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'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland 'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland
'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland A member of the Harford County Sheriff's Office has been suspended after being indicted by a grand jury for a forged check scheme, authorities announced on Wednesday. Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40, who was assigned to the Harford County Detention Center, is facing charges following complaints from a member of the community about forgery, prompting an investigation into the officer. Google Maps street view Investigators say that detectives spoke with a woman, who knew Forton away from his work with the department, who alleged that the deputy forged a check in her name for an undisclo…
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: 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…
Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Maryland: Police Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Maryland: Police
Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Maryland: 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 …
Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Northern Maryland: Police Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Northern Maryland: Police
Suspects In Custody Following Targeted Shootings One Week Apart In Northern Maryland: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Maryland Following Weeks-Long Investigation, Police Say Alleged Motel Rapist Apprehended In Maryland Following Weeks-Long Investigation, Police Say
Alleged Motel Rapist Apprehended In Maryland 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 Maryland Busted For Armed Robberies Near Neighboring Businesses BB-Gun Wielding Hotel Guest In Maryland Busted For Armed Robberies Near Neighboring Businesses
Bb-gun Wielding Hotel Guest In Maryland 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 …
Gunman Nabbed In Aberdeen Shooting: Police Gunman Nabbed In Aberdeen Shooting: Police
Gunman Nabbed In Aberdeen Shooting: 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…
Maryland Man Charged With Distributing, Possessing Child Porn: State Police Maryland Man Charged With Distributing, Possessing Child Porn: State Police
Maryland 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 Maryland Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Maryland
Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Maryland 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 Brutal Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff Second Arrest Made In Brutal Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff
Second Arrest Made In Brutal Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: 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…
Baltimore County Man Beat Harford Toddler To Death: Authorities Baltimore County Man Beat Harford Toddler To Death: Authorities
Baltimore County Man Beat Harford Toddler To Death: Authorities A suspect is in custody after allegedly beating and killing a 3-year-old girl in Maryland, officials announced. Randolph James Mack, age 43, was arrested at his Essex home in Baltimore County on accusations he beat the toddler at a home on Ashmead Square in Belcamp Friday, June 3, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies found a child inside the home, where paramedics were already at the scene attempting to make life-saving efforts for the girl. The 3-year-old was transported to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead shortly before noon on June 3, auth…
MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities
Murder: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities A man accused breaking into a Bel Air home and killing the resident was arrested just hours after the crime Memorial Day, authorities say. Milton Mondowney, 31, had gotten into a fight with the victim before invading his home and killing him on the 1900 block of North Fountain Green Road around 5:30 a.m., Monday, May 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The victim had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification to family.  Mondowney was charged with first- and second-degree murder, home invasion, an…
Maryland Couple Killed Elderly Man Then Stole His Car: Authorities Maryland Couple Killed Elderly Man Then Stole His Car: Authorities
Maryland Couple Killed Elderly Man Then Stole His Car: Authorities A Maryland couple were arrested on accusations they killed an elderly man whom they knew then stole his car, authorities in Maryland said. Ashley Pearl Zentz, 34, and Armando Moreno, Jr., 50 — both of Edgewood — were charged in the February murder of Gerald Wayne Champ after his car was found in Baltimore County, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. Champ, 71, was found dead in his home on Perry Avenue in Edgewood on Feb. 18, authorities said. His body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy, where it was determined he died from trauma to the u…