Santa to Ride Motorcycle Through MoCo on December 9th
On Wednesday, December 9th starting at 3PM in Germantown, Santa Claus will be riding through Montgomery County on a Harley Davidson to raise funds for the Children’s Inn at NIH.
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Olney Vandalism Suspect Strikes The Same Home Three Times, Leaving Derogatory Messages
An older man suspected of spray painting derogatory terms on an Olney house in the 17000 block of Cashell Road has been reported for vandalizing the same house three times.
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Two Councilmembers Introduce Bill to Remove School Resource Officers from MCPS Schools
County Councilmembers Will Jawando and Hans Riemer introduced a bill in a Tuesday digital conference that would eliminate student resource officers, armed officers, from schools.
Survey: MoCo Govt. Seeks Community Input on Public Safety
As part of Montgomery County’s “Reimagining Public Safety” (RPS) task force, the public is encouraged to participate in an online community input survey — the survey link can be found here.
Montgomery County Plans to Double the Number of Traffic Cameras by 2021
Love them or hate them, the number of speed and red light cameras in Montgomery County will double from its 2019 numbers by next year.
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Coyote Responsible for Three Attacks in Rockville Tested Positive for Rabies
The coyote that was responsible for three attacks in Rockville on Thursday tested positive for rabies, according to officials.
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Police Looking for an Animal, Possibly a Coyote, Following Attack in Rockville
Last Friday a 60 year old man with non-verbal autism was reported missing in Rockville.
An hour later an officer searching the area was flagged down by a resident who saw the man walking on Twinbrook Pkwy/Baltimore Rd.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) have agreed to a new policy requiring officers to intervene when they witness excessive force by other officers. The Use of Force Intervention Policy, which went into effect on Thursday, June 11, states that it shall be the duty of every officer present at any scene where physical force is being applied to either stop, or attempt to stop, another officer when force is being inappropriately applied or is no longer required.