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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…

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Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials
Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials A quick-thinking Maryland homeowner was able to limit the damage done to a Harford County home when an early morning blaze broke out, according to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, a neighbor on Maulsby Avenue in Bel Air alerted firefighters to a possible incident on the front porch of a nearby home, officials said. Upon arrival, crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company located the fire on the front porch of the home, and nearly two dozen firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames before they spread too far into the int…

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Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen
Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen Seen her?  State and local police agencies are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a teen girl who has been missing since Monday. At approximately 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to the Arrow Center for Education in the 2400 block of Cresswell Road in Bel Air, where there was a report of a missing child who was identified as 16-year-old Kiera Anais Sidibe.  The teen was described as being Black, approximately 5-foot-8, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt …

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Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville
Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police have launched an investigation into a violent crash that killed a Bel Air man in Baltimore County. Anthony Robert Schepis, 35, was driving along the outer loop of I-695 at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 at Stevenson Road in Pikesville when the fatal crash began, police said. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the scene of the crash and determined that a Nissan Frontier being driven by Schepis veered off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer, leading to both vehicles to catch fire. Police said…

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Teen Charged With Assault Amid Investigation Into Shots Fired At Maryland Pool: Sheriff Teen Charged With Assault Amid Investigation Into Shots Fired At Maryland Pool: Sheriff
Teen Charged With Assault Amid Investigation Into Shots Fired At Maryland Pool: Sheriff Some Maryland residents enjoying the recent spell of cooler weather in the region got a scare on Monday night when gunshots seemingly rang out at the Fountain Green Swim Club in Harford County. Members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the Bel Air pool at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, where there were reports of shots fired. Instead, the investigation determined that no shots were ever fired, no weapon was used or evident at the pool, and instead, the sound of gunshots was played over a speaker, causing concern. It is unclear what led to the sound of gun…

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Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD
Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Three individuals have been convicted of attempting to traffic hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana from New Jersey into Maryland, the state's attorney announced. Geoffrey Raheim Brown, 29, of Bel Air, MD, Keneil Carlos Callender, 32, of Edgewater, NJ, and Danita Ginette Cromwell, 46, of Elkton, MD have been convicted for conspiracy to import into Maryland at least 28 grams of cocaine, Albert Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced on Monday, July 18. Between August 2021 and November 2021, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force conducted a lengthy investig…

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Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds
Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds A 40-year-old Maryland man will spend more than a decade in prison after engaging in sexually explicit conversations with multiple minors and traveling to a hotel to engage in sexual acts in Pennsylvania, federal officials announced. Aberdeen resident Anthony Gonzalez was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for coercing and enticing minors, US Attorney Erek Barron announced in Maryland. In addition to that sentence, Gonzalez will also be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act upon his rel…

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Maryland Motorcyclist Killed After Two-Vehicle Crash: Coroner Maryland Motorcyclist Killed After Two-Vehicle Crash: Coroner
Maryland Motorcyclist Killed After Two-Vehicle Crash: Coroner A Harford County man was killed after crashing his motorcycle in Baltimore “despite life-saving measures” performed by first responders, officials in Pennsylvania announced. The York County Coroner's Office released new details regarding Bel Air resident Robert Chassereau, 57, who was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a second vehicle shortly after 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29. Chassereau was transported to Wellspan York Hospital on June 29 after his motorcycle was struck by a turning car in the area of the 21000 block of York Road in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State …

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Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff
Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff Recognize them? The Harford County Sheriff's Office released surveillance photos on Monday, June 27, of two suspects who are wanted for allegedly stealing cigarettes from an area convenience store. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Monday, June 13, officials said that an unknown man and woman walked into Royal Farms on the 2200 block of Jack Lane in Bel Air to purchase cigarettes. Before paying the clerk, the man allegedly grabbed the cigarettes and the duo proceeded to flee the store in a Volkswagen Jetta or Passat, according to investigators. The investigation into the theft is ongoing. An…

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Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County
Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two pairs of suspects who allegedly fraudulently used stolen credit cards in separate incidents in Harford County. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, June 24, as they attempt to track down the four suspects who are wanted on fraud and theft charges. These two wanted suspects used a stolen credit cards to purchase gift cards at the Fallston Walmart.Harford County Sheriff's Office First, between 5:37 p.m. and 5:53 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, two women (pictured above) pu…

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Reward Offered In Yearlong Maryland Homicide Investigation Reward Offered In Yearlong Maryland Homicide Investigation
Reward Offered In Yearlong Maryland Homicide Investigation A reward is being offered by law enforcement agencies in Maryland for any information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect who killed a 20-year-old man in Harford County. Jarmil Christopher Stewart was shot and killed in Edgewood on June 9, 2021 in what was described by investigators as “not a random crime.” Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office responded to the 6200 block of Edgewood Road in the area of Cedar Lake at approximately 11:45 p.m. on the night of the shooting. Officials said that on arrival, deputies located Stewart, who had suffered a gunshot woun…

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Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police
Gunman Sought In Bel Air Road Rage Incident: State Police State police in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man who threatened another driver with a handgun following a two-car crash in Harford County. An alert was issued by state police and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office as they attempt to track down a man who allegedly brandished a weapon during an incident in Bel Air on Friday, June 3. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air barrack responded to the crash at approximately 3 p.m. on June 3 near the 2400 block of Cresswell Road in Bel Air. According to the preliminary investigation, police said that i…

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