From the City of Havre de Grace: The Mayor of Havre de Grace and Director of Administration have been unfairly implicated in an alleged criminal scheme to remove Fraternal Order of Police campaign signs related to the contested Havre de Grace Mayoral election. What the FOP Lodge #128 failed to mention in its press release […]
FOP Lodge 128 Seeks Criminal Investigation into Havre de Grace Election; Accuses City Officials of Sign Theft
From Harford County Municipal Lodge #128: Harford County Municipal Lodge #128 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is pursuing a criminal investigation into the unauthorized removal of FOP property, namely electoral signs expressing support for current Mayoral candidate and former Mayor Wayne H. Dougherty. The upcoming election is scheduled to take place on May […]
Harford and Baltimore County Narcotics Task Forces Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Overdose Deaths
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: In the Spring of 2015, the Harford County HIDTA Narcotics Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization (DTO). This investigation involved large amounts of heroin being distributed from Northeast Baltimore into Harford and Baltimore counties, other counties in Maryland, and surrounding states. Detectives were able to […]
Bel Air Man Sentenced in Felony Theft Scheme; Stole Commissions in Insurance Policy Fraud
From the State Office of the Attorney Geneal: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced today that Christian Joseph Dixon, 49, of Bel Air, MD, pleaded guilty to a felony theft scheme having a value of $1,000 but less than $10,000. From December 2014 through March 2015, Dixon engaged in a theft scheme by submitting […]
Trespassing Joppa Woman Pulled to Safety Through Window of Former Home after Finding Fire
A recently evicted Joppa woman had to be pulled to safety out of the window of her former home on Thursday, after she allegedly trespassed back into the home to retrieve belongings, discovered a fire, and became trapped in the house. On Thursday, just after 5:30 pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 200 block […]
Edgewood Man Charged with Arson after Allegedly Igniting Townhouse Fire in Suicide Attempt
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged, John Wayne Maatta 2nd, 32, after determining he was responsible for setting a fire inside the bedroom of his townhouse he shared with seven other people. On April 9, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding fire departments […]
FOP Municipal Lodge #128 Endorses Dougherty for Havre de Grace Mayor
From Harford County Municipal Lodge #128 of the Fraternal Order of Police: The members of Harford County Municipal Lodge #128 of the Fraternal Order of Police unanimously voted to support Wayne Dougherty in the upcoming Mayoral election in Havre de Grace. Lodge 128 consists of sworn law enforcement officers from the Havre de Grace, Aberdeen […]
Arson Under Investigation after Fire Intentionally Set at Edgewood Apartment
A fire started in the living room of a unit at Sunrise Condominiums in Edgewood on Saturday night is being investigated as arson. Just before 11:15 pm on Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1000 block of Crimson Tree Court in Edgewood for a reported fire in a one-story wood frame apartment. The fire […]
