(Harford County, MD – December 24, 2009) Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane and Warden Elwood Dehaven are pleased to announce the 18th graduating class of Entrance Level Correctional Officers. The ceremony held on Thursday, November 12th and honored four graduates: Kevin Kegley, Sarah S. Phillips, Schultz Jr., Andrew M. Van Helten. Sarah S. Phillips was named class valedictorian. Kevin Kegley was selected by his peers to place the ceremonial class flag onto the “guide on”, an honor bestowed on him by his fellow classmates.
Lieutenant Carl Brooks, Director of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Training Academy welcomed over 100 families, friends and dignitaries to the event held at Harford County Circuit Court. The National Anthem was sung by Kenneth Tipton. The Posting and Retiring of Colors was skillfully performed by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Color ...Continue Reading
Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane was hospitalized early Thanksgiving morning for an arterial blockage after experiencing what he described as “some minor chest discomfort.”
In a letter distributed to Sheriff’s Office personnel on Monday, Bane said he underwent a common outpatient procedure at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson.
Sheriff’s Office personnel spoke with Bane on Monday and said he sounded great, was fine, and could have been have already been back to work, but was taking his doctor’s advice to take the week off.
Here is the letter Bane wrote and circulated Monday:
Good Afternoon,
Early Thanksgiving morning, I experienced some minor chest discomfort, which resulted in a common outpatient procedure at St Joseph’s hospital for an arterial blockage. Rest assured I am doing well. While I feel good enough to return to work today, I am going to take leave for the week and should be returning Monday, December ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – October 20, 2009) Harford County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Precinct is scheduled to be in the Edgewood Meadows Area of Harford County from Thursday, October 22, 2009 through Monday, October 26, 2009. This concentrated patrol effort is designed to restore peace and tranquility in neighborhoods experiencing challenging times. This is the fifth time in the last year that the Harford County Sheriff’s Office has deployed this policing initiative in areas identified by CountyStat. Other locations of the county where the Safe Zone Initiative was activated were Edgewater Village, Winsor Valley, Perrywood Garden Apartments and Seasons at Greenbrier in Bel Air.
During a Safe Zone Initiative, the Mobile Command Center is stationed in the area as a temporary mobile precinct operating 24/7. Working out of this mobile precinct will be squads of Sheriff’s deputies that will be assigned to special policing ...Continue Reading
(Harford County, MD – August 4, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane has formalized an agreement with the “A Child is Missing” alert program that has allowed a high tech method to be implemented to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally, emotionally, or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receiving a missing person call, Sheriff’s deputies will make one of their first phone calls to a toll free number in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This call, answered 24/7, 365 days a year by a technician at “A Child is Missing”, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and sophisticated mapping systems which expedites thousands of phone calls within minutes to the surrounding area. The phone call includes a recorded message detailing the missing person’s description and last known whereabouts. The message ...Continue Reading
Bel Air, MD (August 3, 2009) – Community organizer, Betty Ward graciously agreed to be the Honorary Chair of the 2nd Annual “Dancing for the Arts” Gala.
Mrs. Ward was a celebrity dancer at the event last year and won the “Top Fundraiser” and “People’s Choice” Awards. Mrs. Ward said that she has always loved to dance and her rendition of the foxtrot, complete with a spinning lift, won the hearts of the viewers who cast their votes in the “Peoples Choice” category after the competition was broadcast on Harford Cable for three months. Mrs. Ward is pictured recently accepting the People’s Choice Award being presented by Jim Butcher, founder, former president, and member of the Center for the Arts Board of Trustees. Betty Ward, the wife of the late Walter Ward and the mother of Jennifer Ward Reynolds and Bob Ward has ...Continue Reading
The following letter was sent to County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Del. B. Dan Riley and the Edgewood Community Council, along with The Dagger.
The Edgewood Community Council meeting last Wednesday got pretty heated towards the end. Since I’ve spoken up about Dwight Madison’s death at the Harford County Detention Center, I’ve been attacked by some people and asked by many people why I care so much about this “issue”. Why am I willing to piss off the Sheriff, County Executive and our Elected Officials over the death of one “homeless” man? Why? Because I believe each and every person is precious and that we ultimately help ourselves when we help our brothers thrive. Let me explain using Matthew 13:3-23 which says:
Event: Harford County Sheriff’s Office Town Hall Meeting
The primary purpose of the town meeting is to develop cooperative partnerships within communities and address community quality of life concerns.
Date/Time: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Doors Open at 8:30am
Meeting begins at 9:00am
Location: Edgewood Senior Center
1000 Gateway Drive
Edgewood Maryland 21040
Topics to be covered: Crime Report Update
Gang Initiative Update
Sheriff’s Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year
Surveillance Camera Project
New Southern Precinct Capital Project Update
Community Concerns and/or Issues.
Upon catching wind of another “tax revolt” being planned, in conjunction with the Harford County Council meeting in Bel Air Tuesday night, the County Executive’s office launched a counter-offensive this week – ordering pro-budget paraphernalia to be printed and recruiting members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office to fill the council chambers with support for the budget.
The TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party on Tuesday is being arranged by the same group who organized the effort in Havre de Grace last month. With tax day now in the books, the group is focusing on another little-understood and often incorrectly-attributed tax increase – the constant yield tax rate.
The Constant Yield concept is that, as assessments rise, the tax rate should drop to the point that the revenue derived from the property tax stays at a constant level from one year to the ...Continue Reading
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has received several reports of thefts from vehicles in the Bel Air/ Fallston areas. Most of these thefts have occurred in neighborhoods during the late night/early morning hours. Please remember to lock your cars, even in the driveway, and remove or hide all valuables. A good rule to remember is “if the factory didn’t install it, it should not be visible.” You should report all suspicious people and/or vehicles to the Sheriff’s Office immediately via 911.
In order to be more aware about crimes that have occurred in your neighborhood, click on the crime reports link located on the home page of our website at www.harfordsheriff.org.
L. Jesse Bane
Sheriff
Harford County Sheriff’s Office
(Harford County, MD – January 6, 2008) Harford County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the promotion of Dale Stonesifer to the rank of Major.
He will serve as the Commander of the Services and Support Bureau which provides the Citizens of Harford County with the very core services that all Sheriff’s Offices nationwide are required to provide, the service of civil documents and the protection of our courts.
The units that fall under his command are Law Enforcement Central Records, Property Management, Quartermaster and Fleet Management, Apprehension (Warrants), Civil Process, Circuit Court Security, Domestic Violence, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Training Academy and the Crime Analysis Unit. In his most recent assignment with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Stonesifer held the position of Captain in charge of the Planning and Research Office. In that role, he supervised the Planning and Research team, Crime Analysis Unit and the Agency’s Computer ...Continue Reading
