From the Town of Bel Air:
The Bel Air Police Department wants to notify Town residents that on Friday, May 13, 2016, beginning at 7:00 am and continuing to Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:00 am, the Town will be patrolled by Troopers from the Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack “D.” Law enforcement service to the citizens of Bel Air will be uninterrupted throughout this timeframe. The Town of Bel Air wishes to extend our gratitude to the Maryland State Police (Colonel William Pallozzi and Lieutenant Timothy Mullin) and the Troopers of Barrack “D” for their assistance. Bel Air Police Department personnel will be attending the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial – Candlelight Vigil, in Washington D.C. in remembrance of fallen Bel Air Officer G. Oliver Noonan.
Bailiff (common term for officers in a bygone era) Noonan was seriously injured on Friday, June 25, 1920 while patrolling the streets of Bel Air. Bailiff (Officer) Noonan was involved in a physical altercation at Office Street and South Main Street. During the altercation confiscated fireworks exploded in Officer Noonan’s pockets. His intestines were torn by the explosion and within four days he died as a result of peritonitis. This line of duty death was recently discovered by historian and local adjunct instructor Michael Dixon.
In that era there was little to no recognition of line of duty deaths. In this incident there was only slight mention in newspaper articles and Town documents only noted the vacant officer position. The Town of Bel Air and the Bel Air Police Department are responsible for ensuring that proper memorialization is performed for the ultimate sacrifice made by Officer Noonan.
The commemorative efforts will coincide with National Peace Officer’s Memorial Day (Sunday, May 15)/National Police Week/National Police Memorial Month (May). The memorialization efforts this month will be especially solemn as we also remember the tragic deaths of fallen Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon and other law enforcement personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Police Service in the Town of Bel Air 5/13-5/14
This is an important notification to Town residents from the Bel Air Police Department.
On Friday, May 13, 2016 from 7am through Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7am, the Town will be patrolled by Troopers from the Maryland State Police. Law enforcement service to the citizens will be uninterrupted throughout the time frame.
MSP is graciously servicing the area in order to allow Bel Air Police personnel to attend Fallen Heroes Day Ceremonies in Washington, DC memorializing the line of duty death of G. Oliver Noonan in June of 1920. For more information please log on to the Bel Air Police Department’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Bel-Air-Police-Department-455182717906937/ or go to the Town website at www.belairmd.org.
Am I reading this right? The entire police department is closing and going to DC because someone died 100 years ago? I say just stay and keep the state police!
What did you expect? Liberal minded chief and his daddy L. Jesse running things, probably going to stop in and see Obama while they are in DC!
What the hell does this have to do with Jesse Bane? This is one of two people either Eaton or Gahler saying this stuff. Losers
Because Jesse Bane is the town manager and the baby chief works for Bane so the whole police department can’t be closed for a day without with out Banes approval.
Let me guess, middled aged white male, conservative, Republican, who despises Police officer’s and constantly makes mentally questionable innuendo’s about their second Amendment rights?
Another case of the “they are doing something and I am not, wahhhh!!”
What alternate reality are you living in where Republicans despise cops?
There is no alternative reality, it’s the reality.
There is a large number of conservative’s yearning to get their handgun carry so they can wear a big gun on their hip and stand at a Baltimore city Street corner mouthing off about their constitutional right to stand there.
Really!? Enough already! Do your jobs and stop wasting my tax dollars on useless pomp and circumstance!
Agreed. I like cops enough, but this is embarrassing.
Please tell me how taxpayer dollars are being wasted?
I’m sorry you idiots but this isn’t costing taxpayers a dime from what I can see. You idiots are always trying to cause a stir. No matter if the guy died 100 years ago or not he deserves a proper memorial ceremony. So shut the F up!
So you are saying the entire police department took the day off and it is not a work day we are all paying for? No town vehicles are being used? Did they rent a bus and pay for it out of their pockets? Remember Bane and Moore have the liberal definition of free. That is taxpayers don’t know better so tell them no cost.
The bus was donated by a company that gives a Shi$ unlike jackasses like you. I know the company that donated it to BAPD. I just asked A BAPD officer if they took any BAPD vehicles to DC and they said no. They also are not allowed any overtime for any extra hours they work while in DC. So it’s free you idiot. Doesn’t cost the taxpayers anything extra for BAPD to have the day off and MSP to patrol.
Now it doesn’t cost anything extra, but before it was no cost. Thanks for proving the point and showing how all you liberal think and justify.
Is it me, or do a lot of sex offender registry “mug shots” resemble middle aged white men?
Republicans?