Security Cameras To Be Installed Along Ma And Pa Trail After Rachel Morin's Death: Report

BEL AIR, MD — The popular Ma and Pa Trail running through Harford County will have increased security since slain mom of five Rachel Morin's body was found near the trail Aug. 6.

WBAL reports that the county will be installing cameras along the trail, especially in isolated spots including a dark tunnel. The Harford County Sheriff's Office has increased its presence along the trail since the discovery of Morin's body earlier this month.

"It's unfortunate that it takes a tragedy for us to recognize our vulnerabilities and address those," Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly said. "I want the trail to be used. I want it to remain the wonderful asset that it is for our community, and recognize in order to maintain that wonderful asset. We're going to have to put the money into putting the cameras there and maintaining an appropriate level of safety."

Cassily told WBAL that his team will be working with experts to purchase and install the cameras to cover the isolated spots.

"It's very enclosed, and you don't know if somebody's going to be coming up behind you or if you're going to run into somebody as soon as you come out," regular trail user Sydney Hash told WBAL.

Morin's family will host a celebration of life and a 5K walk and run Saturday at 11 a.m. at the trail.

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Detectives identified five potential witnesses in the Morin homicide investigation and contacted them Friday. No additional information has been provided by the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

These individuals were walking along the Ma and Pa Trail from the Route 24 tunnel toward the split in the trail that leads to the Williams Street trailhead between 6 and 7:30 p.m. the night Morin was supposedly walking on the trail.

Detectives at first said the witnesses were either three men, two women and two dogs, or two men, three women and two dogs.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office also has established a dedicated email for the Morin investigation for the public to use. Anyone with information, photos or video should use RMtips@harfordsheriff.org.

The 37-year-old Morin's body was found Aug. 6 around 1 p.m. off the Ma and Pa Trail. Morin's boyfriend reported her missing Saturday night after she did not return from a walk along a stretch of Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air. The trail runs throughout Harford County.

Morin, who was 5'2 and 107 pounds, left her home around 6 p.m. Her vehicle was found Sunday morning at the trail's Williams Street entrance.