Glade Valley Government 

Lieutenant Mark Landahl Retires from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office after 18 Years of Service

Lieutenant Mark Landahl, Ph.D., CEM® retires July 31st, 2019, after 23 years of combined government service, with the last 18 years as a member of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. He served in several capacities with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, including Homeland Security Commander. In that capacity, Lt. Landahl oversaw all hazards agency preparedness, prevention, protection and liaison to allied local, state and federal agencies. Prior to that assignment, he served as Supervisor of the agency’s School Resource Program, Supervisor of the Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security Section, and as…

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Crime Glade Valley 

Narcotics Arrest

During the spring of 2019, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigation Section received credible information that an individual was distributing heroin throughout the Frederick County area. As a result, the Narcotics Investigation Section initiated a criminal drug distribution investigation. On June 12th, 2019, a detective with the narcotics section obtained information that this individual traveled to Baltimore to purchase heroin. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team (PACE) was able to conduct a traffic stop on the individual’s vehicle in the Emmitsburg area for expired vehicle registration.…

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Crime Glade Valley 

Increase in Phone Scams and Spoofed Phone Numbers

In an effort to remain vigilant in making Frederick County residents aware of ongoing phone scams, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office would like to keep citizens informed on some of the trends that have been reported the most. More recently, individuals have been receiving phone calls from spoofed numbers coming from local County numbers, such as the Sheriff’s Office main number (301-600-1046) and the Frederick County Health Department main number (301-600-1029). A scammer using the Sheriff’s Office number may pose as a law enforcement official such as a Lieutenant or…

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