The Harford County Council on Tuesday made its first attempt at blocking the move of Wal-Mart from Abingdon to a Plumtree Road site, passing a resolution urging the State Highway Administration to deny a key point of access to the prospective site. The Council in a 5-2 vote passed the non-binding resolution calling on the […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Faces New Charge of Perjury for Falsifying Community Service Documents
A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy allegedly lied about the number of hours of community service he worked as part of a program aimed at expunging an earlier count of retail theft, Pennsylvania State Police said. Deputy First Class Mark B. Jordan, 28, of Shrewsbury Township, Pa. was charged Sept. 13 with felony perjury as […]
Aberdeen Detective Mark Franklin Loses Battle with Cancer; “Terrible Month for Law Enforcement” Continues
An Aberdeen Police Department detective lost his battle with cancer Thursday, becoming the fourth Harford County officer to die in the last two weeks. Sources confirmed Thursday evening that Det. Mark Franklin died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. According to a statement from FOP Lodge 128 released in June following a fundraiser for Franklin, he was diagnosed […]
Former Harford County Sheriff, State Police Major Ted Moyer Dies at 83
Theodore “Ted” Moyer, who served as Harford County Sheriff from 1981 to 1986 following a long career with the Maryland State Police, died Monday night at his Edgewood home, his family said. He was 83. Moyer had faced heart problems in recent years, his son, Stephen Moyer, said. In a release, the state police said […]
Sources: Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized With Heart-Related Issues; Aberdeen Police Returning from Funeral Respond to Fatal Crash
A Harford County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Friday for heart-related issues, sources told The Dagger, a day after another deputy died of a heart attack which began at the funeral for a third member of the agency. The deputy was hospitalized with a heart issue Friday. However, the medical problem was recognized and addressed, and […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies Overnight of Heart Attack; Symptoms Began During Funeral for Fellow Deputy
A veteran Harford County Sheriff’s Office sergeant died overnight, apparently of medical causes but in the line of duty, police said. Sgt. Ian Loughran, 43, of Pylesville died at his home sometime after midnight Thursday, the agency said in a release. According to an examination performed by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, […]
Funeral Arrangements Set for Harford County Police Officers; Procession for Sheriff’s Deputy Licato to Impact Traffic Wednesday
Funeral arrangements have been made for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy and the Aberdeen Police Department officer killed in separate incidents last week. Viewing and visitation hours for Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Charles B. Licato have been set for Monday and Tuesday evening from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day at McComas Funeral Home’s […]
Aberdeen Police Officer Killed in Fall from I-95 Roadway in Baltimore (UPDATED)
An Aberdeen Police Department officer fell to his death from an elevated portion of Interstate 95 in Baltimore early Saturday morning, police said, marking the second death of a Harford County police officer this week. Maryland Transportation Authority Police said the body of Officer First Class Charles N. Armetta, 29, of Joppa, was found shortly […]
