Even on the other side of a massive steel door, the music of cell block C roars over the voice of Captain Mike Gullion. The inmates in the maximum-security block are “jamming,” in the words of Captain Tanya Jackson. Through a tiny, darkened portal in the door, it’s impossible to see what they’re jamming on, […]
Family Seeks $420 Million in New Lawsuit Over 2009 TASER Death of Harford County Detention Center Inmate (UPDATED)
Click below to hear The Dagger’s Aaron Cahall discuss this story with WBAL 1090 AM’s Bill Vanko. [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/5-1-Taser.mp3|titles=5-1 Taser] The family of a Harford County Detention Center inmate who died after he was stun-gunned by jail officers three years ago has filed a new wrongful death lawsuit against the county, Sheriff Jesse Bane, and eight […]
Joppa Home Lightly Damaged in Wednesday Night Fire
A Joppa home sustained light damage in a Wednesday night fire which broke out in a mulch pile, fire officials said. The fire was reported at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday by the owner of a split-level home in the 300 block of Joppa Crossing Way, according to a release from the state fire marshal’s office. […]
Two Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Man During Botched Carjacking
A man and a woman have been charged with attempted murder after police said they shot an Edgewood man in the head during a botched carjacking earlier this month, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Malaika Kimani Cook, 21, of the 1300 block of Jervis Square in Belcamp, and Philip Anthony Mack, 26, of […]
Harford County Citizen’s Police Academy Week 7: Administrative Services Division, Public Information
The classic police Crown Victoria is dead. Long live the Chevy Caprice? The trusty Ford steed of police departments nationwide for decades has been discontinued, and as that fleet of cars require replacement, the new vehicle roaming the roads of Harford County will be a Chevrolet Caprice. Keeping those cars on the road, installing and […]
Fire Officials Investigate Afternoon Vehicle Fire in Aberdeen
Investigators are seeking information in connection with a sport utility vehicle found on fire in Aberdeen Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at approximately 12:29 p.m. at a home on the 1300 block of North Stepney Road in Aberdeen, according to a statement from the state fire marshal’s office. A neighbor reported a fire under […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy Week 6: Evidence Collection Unit, Victim Services Unit
Det. Jan Ryan (far left) details the operations of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Evidence Collection Unit to members of the Citizens Police Academy. (The Dagger/Mark Elloff) ———- When it’s a bad scene, Jan Ryan knows there’ll be a change of clothes and a trash bag waiting for him on the back porch. Ryan said […]
Street Man Injured in Thursday Afternoon House Fire
A Street man suffered smoke inhalation during a fire which heavily damaged his home Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was discovered at approximately 12:41 p.m. in the laundry room of a one-story wood frame home on the 3000 block of Blue House Road in Street, according to a statement from the state fire […]
