Cameras installed to prevent vandalism
HANCOCK - Video cameras were installed in Widmeyer Park in an effort to prevent vandalism at the park's pavilions, Police Chief T.J. Buskirk said during Wednesday's Hancock Town Council meeting.
The Hancock Police Department responded to 151 calls, made nine arrests and issued 142 traffic citations during the month of March, Buskirk said.
Town council meets new police officer
HANCOCK - Hancock Police Department's newest officer was introduced at the Hancock Town Council meeting Wednesday night.
Daniel Seaman, 30, started his patrol duties with the town in early March, Hancock Police Chief T.J. Buskirk said.
Seaman spent four years in the United States Marines as a military police officer stationed in San Diego, he said.
Seaman, who is a Garrett County native, left the Marines in 2003 and earned his associate degree in criminal justice from Garrett College, he said.
