Police in Edgewood

Harford County Sheriffs Office

The Southern Precinct

Local Law Enforcement

• Edgewood

• Joppatown

• Working with other departments

SheriffL. Jesse Bane

Chief DeputyColonel G. Carlevaro

Services & Support Major D. Stonesifer

Bureau Commander

Police ServicesMajor J. Dennison

Bureau Commander

Investigative Services

Major M. ForwoodBureau Commander

Correctional Services

Warden E. DeHaven

Human Resources

Administrative Services

Captain G. Vernon

Court ServicesCaptain J. Bowman

Northern PrecinctCaptain D. Verzi

Southern Precinct Captain J. Mina

Special Operations Division

Captain J. Bakie

Criminal Investigations

Division Captain C. Swain

Special Investigations

Division Captain S. Thomas

Assistant Warden Major J. Walker

Operations Captain M. Capasso

Administrative Services

Captain T. Jackson

Chain of Command

• Capitan• Lieutenant• Sergeant• Corporal• Deputy First Class• Detective• Patrol Officer

1Asian

Female

3 African

American Males

6CaucasianFemales

64Caucasian

Males

74 Sworn

Deputies

Corporal Kopp, D. Harford County Sheriffs Office (2010)

Police Operations

• Both the traditional and new ways of policing

• Routine Patrol & Directed Patrol

• Differential response to calls for service

Goals and Objectives

• Mission Statement

• Reduce crime

• Help citizens who are in need

Relationship with the community

• Protecting & Servicing the community

• Community meetings

• Effectiveness

Crime Prevention Programs

• Neighborhood Watch

• D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

• Metro Crime Stoppers

Maurice Darryl Prioleau v. State of Maryland

• Officer witnessed possible drug activity

• 5th Amendment Rights

• Saying “what's up” is not interrogation

Unethical Behavior

• Changing reoccurring behavior

• What should the department do?

• Officers make mistakes too

References

Corporal D. Kopp. (2010) Harford County Sheriffs Office, Southern Precinct

Daggerpress LLC. (2009). The Dagger. Retrieved from http://fwix.com/baltimore/share/245a2bcc5e/harford_sheriffs_office_major_suspended_amid_allegations_of_improper_conduct