A typical two-person cell in one of the detention center expansion’s Direct Supervision Units. The Dagger‘s exclusive look inside the Harford County Detention Center and its major new expansion concludes here, with Part II. If you missed Part I, you can find it here. The World of the Officer At one point this past Fall, […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Suspicious Package at at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School (UPDATED)
A report of a suspicious package placed Youth’s Benefit Elementary School in lockdown Friday afternoon as law enforcement authorities responded to the scene. Students were initially moved to a part of the building furthest away from the threat before eventually being moved to the nearby Parks and Recreation building for dismissal, according to Harford County […]
Fire Damages Aberdeen Home
A Wednesday evening fire damaged an Aberdeen home and drew nearly two dozen firefighters from local companies to the scene, according to the State Fire Marshal’s office. The fire was discovered by the owner of a bi-level single-family home on the 700 block of Everist Drive at approximately 5:44 p.m. Tuesday evening. A total of […]
Harford County Banking and Finance Commission Calls for Fast-Tracking of Projects, Easing of Lending Standards
The commission of local banks, developers and business owners created by County Executive David Craig late last year to examine the county’s commercial lending picture unveiled its final report Tuesday and, not surprisingly, called for the county to push lenders to extend credit with greater speed and less hassle. Among their wide-ranging recommendations, the commission […]
Bel Air Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Assault of Neighbor
A Bel Air man is charged with attempted murder and assault after he allegedly fired a shotgun at his Calvary Road neighbor on Saturday. Henry H. Harjes, 49, of the 1900 block of Calvary Road was charged following an altercation with his 44-year-old neighbor just after 6 p.m. Saturday. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s […]
Meeting Set to Discuss Carrs Mill Bridge Road Replacement
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering has scheduled a community meeting for Tuesday, March 29, 2011 for the purpose of discussing the replacement of the Carrs Mill Road Bridge, #216, over Bear Cabin Branch. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria of […]
Behind the Bars: The Changing Worlds of the Harford County Detention Center, Part I
The placement of the Harford County Detention Center at the intersection of two of the county’s major roads seems appropriate. Just as Route 924 and Route 1 converge a few hundred yards from the county’s only corrections facility, the detention center is now the crossroads of a rapidly growing suburban community and regional law enforcement […]
Fire Officials: Electrical Malfunction Caused Street Blaze
Fire officials said Wednesday that an electrical malfunction was responsible for a weekend fire in Street which claimed the life of a dog who warned his owner of the blaze. Andrew Schmidt, 79, was alone in his Boyd Road home Sunday night when his dog Shamus alerted him to a fire which had broken out. […]
