From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: This week, Sheriff Gahler announced the creation of a workgroup geared towards addressing heroin overdose prevention efforts in Harford County. HOPE (Heroin Overdose Prevention and Enforcement) for Harford will consist of 12 members from all segments of the community who will review current policy and protocol on addressing the […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Partners With Office of Drug Control Policy, Health Department to Combat Heroin
(From left: Brendan Welsh, Harford County Health Department; Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler; Joe Ryan, Office of Drug Control Policy/Photo Courtesy of HCSO) From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [March 17, 2015, Bel Air, MD] Sheriff Gahler, furthering his dedication to eradicating heroin from our communities, took another key step to assisting victims and families struggling […]
Three Arrested for Heroin Distribution; Harford County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Fourth Suspect
From left: Aina, Panuska, Mack, Lindsey (Courtesy Photo/Harford County Sheriff’s Office) From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [March 12, 2015, Bel Air, MD] Members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit arrested multiple suspects at locations throughout Harford County recently as part of Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler’s ongoing commitment to fighting the threat of […]
Del. Szeliga: Raining Taxes in Maryland; Heroin Epidemic in Every Community
From Del. Kathy Szeliga: A Top 100 Girl! Very Humbled to Be Selected This week, I was selected as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women! The Daily Record has selected Maryland’s Top 100 Women for the last 20 years. The awards will be presented on May 4th. Click Here to read the entire list of […]
Aberdeen Police Save Patient from Heroin Overdose with First Successful Use of Naloxone Spray
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Aberdeen, MD – On Sunday, March 1, 2015, at approximately 1307 hours, Corporal Shannon Persuhn and Officer First Class Robert Tice of the Aberdeen Police Department’s Patrol Division, responded to 117 S. Law Street Aberdeen, Maryland for a reported possible heroin overdose. The 24 year old male victim was located […]
Sen. Jennings: “Heroin Overdose Deaths Have Spiraled to Epidemic Proportions”
From the office of State Sen. J.B. Jennings: Death resulting from a heroin overdose is too often the final tragedy to befall a heroin addict. Compounding that tragedy is the fact that many of these deaths can be prevented. Maryland is one of 23 states enacting laws and establishing programs to prevent heroin overdose deaths […]
New Harford County Sheriff’s Office Protocols Lead to Arrests of Two for Heroin Distribution
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [January 15, 2015, Bel Air, MD] In an effort to find new solutions to Harford County’s growing heroin problems, Sheriff Gahler, in partnership with police departments in Bel Air, Aberdeen and Havre de Grace as well as the Maryland State Police, has changed the protocols for Law Enforcement responding […]
Bel Air Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Heroin to a User Who Died of Overdose
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kenneth Charles Diggins, age 38, of Bel Air, Maryland today to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin, and distribution of heroin, the use of which resulted in death. The sentence was […]
