From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [January 1, 2014, Joppa, MD] — The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a 52 year-old female from Joppa as a suicide. The victim died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On December 31, 2013 at 9:53 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 400 […]
Three-Alarm Fire Damages Eight Apartments in Bel Air Complex; 24 People Displaced Following Blaze
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: BEL AIR, MD (November 14, 2013) – Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing to investigate the cause of an early morning fire that damaged 8 of the 18 units of the 3-story condominium structure at 219 Crocker Drive in Bel Air, Harford County. The 4:19 AM three-alarm […]
Mikulski Calls for In-Person Briefing from IRS on Status of Theft Investigation Into Bel Air’s Accupay
From the office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she has called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel to provide an in-person briefing to discuss IRS investigations into alleged payroll service provider (PSP) tax theft and […]
Small Fire at Aberdeen Office Building Under Investigation
Fire officials are investigating a small fire which was found behind an office building at an Aberdeen concrete business. The fire was found by managers of Maryland Portable Concrete on the 1500 block of South Philadelphia Road in Aberdeen when it opened for business Monday morning. The small fire caused minor damage to the rear […]
Monaco/Pangratz: Scholarship SNAFU, State Investigation Lead to Possible Revocation of Harford County Council PTA Charter
From Sandra Monaco, Former President of HCCPTA, and Lora S. Pangratz, Harford Technical High School PTSA President: Dear Editor: As recent news and personal experience have made us all well aware, many changes in the Harford County Public School System (HCPS) are taking place. Across the county students and parents are coping with altered elementary […]
Details Emerge in Police Shooting of Bel Air Man at Snowball Stand
Additional details emerged Monday surrounding the death of a Bel Air man who allegedly engaged in a brief rampage through several Rock Spring businesses Saturday night before being shot by a Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy. But key information, including the deputy’s identity and what he saw that night, have not been made public pending […]
OSHA Alleges “Serious Safety Violations” in Aberdeen Proving Ground Super Pond Death
From the Occupational Health and Safety Administration: ABERDEEN, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued notices to the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Test Center regarding alleged violations of commercial diving safety standards at its facility in Aberdeen. OSHA’s investigation was initiated in January following the fatality of a civilian […]
Maryland State Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Investigation into Hit-and-Run Death of Pylesville Man
From the Maryland State Police: (OAKWOOD, MD) – Maryland State Police investigators are seeking more information as the investigation continues into a fatal hit and run that occurred along Route 1 in Cecil County on July 5, 2013. The deceased has been identified as Mark T. Grubbs of Pylesville, Md. Grubbs was pronounced dead at […]