Montgomery Community Media

While on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi radio show, County Council President Tom Hucker said he thought Montgomery County should settle with the family of the East Silver Spring Elementary School student who was subjected to a barrage of verbal abuse from two Montgomery County police officers as school staff stood by. “I think […]

La policía del condado de Montgomery publicó un video de 51 minutos y 22 segundos de un incidente del 14 de enero de 2020, en el que un estudiante de Kínder de East Silver Spring, que se había alejado de su escuela, fue localizado por agentes de la policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD). El […]

This story was updated with new information at 2:35 p.m. on Friday.  Montgomery County Police released a 51-minute-and-22-second video of a Jan. 14, 2020 incident in which an East Silver Spring kindergarten student — who had walked away from his school — was located by Montgomery County Police (MCPD) officers. The video shows two police […]

Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul issued a community message Oct. 1 to explain how his department is adapting in light of the divisive police incidents occurring throughout the country. “The negative national incidents involving police across our country have affected the way all police are viewed by some. We are not immune to the […]

Montgomery County police released a statement May 16, in response to the county council’s letter requesting more information about the May 9th incident involving an officer using a racial slur in Silver Spring. All nine councilmembers signed a letter on May 15 calling for the police to release body camera footage from all officers involved […]

Montgomery County police are investigating an incident of racial bias involving one of their police officers. MCPD released a statement Thursday evening saying that they take “allegations of racial discrimination seriously.” “We are committed to serving all members of the community in a fair, impartial, and non-discriminatory manner at all times. All allegations of misconduct surrounding […]

Officer Laura Zito earned a Silver Medal of Valor for chasing down a gunman in Germantown. The incident occurred on April 28, 2018, according to Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Police had received a call about a street fight in Germantown which involved sounds of gunfire. When Zito was on the way to the scene, […]

The Rockville Mayor and Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a $347,650 proposal to replace in-car video equipment to its police cruisers and body cameras to its officers. The police hope the cameras improve safety for officers as well as provide transparency for the public, acting Chief Bob Rappoport said. The hope is to […]

Montgomery County Police will be discussing their plans to field 1,000 body cameras throughout the County at a Safe Silver Spring meeting scheduled for June 20. “Body cameras are not a panacea for every issue between the police and the community but they can help resolve questions about incidents and improve police performance,” said Tony […]

On this episode of Dialogando Con Polizia del Condado de Montgomery, host Blanca Kling speaks with Assistant Chief Luther Reynolds from the Management Services Bureau. Reynolds provides information about and demonstrates the new body cameras that our local officers will be wearing. They discuss the importance of reaching out to minority communities and providing a dialogue with police.