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Harford County Sheriff’s Office Employee Indicted on Theft and Forgery Charges
BEL AIR, MD – A Harford County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Deputy has been indicted and suspended without pay following serious allegations of theft and forgery. Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40,…
University of Delaware Student Latest Victim in Sextortion Surge
NEWARK, Del. — A disturbing trend has spread to the University of Delaware, leaving a student victimized by a crime that authorities warn is spreading rapidly across college campuses. Known as “sextortion,” the criminal offense involves individuals threatening to release explicit photos of victims unless they pay a ransom. Earlier this week, the university sent a crime alert urging caution and vigilance about the sextortion at UD.
Inmate Death At Harford County Detention Center Was Due To COVID, Sheriff Says
In May, Brittani Ugrotzi was found unresponsive in her cell, and she was later pronounced dead after being treated by staff members and paramedics. On Saturday, July 20, the Harford County Sheriff's Office announced that her death was determined to be "of natural causes with contributing factors of COVID-19 pneumonia with dehydration complicated by opioid withdrawal."
No injuries in senior living facility fire in Harford County
Firefighters responded to Common Wealth Senior Living in Bel Air early Friday morning for a kitchen blaze, according to the state fire marshal’s office. At about 12:41 a.m., the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company was called to a fire in a kitchen at a senior living center in the 1400 block of St. Francis Road, a release said. The blaze was controlled within five minutes by the automatic fire ...
Injury crash reported on Lancaster Pike in East Drumore Township
DRUMORE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A crash was reported on Lancaster Pike in East Drumore Township Sunday evening. It was reported at the intersection with Chestnut Level Road at 9:07 p.m. Emergency crews are responding to the scene. Injuries have been reported but have not been confirmed by WGAL at...
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