The identification of the victim will be disclosed pending next of kin notification. The deceased individual was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.
The accused is identified as Douglas Harlow, 47, of the 100 block of South Division Street in Fruitland, Maryland. Harlow is charged with first and second degree murder, first degree assault, reckless endangerment, assault with a deadly weapon, and improper disposal of a body. Harlow was taken into police custody without incident and is currently waiting to be seen by the District Court Commissioner in Wicomico County.
At 10:00 p.m. last night, investigators from the Maryland State Apprehension Team and the Maryland State Police Gang Unit located Harlow at a trailer park in Salisbury, Maryland. He was arrested and then transported to the Salisbury Barrack for processing and later transported to the Wicomico County Detention Center.
The Fruitland Police Department received information regarding a possible burial site located in the 100 block of South Division Street in Fruitland, Maryland. Yesterday, officers and investigators from the Fruitland Police Department immediately responded to the scene and discovered what appeared to be a burial site. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Criminal Enforcement Division were immediately contacted for assistance.
Maryland State Police investigators assigned to the Homicide Unit took the lead in the case with assistance provided by the Criminal Enforcement Division of the Lower Eastern Shore and the Fruitland Police Department.
The investigation continues…..
Fast work. Thanks, MSP and Fruitland PD.
ReplyDeleteWow way to go law enforcement.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the picture of this thug! !I
ReplyDeleteSo if you're going to bury a body, one would think you'd take it to the woods, not bury it in your yard!! Anyway, this is so sad and may the victim rest in peace....
ReplyDeleteIs it true that the person who reported it knew about the murder for a while now?
ReplyDeletejust a white thug...53 cases on file since 1991 - probably could have been more cases if he hadn't spent time in jail and prison...all the charges brought against him like traffic offences, robbery, rape, assault, conceal carry, etc. have never included murder.
ReplyDeleteThere are a ton of cons out there not doing time. Blame the judges and the S/A's office. Great work by the police. Keep up the strong work.
ReplyDeleteToo busy writing and prosecuting 46 in a 35.
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