By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new county council memo outlining staffing problems in the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). This has been an escalating issue…
Public Safety
Uy Blasts MCGEO
By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Maxwell Uy, who has been targeted for defeat by MCGEO and accused by the union of misusing state child support funds, has hit back hard. In…
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, has alleged that the office has misused state funds intended for child support by…
The Never Ending Headache of Police Staffing
By Adam Pagnucco. In February 2023, I wrote about police staffing for the first time. Back then, I noted an escalating series of warnings issued by county council analyst Susan…
By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of public safety unions has announced their support for Will Milam, a retired Prince George’s County Chief Assistant Sheriff who is challenging incumbent Max Uy…
Can the Sheriff’s Office Do its Job?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I called for the county council to review staffing data on the sheriff’s office. The backdrop is a pending election for sheriff, in which the…
Do You Trust the Police Department?
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s an interesting question, yeah? Do you trust the police department? Well, guess, who wants to know the answer to that? The police department. The Montgomery County…
Bad News for Sheriff Max Uy
By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Max Uy, who is facing an effort by MCGEO to replace him with challenger Will Milam, has encountered a new problem in his effort to win…
What is Going on in the Sheriff’s Office?
By Adam Pagnucco. Other than the county executive race, the hottest race in MoCo might just be for sheriff. First-term incumbent Maxwell Uy faces challenger Will Milam, a Poolesville resident…
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents employees of the Sheriff’s Office, called a press conference today to announce that nearly 80 percent of the office’s employees have…
