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Montgomery County and state leaders reflected on the death of George Floyd one year after he was killed by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020. Floyd was a Black man killed by Chauvin after the former officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd was accused of […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Tuesday’s jury verdict for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin; he was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. “I think that verdict probably spared this country a lot of pain,” Elrich said during a media briefing Wednesday. “A […]

Los líderes estatales y del condado de Montgomery están reaccionando al veredicto en el juicio del ex oficial de policía de Minneapolis Derek Chauvin, quien el martes fue declarado culpable del asesinato de George Floyd. Chauvin fue declarado culpable de tres cargos: homicidio involuntario en segundo grado, homicidio en tercer grado y homicidio en segundo […]

Montgomery County and state leaders are reacting to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who on Tuesday was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty on all three of his charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin was convicted for killing Floyd, […]

Protesters continuing to push for racial justice took to the National Mall Friday for the March on Washington. Friday marked the 57th anniversary of a seminal moment in Civil Rights history. On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the march to demand civil rights for Black people. It was there he delivered his iconic […]

The Montgomery County Reimagining Public Safety Task Force will have its first meeting Monday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. according to a statement from the county.  In late June, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was creating the task force. He said he would hire an outside consultant to conduct a full review […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released a statement Monday in response to the killing of George Floyd.  “We, the leaders of the law enforcement community of Montgomery County, are angry and outraged over the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their actions in Mr. Floyd’s tragic, senseless death is an […]