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Former Laurel police chief sentenced to 55 years in prison on multiple arson charges

David Michael Crawford pleaded guilty to arson targeting family homes from 2016 to 2020 and was sentenced to 55 years in prison, prosecutors said.

The former police chief of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson for fires he started at the homes of his family members in 2016 through 2020. David Michael Crawford, 74, of Ellicott City, is already serving a prison sentence for crimes committed in Howard County, for which he was sentenced to eight life terms and 75 additional years. I…

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Washington Top News broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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