Over the last few years, dozens of complaints made against Harford County Sheriff’s deputies and investigated by the agency’s internal affairs bureau have been sustained, and resulted in responses ranging from re-training to disciplinary action. But none of those cases were the example chosen to present to the Citizens Police Academy class May 8. Strangely, […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized After Suffering Medical Emergency On Duty (UPDATED)
A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy was hospitalized Thursday after suffering a “medical emergency,” police said, and remained in critical condition Friday evening. The deputy is a sergeant with the agency’s police services bureau and patrol operations division and a 10-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, spokeswoman Monica Worrell said. She declined to identify the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Maryland State Police Release Video of February 2011 High-Speed Chase on Interstate 95
The Maryland State Police have released dashboard camera footage of a high-speed chase on Interstate 95 which occurred in February 2011, and ended only when a trooper rammed his vehicle into the suspect’s car. The Dagger initially requested the video shortly after the incident, but its release was delayed until the judicial process was completed […]
Two Winning $250,000 Mega Millions Tickets Sold in Harford County Remain Unclaimed
Two winning lottery tickets for the Mega Millions second-tier prize of $250,000 have been sold in Harford County in the last month and a half, but remain unclaimed, the Maryland Lottery said Wednesday. One of the tickets was sold for the March 30 drawing at Redner’s Warehouse Market on Fountain Green Road in Hickory. The […]
Two Killed, Two Injured in Fallston Crash; Harford County Public Schools Vehicle Believed to Be at Fault
Two people were killed and two injured in a three-vehicle crash which occurred in Fallston Tuesday morning. One of the three vehicles involved was a Harford County Public Schools Facilities Department truck, which police said crossed the double yellow center line, striking a GMC sport utility vehicle. The driver of the school system vehicle, Donald […]
Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association Details Opposition to Fire Commission; Announcement from County Exec Craig Expected Tuesday
Days after Harford County Executive David Craig called a press conference to lambast opposition by top local fire and EMS officials to his bill creating an advisory commission on their operations, those same fire officials defended their stance, saying the commission needs more members with local roots. Meanwhile, in a radio appearance the same morning, […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Police Academy Week 9: Emergency Operations Center
A creaky-looking leather chair. A large easel with a map of Harford County. A worn, wooden desk, on which rests a rotary phone, a tube radio, and a reel-to-reel recorder. Yesterday, this was the county’s emergency operations and dispatch center in downtown Bel Air. Today, the center occupies a low-slung building in Hickory, a decades-old […]
Crowd of More than 150 Joppa, Edgewood Residents Turn Out for Sheriff’s Town Hall Meeting
Several years ago, Jesse Bane held a public meeting with residents of Joppa and Edgewood, who torched the then-recently-elected sheriff over the ongoing gang and violence problems in the area. On Saturday, Bane returned to host the latest in a series of town hall meetings, and was met with a large, but far more friendly […]
