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Police & Fire
One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
The person pulled from a Harford County home died at the scene of a house fire, according to officials. Late on Tuesday morning on May 14, first responders from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to the 100 block of Marshall Drive in Forest Hill, when motorists on the Belair Bypass reported seeing smoke and flames coming from an area home. At 2 p.m., Harford County Fire and EMS officials announced that firefighters searching the home found a person inside who was rescued and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene after being treated. Firefighters arrived wi…
Police & Fire
'Explosions' Spook Homeowner Investigating Garage Fire In Harford County
A homeowner in Harford County got quite a scare when he went to investigate what was believed to be explosions coming from the inside of a Forest Hill garage, officials say. On Wednesday afternoon, crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were called to a Grier Nursery Road residence, where a family member reported what he described as an explosion, with smoke coming from the inside of a workshop. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, those "explosions" were, in fact, the product of aerosol cans that were placed too closely to a wood stove and combusted. The fire was con…
Sports
Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games
The Ravens Flock is going to be one deeper for at least the next 20 years. Thomas Humphries will be seeing the world through purple-colored glasses for at least the next two decades after being announced as the winner of Maryland Lottery's "Seats for 20 Years" event on Wednesday. Nearly a million entries were made by fans vying to secure their spot at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Nottingham native was the lucky winner, landing himself club seats to every home game through 2044. Congratulations to Thomas Humphries, who won Ravens season tickets for 20 years! pic.twitter.com/…
Weather
Blazing Fireball Meteor Captured By NJ Photographer In Mad Dash Across Mid-Atlantic
A New Jersey photographer happened to have his camera ready as a fireball meteor dashed across the mid-Atlantic Sunday, Sept. 3. Werner Tedesco was taking photos in a sunflower field facing west along Route 47 in Goshen (Middle Township, Cape May County), when the fireball meteor came streaking across the sky just after 9:15 p.m. New Jersey's Werner Tedesco captured the fireball that lit up the mid-Atlantic Sunday, Sept. 3.Werner Tedesco "I watched it go from almost directly above me to right over the Delaware Bay," Tedesco said in a Facebook post. "It was VERY bright and green in color…
News
Rapist Who Lured Teen With Booze To MD Home Gets Time For Sexual Assault: State's Attorney
The 40-year-old Maryland man who lured his teen neighbor to his Harford County home and plied her with alcohol before sexually assaulting her will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Forest Hill resident Steven Jay Friedman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 18 suspended after being convicted earlier this year on rape and other charges in January. A jury found Friedman complicit in supplying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her in February last year. Specifically, Friedman was convicted of and sentenced for: Second-degre…
Police & Fire
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…
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: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland
Body-worn camera and dashboard footage has been released days after the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced that no charges would be filed against those involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maryland. In late June, State Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. announced that his office is declining to bring charges against the deputies involved in the Harford County shooting death of 53-year-old John Fauver on Saturday, April 23 in Forest Hills. On Thursday, July 7, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General released footage from th…
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Man Busted Stealing Utility Vehicles From Recreation Organizations In Maryland: Sheriff
A Maryland man is facing a host of charges for allegedly stealing utility vehicles from different recreation organizations throughout Harford County, a sheriff’s office spokesperson announced. Bel Air resident Adam Patrick O’Brien, 22, has been arrested following an investigation into the thefts, which happened over the course of more than a year in Harford County. On Tuesday, June 7, Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kyle Andersen announced that on May 20, 2020, investigators were called to Hickory Park in Forest Hill, where there was a report of a theft of a John Deere Gator T…
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