Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
The following information was supplied by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the Bel Air Police Department and the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conv
The following are recent arrests made by the Bel Air Police Department: Pylesville woman charged with violating probation Tammi Rebecca Neaves, 46, of the 400 block of Wheeler Road in Pylesville, was arrested May 14 on a bench warrant in a case in which she is charged with second-degree assault. Neaves was found guilty of second-degree assault in March and sentenced to probation, according to online court records. A warrant alleging she violated probation was issued for her arrest on May 8, according to online court records. Bel Air man faces drug, traffic charges Tony Vincent Raimondi Jr., 22, of the 800 block of Fairwind Drive in Bel Air, was charged May 11 with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, violating license…
A sergeant with the Harford County Sheriff's Office was taken to Shock Trauma last week after suffering from a medical emergency while on duty.
A Harford County sheriff's deputy is recovering this week after experiencing a medical emergency while on duty. The 38-year-old patrol sergeant, Noel Raufaste, was rushed to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on May 10, according to Monica Worrell, public information officer for the sheriff's office. Worrell said she could not release the type of emergency, citing medical confidentiality laws. Raufaste was located by a second deputy in the area of Bynum Road and Cannery Road in the Bel Air/Forest Hill area, Worrell said. As of May 11, the 10-year sheriff's office veteran had been released from Shock Trauma, but remained at the University of Maryland Medical Center. As of May 16, he had been released from that medical campus to …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A Bel Air man allegedly pulled the fire alarm at Regal Cinemas Bel Air Theater located at 409 Constant Friendship Boulevard in Abingdon.
(UPDATE 2:36 p.m. Wednesday)—A 34-year-old Bel Air man is was charged after he allegedly pulled the fire alarm at Regal Cinemas in Constant Friendship, fire marshals said. When the man, later identified as David Walters, learned that the showing of "Marvel's The Avengers" he paid to see was a "closed caption" showing, he expressed displeasure to management at Regal, according to deputy state fire marshals. Walters allegedly "became disruptive and argued with the theater manager," according to a release from the state fire marshal's office. Management offered Walters a refund or tickets for a future showing, but he refused and returned to his seat, according to fire officials. Once the movie came to a close, the Walters "became belligerent …
A van caught fire Friday night in the area of Route 24 and I-95.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the Bel Air Police Department and the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conv
The following are recent arrests made by the Bel Air Police Department: Bel Air man arrested on drug charges Justin Travis Csillag, 21, of the 700 block of Thomas Run Road in Bel Air, was charged May 9 with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bel Air man arrested on warrant Spencer Costello, 22, of the 400 block of Harrison Court in Bel Air, was arrested May 9 on a bench warrant in a case in which he was charged with violating his probation. Costello was found guilty of theft between $1,000 and $10,000 in January, 2011, according to online court records. The following are recent arrests made by the Harford County Sheriff's Office: Belcamp man charged with huffing James Bowie Alexander II, 24, of the 1200 block …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Jamar Jefferson, 28, of Edgewood, was charged on Wednesday with attempted second-degree murder and related charges, authorities said.
An Edgewood man was being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center Friday in connection with a Tuesday triple shooting that police say stemmed from an ongoing dispute. Jamar Jefferson, 28, of the 1700 block of Judy Way in Edgewood, was charged Wednesday with use of a firearm in a violent crime and three counts each of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, police said. The charges stem from a violent incident in Edgewood on Tuesday. Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive after shots were fired in the area, said Monica Worrell, spokeswoman with the Harford County Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived, they said they …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
David Bryan Swedo, of the 100 block of Bright Oaks Drive in Bel Air, was found not guilty by a jury of his peers May 3.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Plan to fix "Doomsday Budget" includes $247 million in tax increases and elimination of exemptions for single filers earning $100,000 or more and joint filers earning $150,000 or more.
UPDATE (5:59 p.m.)—Some Maryland residents will pay more taxes in the coming year under a plan worked out between Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders. O'Malley, accompanied by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, announced the nearly $35.8 billion plan during a Wednesday morning news conference in Annapolis to discuss the upcoming special session. "To leave this budget incomplete, to leave this budget as it stands right now, would damage the very forward motion that all of us, together, have worked so hard to achieve for our state," O'Malley said. "Progress is a choice," O'Malley said. "Job creation is a choice. Building America's number one schools, making a college education affordable, …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A third victim was identified Tuesday night.
(UPDATE 10:41 a.m. Wednesday)—Police identified a third victim following a shooting in Edgewood Tuesday night, and the crime is under investigation. Around 8:15 p.m. a shooting took place in the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive in Edgewood, according to Monica Worrell, public information officer with the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Harford County sheriff's deputies quickly identified two victims, a 43-year-old man and a 26-year-old man, according to a release from the sheriff's office. One victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and the other sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, according to Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association. The 43-year-old was taken by ambulance to John …
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Kenneth Pahr
1:57 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Dems and O'Malley can do pretty much whatever they want in this state. I turned on WBAL radio today at about 1230pm and heard one of the hosts say, "I'm a Democrat so I think everything should be taxed." Yeah.....I turned on my CD after hearing that BS. more ›