Crime & Safety

No One Injured in Aberdeen McDonald's Incident

A person was reportedly stuck in a trash compactor off Beards Hill Road.

Fire trucks, an ambulance and an Aberdeen Police Department cruiser converged at the McDonald's in the 900 block of Beards Hill Road around 4:15 p.m. Thursday after someone was reportedly stuck in a trash compactor.

The victim was taken out of the compactor, suffered no injuries and refused further medical treatment, according to Rich Gardiner of Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Association.

Crews with the Aberdeen Fire Department, who had cordoned off the area around a dumpster in the McDonald's parking lot, cleared the scene around 4:30 p.m.

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