FOP

June 15, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

As Council Calls to Limit ‘Use of Force,’ Police Union Says its Ideas Have Gone ‘Unheard’

As thousands protest police brutality and racial injustice throughout the country, the calls to reform police unions — which can stand in the way of prosecuting officers who kill unarmed people of color — are getting louder. Montgomery County Police Department’s union is the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 (FOP Lodge 35). In a […]

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July 10, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Residents Sound Off on Montgomery Police Commission

Residents gave their points of view on a proposed policing advisory commission Tuesday night. Torrie Cooke, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said the commission could help bring the public and police together. Carlean Ponder, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, believed the FOP had enough influence at the county and state […]

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