August 20, 1995|By Brenda J. Buote | Brenda J. Buote,Sun Staff Writer
A 20-year-old Abingdon man is free on his own recognizance after being arrested by Bel Air police Aug. 8 on charges of forging and cashing his father's checks and taking his father's car to Canada, police said.
Jeremy Paul Rualo of the 200 block of Ellerslie Court in Abingdon was detained in Niagara, N.Y., on July 27, when -- during a routine border check -- officials discovered he was wanted in Bel Air on charges that included theft, forgery and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, said John Harkins, deputy chief of the Bel Air Police Department.
Mr. Rualo is accused of stealing at least six of his father's checks and then forging and cashing them in Bel Air for about $4,000, Chief Harkins said.
According to police, he left Bel Air with his girlfriend July 26 in his father's white 1992 Nissan Sentra, after his father confronted him about the stolen checks.
Rather than fight extradition, Mr. Rualo voluntarily returned to Bel Air on Aug. 8, Chief Harkins said.
* ROBBERY: Edgewood -- The Harford County Crime Solvers, a group of concerned residents, is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the individuals who assaulted and robbed an Aberdeen man at the Fair Lanes Bowling Center on Pulaski Highway in Edgewood Aug. 13 a spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office said.
The victim, a 37-year-old man, told deputies he was waiting for a relative in the parking lot shortly after midnight when he was assaulted by four men who stole his watch and wallet and then fled toward the Edgewater Village apartments. The victim was treated at Harford Memorial Hospital and released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's criminal investigation division at (410) 836-5442 or the Crime Solvers hot line at (410) 877-STOP.
Callers need not give their name or appear in court.
* THEFT: Bel Air -- The Harford County Crime Solvers also is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whoever broke into several vehicles that were parked in a school system lot on Conowingo Road and stole tools, including drills, chisels and pliers.
The theft took place between Aug. 11 and 14.
A hole was cut in the fence at 2209 Conowingo Road to gain access to the vehicles, which are owned by the Harford County public schools.
The value of the stolen tools and damage to the vehicles is estimated at more than $1,800.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Crime Solvers hot line at (410) 877-STOP. Callers need not give their name or appear in court.
* BATTERY ARREST: Bel Air -- A Bel Air man was arrested Aug. 7 and charged with battery and possession of a deadly weapon with intent to injure after police said he threatened a 14-year-old Bel Air boy with a knife during a dispute over some compact discs.
Police said Shawn B. Newman, 22, of South Reed Street `D approached the teen-ager in Plum Tree Park on Thomas Street in Bel Air at about 7:30 p.m. July 26 and accused him of stealing compact discs. The boy denied taking them and a fight ensued, said John Harkins, deputy Bel Air police chief.
The man is accused of kicking and punching the boy and taking away a knife the boy told police he had found in the park, Chief Harkins said.
Police said the suspect threatened the teen-ager with the
weapon and fled toward South Reed Street.
* ASSAULT AND BATTERY ARREST: Bel Air -- Police arrested a Bel Air man Aug. 8 and charged him with assault and assault and battery after he allegedly punched and kicked his girlfriend during a domestic dispute that night, said John Harkins, deputy chief of the Bel Air Police Department. Roxanne A. Paquette, 40, told police her boyfriend of six years, Charles W. Hudler II, 46, kicked her while wearing steel-toed boots as she lay on the couch shortly before 11 p.m. and repeatedly punched her in the face and chest when she attempted to stand up.
Ms. Paquette called police from a neighbor's home, Chief Harkins said. Ms. Paquette was taken to Fallston General Hospital, where she was treated and released.
Mr. Hudler was released from the Harford County Detention Center Aug. 9 on his own recognizance.
* THEFT ARREST: Bel Air -- A 25-year-old Forest Hill man was arrested Aug. 9 and charged with stealing an air conditioner from the Kmart store in the Tollgate Marketplace at U.S. 1 and Route 24.
David Anthony Bark of the 1500 block of Adrienne Court was arrested after Kmart employees identified him as the suspect, said John Harkins, deputy chief of the Bel Air Police Department.
Kmart employees called Bel Air police July 9 after they saw someone leave Kmart through a side door, put an air conditioner in the trunk of a car and drive away -- just three minutes after the store opened.
