Monday, May 13, 2013
Some 1,700 people -- family, friends, policemen and policewomen -- arrive at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial by bike to join thousands of others honoring fallen officers in Washington, D.C.
Led by a caravan of motorcycle cops, an estimated 1,700 people arrived at the national police memorial on their bikes Sunday, part of a week-long series of events to honor more than 19,000 officers lost in the line of duty. The motorcyclists and bicyclists rode beside each other and behind each other, into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and between two 304-foot marble walls etched with the names of officers lost. Among the 321 newly-etched names for the 2013 ceremony were four officers from Maryland, including Harford County sheriff's deputy Cpl. Charles Licato, killed in a car crash while on duty last September. 321 Fallen Law Officers: 'Respect. Honor. Remember.' National Police Week 2013 full schedule of events. The "…
Fallen officers from across the country, including Harford County sheriff's deputy Cpl. Charles Licato, will be honored.
Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and their families will converge on Washington this week for National Police Week 2013, May 12 through May 18. Among the events will be the Annual Candlelight Vigil, now in its 25th year, on Monday, May 13. National Police Week 2013 full schedule of events. National Police Week brings together between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees from departments throughout the United States and internationally. Among those who will be honored is Cpl. Charles Licato, the Harford County sheriff's deputy killed in a crash while on duty last September. "Police Week is super important to recognize the importance and sacrafice of our law enforcement officers, especially our fallen heroes," said Steve Groeninger, …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Marc Eaton expresses the importance of thanking police officers for service.
One retired Harford County sheriff's deputy expressed disappointment in the response some people had to the recent deaths of Harford County law enforcement officers. September has been a deadly month for members of Harford County law enforcement. Three Harford County sheriff's deputies and one Aberdeen Police officer died in incidents both on- and off-duty within an 8-day period between Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. Marc Eaton, a retired sheriff's office deputy, submitted the following letter to Patch after negative comments on articles about these deaths caught his attention. Here is the letter unedited and printed in full: THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK....... To all the misguided people who think it is necessary to try and hurt family members of my …
Sgt. Ian Loughran will be laid to rest Sept. 19.
The second Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy to die suddenly within a one-week period will be laid to rest Wednesday, and the funeral procession is expected to cause traffic delays. Sgt. Ian Loughran, 43, unknowingly suffered heart attack symptoms during services for Cpl. Charles Licato Sept. 12 and died early the next morning at his home, the sheriff's office said in a news release Thursday afternoon. The 16-year sheriff's office veteran is survived by a wife and child, police say. Viewings are set to take place Monday and Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at McComas Funeral Home, located at 1317 Cokesbury Road in Abingdon. A funeral for Loughran is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mountain Christian Church New Life Center, …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Harford County Sheriff's Office has lost two deputies in the past week.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
UPDATED (3:39 p.m.)—The Harford County Sheriff's Office has identified the second deputy to have died in the past week. Sgt. Ian Loughran, 43, unknowingly suffered heart attack symptoms during services for Cpl. Charles Licato Wednesday and died early Thursday morning at his home, the sheriff's office said in a news release Thursday afternoon. Patch first reported the death of a second deputy Thursday morning. In the news release, Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane said: "Yesterday I spoke of a new star in the heavens when speaking of Charles Licato, today it seems a second star now joins him." Loughran was a 16-year veteran of the department. Most recently, he was assigned to the Police Services Bureau, Patrol Division in the Northern …
The deputy's death is the second in a week for the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy has died, a department spokesperson confirmed to Patch. Spokeswoman Monica Worrell said a deputy died, but could not confirm details. The deputy's name has not been released. It's the third law enforcement death in a week in Harford County. Harford County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Charles Licato died in an accident while at the end of his shift early in the morning on Sept. 6. Aberdeen police OFC Charles Armetta died in an off-duty accident in Baltimore early on Sept. 8. Stay with Patch for updates.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
More than 800 uniformed law enforcement and hundreds more community members paid tribute the Harford County sheriff's deputy Sept. 12.
Friends, family and colleagues bid a somber, and at times tearful, goodbye to Cpl. Charles Licato Wednesday. The 14-year Harford County Sheriff's Office veteran died in a single-car crash on U.S. Route 1 in Darlington early Thursday morning as he was heading home from a shift. Licato's marks the third line of duty death in the sheriff's office's 238-year history. More than 200 sheriff's deputies and 600 members of neighboring police forces attended the funeral at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa on Wednesday. Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane said everyone who knew him had a "Charlie story." Bane said Licato was one of the first to ask him to go on a ride along when he first took office and the younger man always had ideas about ways …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Harford County Sheriff's Office sent out an alert message warning travelers of possible delays.
The Harford County sheriff's deputy, who died while on duty last week, will be laid to rest Wednesday and the sheriff's office warns the funeral services and procession may cause traffic delays. Cpl. Charles Licato died after an early morning car crash in Darlington on Sept. 6 while he was on duty. His is the third death in the line-of-duty since the sheriff's office's inception in 1774. Licato will be laid to rest in Bel Air on Wednesday and the sheriff's office sent out an alert message Monday afternoon warning drivers of potential delays as a result of the services and funeral procession. A viewing will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday at McComas Funeral Home in Abingdon. The funeral service will be held at 11 a…
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Harford County Sheriff's Officer died in the line of duty early Thursday morning.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Harford County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that funeral arrangments have been set for Cpl. Charles B. Licato. The veteran officer died in a single-car crash on U.S. Route 1 in Darlington early Thursday morning as he was heading home from a shift. A viewing will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday at McComas Funeral Home in Abingdon. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Mountain Christian Church on Mountain Road in Joppa. The burial service will take place following the funeral at Bel Air Memorial Gardens at 809 Rock Spring Road in Bel Air. See more:
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Cpl. Charles B. Licato died following a car crash. His is the third line-of-duty death in the more than 230-year history of the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
He was fearless, low key in his down time and dedicated to his job. That's how Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane described Cpl. Charles Licato, a sheriff's deputy who died after a car crash while on duty Thursday morning. Licato's is third line-of-duty death since the sheriff's office's inception in 1774. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Bane answered questions and gave insight into the 34-year-old Cecil County resident who had served the sheriff's office for 14 years. Bane said a deputy was with Licato from the moment they arrived on scene and on to the medical examiner's office. "We want Charlie to know that throughout this whole process we never left his side," Bane said. Bane explained deputies also made sure to take care …
MARY ANN
3:06 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Mary Ann I KNOW FIRST HAND THE TOLL IT TAKES ON POLICE OFFICERS.BUT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN OFFICERS WALK AWAY FROM FAMILIES AND HAVE NO REMORSE FOR THE CHILDREN THEY HAVE LEFT SCARED. THEY START ANEW TIME AND TIME AGAIN FORGETTING THE VICTIMS THEY USED IN THE PAST. KEEP IN MIND NOT ONLY IS THE COP A HERO EVERY FAMILY MEMBER AND CHILD LIVE WITH SCARS ALSO. more ›