From the Town of Bel Air:
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners is pleased to announce the recognition of two town citizens, the promotion of three police department employees and departmental recognition of another police department employee. This occurred at the last Town Hall Meeting, on October 19, 2015, at 7:30 PM, at Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel air, MD.
Commissioner Susan Burdette honored Bel Air Elementary Student Olivia Strong with a Student Achievement Award/Certificate of Recognition for being an outstanding student and role model. Olivia participates in the Bel Air Running Kids after school program. Olivia also runs 5K’s that benefit charities. In her free time she regularly volunteers at her church packing food for others in need. She takes pride in being a Bel Air “Bulldog” and she helped to raise money for the Bel Air Elementary School walk-a-thon. Olivia is an outstanding citizen.
Commissioner Edward Hopkins followed with his recognition of Eagle Scout Matthew Baker. The Town admired the dedication and commitment he displayed to the community, The Town of Bel Air, Harford County, and most of all, Scouting. Commissioner Hopkins praised Mr. Baker’s dedication and commitment which established him as a leader among our youth and for achieving a position to which all young men and women should aspire.
Officer Ryan P. Horstmann and Officer Alexander J. Maro were promoted to Officer First Class. Dispatcher Kristie L. Taylor was promoted to Police Communications Officer II. Cadet Nicholas T. Rhodes received Departmental recognition for successfully completing the grueling 13 week basic training course (boot camp) with the United States Marine Corps.
Mayor Robert Reier and Commissioner Edward Hopkins presented promotion certificates and small gifts from the Town of Bel Air to the honorees at the town meeting.
During his presentation, Commissioner Hopkins emphasized how fortunate Bel Air was to have seasoned and exceptional officers from other jurisdictions that decided to laterally transfer to Bel Air. Both promoted officers transferred to the Bel Air Police Department after serving several successful years with allied law enforcement agencies. Both officers are assigned to the midnight shift.
Commissioner Hopkins also congratulated Dispatcher Taylor, who is also a former police officer and has a military background, for her service in the highly stressful and often under acknowledged position.
Mayor Reier acknowledged Cadet Nicholas Rhodes for his successful completion of basic training and heavy equipment operator school while balancing a career with the Bel Air Police Department. Mayor Reier appreciated Cadet Rhodes’ work ethic and high level of discipline.
All these police awards and no mention of the pretend chief? Maybe someone is not too pleased with Banes process and pick!
Never thought about that, but you are right. Classic case of stay low until the storm blows over. Not happening this time. Congratulations though to the awardees. This nonsense should not take away from their accomplishments. It actually means more that the boy chief and his uncle weren’t there. Just my opinion.
I had a lot of respect for Eddie Hopkins until he sold himself out to get the HCSO chief Deputy Position. He has spent the last 4 years handing out and receiving political favors. He hasn’t done what is in the towns best interest he has done what is in Eddies best interest. Such a tragic end to what was a good mans career.
I agree about Eddie Hopkins. I sent him several emails about an issue I was having in my neighborhood and never got a response. He couldn’t even take the time to give me an answer. That speaks volumes about how much he cares about his constituents.
Yeah I’ve heard that Bane and Moore are a huge embarrassment to a couple of the commissioners that were bullied into hiring Bane in the first place. Banes days are apparently numbered. Thank goodness
So what is an “Assbraider”? Are we to assume that the hair on your buttocks is long enough to make braids with?
When are the Bel Air town commissioners going to address the heroin epidemic. Yes Bel Air is included in this county wide epidemic, yet I have not heard a peep from any commissioner. Step up to the plate. We all are in this together. It could be your family next, no one is immune from addiction.
What do you expect? Just like when he was sheriff, Bane ignored real issues to give us the liberal line of crap that everything is just great! Now he has his liberal lovin chief of police and together they couldn’t figure out how to ooen a paper bag.
Jesse bane did nothing to curb the Heroin problem when he was Sheriff. The Bel Air town commissioners let politics get the best of them when they got suckered into Jesse Bane. They can thank Eddie Hopkins. They will not address the Heroin problem because they believe it doesn’t exist in Bel Air. I have news for them it is alive and well in Bel Air.
Heroin is really becoming a problem in Bel Air. When are we as a community going to address this epidemic? I agree with Bel Air mom, when are the commissioners going to address the heroin problem? This sh*t is killing many of our youth.
Mr. Einhorn, bingo isn’t til Wednesday this week. Please stop coming on these posts and hitting the red DISLIKE button just because people are calling you and the rest of the Commissioners to task, along with your buddies in the Moore experiment.
Phil Einhorn: Stay off the computer. Have your buddies at the old age home help you hand paint some more of your campaign signs.
The Commissioners would have a plan if they had a police chief that was familiar with what to do in these situations, but unfortunately, the current crew starting with the Town Administrator down to the admin staff won’t acknowledge there is a problem. If they do, someone will ask what are they doing about it, which will then lead to the sound of crickets chirping. There is no plan except for “just don’t do anything the Sheriff does because we can’t support his efforts. Remember, he unelected me and fired you Chuck”. The police department was left to a puppet, and the puppet master can’t remember which string to pull first to make this go away fast enough. NEWS FLASH: its not going away until this crew goes away in November. All for self preservation. Disgusting.