From the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal: A joint investigation is underway by Deputy State Fire Marshals of the Office of the State Fire Marshal and detectives with the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division after a deceased female was located in a vehicle along Interstate 95 late yesterday evening. At 9:35 PM […]
Edgewood Man Arrested in Cecil County on Murder Charge in Death of 3-Month-Old Baby
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Earlier today, detectives investigating the whereabouts of Keith D. Griffin, wanted in connection with the murder of a 3 month old baby, received a tip from a community member, indicating Griffin was in Cecil County. Harford County Sheriff’s Office Detectives immediately made contact with the Maryland State Police Apprehension […]
Belcamp Man Dies after Falling While in Aberdeen Police Department Custody
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On 4-02-15 at about 2:40 pm, officers arrested Barry Lee Berkenkemper 59 of Belcamp, MD., for public intoxication and failure to obey a lawful order of a police officer. Berkenkemper was being escorted to a detention cell in the booking area of the police station when he fell striking his […]
Forest Hill Man Found Not Criminally Responsible in Stabbing Death of Mother
The man charged with the January 2014 stabbing death of his mother at their Forest Hill home was recently found not criminally responsible for the crime, ahead of a trial in the case which had been scheduled to start Monday. Isaac A. Ojiabo Jr., 21, was committed to a state mental health facility following a […]
Exclusive: Harford County Detention Center Inmate Hanged Self in 2013 In Attempt to Gain Medical Treatment
Six days into a 23-day sentence for a traffic charge, the pain became unbearable. During his first five days at the Harford County Detention Center, Norman Miller carried a secret inside him. Seeking favor with his fellow inmates, before entering the jail Miller swallowed two small “balloons”—actually fingers from a latex glove—filled with tobacco, matches, […]
Haladej: At the Harford County Detention Center, “Where Did the Integrity and Sanctity of Human Life Go on Jan. 25, 2013?”
The following letter was sent to The Dagger by Teresa Haladej, the mother of Norman Miller; Miller died following an apparent suicide attempt at the Harford County Detention Center in January 2013. It is published here in its unaltered form; for The Dagger‘s independently reported feature story on the incident, or to comment on this […]
Sheriff’s Office Deputies in August Pursuit Identified; Cleared in Suspect’s Death
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [September 4, 2014, Bel Air, MD] Updated details are being provided by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, pertaining to the pursuit on August 20, 2104. The deceased, Arvel Douglas Williams, 30, of the 800 block of Mangold St., 21230, was the subject of a police pursuit initiated at approximately […]
Suspect TASERed by Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies After Pursuit
A man who led authorities in a pursuit through Harford County and into Baltimore County died Wednesday night after a Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy used a TASER device on him, police said. Arvel Douglas Williams, 30, of the 800 block of Mangold Street in Baltimore was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., one hour […]
