By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS once had school resource officers (SROs) stationed at high schools. Three years ago, County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was removing SROs from schools despite…
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By Adam Pagnucco. New statistics assembled by county council staff show slight recent drops in violent crime and property crime and a much larger drop in crimes against society. However,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the last fiscal year, Montgomery County issued more than 300,000 speed and red light camera citations. And guess what? There could be a whole lot more…
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Diaz Attacks Zimmerman on School Security
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 2 Board of Education candidate Brenda Diaz has released a video attacking her opponent, Natalie Zimmerman, on the issue of school security. Diaz and Zimmerman have…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday, the county council’s Public Safety Committee voted 2-1 to oppose Council Member Will Jawando’s bill prohibiting consent searches by police. That’s not what bill advocates…
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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. 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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Trone Blasts Fox 5
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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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