An Aberdeen family was displaced from its home Saturday morning after a fire ignited within a bedroom in their apartment. Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to North Post Road in Aberdeen for a reported fire in a two-story apartment building. An occupant of the apartment discovered the fire and was […]
Unattended Cooking Blamed for Fire that Destroyed Bel Air Townhouse
Unattended cooking is being blamed for causing a fire that destroyed a Bel Air townhouse early Thursday morning. Just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, emergency personnel were dispatched to Wakefield Manor Townhomes in the 600 block of South Atwood Road in Bel Air for a reported dwelling fire in a two-story, middle of the group […]
Shots Fired During Armed Robbery of Churchville Cell Phone Store; Suspects Escape
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Detectives from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after shots were fired during an armed robbery in Churchville on Tuesday. On January 31, 2017, at approximately 12:00 pm., deputies assigned to the Northern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Power Wireless store in the […]
Harford Sheriff Gahler Works to “Fix” Broken Salary Structure in Agency
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler issued the following statement Monday afternoon, addressing the broken salary structure that is currently plaguing the agency and impacting all aspects of public safety operations. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is now facing challenges related to hiring, retention and promotion, to a degree that […]
Edgewood Man Arrested on Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police investigators arrested a Harford County man yesterday connected to several sexual assaults. The accused is identified as Melvin Adams, 55, of Edgewood, Maryland. He is charged with second degree sexual offense, third degree sexual offense, fourth degree sexual offense, engaging in a perverted practice and second degree assault. […]
Bel Air Police Department Denounces Racial Profiling Tactics in Light of Incident
From the Bel Air Police Department: Over the past several days the Bel Air Police Department has received a number of calls (positive and negative) concerning a highly charged issue facing our society today. This issue involves officer and citizen interaction related to immigration status. Most media outlets who have shared the details of this […]
Circuit Breaker Failure Sparks Fire in Bedroom; Destroys Aberdeen Mobile Home
An Aberdeen mobile home was destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon after an electrical failure in a circuit breaker sparked a fire in a bedroom. At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 30-block of Lewis Drive in Aberdeen for the report of a dwelling fire in a 20-foot by 60-foot manufactured […]
Million-Dollar Marijuana Distribution Organization Dismantled in Joppa
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: In late 2016, the Harford County Task Force initiated an investigation stemming from a tip that Harold Junior Morris III, 28, of the 2000 block of Mountain Road, Joppa, Maryland was distributing large amounts of high grade marijuana in and around Harford County. After several weeks of surveillance, the […]
