By Adam Pagnucco. In a fiery eruption caught on video, Congressman David Trone blew up at Fox 5 reporter Tom Fitzgerald over the station’s coverage of his statements about policing. …
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Trone Opens the Oppo Vault
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman David Trone is running the most expensive political campaign in Maryland history. His $42 million in self-funding (and counting) has purchased a ton of TV time,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When the General Assembly is in session, the Montgomery County Council often meets on Mondays to consider taking positions on state bills. Council members may decide as…
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Crime Keeps Rising
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By Adam Pagnucco. Another round of crime data that has been assembled for the county council shows something that will surprise no readers of Montgomery Perspective: crime is up for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Baltimore unit of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), an agency of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has accused the Montgomery County Circuit Court of ignoring…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in November, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced the launch of its Drone as First Responder Program. Almost immediately, the drone began assisting in arrests. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2021, County Executive Marc Elrich’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force recommended moving to fully (or expanded) automated traffic enforcement and removing police officers from that…
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More on the Explosion in Juvenile Crime
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote about data showing sharp increases in juvenile crime since the pandemic ended. That data along with pushback from prosecutors around the state has…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two years ago, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy commissioned an outside report studying the role of race and ethnicity in his office’s prosecutions. At the time,…
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Is Juvenile Crime Exploding?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, an unusual dispute broke out between a top state official and local officials over the subject of juvenile crime. Vincent Schiraldi, secretary of the Maryland Department…