The former police chief of Laurel 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.
In 2021, Crawford was charged with setting 12 fires in houses, cars and garages in Prince George’s, Montgomery, Howard, Frederick and Charles counties…