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Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Improperly discarded fireplace ashes ignited a fire that caused $55,000 in damages to a Harford County home, officials said. The blaze broke out on Thursday, Dec. 5, at approximately 3:49 p.m. at a two-story single-family home located on Shepherd Court in Jarrettsville, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire began on the rear porch and was discovered by the homeowner and a neighbor, who noticed flames spreading to the backside of the residence.  Thirty firefighters from the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company responded and controlled the fire within minutes, offi…

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Three More Frat Boys In MD Targeting Man For Sexual Preferences Charged For Hate Crime: Police Three More Frat Boys In MD Targeting Man For Sexual Preferences Charged For Hate Crime: Police
Three More Frat Boys In MD Targeting Man For Sexual Preferences Charged For Hate Crime: Police There have now been 15 arrested reported in connection to an off-campus assault and hate crime reported near Salisbury University that resulted in a frat suffering sanctions. Three more teens have been identified and will face charges for their role in an assault after an incident last month when members and associates of a frat used a social media account to lure their victim to an area residence and targeted him "due to his sexual preference."  The latest to be charged:  Sean Antone, 19, of West Friendship; Benjamin Brandenburg, 18, of Glyndon; Logan Clark, 19, of Sever…

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State Police ID Two Drivers Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash (UPDATED) State Police ID Two Drivers Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash (UPDATED)
State Police ID Two Drivers Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash (Updated) New details were released by Maryland state police investigators after two people were killed in a head-on crash on Maryland Route 165 in Harford County on Thursday morning, state police confirmed. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on April 11, troopers were called to a stretch of the highway near St. Mary's Road in Pylesville, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. 8:36 AM ‪Both patients have been pronounced dead. The road will remain shut down for Maryland State Police... Posted by Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page on Thursday, April 11, 2024 According to the prelim…

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Dog Dies, Family Escapes Massive Overnight Maryland Fire Dog Dies, Family Escapes Massive Overnight Maryland Fire
Dog Dies, Family Escapes Massive Overnight Maryland Fire A family was able to escape a fast-moving fire in Harford County overnight, though a dog perished as the flames tore through parts of the home. A Ridden Road homeowner in Jarrettsville was woken up by loud “pops and bangs” and found a fire inside an attached garage before scrambling to get outside with her son and one dog, officials say. Scenes from the fireTwitter/@HarforCoFireEMS According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the flames extended to two vehicles that were parked outside the garage, but crews from the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company and other agencies were able to contain…

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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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Biker Killed Crashing Harley Into Road Sign, Utility Pole In MD: State Police Biker Killed Crashing Harley Into Road Sign, Utility Pole In MD: State Police
Biker Killed Crashing Harley Into Road Sign, Utility Pole In MD: State Police Police have identified the biker who was killed while riding with a group of motorcycles in Harford County when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole. Samuel McNutt III, 41, of Jarrettsville, was riding his Harley-Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Monday, June 5 in the 4200 block of Norrisville Road in White Hall with a group of others when he failed to negotiate a left turn on the roadway, according to state police. McNutt veered off the roadway, struck a road sign, and continued into a utility pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by paramedics. It is uncl…

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