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Man facing attempted murder charges in Cecil County arson case
NORTH EAST — A man is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly set fire to his neighbor’s North East-area home while it was occupied by four people — an alleged act of arson that was caught on video by a nearby security camera, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Investigators identified the suspect as 27-year-old Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins, who was living in the unit block of Bay View Woods Lane near North East when he allegedly torched his neighbor’s...
Search continues for missing boater
PORT DEPOSIT — Maryland Natural Resources Police continues to search for a 51-year-old man that went missing in the Susquehanna River Monday night. Three people were in the boat as it took on water around 9 p.m. in the vicinity of Port Deposit and were swept from the craft. Two swam to shore but the third did not. Working with allied agencies — Maryland State Police, Harford County Fire and EMS, and Harford County Sheriff’s Office — NRP has been looking for that person, last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue jeans. Police did not identify the missing person by name.
Shelter-In-Place Order Issued For Some In Harford County (DEVELOPING)
Some residents in Harford County have been advised to stay in their home amid police activity in the area.An alert was issued by the sheriff's office shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 advising that those in the area of Jeannette Way and Rose Way in Bel Air should remain inside until fu…
Cecil County Sheriff's Office celebrates 350th anniversary
ELKTON — When this country’s Revolutionary War started in 1775, the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office had already been in operation for 101 years. The agency was founded in 1674, a mere 24 years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and this year marks CCSO’s 350th anniversary. CCSO celebrated that milestone on Saturday during a public event at the agency’s headquarters on Chesapeake Boulevard near Elkton, where attendees enjoyed drone and K9 demonstrations given by deputies assigned to those special units and free hamburgers and...
Man facing 40 years after plea deal in Charlestown home invasion
ELKTON — A man is facing up to 40 years in sentences after accepting a plea bargain relating to his role in a home invasion at a Charlestown residence in August, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. The defendant — Shamarr Chandler, 26, of Philadelphia — entered Alford pleas to conspiracy to commit home invasion, theft of more than $1,500 and less than $25,000 and two counts of reckless endangerment on May 8, as part of a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed to...
NYC woman to run Brooklyn half-marathon after ‘jarring’ family tragedy that left dad and uncle dead
Olivia Witherite’s life has been completely upended since she ran the RBC Brooklyn Half marathon in May 2023. Less than two months after the race, in July, the Brooklyn social media and marketing maven was stunned to receive a phone call from her mom that Witherite’s dad, uncle and family dog had been fatally shot at home in Pylesville, Maryland. “I think it was obviously, in addition to being terribly sad, just completely jarring,” Witherite, 31, recalled to The Post. “I don’t know anyone or even anyone who knows anyone that this has happened to, so it was just really, really crazy...
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