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Baltimore-area police departments long offered sexual assault victims a waiver form to document that they didn’t want to go forward with their case. Most stopped, but some still do. Now some Maryland lawmakers want to ban police from using such waivers in sexual assault cases so victims aren't discouraged to report and prosecute the crimes.

By Alison Knezevich

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Registration is open for the third annual Susquehanna River Running Festival scheduled for Sept. 26 and sponsored by the Al Cesky Scholarship Fund.

A Harford County Circuit Court judge on Friday gave defense attorneys for Radee Prince, accused of killing three people in an October 2017 workplace shooting, one more week to supply prosecutors with a psychological report to determine his criminal responsibility.

The events for Havre de Grace’s 2020 Independence Day celebration, including a five-day carnival in June followed by the annual downtown parade, concerts and fireworks show on July 5, are set following the City Council’s approval of applications for the events during the council meeting Tuesday.

Phillip A. Ketter, 33 of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been charged with 26 forgery, drug possession and theft charges following a traffic stop in Aberdeen.

No criminal charges will be filed against Bel Air’s chief of police after a protective order against him was dropped two weeks ago, the town announced Wednesday after an investigation by the Baltimore County Police Department concluded.

The Harford County Council voted to change the zoning of Washington Court in Edgewood from residential to commercial amusement Tuesday, paving the way for a Baltimore-based Coppermine Fieldhouse to potentially buy the property and develop sports fields there.

Havre de Grace voters will be able to weigh in during the May municipal election as to whether the mayor’s term should be extended from two to three years.

The expansion of Fallston Village Center will have to be voted on by the Harford County Council before it can proceed and add 51,000 square feet to the complex, which would be used for a daycare and office or retail space, according to documents filed with the Harford County Zoning Board of Appeals.

Retired Harford Community College teacher Carol Mueller was appointed to the Harford County School Board Tuesday night.

The Harford County Council is opposing the proposed relocation of a park-and-ride from the intersection I-95 and Mountain Road to where Route 152 crosses Franklinville Road.