From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police arrested three people in connection with an alleged assault and kidnapping that occurred in Harford County on March 10, 2025. The accused are identified as Chris Lamar Cochran, 48, Grace Elizabeth Amanda Johnson, 38, and Leland Charles Lewis, 48, all of Darlington, Maryland. Cochran is charged with kidnapping, […]
Arrest Made in Aberdeen Triple Homicide; Victims Identified
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Aberdeen Criminal Investigations Division detectives have identified and charged Michael Anthony Swann, 35, for the murders of three people in an early morning homicide on April 15. Detectives have confirmed the victims’ identities as John C. Claytor, 54, Talaya D. Wiley, 48, and Melissa L. Williams, 45, all Aberdeen residents. […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Cassilly Administration in Violation of Maryland Public Information Act
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: More than six months ago, in an effort to learn more about the status of your Central Precinct and Training Academy Project, Sheriff Gahler submitted a Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request to the County, on behalf of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. A large aspect of this effort […]
Edgewood Man Pleads Guilty to 1st Degree Murder
From On Friday, February 16, 2024, Jamar Deverick Wise, 43, of Edgewood, Maryland pled guilty to First Degree Murder before the Honorable Alex Allman in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The plea agreement included an agreed sentence range of Life Suspend All But 80 years to Life without Parole. Evidence presented in support of […]
Violent Carjacking in Aberdeen Leaves Man Injured; Victim Clings to Hood as Stolen Car Speeds Away
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Friday, February 16, 2024, at approximately 4:12 pm, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of W. Bel Air Avenue for a report of an armed carjacking with a man falling from a moving car. Arriving officers located a male victim, 21, suffering from severe head trauma, lying in […]
Bel Air Man Found Guilty of Rape, Sex Offense, Assault; Faces Immigration Consequences
From the Office of the State’s Attorney for Harford County: On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Jose Wilfred Orellana-Cedillos, 33, of Bel Air, Maryland was found guilty by a jury of Second Degree Rape, Fourth Degree Sex Offense, and Second Degree Assault following a five-day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins Tobin. Evidence presented during […]
Confrontation Leads to Gunshot, Murder in Bel Air
From the Bel Air Police Department: *******UPDATE********* Our sincere apologies for the misidentification of victim Meghan Riley Lewis, 600 Block of Churchill Road (English Country Manner), Bel Air, Maryland 21014. We have discovered judicial documentation to support the proper identification change and gender identification change. We want to extend our sincere appreciation to posters for […]
Woman Charged with 1st-Degree Assault for Threatening Rental Company Employees in Aberdeen
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On December 16, 2023, at approximately 11:00 AM, Officers responded to the 400 block of Hillcrest Drive for a reported armed subject. When the officers arrived, they met three employees from a local rental company who came to a residence to retrieve items. It was alleged that a female inside […]
