Nearly one year after Sheriff Jesse Bane announced a summer initiative aimed at curbing violent crime in Edgewood, members of his agency again appeared before local residents Thursday night to detail new plans following a spate of recent violence in the Windsor Valley neighborhood. Approximately 35 people attended the meeting of the Edgewood Community Council, […]
Harford County Fatal Crashes Up in ’12 Amid Falling Overall Accident Numbers; Permanent Traffic Safety Commission Sought, But Not Speed Cameras
Less than a half-hour remained in 2012 when the teenager brought his car around a curve of Bush Chapel Road in Aberdeen. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, 17-year-old Austin Remines was on the yellow center line a moment later when he swerved back into his own lane, lost control of his vehicle, and […]
Harford County Public Schools Revises Advanced Placement Achievement Figure Sharply Downward Due to Calculation Error
In a widely distributed press release on Sept. 24, Harford County Public Schools indicated that 44 percent of students in the Class of 2012 had passed one or more Advanced Placement exams by the time they graduated from high school. The actual figure was 19.4 percent. An incorrect denominator used in the rate calculation was […]
Harford County Public Schools Graduation Rate Rises to 87.4 Percent; Six Schools Above 90 Percent
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) achieved a graduation rate of 87.4 percent based on the class of 2011 students. This rate represents a slight increase from the 85.7 percent rate for the class of 2010. For accountability purposes, the graduation rate is lagged for one year. The state graduation rate […]
Hollywood Casino Perryville Generates $10.7 Million in April Revenue
From the Maryland Lottery: The Maryland Lottery today announced revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos, Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. April’s statewide revenue totaled $14,536,795.77. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $10,704,892.12 in April, and its gross gaming revenue per machine per day was $237.89 for […]
Crowd of More than 150 Joppa, Edgewood Residents Turn Out for Sheriff’s Town Hall Meeting
Several years ago, Jesse Bane held a public meeting with residents of Joppa and Edgewood, who torched the then-recently-elected sheriff over the ongoing gang and violence problems in the area. On Saturday, Bane returned to host the latest in a series of town hall meetings, and was met with a large, but far more friendly […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Police Academy Week 8: Harford County Detention Center
Even on the other side of a massive steel door, the music of cell block C roars over the voice of Captain Mike Gullion. The inmates in the maximum-security block are “jamming,” in the words of Captain Tanya Jackson. Through a tiny, darkened portal in the door, it’s impossible to see what they’re jamming on, […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Police Academy Week 4: Special Investigations Division, Narcotics Task Force
In Baltimore, a small amount of heroin might sell for $100. But that same amount on the streets of Harford County, just 25 miles away, could be worth as much as $200. The possible economic profit to a drug dealer is just one of the bonds tying Harford County into the regional fight against illegal […]
