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Harford County Officials May Have Been Subject To Illegal Wiretaps: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Harford County Officials May Have Been Subject To Illegal Wiretaps: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Harford County Officials May Have Been Subject To Illegal Wiretaps: Sheriff (Developing) “The Wire” has come to Harford County. An investigation has been launched by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office after the agency received a criminal complaint alleging that some elected and government officials were illegally recorded on a possible wiretap. The allegations are now being investigated by the sheriff’s office, which stated it “as with any report of a crime, we have a duty to investigate, treating reports of crime without bias toward the victims or suspect’s identity.” If they prove true, investigators said that the case would be “particularly egregious, as Maryland boasts…

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Major US Army General Killed In Single-Engine Maryland Plane Crash Major US Army General Killed In Single-Engine Maryland Plane Crash
Major US Army General Killed In Single-Engine Maryland Plane Crash A decorated soldier has been identified as the man killed in this week's plane crash in Harford County. Anthony Potts, 59, who lived at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, crash-landed a single-engine plane at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 in the area of the 3600 block of Old Level Road in Havre de Grace. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and no other injuries or serious property damage was reported. He put the plane down in a nearby field to avoid any additional casualties. The plane crash was reported in the 3600 block of Old Level Road in Havre de GraceGoogle Maps street view…

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Police & Fire
BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Dump Truck Inside Maryland Work Zone: Sheriff BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Dump Truck Inside Maryland Work Zone: Sheriff
BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Dump Truck Inside Maryland Work Zone: Sheriff One person was killed and a second hospitalized after a BMW driver crashed into the back of a dump truck while driving through a construction zone in Harford County, sheriff says. Fallston resident John Derwart, 78, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon following a reported crash on Route 165 in the area of Furnace Road and Hunt Field Way after crashing a BMW 328i through Jarrettsville. According to the sheriff’s office, Scott Thommen, 54, of Delta, was driving a construction vehicle in an active work zone while Derwart was traveling north on the highw…

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Police & Fire
Pilot Killed In Plane Crash Under Investigation In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Pilot Killed In Plane Crash Under Investigation In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Pilot Killed In Plane Crash Under Investigation In Maryland (Developing) One person was killed in Northern Maryland on Tuesday night when a plane went down in Harford County, officials confirmed. First responders from across the region were called to the 3600 block of Old Level Road in Havre de Grace at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, where there was a report of a plane crash that left one dead. Happening now - Quint 5 and Engine 515 are assisting @LevelVfc with an airplane crash in the 3600 block of Old Level Road. #HavredeGrace #HdG #SHCo — Susquehanna Hose Co. (@SusquehannaHose) July 25, 2023 According to officials, crews responded to a single-…

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Motorcyclist Injured In I-95 Crash; Lanes, Ramp Blocked In MD (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Injured In I-95 Crash; Lanes, Ramp Blocked In MD (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Injured In I-95 Crash; Lanes, Ramp Blocked In MD (Developing) At least one person was injured on Sunday afternoon when a motorcyclist crashed on I-95 in Northern Maryland, officials said. Traffic was tied up on Sunday, July 23, when first responders were called to a stretch of I-95 in Maryland to assist at the scene of a motorcycle crash in Harford County. The crash was reported on I-95.Maryland DOT Harford County Fire and EMS personnel were joined by volunteers from the Abington Fire Department and Harford County Department of Emergency Services in the northbound lanes of I-95 at the 77A exit at MD-24 in Edgewood. While the incident was investig…

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Police & Fire
Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (UPDATED) Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (UPDATED)
Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (Updated) Volunteer firefighters in Harford County had to make a water rescue on Thursday afternoon when an injury was reported near an area beach. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company used their fireboat on Thursday, July 20 to bring a critically injured from from a beach near Turkey Point to the Rogues Harbor boat ramp, where first responders were waiting in Cecil County. Volunteer Firefighters from @SusquehannaHose used their fireboat to bring a critically injured patient from a beach near Turkey Point to Rogues Harbor boat ramp where @CecilCountyDES Paramedics were waiting. A @MDSP medevac…

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US Route 1 Closed In Northern Maryland For Fatal Crash Investigation (DEVELOPING) US Route 1 Closed In Northern Maryland For Fatal Crash Investigation (DEVELOPING)
US Route 1 Closed In Northern Maryland For Fatal Crash Investigation (Developing) One person was killed in a Harford County crash on Sunday afternoon, authorities announced. First responders from several agencies in Northern Maryland were called to a crash in the southbound lanes of the Bel Air Bypass (US Route 1) near Rock Spring Road in Bel Air. Volunteer Firefighters from @BelAirVolFireCo and a @HarfordCoDES EMS unit are on scene of a vehicle crash on south bound Bel Air Bypass (US-1) south of Rock Spring Road in #BelAirMD. One person has been pronounced dead on scene. North and south bound US-1 are closed. pic.twitter.com/V6gwV8JIOR — Harford Co., MD Fire & E…

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Lanes On I-95 Blocked By Three-Vehicle Crash In MD (DEVELOPING) Lanes On I-95 Blocked By Three-Vehicle Crash In MD (DEVELOPING)
Lanes On I-95 Blocked By Three-Vehicle Crash In MD (Developing) Traffic was tied up on I-95 early on Saturday afternoon after a vehicle crash blocked two lanes in Harford County.  At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, multiple agencies were called to a stretch of the interstate in Edgewood, where there was a reported crash in the northbound lanes just past exit 74 (Mountain Road/MD-152).  Traffic was tied up on Saturday afternoon.Harford County Fire & EMS Officials said that at least three ambulances were called to the scene for injured people, though the nature of their injuries was not disclosed.  This is a developing story. Check Daily Voi…

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Lifestyle
Health Officials Warn Of Possible Rabies Exposure From Cat In MD Health Officials Warn Of Possible Rabies Exposure From Cat In MD
Health Officials Warn Of Possible Rabies Exposure From Cat In MD Pet owners and area residents in Harford County are being advised to be aware that a cat in the area tested positive for rabies and may have exposed certain parties to the virus. The Harford County Department of Health issued an alert on Thursday cautioning that state health officials confirmed that a cat found in the Dublin area of Harford County has tested positive for rabies. Though the cat was found in the 1600 block of Whiteford Road, health officials are concerned that it may have been complicit in exposing pets or other people in the area. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infec…

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Police & Fire
Family Dog, Two Men Killed By PA Man In Double MD Shooting: Sheriff Family Dog, Two Men Killed By PA Man In Double MD Shooting: Sheriff
Family Dog, Two Men Killed By PA Man In Double MD Shooting: Sheriff Two men were killed along with a family dog following a double murder on Saturday night in Pylesville. York County, PA's Steven Nolan, 53, is in custody for his alleged role in the murders of Timothy Wayne Witherite, 62, and David Joseph Octavec, 70, both of Pylesville, who were found dead shortly after 8:45 p.m. on July 1. Officers were called to the 1700 block of Scott Road in Pylesville on Saturday night, where there was a reported shooting with at least two victims who were down. Upon arrival, they found Witherite and Octavec suffering from gunshot wounds and they were both pronounced…

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Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (PHOTOS) Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (PHOTOS)
Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (Photos) More than two dozen people were displaced overnight and a pair of cats are reported missing after a lightning strike led to a massive two-alarm fire in Harford County that led to a partial collapse of a condo. Approximately 75 firefighters from multiple agencies were called late on Monday night to a condominium complex in the 1300 block of Sheridan Place in Bel Air, prompting a mass exodus of residents who flooded out of the building, officials said. #BELAIR | *2ND ALARM* | 1311 SHERIDAN PL | 3STY GARDEN STYLE APARTMENT BUILDING - HEAVY FIRE FROM ROOF #BREAKING #HarfordCounty — Harford …

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Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Veteran Corrections Officer With Phone In MD Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Veteran Corrections Officer With Phone In MD
Jealous Inmate Admits To Attempting To Kill Veteran Corrections Officer With Phone In MD 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,…

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