By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported on a joint letter by the principals of Odessa Shannon Middle School, Kennedy High School and Wheaton High School on a “gun-related incident”…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I reported that the principals of three MCPS schools – Odessa Shannon MS, Kennedy HS and Wheaton HS – had sent a notice to parents of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the principals of three MCPS schools in Wheaton and Glenmont sent a joint letter to parents stating: Today, we, the three principals of John F. Kennedy…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I asked if the movement to end police traffic stops was dead in Montgomery County. I concluded that that depends on the fate of Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Today, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is stepping up traffic enforcement around schools as students begin their school year in MCPS. Police chief Marc Yamada commented,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In today’s school board meeting, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor reported to the board that there were more than 4,000 “serious incidents” at the district’s schools in the…
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Police Chief Goes to Work for MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With crime rising and average response time increasing, you might think that the county would want to increase the size of its emergency call center, which handles…
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Five Police Trends
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) published its newest batch of data due under Bill 33-19, which requires regular reporting on demographic and activity stats. I…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has issued a memorandum of investigation finding that the county’s police department has misused state grant money. Her memo begins:…