CRIME & SAFETY
Oxford School Shooter Transferred to Oaks Correctional to Begin Life Sentence
The convict behind the Oxford High School massacre has been relocated to a state prison in Michigan to serve his life sentence. Ethan Crumbley, now 18, was sentenced last December to life without parole following a 2021 school shooting that left four students dead and several others wounded, as ClickOnDetroit reported.
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...
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 ...
Chesapeake City barn destroyed in blaze
CHESAPEAKE CITY — An investigation is continuing after a Sunday night fire destroyed a Chesapeake City barn, causing an estimated $10,000 in damages, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. At 8:14 p.m. Sunday evening, a passerby called 911 to report the barn fire, located at 415 Lock Street in Chesapeake City, which prompted local fire companies to respond. Chesapeake City Volunteer Fire Company served as the primary responders and on-scene command unit, fire officials said. ...
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