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Darlington, MD
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal
A roaring overnight blaze tore through a garage in Maryland, lighting up the dark sky and leaving behind a smoldering wreckage of machinery, tools, and farm equipment. The fire broke out around 1:45 a.m. Monday, March 16, at a property on Castleton Road in Darlington, Harford County, investigators with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. What started as a burglar alarm quickly turned into something far more serious. The owner’s adult son — who lives on the property — was alerted by the alarm and went to investigate. When he checked the building, he discovered flames burning insi…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Kidnapping Victim Still Bound Runs Straight To Maryland State Police In Harford County
A man was seen running down a Harford County road with his hands tied behind his back, leading to the arrests of three people in an alleged assault and kidnapping, authorities said. Maryland State Police say the victim, whose identity has not been released, managed to escape captivity on the morning of Monday, March 10, and was spotted running along Conowingo Road near Darlington. When troopers arrived, the man told them he had been assaulted and held hostage before breaking free when his captors left him unattended, police said. Investigators quickly identified the suspects as 48-year-old…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Downed Power Line To Blame For Massive Two-Alarm Brush Fire In Harford County Woods
The ongoing dry conditions throughout the region led to a large brush fire in Harford County that resulted in one firefighter suffering an injury, according to officials. First responders from multiple agencies in Northern Maryland and Pennsylvania were called at around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday morning to a brush and woods fire in the area of Baldhill Lane and Silver Lane in Darlington after being alerted to flames by a utility worker in the area. According to officials, the initial call came from a Delmarva Power technician, who found the flames spreading across the hillside near the Susqueha…
Bel Air, MD
Lifestyle
Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler
A Maryland angler has tied the record for the largest rock bass ever caught in the state. Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington caught the 1.0-pound rock bass in the lower Susquehanna River on Saturday, Jan. 6. “I was throwing a tandem perch rig with BPS jig heads and Southern Pro lil Hustler 1.5-inch white/red tube in deep water,” Over told the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “When I felt the ‘thump’ and started cranking, I thought I had a doubleheader of jumbo yellow perch, but to my surprise, it was a new species of fish that I did not recognize. "I sent a picture to a few…
Bel Air, MD
Traffic
Motorcyclist Struck Head-On Trying To Avoid Crash In MD Dies: State Police
Another motorcyclist was killed in Maryland after a head-on crash in Harford County. Anthony Taylor, 52, of Darlington, has been identified as the Harley-Davidson rider who was killed in a two-car crash on Route 1 in Street late in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 13. Taylor was airlifted to an area shock trauma center at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday after he was riding south on Route 1 when a Toyota Sienna traveling in the opposite direction crossed over into his lane for unknown reasons. Both drivers attempted to move into the shoulder to avoid colliding, leading to the fatal head-on…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured Falling Through Harford County Roof Battling Blaze
One firefighter was injured falling through the roof of a garage in Harford County as they battled a blaze that broke out in a Darlington garage early on Friday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, March 10, crews from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company were called to the 3300 block of Hughes Road in Darlington, when a neighbor reported a fire that had broken out inside an area garage. More than two dozen firefighters took approximately a half hour to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $20,000 in damage before the flames were knocked down. According to the Ma…
