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Joppatowne, MD

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Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa

Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa

Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Joppa A homeowner suffered second-degree burns when an electric vehicle sparked a fire outside of his Harford County home and spread to the garage late on Tuesday night, officials say. At around 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, a family on Watertons Way in Joppa were preparing to go to bed when they heard a sound and found their 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning on fire, prompting one to attempt to disconnect the vehicle from a charging cable, causing it to burn him. The aftermath of the Harford County fire. Office Despite the injury, the homeowner tried to use a garden hose in an effort to extinguish the fire…

10/09/2024

Joppatowne, MD

News

One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa

One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa

One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa A construction worker in Harford County suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to an area hospital after falling out of a truck and into the foundation of a home in Joppa. First responders were called before noon on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to the 1400 block of Philadelphia Road, where there was a reported injury at the construction site with a possibly unstable truck at the scene. Harford According to a Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS spokesperson, the injured person was airlifted by a state police helicopter to shock trauma in Baltimore for treatment and evaluations …

09/03/2024

Bel Air, MD

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Worker Killed By Dump Truck In Work Zone Crash On I-95, State Police Say (UPDATED)

Worker Killed By Dump Truck In Work Zone Crash On I-95, State Police Say (UPDATED)

Worker Killed By Dump Truck In Work Zone Crash On I-95, State Police Say (Updated) There was a fatal pedestrian crash in a work zone along I-95 in Harford County on Tuesday morning, state police say. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, troopers were called to the southbound lanes of the interstate near the Maryland 152 overpass in Joppa, where there was a crash involving a pedestrian and dump truck. According to the preliminary investigation, a dump truck in the work zone was backing up with it struck a worker. There have been several crashes on I-95 in the past several days in Harford County that have tied up traffic. Police say that the worker was pronounced dead at th…

08/06/2024

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal

Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal

Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal A 34-year-old woman got an unexpected wakeup call from her neighbor on Saturday morning when she was stirred by the pounding on her door that alerted her to a fire inside her Harford county home. Shortly before 11:45 a.m, first responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to the 2400 block of Woodlea Drive in Joppa, where there was a reported fire that was reported by a passerby. The fire began on a side porch and quickly spread before a team of 40 firefighters knocked down the flames, though it caused an estimated $150,000 in damage. #jmvfc8 …

07/27/2024

Bel Air, MD

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Stretch Of I-95 Approaching Harford County Shut Down For Tractor-Trailer Crash (DEVELOPING)

Stretch Of I-95 Approaching Harford County Shut Down For Tractor-Trailer Crash (DEVELOPING)

Stretch Of I-95 Approaching Harford County Shut Down For Tractor-Trailer Crash (Developing) Traffic came to a standstill on I-95 in Northern Maryland on Tuesday afternoon for an investigation, according to officials. Motorists heading north on the interstate toward Harford County have been advised to find alternate routes, when officials were forced to shut down I-95 near exit 74 (Mountain Road) in Joppa Motorists traveling north on I-95 towards Harford County, use an alternate route. Northbound I-95 is shut down prior to exit 74, Mountain Road (MD-152) in #JoppaMD. #MDTraffic Posted by Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 As of 3:…

02/27/2024

Bel Air, MD

News

Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland

Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland

Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland Loose lips sunk a Maryland man who was convicted of murder after spilling the details of a shooting to other inmates while behind bars, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. Edgewood resident Alton Cumbo, 30, was found guilty following a five-day trial of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and illegal possession of a firearm following an incident in December 2021 that left one man dead after being shot in the face. On Dec. 10, 2021, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to Dembytown Road in Joppa, where there was a…

02/24/2024

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal

Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal

Vacant Home Known To Be Targeted By Vandals In Maryland Gutted By Flames: Fire Marshal A vacant home in Harford County known to be a hot spot for vandals went up in flames over the weekend, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Dozens of firefighters were called late on Saturday afternoon to the 3400 block of Dorothy Avenue in Joppa, where a neighbor reported that a home was torched, though no possible suspects have been identified. Last night at 6:30pm, Station 3 (Edgewood) and Station 2 (Airbase) was alerted to the 3400 Dorothy Ave for the... Posted by Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire & Emergency Services on Sunday, February 18, 2024 It took crews from the Joppa-Magn…

02/19/2024

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Maryland Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says

Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Maryland Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says

Armed Robber Busted Days After Holding Up Maryland Royal Farms Store, Sheriff Says Days after an early-morning armed robbery at a Royal Farms location, police investigators in Harford County say that they have arrested a 31-year-old suspect. James Vidal Favors, 31, of Edgewood, is facing charges for an incident that played out in the 500 block of Joppa Farm Road in Joppa involving an armed robbery where he and a second suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. According to a spokesperson for the Harford County Sheriff's Office, at around 4:45 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, deputies were called to Royal Farms, where there was a reported armed robbery that had just tak…

11/01/2023

Bel Air, MD

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Overturned Dump Truck Blocks I-95 Ramp On Friday Morning In Maryland

Overturned Dump Truck Blocks I-95 Ramp On Friday Morning In Maryland

Overturned Dump Truck Blocks I-95 Ramp On Friday Morning In Maryland Traffic was tied up in Northern Maryland on Friday afternoon when a dump truck overturned on Mountain Road at the ramp to southbound I-95. First responders in Harford County were called to the area in Clayton before noon on Friday, Sept. 15, temporarily blocking part of the ramp as crews were called to the scene. A Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson at the scene said that Harford County Department of Emergency Services personnel were also responding to pump the remaining diesel fuel out of the tank of the dump truck so it can be towed away safely. Volunteer Firefight…

09/15/2023

Bel Air, MD

News

'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Maryland

'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Maryland

'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Maryland An inmate who threw everything but the kitchen sink at a corrections officer in a jealous rage-fueled fury will spend the rest of his days in the Big House. Matthew Dwight Tingler, 39, of Joppa, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder for attacking 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 facili…

09/13/2023

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Multiple People Shot Near Maryland Shopping Center, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)

Multiple People Shot Near Maryland Shopping Center, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)

Multiple People Shot Near Maryland Shopping Center, Sheriff Says (Developing) Multiple people were injured in a Joppa shooting on Saturday afternoon, the Harford County Sheriff confirmed. Deputies were called to the 300 block of Trimble Road shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 26, where there was a reported shooting with multiple victims who were injured near the Joppatowne Plaza. Volunteer Firefighters from @jmvfc8 and several @HarfordCoDES units are on scene of an incident with multiple people injured in the 300 block of Trimble Road, #JoppaMD. @Harford_Sheriff is the lead agency for this incident and will update then they have more information. pic.twitter.co…

08/26/2023

Bel Air, MD

News

Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In MD Gets Prison Time

Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In MD Gets Prison Time

Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In MD Gets Prison Time The 43-year-old man who solicited a teen online before raping her in Maryland will spend years behind bars, a judge ordered. Joppa resident Edwin Richard Hunt has been sentenced in Frederick County to 40 years in prison with all but 20 suspended after he preyed on a 13-year-old girl over social media, authorities announced. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Frederick County Police Department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a teen girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation in…

08/14/2023

Bel Air, MD

News

Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD

Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD

Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD Police in Frederick County have apprehended a wanted rape suspect from Harford County who allegedly solicited a 13-year-old girl online, authorities announced. Edwin Richard Hunt, 43, of Joppa, is facing multiple rape charges after allegedly targeting a teen girl on social media late last month, according to the Frederick Police Department. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a ten girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation into the a…

02/01/2023

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say

Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say

Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say Authorities say that a manufactured home in Maryland was completely destroyed by an afternoon fire on Monday, Nov. 14. First responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire company responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon to Sinsko Lane in Joppa, where there was a reported kitchen fire that rapidly spread, according to a spokesperson for the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire destroyed a home on Sinsko Lane in Joppa.Office of The State Fire Marshal via Joppa-Magnolia VFC Officials said that it took a team of more than three dozen firefighters approximately a half …

11/14/2022

Bel Air, MD

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Close Call: Driver Avoids Injury After Crashing Under Rollback Truck In Maryland

Close Call: Driver Avoids Injury After Crashing Under Rollback Truck In Maryland

Close Call: Driver Avoids Injury After Crashing Under Rollback Truck In Maryland A driver in Maryland avoided disaster after crashing into the back of a truck on a busy Harford County roadway. On Thursday, Nov. 3, members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called at approximately 9:30 a.m. to a stretch of Route 40/Pulaski Highway to investigate and clear the scene of a violent crash. Officials said that the driver of a sedan drove into a rollback truck near the intersection of Joppa Road in Joppa, and the car wound up settling under the truck, destroying the vehicle. The car landed under a rollback truck in JoppaJoppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company …

11/03/2022

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges

Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges

Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges A months-long investigation into child pornography being distributed on the Internet by the Maryland State Police Department led to a dozen charges for a Harford County man, authorities announced. Joshua Hicks-Kachik, 32, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6 at his Joppa home and charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography, officials said. In late July, a spokesperson for the agency said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched an online investigation involving the dist…

10/06/2022

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home

Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home

Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home Quick-acting neighbors in a Maryland community were able to rescue several dogs and cats when a fire broke out in a Harford County home on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, a crew of more than two dozen members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a Tanglewood Court home in Joppa after being alerted to a smoky condition by a neighbor. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the fire was contained to a bathroom in the residence, which sustained "significant smoke, soot, and water damage throughout the home.” The blaze caused approximate…

09/27/2022

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Teen Shot While Sitting In Car In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Teen Shot While Sitting In Car In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Teen Shot While Sitting In Car In Maryland, Sheriff Says A teen is recovering in Maryland after being struck in a drive-by shooting while he was waiting inside a vehicle in Harford County. The Harford County Sheriff's Office issued an update on Monday, Sept. 12 following a reported shooting at a traffic light in Joppa, authorities announced. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, deputies from the sheriff's office assigned to the Southern Precinct received a tip that there was a shooting at the light controlling traffic from southbound I-95 to Maryland Route 152 in Joppa. While investigating, deputies were informed of a walk-in shooting…

09/12/2022

Bel Air, MD

News

Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials

Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials

Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials A sunken boat leaked fuel into a Maryland waterway on Monday, July 18, officials said. Members of the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a private pier in the 600 block of Town Center Drive on Rumsey Island in Joppa, where there was a report of a fuel leak. Officials reported that at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the Harford County Department of Emergency Services Special Operations Team was also called to the scene to help contain any fuel that may have leaked from the boat. They added that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police has been notified o…

07/18/2022

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Maryland

Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Maryland

Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Pizza Place Altercation In Maryland An argument at a Maryland pizza place led to a man being airlifted to the hospital after he was stalked to a Harford County townhouse and shot multiple times, authorities announced. Edgewood County resident Malik Burns, 27, was arrested on Sunday, June 26, following an investigation into a non-fatal shooting in Joppa that started outside a Papa John's restaurant. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300 block of Ellsworth Place in Joppa, where there was a reported shooting victim. Upon arrival, deputies loca…

06/27/2022

Bel Air, MD

Police & Fire

Wanted: Suspect At Large In Harford County After Breaking Into Cars, Garage: Sheriff

Wanted: Suspect At Large In Harford County After Breaking Into Cars, Garage: Sheriff

Wanted: Suspect At Large In Harford County After Breaking Into Cars, Garage: Sheriff A burglar is at large in Maryland after allegedly stealing personal items from multiple families during a string of thefts in Harford County, the sheriff’s office announced. Overnight between Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of thefts and a burglary in the area of the town of Joppa. According to the sheriff’s office, in each of the incidents, a suspect stole items out of residents’ cars or straight off their porch. In one instance, the suspect also broke into a detached garage, allegedly stealing undisclosed ite…

06/08/2022

Towson, MD

Police & Fire

Maryland Trooper Released From Hospital After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police

Maryland Trooper Released From Hospital After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police

Maryland Trooper Released From Hospital After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police A Maryland State Trooper, who was airlifted to a local hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Harford County Thursday, is out of the hospital, WJZ reports. The trooper, who remains unidentified, was released from University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Friday, Mar. 11, the outlet reports. The trooper was flown center after being struck by a driver during a commercial vehicle inspection the shoulder of Route 152/Mountain Road. The driver, 68-year-old Lawrence Barnes of Joppa, failed to stop for the inspection itself and hit the trooper before speeding …

by David Cifarelli

03/11/2022

Towson, MD

Police & Fire

Maryland Trooper Airlifted After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police

Maryland Trooper Airlifted After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police

Maryland Trooper Airlifted After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver: Police A Maryland State Trooper was airlifted to a local hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver Thursday, March 10, authorities said. Lawrence Barnes, 68, of Joppa struck the trooper conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on the shoulder of Route 152/Mountain Road, and failed to stop for the inspection itself in Joppa, state police said. The trooper was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where she is said to be receiving treatment for her injuries. Another trooper, who was assisting in the inspection, located Barnes about a half mile away. Barnes was ar…

by David Cifarelli

03/10/2022

Towson, MD

Police & Fire

4 Dead After Head-On Crash In Maryland: Police

4 Dead After Head-On Crash In Maryland: Police

4 Dead After Head-On Crash In Maryland: Police Four people were killed and one was injured after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Harford County, according to police. Mary Yvonne Mejia, 54, died after attempting to pass another vehicle in her Toyota Rav4 and crashing into a Honda Civic on U.S. Route 1 at Rock Spring Road in Bel Air on Jan. 31 just before 1:40 p.m., Maryland State Police said. Mejia's car rolled on its side and caught fire, state troopers pulled her out along with two other victims. One of the other passengers in the Toyota, Mary Catherine Blosse, 73 was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two victims in the Toyota, Meji…

02/01/2022