CRIME & SAFETY
Injuries reported in Edgewood crash
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash in the Edgewood area. At around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a motor vehicle collision in the area of eastbound Pulaski Highway at Gateway Road. Two medic units are being dispatched to...
Harford County paid $1 million to avoid lawsuit in fatal shooting by sheriff’s deputies
Harford County has agreed to pay $1 million to avoid a lawsuit in the 2022 fatal shooting of John Fauver by sheriff’s deputies, according to county officials. Harford County’s insurer will pay $650,000 toward the settlement with the balance of $350,000 coming from county government. However, the county does not admit wrongdoing by the sheriff’s office, County Executive Bob Cassilly said in a ...
Harford County pays $1 million settlement in shooting involving deputy
BALTIMORE - Harford County leaders are paying a $1 million settlement to avoid a lawsuit in a 2022 deadly shooting involving a deputy.While the county executive said the settlement was the right thing to do, the county's sheriff believes it was premature.The confrontation that led to the shooting death of John Fauver happened in April of 2022.Harford County Sheriff's deputies got a call saying Fauver was threatening to harm himself.Deputies opened fire after thinking Fauver was reaching for a gun. Instead, he was reaching for a cane.Two years later, Harford County received a letter from Fauver's family's lawyer demanding $1...
Harford County releases $1 million demand letter from attorneys representing estate of man killed by police
BEL AIR, Md. — Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly released documentation undercutting claims by Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler that county officials caved to a million dollar ransom. The whole ordeal stems from a deadly deputy involved shooting that took place back in April 2022 in Forest Hill. Deputies were initially...
Head-on crash shuts down Belair Road in Nottingham area
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews responded to a head-on crash on Belair Road on Tuesday. The collision was reported at around noon on April 30 along Belair Road just south of the Silver Spring Road intersection (21236). The accident temporarily blocked all lanes along Route 1. NottinghamMD.com has reached out to the...
Rosedale business robbed, several commercial burglaries reported
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several assaults and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 5500-block of New Forge Road in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before fleeing.
Harford police officer honored with Do Good Heroes Award
Harford County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Janelle Myers was awarded the 2024 National Life Do Good Heroes Award, according to a news release. The National Life Group Foundation, part of a life insurance and financial services company based on Vermont, sponsors the award program, which honors fire rescue and police personnel and departments who perform community service activities above and ...
Three taken to Shock Trauma following Rosedale crash
ROSEDALE, MD—Three people were seriously injured in a crash in the Rosedale area on Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at around 2 p.m. on May 2 in the 8200-block of Pulaski Highway (21237). Three patients were taken to Shock Trauma, according to the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company. The crash...
Police raid near North East nets drugs, loaded handgun, one arrest
NORTH EAST — A man remained jailed on Tuesday after investigators confiscated more than one ounce of suspect heroin mixed fentanyl, a loaded handgun and other drug-related evidence while raiding his residence near North East and searching his vehicle, according to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the suspect as 28-year-old Zachary Paul Rhoades, whom investigators arrested on Thursday after conducting a court-approved search of his residence in the unit block of West Clairborne Road, police reported. ...
Investigators still searching for clues of what caused Essex house explosion
BALTIMORE -- Investigators were back on Crafton Road in Essex on Wednesday sifting through debris after a house exploded there more than a week ago.WJZ spoke with officials who said they are looking for accelerants, and crews, including accelerant-sniffing-dogs, were searching for clues and answers."You're comfortable, you got great neighbors, and then a situation, like this happens," said Logan Lambert, a neighbor on Avenal Road.The home on Crafton Road near Avenal Road caught on fire around 11 p.m. on April 20 and exploded and rattled a neighborhood awake. WJZ was in the neighborhood in the immediate aftermath and spoke with neighbors...
Police to hold mock casualty event at Perry Hall High School on Friday
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police say residents shouldn’t be alarmed if they see a large number of emergency vehicles in the Perry Hall area on Friday. The Baltimore County Police Department and partner agencies will be holding a mock casualty event at Perry Hall High School on May 3rd. Area residents...
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