Edgewood woman charged with attempted murder after setting house on fire

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—An Edgewood woman has been charged with arson and attempted murder after she intentionally set the front porch of her home on fire while someone was inside early Sunday morning. At around 3:00 a.m. on October 1, Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, surrounding departments, and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were called to 1127 Shady Drive for a reported […]

Shots fired following high school football game in Harford County

EDGEWOOD, MD—Police are investigating after shots were fired after a high school football game in Harford County on Friday night. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office reports that, after the football game at Edgewood High School, deputies quickly responded to a report of a shooting that occurred as students were leaving the area. Authorities say the shots were fired near the […]

Pleasantville Road shut down in Fallston due to downed tree, wires

FALLSTON, MD—A roadway in Fallston is closed on Thursday morning, according to the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Co. The 1800-block of Pleasantville Road between Putnam Road and Selkirk Road is closed to traffic due to a tree and wires down in the roadway. The Harford County Sherriff’s Office will be handling the road closure while contractors work to reopen […]

Harford County expands School Resource Officer program

BEL AIR, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office this week announced the addition of four new School Resource Officer (SRO) positions to the Sheriff’s Office School Policing Unit. As a result of recruiting challenges and manpower shortages, the city of Aberdeen Police Department cannot continue to fill essential SRO positions at Aberdeen High School and Aberdeen Middle School for the 2023 […]

Police: Joppa quadruple shooting suspect shot mother, cousins before killing himself; victims identified

JOPPA, MD—Detectives are investigating after multiple people were found dead of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder–suicide in Joppa. At just after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300-block of Trimble Road for a report of an active shooter situation. Within minutes, deputies arrived on the scene and […]