From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: At approximately 11:40am today, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 report of a vehicle that had struck a home in the 1900 block Brookside Drive on Edgewood. Upon arriving deputies found a non-responsive male in the driver’s seat of a Ford Explorer. The vehicle had struck and […]
C. Milton Wright High School Evacuated for Bomb Threat Monday; Threat Later Deemed Not Credible
C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air was evacuated Monday morning after the school received a bomb threat by phone. Following an investigation, law enforcement deemed the threat not to be credible, according to Teri Kranefeld, HCPS manager of communications, and students and staff returned to class. Below is the series of communications from […]
UPDATED: Residents in Flood-Prone Areas Urged to “Strongly Consider” Evacuation Ahead of Hurricane Sandy; Harford Schools, Offices, Towns Closed Monday
As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon, county officials cautioned citizens in low-lying areas to “strongly consider” evacuating and Harford County Public Schools announced schools would be closed Monday. Sustained winds between 30 and 35 mph and five to 10 inches of rain were expected beginning late Sunday night and lasting through […]
Harford County Declares State of Emergency; Voluntary Evacuations May Commence as Hurricane Sandy Advances
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig has declared a State of Emergency for Harford County. The County Executive executed the Order Friday, October 26, 2012 at 3:44 p.m. The Harford County Division of Emergency Operations also partially activated Friday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy late Sunday or early […]
Patterson Mill High Student Arrested for Pulling Fire Alarm
A male juvenile was arrested Wednesday for pulling a fire alarm at Patterson Mill High School, causing approximately 1,700 students to be evacuated during inclement weather, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The student pulled the alarm at approximately 12:50 p.m., causing the evacuation and prompting members of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company […]
Five Harford Schools Evacuated or Put On Lockdown Following “Suspicious Calls” to front offices
UPDATE, 2 p.m.: All affected school buildings have been cleared. In an e-mail message to The Dagger at approximately 2 p.m., Kranefeld wrote that all affected school buildings had been cleared by law enforcement and that students had been safely returned to classrooms. Kranefeld declined to provide further details about the nature of the suspicious […]
