged with DUI
From Maryland State Police: On Saturday, March 17th at approximately 8:00 AM, the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack received a call from a motorist indicating an erratic driver in a tan Buick was traveling northbound on US-1 near Connolly Road and the vehicle had just collided with a black Toyota Camry. Troopers were working […]
State Police to Conduct St. Patrick’s Sobriety Checkpoint in Harford
From Maryland State Police: On Friday, March 16, 2018, the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack will begin their St. Patrick’s Day DUI enforcement by directing a sobriety checkpoint in Harford County. The JFK Highway Barrack, Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Aberdeen Police Department, Havre De Grace Police Department, and the Maryland Transportation Authority will also […]
Boardman: “Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler Believes that Guns are the Answer”
From Christopher Boardman, candidate for Harford County Sheriff: Dear Editor, Today is the day school students left classes for 17 minutes of remembrance (or were prevented from doing so in Harford County schools) for shooting victims in a Florida high school. 7,000 pairs of children and youth shoes were left outside the United States Capitol. […]
Havre de Grace Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
From Maryland State Police: A Harford County man was arrested and charged earlier today after a Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. The suspect is identified as George Kinney, 59, of Havre De Grace, MD., is charged with five counts of possession […]
Teens Arrested After Stealing Car, Visiting Edgewood Middle and Joppatowne High
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: This morning, at 11:30 a.m., deputies assigned to the Southern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1900 block of Eloise Lane in Edgewood for the report of a stolen vehicle. Approximately an hour later, at 12:29 p.m., a School Resource Officer assigned to Joppatowne High […]
ACLU Urges Harford County Schools Not to Ban Students from Participating in Nationwide Walkout
From the American Civil Liberties Union: Responding to complaints from parents and students that a March 7 letter from Harford County Schools seems to have banned participation in the nationwide “Walk Out for Safe Schools” planned for this Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland has written to Superintendent Barbara Canavan, cautioning that […]
