From the Aberdeen Proving Ground Garrison Public Affairs Office: APG emergency personnel have cleared the incident at the Maryland Avenue Gate (Route 715) area of APG and the installation has returned to normal operations. At approximately 9 a.m. this morning, a truck was being inspected by a Military Working Dog who alerted for potential explosives. […]
State Police, Fire Marshal Caution Public After Suspected Pipe Bombs Brought to Bel Air Barrack for Inspection
From the Maryland State Police: (BEL AIR, MD) – Maryland State Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are using an incident last night in Harford County to remind citizens not to move suspicious packages or items they suspect may be explosives, but to instead call authorities and have experts respond to the […]
Weekend Blaze Damages Joppa Home; “Bottle Bombs” Found in Edgewood
Harford County fire officials reported two incidents which occurred over the weekend, as a blaze severely damaged a Joppa home Sunday and two “bottle bombs” were found in a residential neighborhood. According to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the owner of a home on the 600 block of Trimble Road in Joppa discovered a fire […]
Police Crisis Negotiation Team Responds to Suspicious Situation in White Hall after Dynamite Replica Found (UPDATED)
A suspect was taken into custody following a standoff with police Tuesday afternoon which closed part of Route 23 in White Hall, police said. On April 5, 2011 at approximately 3pm, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported suspicious situation in the 5400 block of Norrisville Road in White Hall, MD. A local […]
White Hall Man And Company Indicted For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Explosives
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: A federal grand jury has indicted Dennis Coster, age 57, of White Hall, Maryland, and the company he operated, Fireworks Productions, Inc. for conspiracy to deal in explosive materials and to create a false entry in a required record, submitting false documents, and obstruction of an agency proceeding. […]
Havre de Grace Man Arrested for Possession of IED
From the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Northeast Regional Office: HAVRE DE GRACE, MD (June 10, 2010) – Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested Daniel Martin Frank, 46, of Havre de Grace for possession of an improvised explosive device. Frank was taken into custody at the Havre de Grace Police Department. The device was originally located at […]