From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – Those who travel by MARC train to get to work are in for a treat, as Harford Commuter Assistance along with elected officials and special guests will be on hand Wednesday, May 1st from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the Aberdeen MARC Train Station and Tuesday, […]
Dagger Blotter March 22-24: People Try to Get Dogs to Fight in Aberdeen; Man Exposes Himself to Children in Edgewood; Firearms or Cannon Fired in Monkton
The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. Aberdeen A caller from the 200 block of Mayberry Drive reported an overdose Friday. A […]
Del. Szeliga: Gun Bill Summary; Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants; Sine Die
From Del. Kathy Szeliga: Hello and welcome to another Szeliga Weekly Update! This is our last full week in Annapolis and it has been busy with a lot of debate around gun control legislation and driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. In this edition, I will address the 2013 firearms bill, and the so called 2013 […]
Harford County Traffic Task Force Recovers 424 Bags of Heroin During I-95 Traffic Stop
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On, April 3, 2013 at 11:30 am, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies, assigned to the Harford County Traffic Task Force, were conducting a traffic safety initiative on I-95 and stopped a black 2001 Chevy Tahoe with North Carolina tags traveling south near the Rt. 155 exit. The driver was identified […]
UPDATED: Harford County Public Schools Notifies Parents of Cafeteria Food Recall, Potential E-Coli Contamination
From the Harford County Health Department: Regarding the recent recall of a product that has been distributed to and served in Harford County Public Schools without incident thus far, we are issuing the following statement. “The Harford County Health Department is maintaining regular contact with the MD Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene as well […]
Lovett: As Many as 20,000 Harford County Citizens Carrying Cell Phones May Have Been Turned Away Unnecessarily from Courthouse
Dear Cindy at The Dagger, This past February, the Aegis printed a letter from a woman juror who got trapped in the juror parking lot elevator and spent a considerable amount of time before being rescued. She was unable to summon help because of the prohibition on carrying cell phones into the Harford County courthouse. […]
Domestic Altercation Leads to Arrest for Possession of Drugs; Deputies Seize 8 Pounds of Marijuana in Joppa Residence
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, March 31, 2013, at 12:15pm, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a domestic disturbance at 815 Chatfield Road in Joppa. Upon arrival deputies made contact with Michael Allen Brandt, 26, and Julia Michele Leonard, 24, regarding a verbal altercation. While in the residence deputies detected a […]
Sen. Glassman: “We Cannot Continue to Punish Rural Counties in these Formulas Which are Eventually Going to Force Huge Shortfalls in Local Funding”
From the office of state Sen. Barry Glassman: The Maryland House of Delegates reduced Harford’s additional $2 million disparity grant yesterday down to $935,000. Senator Glassman who had managed on the first version of the Budget Bill to restore some of Harford County’s education formula losses opposes the final version of the Budget Bill based […]