A man and a woman have been charged with attempted murder after police said they shot an Edgewood man in the head during a botched carjacking earlier this month, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Malaika Kimani Cook, 21, of the 1300 block of Jervis Square in Belcamp, and Philip Anthony Mack, 26, of […]
January Suicide was 7th Death in 4 Years at Harford County Detention Center; Inmate Had History of Attempts
It was Christopher Kelley’s mother who found him first. Susan Kelley stepped out onto the porch of her family’s Street home on a June evening to find Christopher, 21, hanging from shoelaces tied to an eye bolt supporting their porch swing. According to police reports, she dashed back inside, grabbed a pair of scissors, and […]
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 […]
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’s Deputies’ Appearance in Rap Video Ignites Freedom of Expression Debate
Two Harford County Sheriff’s Office corrections officers who appeared in a locally-produced rap video will not face punitive action by the department according to Sheriff Jesse Bane, who said their creation of the video is protected under the First Amendment. Bane told The Dagger that he had viewed the seven-minute-long video and consulted with legal […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Holds Summit on Inmate Re-Entry Program
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: The Harford County Department of Community Services and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office held a summit on Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 9am-noon, at Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center in Bel Air, MD to address a “transitioning from custody to community” re-entry program. This is the first time in […]
Inmate Dies One Week After Suicide Attempt At Harford County Detention Center
A Harford County Detention Center inmate who hung himself earlier this month died at a Baltimore City hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in the suicide attempt, police said. He was the second person incarcerated at the facility to die in the last two months. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Kelley, 21, of […]
Accused Armed Robber Dies While Incarcerated at Harford County Detention Center
The Cecil County man recently arrested in connection with a string of local convenience store robberies was found unresponsive in his cell at the Harford County Detention Center on Thanksgiving night and died a short time later, police said. Michael R. Malpass, 26, of Charlestown was arrested Nov. 17 for the robbery of several stores […]