Bel Air Police to Ramp Up Thanksgiving Patrols

Law enforcement will be saturating Bel Air the night before Thanksgiving and on Thanksgiving Day, according to the Bel Air Police Department.

The Bel Air Police Department is partnering with the Harford County Task Force, which includes law enforcement agencies throughout Harford County, to help keep the streets safe this holiday, police said in a statement.

There will be 20 officers patrolling Bel Air looking for aggressive and/or impaired drivers and criminal offenders, the statement said.

During routine traffic stops, officers will be on the lookout especially for those in possession of drugs, the statement said.

“It is our goal to intercept deadly narcotics such as heroin before this poison reaches our communities,” police said.

The saturation patrols will start on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and continue into the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, according to police, who said: “Thanksgiving Eve is one of the busiest nights of entertainment in the Town of Bel Air. The Bel Air Police Department wants our citizens to enjoy their evening and be mindful of the heightened law enforcement presence. Please don’t drink and drive or drive under the influence of narcotics.”

Results of the patrol will be posted next week, police said.

Officials are dedicating the enforcement initiative to victims of addiction and impaired drivers as well as their families in Bel Air and Harford County.