Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Police Administrative Reviews topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Harford County committee sustains reprimand in one APD case, clears several others after closed review
Summary
A Harford County committee held a closed session March 3, 2026, reviewing three sets of police-related administrative cases and recording findings: exoneration and unfounded findings in HCSO and APD matters and a sustained 'conduct unbecoming' finding in one APD case with a letter of reprimand and one day loss of pay.
Harford County committee members met in a closed session on March 3, 2026, via Microsoft Teams to deliberate administrative reviews of complaints involving the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and the Aberdeen Police Department. The committee recorded mixed findings across the matters reviewed, including an upheld conduct charge that resulted in a reprimand and a one-day pay or leave reduction.
The committee recorded its vote to close the meeting at 6:34 p.m., citing General Provisions Art. § 3-305(b) as statutory authority. Members recorded as voting to close were Trinna Kirkland (chair), Roy Mitchell (member) and Terry Hunt (member); no members opposed or abstained. The meeting was re-opened at 7:09 p.m.
In Case #26006 from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the committee voted 3-0 on recorded findings: Allegation #1 (Excessive Force) was listed as Exonerated; Allegation #2 (Conformance to Laws, Policies and Procedures) was listed as Unfounded. The minutes state the committee “voted on the matter in this review” and record the two determinations.
In Case #26007 from the Aberdeen Police Department, the committee voted 3-0 to sustain Allegation #1 (Conduct Unbecoming). The recorded action for that sustained finding was a letter of reprimand and one day loss of pay or leave.
The committee also reviewed Cases #26008A, 26008B and 26008C (Aberdeen Police Department). For each of those matters the committee recorded 3-0 findings of Unfounded for Allegation #1 (Discourtesy).
Members present and listed in the minutes were Trinna Kirkland (Chair), Roy Mitchell (ACC member), Jansen Robinson (member), Terry Hunt (ACC member) and Frankie Hunter (Administrative Assistant). The minutes direct follow-up tasks to staff: Frankie Hunter was assigned to complete the minutes and final-determination drafts; all members were to review and provide feedback by Thursday; and Chair Trinna Kirkland and Frankie Hunter were to send final determination letters.
The minutes also list that the committee had approved the meeting agenda and the Feb. 3 meeting minutes and that the next meeting to continue case reviews was scheduled for March 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. EST. The public record included with the open session notes the time, place (Microsoft Teams), statutory authority for closing the session, a record of the vote to close, the persons present, and the actions taken, consistent with the closed-session summary checklist required under General Provisions Art. § 3-306(c).
No public testimony or direct quotes are recorded in the minutes; the document is a procedural record of the closed-session determinations and follow-up steps. The committee adjourned the open meeting at 7:10 p.m.
