From Maryland State Police: Members of the Maryland State Police, Gang Enforcement Unit arrested a Rising Sun man after seizing more than one hundred doses of heroin found his hotel room in North East, Maryland. John M. Walker, 23 of the unit block of Ayers Drive, Rising Sun, Maryland has been charged with possession of […]
Archives for February 2013
Navy Divers Killed in Aberdeen Proving Ground Accident Identified as Missouri, Ohio Men
From U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 27, 2013) – Navy Diver 1st Class James Reyher, 28, of Caldwell, Ohio, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris, 23, of Gladstone, Mo., died while conducting dive operations at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen, Md., Feb. 26. Harris and Reyher were […]
Body Recovered from Susquehanna River Tuesday Identified as Missing Havre de Grace Man, Record Store Owner
The body of a man pulled from the Susquehanna River Tuesday morning was identified as a local record store owner and Dagger columnist missing since last month. Scott R. Hammer, 57, of Havre de Grace was found on the rocks below the Conowingo Dam on Tuesday, Maryland State Police said in a statement. Hammer was […]
Two Navy Divers Killed in Incident at Aberdeen Proving Ground’s “Super Pond”
Two Navy service members died in a diving accident at Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Unexploded Ordnance Range pond Tuesday afternoon, nearly a month after a diver employed at Aberdeen Test Center died at that location. Killed in the incident were two members of the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two, based in Virginia Beach, Va., […]
Dagger Blotter Feb. 18-19: Theft of Bel Air Trash Can and the Trash that Was Inside It; Person Trying to be Struck by Vehicle in Edgewood; Peeping Tom in Joppa
The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. Aberdeen A caller from the 1500 block of Perryman Road reported a suspicious person or […]
Sen. Mikulski Calls on Senate to Prevent Sequestration and its Devastating Impacts; Senate Democrats to Introduce Balanced Alternative Thursday
From the office of Senator Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor on the devastating impacts of sequester. Senator Mikulski was joined in making remarks by Chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) along with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) […]
“Capt’n” Jim McMahan’s Coffee Talk, Feb. 26: American Indian Art Display at Bel Air Library; Chocolate Festival; Cinderella’s Closet
From Harford County Council District C Councilman Jim McMahan: NEWS Visit the American Indian Art display at the Harford County Public Library in Bel Air. This hand carved exhibit is the product of Councilman Richard “Coach” Slutzky of the Harford County Council. Last day for the exhibit is March 31st. FEB 28 BLOOD DRIVE Give […]
Rep. Harris Joins First Appropriations Hearing; Learns of Deficiencies in Sequestration Impact Notification
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. attended his first Appropriations Committee hearing of the 113th Congress after his recent appointment to the prestigious committee. The subcommittee on the Legislative Branch met this morning to review the accounting and business practices of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Government […]