UPDATED (5:20 p.m.)—A Bel Air man was cut during an altercation with a burglar in the back yard of his home early Sunday morning.
The incident took place at approximately 6:15 a.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Glendale Lane, where a woman reported to her husband that she heard noises in the basement of their townhome, according to a news release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The husband went to the basement, where he saw someone outside the basement door, police said.
Then, police said, "The victim then went back upstairs grabbed a baseball bat then went out outside to the back yard where he confronted the male suspect striking him with the bat. The victim and suspect struggled on the ground where the suspect cut the victim with a box style cutter in the back and shoulder."
The suspect ran off through an open fence, headed toward Centerville Square, police said. The sheriff's office K-9 unit and the Maryland State Police aviation unit searched the area but were unable to find the suspect.
Police are seeking a man they say committed first-degree assault and attempted burglary in the incident. No suspect description was provided.
The investigation is being handled by the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
Patch initially reported the incident about an hour after it occurred.
Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS association, said at that time that one person was transported to a local hospital by the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. The sheriff's office release said the patient was the male victim, who was transported to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.
As of 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, deputies remained on the scene after a suspect broke into a residence in an attempted robbery, Lt. Joe VanSeeters of the Harford County Sheriff's Office Northern Precinct told Patch. He said the incident was reported to the sheriff's office at 6:20 a.m.
Anyone with information may call 410-692-7880.
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Congratulations on making the single most bigoted post on the Bel Air Patch this week.
I've lived all over the world including New Jersey. Central Jersey to be exact. I was born in Scotland, have lived in Japan, Texas, Florida, and Alaska. And let me tell you, that when I moved to Bel Air, I moved home. This is a true community. Based on what you've written, it appears you're the flawed one. Get off your superior high horse and maybe smile when you leave the house instead of looking down on comfortable mothers or women football fans. Or better yet, take your manicure/pedicured skinnygirl cocktail drinking judgemental self back to yor housewives of new jersey wannabe life style, and leave the enjoyment of living to those of us who can enjoy it here in Bel Air.
And one more thing GO RAVENS!!!!!
Crime has been up in this area... Tudor Manor particularly. We have to be vigilant, use law enforcement but protect ourselves and families as well.
I'm in no way a native of Bel Air, Harford, or even MD. I too had to move to MD from another state, because of the BRAC. I didn't want to move, because I didn't want to leave my home either. I did soon find out, though, that this area is a great place to live and raise a family. The representatives of your beloved state, who now work at APG, are among some of the worst people I've met in my entire life. You people find a way to complain about EVERYTHING in this area. Oh no, there aren't enough bagel shops or "real pizza joints" to satisfy your need to constantly shove them down your craw? Give it a rest. Also, your comment about the way Bel Air residents look at black and Asian people is completely ridiculous. They're probably just looking at you, in disgust, because they noticed your NJ plates, Jersey Girl stickers, horrible driving, overly loud voice, and general offensiveness to the entire world. Please go crawl back to where you came from. I hear there is a lot of oceanfront property looking to be bought up.