Following the announcement last week that Harford County Detention Center supervisor Maj. Michael Capasso would retire at the end of the month, Chief Deputy Col. Gregory Carlevaro has been assigned as acting warden on a temporary basis, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said. Carlevaro has been with the Sheriff’s Office since October 1975. Before his […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy Week 2: Police Services Bureau
On her second day of field training after graduation from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office academy, Christina Presberry got anything but a rookie call: a possible shooting and a barricade situation at the Perrywood Apartments in Aberdeen. It didn’t end there. The intense—or sometimes just odd—situations kept on coming. After a few more years on […]
Investigation Continues Into Thursday Night Bel Air Fire
Fire officials are continuing their investigation into a fire which gutted a Bel Air home Thursday night. The fire was discovered by a neighbor in the attached car port of a home on the 200 block of Broadview Avenue in Bel Air at approximately 9 p.m., according to a release by the state fire marshal’s […]
Harford County Detention Center Supervisor Capasso Retiring After 25 Years of Service
The current supervisor of the Harford County Detention Center, Major Michael Capasso, will retire from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office effective April 1, he announced in an e-mail to the agency late Tuesday afternoon. Capasso is a 25-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office who spent his entire tenure at the detention center. He took over […]
Bel Air Home Damaged in Accidental Fire Ignited by Butane Torch
A Bel Air home sustained several thousand dollars in damage Friday after the use of a butane torch ignited an accidental blaze, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 5:12 p.m. by the occupant of a two-story home on the 700 block of Grady Lane in Bel Air, according to a release from the […]
Bel Air Man Arrested, Warrant Issued for Second Suspect in Connection with String of Burglaries
A Bel Air man has been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries last month in the Fallston and Bel Air areas, police said, and a warrant has been issued for a second suspect who remains at large. Cory Richard Strevig, 26, of Bel Air was arrested Wednesday on charges stemming from two burglaries […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy Week 1: Intro, History, and Organization
A criminal investigator employed by Wal-Mart. A Harford County Public Library children’s librarian. The head coach of the Fallston High School boys soccer team, and one of his former students. A veterinary technician originally from Australia. The sheriff’s wife. And two Dagger contributors. These local residents were among the 36 participants in the 18th class […]
Harford County Sheriff Election 2014 Off to Early Start; Bane to Run For Third Term, Gahler Strongly Hints at Rematch
The 2014 race for Harford County Sheriff is off to an early start, and with more than two and a half years until Election Night, it could be a rematch. Sheriff Jesse Bane, who won a close race in November 2010 over Republican challenger Jeff Gahler, said Friday that he plans to run again. Gahler […]
