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Montgomery County Police released the results of the third week of the Alcohol Task Force enforcement efforts. The task force is comprised of patrol officers from the six police districts and from the Alcohol Initiatives Section. In its first three weeks, the task force made 86 DUI arrests. The Alcohol Holiday Task Force is made […]

Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force has released the results of their first two weeks of enforcement efforts. The task force is made up of patrol officers from the six police districts and officers from the Alcohol Initiatives Section. In its first two weeks, the Alcohol Holiday Task Force made 62 DUI arrests. Officers […]

Beginning on July 1st, all customers shopping at the liquor control department’s 27 retail stores in Montgomery County will be carded. That’s the word from DLC Director Robert Dorfman, who said there will be few exceptions to the new policy. Up until now, customers at the county’s stores were only carded if they appeared younger […]

A lot of public safety news were top stories last week, including a fatal house fire, a gun store robbery and a Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver arrested on sex charges. But to even out the bad news, one of our top stories also was a group of students creating an opera.   UPDATED: […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old man, who police say died at an “underage drinking party” in Derwood. Police say emergency crews were called to the 5800 block of Winegrove Court to respond to reports of an unresponsive person in the home’s swimming pool. According to police, Diego Padilla, from Spring Street […]

Montgomery County police officers are reminding motorists to drive safely this summer. Tonight, police officers are planning to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Montgomery County beginning at 10 p.m. This enforcement is a component of the Montgomery County Police Department’s continuing effort to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight – Drive responsibly […]

In a blog posted on the Board of Education website last Friday, BOE President Michael Durso pledges to work with parents and staff to combat underage drinking and substance use by students attending Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The post follows a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School controversy where the interim superintendent of MCPS overturned a […]

The Maryland State Senate passed Noah’s Law unanimously, 45-0, Monday night. The bill is named after Noah Leotta, a Montgomery County police officer, who was killed while working a Holiday Alcohol Task Force last December. The law expands the use of ignition interlocks in Maryland. The House of Delegates unanimously passed a version of the […]

Jamie Raskin is running for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District seat. Raskin recently stopped by Montgomery Community Media studios to record his candidate statement. MyMCMedia caught up with Raskin in the newsroom and in this Extra video, he talks about “Alex and Calvin’s Law.” Adults who serve alcohol can now potentially face a one-year jail sentence. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger provides some sobering stats as he stresses the need for tougher DUI laws in the state of Maryland. Manger’s comments followed a Feb. 12th bond hearing for Luis Reluzco, who faces charges in a Dec. 3rd collision that resulted in the death of Montgomery […]