From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [January 21, 2015, Bel Air, MD] This week, Sheriff Gahler worked with members of the Harford County Delegation in Annapolis, to sponsor legislation that would limit tax refunds to individuals with active arrest warrants in the county. This legislation would include Harford County in the existing “Warrant Intercept Program”. […]
Gahler Sworn In as Harford County Sheriff; Announces Command Staff, Changes to Agency Structure
Photo courtesy of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Jeffrey Gahler was sworn in as Harford County’s next sheriff Monday night, promising to strengthen deputies’ ties to the community and take part in a renewed campaign against heroin use, while also announcing structural changes to the agency. Gahler was sworn in before a crowd of more […]
Betz: “Bane’s Claim of ‘Prior Information That I Was Leaving the Agency’ is Inaccurate, Not Possible, and an Untruth”
The following letter was prepared earlier this summer by Harford County Sheriff’s Office Lt. (Ret.) David Betz and distributed to deputies regarding statements made about Betz’s promotion prior to his retirement. The letter was provided to The Dagger for publication via a third party, but its contents were confirmed by Betz as genuine. A clip […]
Harford County Candidates Trumpet Endorsements as Election Nears
The Harford County Education Association Endorses Pro-Public Education Candidates From the Harford County Education Association: The Harford County Education Association announced several endorsements for local and state pro-public education candidates today: Pat Vincenti (County Council, District E), Rachel Gauthier (Board of Education, District E); Jeffrey Elliot (House of Delegates, District 35B); Andrew Cassilly (House of […]
Gahler: “I Have Never Been Directly or Indirectly Involved in the Termination of 70 Troopers”
From Harford County Sheriff candidate Jeffrey R. Gahler: Dear Harford County Residents: On July 16th, the Harford County Correctional Association invited this year’s candidates for Sheriff to address the correctional membership and discuss our respective views on policing, custodial leadership and how to make Harford County a safer place to live and work. During these […]
Gahler: To Combat Crime in Harford, “The Sole Focus Cannot Be Isolated to the Edgewood Area Alone”
From Jeffrey R. Gahler, candidate for Harford County Sheriff: Recently, I attended the July meeting of the Edgewood Community Council and listened with great interest as many members spoke about the good and bad things that are accepted as commonplace in the Edgewood/Joppatowne Community. Those in attendance included a few citizens concerned with the increasing […]
Gahler: Bane “Failed to Provide Effective Leadership” on Issue of Detention Center Deaths
From Jeffrey R. Gahler: Earlier this month, another inmate being held in the Harford County Detention Center attempted to take his own life. There have been many statements made indicating that this latest incident did result in the inmate’s death, however, attempts to verify the statements through any official reporting meets only silence. If yet […]
Gahler Announces Candidacy, Claims GOP Frontrunner Status in 2014 Sheriff Election
Four days after retiring from the Maryland State Police, Jeff Gahler has staked out a new job for himself: frontrunner. Gahler announced his candidacy in an e-mailed letter just before midnight Tuesday, saying he hoped to revive what he called “a true grass roots effort,” one which fell 3,086 votes short of unseating incumbent Democrat […]
