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June 4, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Hucker Wants County to Settle Lawsuit With Boy Verbally Abused by Police

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 […]

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April 7, 2021 | Michael Hernández

El Concejo Analiza el Incidente Policial que Involucró a un Niño de 5 años

Durante una reunión del concejo, Marcus Jones, el jefe de policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD), dijo que el resultado de una investigación interna sobre un incidente en el que una cámara corporal captó a dos oficiales del condado gritando y esposando a un niño de 5 años que se había salido de su escuela, no se […]

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April 6, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

‘Definition of School-to-Prison Pipeline’: Council Discusses Police Incident Involving Kindergartner

The outcome of an internal investigation into a 2020 incident, in which body camera footage shows two Montgomery County police officers screaming at and handcuffing a kindergartner who left his school, cannot be revealed due to state law, MCPD Chief Marcus Jones said during a council meeting. Council President Tom Hucker convened a discussion Tuesday […]

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April 5, 2021 | Staff Writer

Council to Discuss Police-Student Incident Shown in Recently Released Body Camera Video  

The Montgomery County Council will hold a discussion Tuesday afternoon regarding Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) response to a 2020 incident — in which body camera footage shows officers screaming at and handcuffing a kindergartner who left his school. The council will hold the discussion at 2:30 p.m. as part of its Tuesday session. MCPD […]

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