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Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: MDTA Police
Cecil County Man Arrested For Hit-Run On Hatem Bridge In Maryland: Mdta Police It didn't take long for police to track down a hit-and-run driver from Cecil County who was wanted after striking a bicyclist who was riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers have arrested 53-year-old Elkton man David Adams after allegedly hitting a cyclist in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4.  According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the in…
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Edgewood: Sheriff Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Edgewood: Sheriff
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Edgewood: Sheriff Weeks after a man had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital with critical injuries following a shooting in Harford County, the sheriff's office says that a teen suspect has been taken into custody. A 17-year-old is in custody and is being charged for the January shooting of Rosedale resident Oluwatishe Oluwatamilore Ilori, 22, who was struck multiple times by the gunman, according to investigators. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 17, deputies were called to the area of Harford Square Drive at O&P Court in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired with one person down. …
Armed Robbers Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Harford: Sheriff Armed Robbers Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Harford: Sheriff
Armed Robbers Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Harford: Sheriff Two Baltimore men who traveled over county lines into Edgewood are behind bars in Harford County after taking sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit following an armed robbery, authorities announced. Jayce Daimon Billips, 22 and Sede Kenyon Baker, 23 had an eventful weekend, refusing to go down quietly after allegedly robbing the Mystic Mart in the 1700 block of Hanson Road at gunpoint before fleeing over the weekend. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, a deputy from the Harford County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a white Volkswagen sedan that was speeding through the area o…
Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police
Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police Justice may be served for a pizza delivery driver who was robbed at gunpoint by a teen late last year in Harford County, police say. Tre Kai Ren Golder, 18, has been arrested weeks after an armed robbery of a driver in November last year, according to the Aberdeen Police Department on Friday afternoon. On Nov. 21, 2023, police say that a driver arrived at a home in the 900 block of Harlan Avenue to make an evening delivery, though the residents inside the home denied ordering food. When the driver went back to his car to double-check the contact number for who ordered the food, he was acco…
Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Harford County: Bel Air Police Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Harford County: Bel Air Police
Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Harford County: Bel Air Police A mother from North Carolina has been accused of killing her 3-year-old son in Maryland, police say. Early on Sunday morning, an off-duty Harford County Sheriff's deputy was driving on North Main Street in Bel Air when he saw Gloria Elena Hughes, 37, standing in the street with a lifeless child in her arms. The call for a cardiac arrest came in shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 in the 400 block of North Main Street. According to police, officers arrived within minutes and attempted to save the life of Jason Garcia, 3, who lived in Morganton, North Carolina with his mother, and he …
Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Joppa Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Joppa Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says
Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Joppa Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says Days after an early-morning armed robbery at a Royal Farms location, police investigators in Harford County say that they have arrested a 31-year-old suspect. James Vidal Favors, 31, of Edgewood, is facing charges for an incident that played out in the 500 block of Joppa Farm Road in Joppa involving an armed robbery where he and a second suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. According to a spokesperson for the Harford County Sheriff's Office, at around 4:45 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, deputies were called to Royal Farms, where there was a reported armed robbery that had just tak…
Residents Help Police Apprehend Burglar Attempting To Disarm Officer In Harford County Residents Help Police Apprehend Burglar Attempting To Disarm Officer In Harford County
Residents Help Police Apprehend Burglar Attempting To Disarm Officer In Harford County Christopher Mayhew couldn't stand to look at the camera after being busted for a string of daytime burglaries that left a police officer in Harford County injured. Over the weekend, officers from the Aberdeen Police Department were called to investigate four separate burglaries that were reported between 10:04 a.m. and 1:58 p.m. at several local businesses, ultimately leading to the arrest of 35-year-old Christopher Mayhew, who put investigators through their paces. The burglaries were reported in the: 200 block of Hemlock Lane; 600 block of West Bel Air Avenue; 700 block of Beards Hill R…
Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Edgewood: Fire Marshal Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Edgewood: Fire Marshal
Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Edgewood: Fire Marshal A Maryland woman who set her house on fire after a fight with a man living there is facing serious charges following an incident in Harford County, authorities announced. While staying with a neighbor in Edgewood, Christina L. Beattie has been accused of setting an intentional blaze on the front porch of her home while someone was inside early on Sunday morning. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, crews were called to the 1100 block of Shady Drive, where there were reports of flames that were spotted on the porch. Deputies from the Harford County …
'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford 'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford
'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford An inmate who threw everything but the kitchen sink at a corrections officer in a jealous rage-fueled fury will spend the rest of his days in the Big House. Matthew Dwight Tingler, 39, of Joppa, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder for attacking Cpl. Michael Vesek in the Harford County Detention Center on Nov. 20, 2022, the state’s attorney’s office announced. The vicious assault happened when Vesek, a Correctional Deputy at the detention center for more than two decades, was supervising Tingler during a phone call at the facili…
Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Aberdeen: Police Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Aberdeen: Police
Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Aberdeen: Police Police say that two suspects are in custody in Harford County following a pair of midday shootings last month in Aberdeen. Jahmair Jones, 19, and a 17-year-old co-conspirator are facing multiple attempted murder charges after local residents reported shootings in separate incidents in August, the Aberdeen Police Department announced this week. The first incident was reported at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, when residents reported hearing gunshots in the area of East Bel Air Avenue and a woman stated that someone shot at her 21-year-old son while he was driving, though the bullet only hit h…
Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Corrections Officer With Phone In Harford County Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Corrections Officer With Phone In Harford County
Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Corrections Officer With Phone In Harford County Some top cops in Harford County were on hand this week to watch an inmate admit to “his brutal attack” of a sheriff’s corporal in a detention center last year while seeing red in a jealous rage. Matthew Dwight Tingler, 37, of Elkton, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder for attack Cpl. Michael Vesek in the Harford County Detention Center on Nov. 20, 2022, the state’s attorney’s office announced. The vicious assault happened when Vesek, a Correctional Deputy at the detention center for more than two decades, was supervising Tingler during a phone call at the facility,…
Three Accused Of Attempted Murder During Edgewood Robbery: Sheriff Three Accused Of Attempted Murder During Edgewood Robbery: Sheriff
Three Accused Of Attempted Murder During Edgewood Robbery: Sheriff Investigators say that three men are in custody on Monday following an investigation into a weekend stabbing in Harford County. At approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, June 2, members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 1600 block of Swallow Crest Drive in Edgewood to investigate a stabbing that left local resident William Merrill McKinney, 39, with multiple stab wounds to his upper body. Responding deputies were able to provide enough aid until McKinney was airlifted to a local trauma center, where he was listed in critical, but stable condition. The investigation led sh…
Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials
Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials It didn’t take long for a man sprung from the Harford County Detention Center to return back to his cell after taking members of the sheriff’s office on a peculiar pursuit. Michael D. Stevens II, 38, of Abingdon, is facing a host of charges after stealing a five-ton military vehicle from a Bel Air home and then steamrolling his way through Northern Maryland while ignoring the demands of officers attempting to rein him in. It is alleged that shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, Stevens stolen a privately owned 1986 923-A military vehicle from a home on Rock Spring Road in Bel Air. Ste…
Family Fight Ends With Stabbing Suspect In Sheriff's Custody In Harford County Family Fight Ends With Stabbing Suspect In Sheriff's Custody In Harford County
Family Fight Ends With Stabbing Suspect In Sheriff's Custody In Harford County An assault suspect didn’t make it far and was taken into custody by members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office just hours after he allegedly stabbed a family member in the back of the head and injured a woman’s face on Saturday night. Mark Daniel Pickett, 28, is in custody following a 14-hour manhunt that ended in the area of Camp Wo-Me-To in Jarrettsville following an incident that happened in the same jurisdiction late on Saturday, April 22. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were called at approximately 10:45 p.m. to the 3900 block of Rush Road on Saturday night, whe…
Admitted Arsonist Set Aberdeen Blaze With Father Inside: Fire Marshal Admitted Arsonist Set Aberdeen Blaze With Father Inside: Fire Marshal
Admitted Arsonist Set Aberdeen Blaze With Father Inside: Fire Marshal The man who set an Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware and idle in their basement two floors below is facing multiple attempted murder charges, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Sunday. Patrick Joseph Brinsfield, 27, is being accused of attempting to commit patricide when he allegedly intentionally set their Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware in the basement. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Friday, March 31, crews from the Aberdeen and surrounding fire departments were called to a home on North Post Road, where there was a reported house fire. Firefighter…
Mother Accused Of Assaulting Student At Aberdeen County Middle School: Police Mother Accused Of Assaulting Student At Aberdeen County Middle School: Police
Mother Accused Of Assaulting Student At Aberdeen County Middle School: Police Police say that a Harford County mother went full-on “mama bear” and went after a seventh-grade student she claims harassed her daughter. Kelly Sadik, 41, was charged with assaulting a student at Aberdeen Middle School, authorities announced this week in a strange scene that led to her arrest. According to Aberdeen Police Capt. William Reiber, at approximately 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, Sadik entered the middle school building after checking in with the office through the outside intercom. However, instead of going to the office to sign in, Sadik had a more dubious agenda on her mind. …
MD Mom Trespasses On School Grounds To Assault 7th Grader Who 'Harassed' Her Daughter: Police MD Mom Trespasses On School Grounds To Assault 7th Grader Who 'Harassed' Her Daughter: Police
MD Mom Trespasses On School Grounds To Assault 7th Grader Who 'Harassed' Her Daughter: Police A 41-year-old Maryland mom has been arrested after trespassing on her daughter's school grounds to assault a student who allegedly harassed her child, authorities announced. Kelly Sadik went into Abredeen Middle School after checking in with the office via the outside intercom around 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, Aberdeen police said. "Instead of going directly to the office to formally sign in, Sadik unlawfully traveled to the 7th-grade student area of the school," police said.  Once in the 7th-grade area, Sadik confronted a student over alleged harassment of her daughter, whic…
Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials
Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials A Maryland man has been convicted of luring a teen neighbor into his Harford County home and sexually abusing her, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Forest Hill resident Steven Jay Friedman, 40, was convicted this week on rape and other charges for allegedly supplying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her in February last year. Specifically, Friedman was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Sexual offense in the third degree; Second-degree assault; Furnishing for or allowing underage consumption. Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey said that th…
Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff
Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff Authorities say that an inmate at the Harford County Detention Center killed himself in his cell over the weekend. Middle River resident Nathaniel Maurice Powell, Jr., 26, who was placed in custody in January for a domestic assault, was found unresponsive in his cell by prison guards early on Sunday morning during regularly scheduled tours. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Powell was found by a correctional officer at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, unresponsive in a cell with a sheet tied around his neck. Deputies worked to save Powell’s life and called for m…
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police An alleged rapist is behind bars in Harford County following an investigation into the sexual assault of a 50-year-old woman earlier this year, authorities announced. Tavon I. Harvey, 28, was taken into custody by members of the Aberdeen Police Department days after an investigation into the rape of a woman in the unit block of North Law Street was launched late last month. It is alleged that the incident happened early on Friday, Dec. 30, and "was not a random act of violence."  According to officials, the Aberdeen Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Crime Scene P…
Firebug Accused Of Intentionally Burning Down Elderly Neighbor's Garage In Maryland Firebug Accused Of Intentionally Burning Down Elderly Neighbor's Garage In Maryland
Firebug Accused Of Intentionally Burning Down Elderly Neighbor's Garage In Maryland An alleged arsonist in Maryland has been apprehended for allegedly intentionally burning an elderly neighbor's garage to the ground in Harford County earlier this year. Jacob Kyle Hickman, 25, was arrested on a warrant following the investigation into a mid-October incendiary fire that destroyed an 80-year-old woman's garage and all its contents in Aberdeen, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Original story - Trespasser Intentionally Sets Blaze That Destroys Aberdeen Garage, Volvo: Fire Marshal Shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, first responder…
Unruly Harford County Inmate Tried Killing Deputy In Attack With Phone: Officials Unruly Harford County Inmate Tried Killing Deputy In Attack With Phone: Officials
Unruly Harford County Inmate Tried Killing Deputy In Attack With Phone: Officials A Harford County inmate being held on charges of assault, robbery and more, has been additionally charged with attempted murder after beating a deputy with a telephone and then strangling him with a phone cord and his own hands, authorities said. Cpl. Michael Vesek was supervising as Matthew Tingler, 38, placed a phone call from the county detention center around 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, according to Kyle Andersen, a spokesperson for the county sheriff's office. During that call, Tingler became agitated and turned to the corporal, hitting him in the face with the phone receiver multiple…
Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl
Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl A registered sex offender is facing new charges after attempting to solicit sex from an undercover Maryland State Police trooper who was posing as a child over a smartphone app in Harford County, authorities announced. Elkton resident Scott Dye, 43, was charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor and three counts of possession of child pornography after being busted by state police investigators. Police say that on Friday, Oct. 7, a trooper with the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit was tipped off by a separate police agency that Dye was engaging in an inappropriate te…
Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges
Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges A months-long investigation into child pornography being distributed on the Internet by the Maryland State Police Department led to a dozen charges for a Harford County man, authorities announced. Joshua Hicks-Kachik, 32, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6 at his Joppa home and charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography, officials said. In late July, a spokesperson for the agency said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched an online investigation involving the dist…
Alleged Motel Rapist Apprehended In Aberdeen Following Weeks-Long Investigation, Police Say Alleged Motel Rapist Apprehended In Aberdeen Following Weeks-Long Investigation, Police Say
Alleged Motel Rapist Apprehended In Aberdeen Following Weeks-Long Investigation, Police Say A man wanted for an alleged rape at a Maryland motel has been apprehended, authorities announced. Harford County resident Earl Samuel Jones III, 42, of Whiteford, was arrested and faces multiple charges for an alleged sexual assault that happened in an Aberdeen motel last month, officials said. Officers responded to a motel in the 900 block of Hospitality Way shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 in Aberdeen, where there was a reported rape that had just occurred. Earl Samuel Jones III was identified as a suspect in the alleged rape.Aberdeen Police Department Investigators said th…
BB-Gun Wielding Hotel Guest In Aberdeen Busted For Armed Robberies Near Neighboring Businesses BB-Gun Wielding Hotel Guest In Aberdeen Busted For Armed Robberies Near Neighboring Businesses
Bb-gun Wielding Hotel Guest In Aberdeen Busted For Armed Robberies Near Neighboring Businesses The investigation into a pair of armed robberies on the same block in Aberdeen led to the apprehension of a wanted suspect from Baltimore, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Eric Lamont Porter, Jr., 43, is facing charges following the investigation by the Aberdeen Police Department into a pair of reported robberies over the past week. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, a 22-year-old man reported to the department that he was robbed days earlier at the Travel Lodge hotel at 820 W. Bel Air. Ave. in Aberdeen as he was returning to his room. In that incident, the victim reported that he was approa…
Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff
Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff A man who viciously assaulted a Maryland gas station clerk for filming him during a dispute in Harford County, leaving him with lasting injuries, has been apprehended and faces multiple charges, authorities announced. Abingdon resident William Bill Jones, 28, turned himself in at the Harford County Detention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 3, following an investigation into a robbery and assault at Exxon in the 2900 block of Emmorton Road in Abingdon last month, the sheriff’s office announced. On Tuesday, July 19, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Exxon location, where there was …
Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police
Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police A shooting suspect is in custody in Maryland after allegedly shooting another man in Harford County, officials announced. Havre de Grace resident Anthony Jai Wilson, 24, has been apprehended and is facing multiple charges in connection to the shooting of a man at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, in Aberdeen, police announced over the weekend. The alleged shooting happened in the unit block of Aberdeen Avenue, when officers located a subject who was suffering from a gunshot wound. On Saturday, July 30, police said that they tracked down Wilson, who was arrested without inciden…
Forest Hill Man Charged With Distributing, Possessing Child Porn: State Police Forest Hill Man Charged With Distributing, Possessing Child Porn: State Police
Forest Hill Man Charged With Distributing, Possessing Child Porn: State Police A Harford County man has been arrested following a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation into reported distribution and possession of child pornography, authorities announced. Forest Hill resident Jon Erich Smith, 37, is being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center after being charged by state police. Specifically, Smith was charged with seven counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts of possession with intent to distribute child pornography. Beginning earlier this month, the Maryland State Police Computer Crime…
Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Harford County Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Harford County
Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Harford County An argument at a Maryland pizza place led to a man being airlifted to the hospital after he was stalked to a Harford County townhouse and shot multiple times, authorities announced. Edgewood County resident Malik Burns, 27, was arrested on Sunday, June 26, following an investigation into a non-fatal shooting in Joppa that started outside a Papa John's restaurant. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300 block of Ellsworth Place in Joppa, where there was a reported shooting victim. Upon arrival, deputies loca…
Second Arrest Made In Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Belcamp: Sheriff Second Arrest Made In Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Belcamp: Sheriff
Second Arrest Made In Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Belcamp: Sheriff A second family member has been arrested for her role in the death of a 3-year-old girl who was beaten to death, authorities announced. Belcamp resident Barbara Ann Mumpower, 41, the aunt and guardian of 3-year-old Maria Louellen Barlow, has been charged with murder for her role in the child’s murder, who was beaten to death by her partner, Essex resident Randolph James Mack, 43. On Friday, June 3, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office responded to the 1200 block of Ashmead Square in Belcamp, where there was a report of a toddler in cardiac arrest. Deputies found Barlow inside…