Friday, May 13, 2011
The Baltimore City police officer's identity has not been released by the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
The identity of a Baltimore City police officer who pulled his gun on a dog at Annie’s Playground in March is being withheld by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Patch filed a Public Information Act request for the officer’s identity, but was denied on grounds that the request was “an unwarranted invasion of privacy” and revealing the information could “endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.” The officer, whose name is blacked out in the sheriff's incident report, is listed as the victim on the police report. But no charges were filed against the woman whose dog approached the officer’s family. A Baltimore City Police Department spokesman said the officer was not disciplined internally. Police initially said the officer …
Friday, May 6, 2011
Intuitive Counseling's owner said she did not like being classified as a "witchcraft" business.
Intuitive Counseling owner Alice Barrington said this week's ruling by the Town of Bel Air Board of Commissioners to allow fortune-telling is a weight lifted off her shoulders. Questioned at previous public meetings about her business practices in a town that had prohibited predicting the future, the Baltimore County resident can breathe easy. "[I'm] relieved. This has been an ongoing event since October," Barrington (an alias she uses for business) said. "[The ruling] was supposed to be cut-and-dry but it got delayed." The commissioners voted 4–1 in favor of two ordinances that loosened restrictions on fortune-telling. The first repealed Chapter 23 of the Code of the Town of Bel Air that banned soothsaying and the second designated zoning…
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
County Council President Billy Boniface said we are all "one county."
UPDATE (8:04 p.m.)—Wednesday's Harford County Council budget public hearing at North Harford High School yielded few speakers, though most of them were in agreement. Calls for tax cuts, library funding and support of a parks and recreation and library project in Churchville were residents' top priorities. Council President Billy Boniface said people are realizing how scarce funding is for fiscal year 2012. "I haven't gotten a lot of feedback," he said after the hearing, noting that threats of teacher protests did not come to fruition. "They recognized that this budget's pretty tight." Harford County Education Association President Randy Cerveny suggested several changes to the budget that would return millions to the Board of Education and…
The store is scheduled to open Sept. 18.
Getting hired by Harford County's soon-to-open gourmet grocery store may be more like a lottery than an application process. In an interview with Patch, Wegmans store manager Al Jackson said more than 4,000 people applied for the 150 full-time positions available in the store, scheduled to open Sept. 18. In July, the store will begin taking applications for 450 part-time positions. "I’m very encouraged with the caliber and the quality of the candidates," Jackson said. "We’ve been consistently one of the top companies to work for and we’re really proud of that and that’s a testament to our people." Fortune magazine ranks Wegmans as the No. 3 employer in the country. The store manager said he is in the second round of interviews and expects …
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Recent crimes in the area as handled by the Bel Air Police Department.
Incidents are based on reports from the Bel Air Police Department. West MacPhail Road, 500 block, 12:37 p.m., April 24. A 64-year-old Abingdon woman was charged with theft after allegedly stealing mouthwash from Weis. Despina A. Nikitaras of the 1200 block of Hidden Stream Court was charged with theft less than $100. Donzen Drive, 100 block, 1 a.m., April 24. A Bel Air resident told police that an unidentified man threatened him with a handgun in an attempted armed robbery. When the victim showed the man he had no money, the man fled the scene. April 23. A 37-year-old Baltimore man was charged with second-degree assault after a domestic dispute with his estranged wife. Police say Robert Gregory Speckman of the 2700 block of East Northern …
An owner expects the store to be open by October.
If you want fast food in Bel Air, Emmorton Road may soon be your one-stop street. Joining Burger King, McDonald’s, Arby’s and others along Maryland Route 924, a Sonic Drive-In is expected to open by the end of the year. Rick Joshi, 26, said he and two business partners won approval to build on the site in February and “just recently” received financing from a bank. The property is near Plumtree Road, directly in front of Lorien Bel Air—an assisted living center—and adjacent to a Walgreens Pharmacy that is being built. “If everything goes as scheduled, we will start building in July [and] open by October,” said Joshi, who also owns Sonics in Elkton, Salisbury and his hometown of Easton. Joshi worked at a Sonic in his native Texas before …
Monday, May 2, 2011
There was room for American flags at a construction site along Constant Friendship Boulevard.
Less than 12 hours after President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, Harford County showed its patriotism. Not only were flags lining Main Street sidewalks downtown, but a construction worker on the Constant Friendship Boulevard overpass flew the red, white and blue in the back of his pickup truck. Do you have your own patriotic photos from today? Upload them.
Andy Schmidt was 80 years old.
The Street man whose dog perished after saving him from a March 6 house fire died Saturday due to complications from the incident. A family friend said Andrew "Andy" T. Schmidt, 80, passed away Saturday night about seven weeks after he suffered burns to his right hand and smoke inhalation. He also suffered from diabetes and heart problems prior to the blaze. Shamus, Schmidt's 5-year-old dog, died in the fire after alerting his sleeping owner. Schmidt, who lived in the 1200 block of Boyd Road his entire life, then walked about 500 yards to a neighbor's house to call 911. Schmidt's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's of the Assumption Church in Pylesville. About 75 firefighters from nine companies responded to the March …
Friday, April 29, 2011
A deputy from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal believes the incidents are connected.
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating several recent car fires in Bel Air that are believed to be arson-related. The two most recent incidents occurred Monday at about 3:45 a.m., in the 800 block of Leeswood Road, and about 4:15 a.m., in the 900 block of Brighton Court. A pair of April 8 vehicle fires in the 1000 block of Manchester Court at about 4:45 a.m., are also connected, said Joseph Walters, deputy state fire marshal. The three addresses are a little more than a mile apart. “At this point, the only thing I have is that it’s in the same area. I don’t have any other clue about what their motive is ," Walters said. “I have no link to anybody," he added. "None of the family members [whose cars were burned] knew …
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Two girls and one boy were cited by Harford County sheriff's deputies.
Three C. Milton Wright students were issued juvenile citations at about 9 p.m., April 16 for bringing alcohol to the “Spring Formal” dance, which took place at the high school. Two girls and one boy—all 17—were cited for “unlawfully possessing and having in charge an alcoholic beverage.” A spokeswoman for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said the students’ respective parents were notified and picked up the teenagers from the dance. “The behavior of these students is disappointing and not tolerated,” Harford County Public Schools Manager of Communications Teri Kranefeld said in an email. “Appropriate disciplinary action has been taken against all involved.” She added that the dance was open to all grades. Harford County Manager of Drug …
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Acts Like Summer
7:26 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
yeah, for some reason a gun is safer than a dog?? Let's see which one has really killed more children. I can't stand the bad rap pits get, like you said, any dog can be agressive if trained to do so or if never properly socialized. more ›