From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: TWELFTH BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED IN TOWING EXTORTION SCHEME U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Baltimore Police officer Samuel Ocasio, age 37, of Edgewood, Maryland today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit and committing extortion undercolor of […]
Edgewood Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Dragging Sheriff’s Deputy with Car
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: On Thursday, May 17, 2012, William Scott Fetzer, 33, of Edgewood, Maryland, received a sentence of 20 years to serve, for dragging a Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy, with a car. Fetzer, a passenger in a car that was to be searched by a K-9, commandeered the car he […]
Two Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Man During Botched Carjacking
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 Sheriff’s Office Reverses Course, Seeks New Warden for Detention Center
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a new civilian warden for its detention center, four months after Sheriff Jesse Bane left the position vacant for greater “efficiencies” amid an ongoing “restructuring” of the detention center responsibilities within the agency. The available position was posted on the agency’s employment site Wednesday morning. The listed salary […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Col. Carlevaro to Serve as Acting Warden of Detention Center
Following the announcement last week that Harford County Detention Center supervisor Maj. Michael Capasso would retire at the end of the month, Chief Deputy Col. Gregory Carlevaro has been assigned as acting warden on a temporary basis, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said. Carlevaro has been with the Sheriff’s Office since October 1975. Before his […]
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 […]
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 […]