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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Officials in Charles County announced that a man has been found guilty of murdering a Maryland teenager in 2020 during a shoe deal that rapidly went awry.  Keishon Javontae Thompson, 20, was convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges following a five-day trial tied to his role in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old J’Shaun Wallace. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2020, officers in Charles County were called to the 2900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wallace with a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was pronounced…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Take Your Dog Through An Agility Course At This Harford County Dog Park Take Your Dog Through An Agility Course At This Harford County Dog Park
Take Your Dog Through An Agility Course At This Harford County Dog Park Dog owners have a brand new place to take their pups for a stroll with the addition of a new dog park in Harford County. The Ma & Pa Dog Park opened up earlier this week, offering dog owners an ADA-approved park to take their pups, announced Harford County government officials.  The dog park is located on North Tollgate Road in Bel Air and has new sod and synthetic turf surfacing, along with a gazebo and dog play and agility equipment for dogs to practice their tricks. ICYMI: The Ma & Pa Dog Park is open!The project included new sod and synthetic turf surfacing, ADA improvement…

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by Annie DeVoe
Business
Raising Cane's Raises Expectations With Debut Maryland Restaurant Raising Cane's Raises Expectations With Debut Maryland Restaurant
Raising Cane's Raises Expectations With Debut Maryland Restaurant Raising Cane’s is ready for its closeup in Maryland. The popular chicken chain, which has locations across the country, opened its first Maryland restaurant on Thursday, Jan. 12 in Towson Row as the company continues expanding its foothold in the DMV region. Where are our Towson Caniacs at?! Our new Restaurant opens tomorrow on 4 W Towsontown Blvd. Ste 100! Can’t wait to see your ONE LOVE! pic.twitter.com/6M37JHCpW0 — Raising Cane's (@raisingcanes) January 11, 2023 Located on East Towsontown Boulevard in Towson, the 3,900-square-foot space will provide diners with both take-out and din…

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Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors
Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors A former SWAT officer with the Baltimore Police Department could spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for sexually abusing a minor and producing child porn without his victims' knowledge or consent with hidden cameras, federal authorities announced. Donald Hildebrandt, 52, of Bel Air, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, Hildebrandt admitted that between 2018 and 2020, he purchased at least…

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Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland
Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland Authorities say that a New Yorker has admitted to a fraudulent and elaborate billing scheme involving a manufacturing company with facilities in Maryland with his brother. Long Island resident Robert DiNoto, 48, of Huntington, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to a Harford County company with his brother, Eugene DiNoto, who submitted false invoices for undelivered commercial drum containers, according to federal officials. DiNoto was the owner and President of American Pride Distributors in Woodbury, NY, which sold commercial drum containers used by m…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Standoff In Maryland Ends With Deputies Shooting Armed Man Suffering An Episode: Sheriff Standoff In Maryland Ends With Deputies Shooting Armed Man Suffering An Episode: Sheriff
Standoff In Maryland Ends With Deputies Shooting Armed Man Suffering An Episode: Sheriff Sheriff’s deputies in Harford County were forced to shoot a man experiencing a mental health crisis after he was involved in a standoff and refused to comply with demands while armed with a gun, according to authorities. William Lee Hawkins, 41, was shot and airlifted to a Maryland hospital shortly after 4:30 p.m. in stable, but serious condition after members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office were forced to open fire following an hours-long incident in Bel Air. The standoff began shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in the 1400 block of Shirley Drive, when deputies were dispa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Drives Through Yard, Crashes In Attempt To Flee From Officers In Maryland, Police Say Suspect Drives Through Yard, Crashes In Attempt To Flee From Officers In Maryland, Police Say
Suspect Drives Through Yard, Crashes In Attempt To Flee From Officers In Maryland, Police Say Two suspects were taken into custody during an early morning bust after they took extreme measures in an attempt to flee from police in a stolen vehicle in Maryland, according to police. Bel Air resident Steven Dawson, 20, and 18-year-old Wesley Oxendine, Jr., of Middle River, were both arrested after officers in Anne Arundel were called to investigate reports of men tampering with a vehicle in Brooklyn. The incident began at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the 200 block of Zeppelin Avenue. When the first officer arrived, one of the suspects immediately fled on foot and wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials
Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials A quick-thinking Maryland homeowner was able to limit the damage done to a Harford County home when an early morning blaze broke out, according to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, a neighbor on Maulsby Avenue in Bel Air alerted firefighters to a possible incident on the front porch of a nearby home, officials said. Upon arrival, crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company located the fire on the front porch of the home, and nearly two dozen firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames before they spread too far into the int…

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Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen
Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen Seen her?  State and local police agencies are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a teen girl who has been missing since Monday. At approximately 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to the Arrow Center for Education in the 2400 block of Cresswell Road in Bel Air, where there was a report of a missing child who was identified as 16-year-old Kiera Anais Sidibe.  The teen was described as being Black, approximately 5-foot-8, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville
Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police have launched an investigation into a violent crash that killed a Bel Air man in Baltimore County. Anthony Robert Schepis, 35, was driving along the outer loop of I-695 at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 at Stevenson Road in Pikesville when the fatal crash began, police said. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the scene of the crash and determined that a Nissan Frontier being driven by Schepis veered off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer, leading to both vehicles to catch fire. Police said…

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by Zak Failla