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But a neighbor who claims he recruits people for the nearby Aberdeen Proving Ground claimed in a recent radio report that crime in the Winston Choice subdivision is already prompting transplants from the base realignment process to choose to live in Delaware.

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“I was very surprised by this story,” said Harford County Economic Development Deputy Director Denise Carnaggio, “I feel very comfortable that the folks that have moved in from New Jersey and other who are moving from Virginia and Texas are very pleased with our quality of life, and they serve as our multipliers.”

The latest numbers show more than 75% of the early mover for BRAC have chosen to rent or buy homes in Harford County.

13% have opted for Cecil County, while just over 5% have located in Pennsylvania and less than 4% have headed for Delaware.

The resident sounding the alarm also claimed in a neighborhood of about 75 homes, criminals had broken into 15 cars.

But Aberdeen City Police have looked back at the crime numbers thus far this year, and they say crime in that area doesn’t merit this level of warning.

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WBAL.com

He’s lived in his Aberdeen development for two years, and Anthony Seda said that he has had enough of crime in his Aberdeen development,.

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Aberdeen Police Sgt. Fred Bundick told WBAL News that as of last Monday, there have been 41 police calls to the development. He notes that the department has assigned a community policing officer to the neighborhood to address residents’ concerns.

Seda, who works in personnel recruitment at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, this that news of the crime is going to keep the thousands of workers moving into the area as a result of the BRAC expansion.

“We find it difficult on the base to recruit people from New Jersey. In this recession, we’re finding the Fort Monmouth workers are coming to the Aberdeen, and their moving to Delaware, along the Maryland Delaware line.”