Harford Deputies Remembered: Sirens, Silence, Blue Lights to Honor Sacrifice

BEL AIR, MD — This week, the Harford County government's administrative building will shine blue. Black banners, pierced by a blue line, have reappeared on lampposts along Main Street in downtown Bel Air. These are some components of the weeklong tribute to the two Harford County sheriff's deputies who died in the line of duty this time last year in Abingdon.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman declared Feb. 10 a day of remembrance to honor the supreme sacrifice that Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey and Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon made on Feb. 10, 2016.

“Wherever they may be at noon on Friday, I encourage all citizens to join me by pausing to reflect on the sacrifice made by Pat and Mark,” Glassman said in a statement Monday. “In gratitude for their courage and dedication to duty, let us also rededicate ourselves to caring for their families and for one another. In this way, our triumph as a county over this experience can resonate in the hearts of other communities and give hope and courage to show that it is possible to come together in any season.”

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Here is the declaration Glassman and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed on Feb. 6, 2017:

“Commemorating and honoring our fallen officers for their integrity and dedicated selfless efforts, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to public safety provided for the rights and security of all citizens in the community they served;

"Establishing February 10th as a Day of Remembrance, calling upon citizens to observe a moment of silence at 12 noon, at which time the Harford County Emergency Services System will be activated, in memory of Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon & Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey, I, Barry Glassman, County Executive of Harford County, Maryland, do hereby proclaim February 10th Harford County Day of Remembrance.”

Harford County employees will gather before noon on Friday outside the administrative office building at 220 South Main Street in Bel Air on Friday, Feb. 10. At noon citizens will join together in silence as emergency sirens sound for one minute countywide.

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Photo by Elizabeth Janney.