Jeff Hager

Baltimore

Reporter at WMAR-TV (Baltimore, MD)

Reporter at ABC2 News in Baltimore happy to be in the big city with a small town atmosphere.

Articles

Anne Arundel County expands hate crimes prevention program

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Pre-existing grant or not, it seems like no federal money is guaranteed right now, but in light of the hate-based murders outside the DC Capital Jewish Center and the Boulder fire bombings, a hate crimes prevention program in Anne Arundel County is an obvious exception.
Thieves target Baltimore's Black Wall Street

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

BALTIMORE - Grainy video captures masked thieves breaking through the glass front door of a Subway sandwich shop in Charles Village over the weekend. "Big money. Thirty-one dollars and 60 cents," said Terrance Dickson of the take from that smash-and-grab. Dickson owns the Terra Cafe just across the street where the same people cracked his large plate glass window, but could not gain entry,"I raised up the window. I looked out.
Work to begin to improve pedestrian safety on Route 1

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

ELKRIDGE, Md. - The pain seems as fresh today as it did in December of 2023 when 48-year-old Tanya Lilly attempted to cross Route 1 at Doctor Patel Drive in Elkridge and lost her life just as another victim would nine months later. "We can't call it pedestrian error when the error was simply trying to be a pedestrian on a road that was not safe," said Maryland Del. Jessica Feldmark.
Goodwill customer makes off with $1,300 in Aberdeen

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

ABERDEEN, Md. - On Friday, May 23rd, customers entering a Goodwill store in Aberdeen included a man who always carried his valuables around in a bag with him, but on this day he elected to tuck it under a clothing rack. "He sat the bag down, because he didn't want to be... anyone confusing him with using that bag for retail theft," said Aberdeen Police Capt. C.
Deputies don weighty gear for Humane Society

4 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

BEL AIR, Md. - You may have spotted them before at the Bel Air Town Run. Those deputies loaded down with equipment. Watch as a deputy shows us the gear he'll be wearingIt's actually a fundraising effort where they don more weight in return for donations to help save pets at the Human Society of Harford County. "We will run the whole thing hopefully," said Dep.
Taking the trauma out of traffic stops

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

HAMSTEAD, Md. - Loud sirens, bright lights and an officer headed for your vehicle. Erica Wheeler of Westminster will never forget being stopped by police and she was just a passenger. WATCH: Training prepares developmentally disabled drivers"I had to do my deep breathing cause I was nervous," Wheeler recounted, "If she asked me a question, you can't see my disability. It's pretty much hidden."Pathfinders for Autism routinely teams up with law enforcers to help both prepare for such encounters.
Mother suspects abuse led to daughter's murder in Pasadena

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

PASADENA, Md. - When police responded to a report of an overdose at a house on Lorene Court in Pasadena in early April, they discovered 34-year-old Heather Beaver clinging to what would prove to be the final moments of her life. An autopsy has since determined she died from blunt force trauma.
The dog days of adoption

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

FALLSTON, Md. - Willamina, a pit bull mix, certainly won't turn down a snack, but she wants far more. As the longest dog resident at the Humane Society of Harford County, Willamina has spent nine months here with no takers as the adoption rate for adult dogs has plummeted.
A neighbor to the rescue in Edgewood

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

EDGEWOOD, Md. - Her Ring camera captures Viola Carter frantically looking for signs of her neighbors after her husband spotted fire coming from their home across the street on Ebbtide Drive in Edgewood. "He started screaming and hollering, you know, 'Oh my goodness. The house is on fire.
Finding the right aid in Harford County

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Hager

PERRYMAN, Md. - Pink slips await for 363 workers at the Rite Aid warehouse in Perryman, including one woman who put in 20 years there who did not wish to be identified. "A lot of us have been there a long time, and no one expected this at all," she told us, "A lot of people are getting together and they're helping each other to try to find the way."For some of the longtime employees, this is about much more than losing a job.