The same state trooper who was endangered and bitten by a member of a biker gang during a high-speed chase in July sustained minor injuries in the pursuit of a suspected drunk driver early Friday morning. Senior Trooper Jon Sawa of the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack sustained minor cuts and bruises after his […]
Aberdeen Man Flees after Traffic Stop, Abandons Car and Eludes Police in Darlington Woods
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: At approximately 4pm on August 3, 2011 while conducting a speed reduction traffic detail at Dublin Road and Hughes Road, a deputy attempted to affect a traffic stop on a silver Ford Focus station wagon that was traveling 46 mph in a 30 mph zone. When the deputy stepped out, […]
Outlaw Biker Throws Metal Studs at Police During Chase; Tries to Seize Gun, Bites Trooper After Capture
From the Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack: On Wednesday, 7/20/11 at 1:36 a.m., Trooper First Class Jon Sawa, Trooper First Class James Davis and Trooper Charles Smith of the Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack, were involved in two separate high speed pursuits of Harley Davidson motorcycles. The pursuit began when TFC Sawa captured […]
Havre de Grace Police Investigate Report of Gunshots; Chase Down Teenage Suspects
From the Havre de Grace Police Department: On May 3, 2011 at approximately 8:22 p.m., officers were flagged down near the intersection of S. Juniata Street and Revolution Street by a motorist that stated that they were being shot at by a vehicle behind them. The officer then observed the suspect vehicle turn onto the […]
Philadelphia Armed Carjacking Leads to Aberdeen Car Chase/Crash; Suspect Still at Large
From the Maryland Transportation Authority Police: On Wednesday, December 1st at approximately 3:00 p.m. an MDTA Police Officer conducted a routine check of a vehicle registration while patrolling northbound on I-95 prior to Aberdeen. The check revealed that the vehicle was stolen. The Officer requested backup to assist in stopping the vehicle. The Maryland State […]
Lockdown in Aberdeen Following Car Chase and Bailout
A car being chased by Maryland Transportation Authority Police crashed Wednesday afternoon in Aberdeen and had police searching for the suspect – who bailed out and was possibly armed. Aberdeen schools were temporarily locked down around 4 p.m. Wednesday while police searched for the suspect, who bailed out of his vehicle and escaped on foot […]
High-speed Chase in Northern Harford Leads To Arrest of Serial Robber
(Harford County, MD: December 9, 2009) The Harford County Joint Investigative Task Force consisting of members from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barracks and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Preston Grace Jr., age 22, of Port Deposit, MD in connection with several armed robberies and thefts that occurred in Harford County between […]
Wanted Man And Passenger Killed In Havre de Grace Crash While Fleeing From Police
UPDATED: 1/13/09 AT 3: 30 P.M. – WANTED MAN AND PASSENGER KILLED IN CRASH AFTER FLEEING FROM TROOPER (Havre de Grace, MD) – Troopers recovered thousands of dollars worth of cocaine from the trunk of a car in which two men were killed early this morning after the driver fled from a trooper trying to […]