The following letter was recently posted on former Sheriff Jesse Bane’s election website. Through a spokeswoman, Bane declined an interview with The Dagger in mid-November.
For 42 years, I had the distinct pleasure to serve the citizens of Harford County, first as a deputy sheriff, then as your Sheriff. It would not be appropriate were I to leave the Sheriff’s Office without properly thanking those who helped me with my career, those who worked closely with me over the years, and the public whom I so proudly served.
The eight years of my term were not easy ones as the economy made it very difficult to provide for the safety of the public without sacrificing services. I am proud to say that I was able to weather this storm and cut no services despite pressures from all corners to do so. And in saying this, I want to thank County Executive, David Craig; President of the County Council, Billy Boniface; and the members of the County Council for doing all you could do to afford me the funding the Sheriff’s Office needed to do it’s job.
I want to thank the men and women of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office for all your hard work, your sacrifice, and willingness to accept change. It is really you who are responsible for the level of public safety we enjoy today. We went from a community racked with gangs and violence when I began my term of office to one of the safest counties in this state.
I want to thank the public for your support. Protecting you is not an easy job; but knowing you appreciated the job we did made my life a lot easier.
To my wife, I want to say that I could not have done my job without her. For 41 years she never really had my undivided attention as the Harford County Sheriff’s Office was my life. Were it not for her, there would have been no career for me. And I thank her for being my wife, my friend and my companion.
To all my friends, my supporters and volunteers who worked in my campaign, thank you for all your hard work. This was not an easy year for any of us but we ran a good campaign and we ran a clean campaign.
Again, I want to thank the public for believing in me for 42 years and for voting me into office for two terms. And I accept that the public has spoken and that you are ready for a new direction in public safety. I am only thankful that I was able to deliver on my promise to you eight years ago to make this one of the safest counties in this state; and that I did the job you elected me to do.
My life will take a different direction now and I am looking forward to the journey. In closing I want to say God’s speed to each and every one of you and thank you for the many memories.
Thanks for your service. Now begone. And don’t comeback
Have you considered a remedial english course?
I second the motion.
Ran a clean campaign? Rose colored glasses still on the man I guess.
Eight years of crying like a little girl paid off for Gahler.
Jesse, thank you for your exemplary service!
Job well done. Enjoy your well earned retirement.
He certainly does still have those rose colored glasses on. He is the type that never takes them off. Retirement! What retirement? I heard he has already been working with O’Malley, and my prediction is when O’Malley runs for president you will see Bane as VP. You know cause O’Malley already screwed Maryland why not screwed the rest of the country. You saw it here first people.
Do you actually believe the garbage you type or are you trying to make a joke? Bane, is not qualified to be a vice president and O’Malley would never make it through a Democratic Primary. O’Malley was a good mayor, but he was a horrible governor. If you can’t do a good job governing a state as small as Maryland, how would anyone think he would be a good President. Its just not happening and your comments are nothing but fodder……..
Soul crusher. It was a joke. I never said he would be president, my exact word was “run”. The whole point was that O’Malley would run and Bane would be by his side. Bane spent most of this past year or 2 working with O’Malley rather then actually supporting his department and deputies. He let Majors run the department as if they were the Sheriff and priorities were not where they should have been.
Cool, I was just checking. Good joke…..
Goodbye to Bane who was stuck to OweTaxMe and NoBama like glue. Goodbye to someone who would have disarmed the citizens in a heartbeat if requested by his federal buddies at DHS.
Sheriff Bane,
Thanks for coming around to all the roll calls to say farewell and good luck in the future and the nicely worded email you and your commanders sent to the agency thanking us for our hard work and dedication, telling us what a pleasure it was leading such fine men and women of the HCSO for the past 8 years, etc.
Oh wait, you didn’t do any of that. You lost the election and then you and your majors disappeared for the past month.
Yea that was really classy. Oh I heard he stopped in the precincts, pulled his picture from the wall and walked out without even acknowledging the folks working at the time. It’s sad, but at least true true colors come out in times of unpleasantness. I will say that the cheers that went up with the cleansing of the commanders was epic.
He did the same thing at the DC. Just got his picture and his personal things out of his office there. Didn’t say anything to any of us as he walked in or out. Guess after all we aren’t good enough to knowledge.