From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone: I’m sending out this “special edition” of the District A Newsletter to make everyone aware of a public meeting being held by the Maryland Department of the Environment at The Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company’s main house on Tuesday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. (see below). The purpose of […]
Car Crash Knocks Out Power, Sparks House Fire in Joppa
A power outage in Joppa early Sunday morning, caused when a car crashed into a utility pole, is being blamed for sparking a fire in the office of a home in the area. Just before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1100 block of Mountain Road South in Joppa for the […]
Indicted Baltimore City Police Officers, Including Joppa Detective, Charged with Additional Robberies
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging three previously indicted Baltimore City Police Officers with additional robberies. The superseding indictment charges the defendants with racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, robbery, extortion, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The superseding indictment was unsealed […]
Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle on I-95 Ends in Joppa
From Maryland State Police: On Sunday at 8:58 a.m., Tfc Fiorentino of the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a white 1999 BMW 32I at the 79.5 mile marker south in Harford County, MD for failing to maintain a single lane. The vehicle failed to yield to Tfc Fiorentino’s emergency […]
Juvenile Sisters Charged with Arson-Related Charges in Joppa Playground Fire
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged two sisters, a thirteen year-old and a twelve year-old, with arson related charges stemming from a playground fire that occurred yesterday at 3:11 PM. The playground, owned and operated by Harford County Parks and Recreation was located to the rear 205 […]
Joppa Woman Charged in Arson of Foreclosed Home; Woman and Her 3 Dogs Rescued from Fire
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have arrested a Joppa woman after determining she was responsible for intentionally setting her foreclosed home on fire and later being rescued by neighbors. On April 20, 2017 at 5:37 PM, neighbors observed smoke and flames coming from 200 Kearney Drive in Joppa […]
Suspects Sought in Arson of Truck in Joppa
Investigators are searching for the suspect who set a truck on fire early Friday morning after the vehicle crashed into a tree and was abandoned. Just before 1:15 a.m. on Friday, emergency personnel were dispatched to Pauls Lane in Joppa for the report of a vehicle fire in a 2008 Ford F-250. A man operating […]
American Red Cross Hosts Home Fire Campaign in Joppa-Magnolia; Installs 165 Free Smoke Detectors
From the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross of Central Maryland Board of Directors hosted a successful Home Fire Campaign canvassing in the Joppa-Magnolia area on Saturday, April 29 with the distribution and installation of 165 FREE Smoke Detectors. The fire companies that supported the Home Fire Campaign were: · Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department […]
