Police searching for missing Joppa girl

UPDATE: Sophia Bowen has been located safe and unharmed. Original story below… —— JOPPA, MD—Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl from Joppa. Sophia Rose Bowen is 5” tall, weighs 100 pounds, and has blue eyes and hair that’s been dyed black. Sophia was last seen at her residence in the 600-block of Joppa […]

One man shot, another stabbed in Edgewood

EDGEWOOD, MD—Police are investigating, and two men are recovering, after one was found with a probable gunshot wound, and the other stabbed, in Edgewood early on Friday morning. At around 4:15 a.m., deputies with Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Royal Farms in the 600-block of Edgewood Road a the report of a stabbing victim. Upon arrival, deputies located […]

Harford County Sheriff’s Office announces addition Maryland’s first electronic storage detection dog

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler on Thursday announced the addition of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office’s (HCSO) newest law enforcement canine, K-9 Sata. K-9 Sata is certified as an electronic storage detection (ESD) canine and derives his name from the Serial AT Attachment, a computer bus interface that connects mass storage devices and a commonly used connector […]

Police searching for missing Joppa teen

UPDATE: Kelleigh has been found safe and unharmed. Original story below… —— JOPPA, MD—Police in Harford County are searching for a missing teen from Joppa. Kelleigh Elizabeth Copinger, 16, was last seen at around midnight on Wednesday, April 22, in the 2600-block of Old Joppa Road. She is described as a white female, approximately 5’3″ tall, weighs around 112 pounds, […]

Harford County Detention Center inmate from Joppa commits suicide

JOPPA, MD—A 26-year-old inmate at the Harford County Detention Center died on Friday after apparently hanging himself in his cell. At just after 12:30 p.m., correctional officers found the inmate unresponsive in his cell with a sheet around his neck. Deputies immediately called for medical staff from the detention center and available deputies to respond and began lifesaving efforts. Medical […]