Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal and Councilmember Marc Elrich are raising questions about response procedures for calls to police about an unattended child. In a memo dated April 16, the Councilmembers pose 16 questions to Police Chief Thomas Manger and Health and Human Services Director Uma Ahluwalia. “The recent responses by the Montgomery County […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg police officers are looking for the vandal(s) who defaced the Shaare Torah synagogue in Gaithersburg. “At this time, detectives are continuing to investigate the incident,” said Officer Dane Lane. “They are following up on leads and speaking with citizens who may have or may not have seen anything. We are always looking for more […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger said the police department is looking at some changes and enhancements at the county’s 9-1-1 center in order to reduce emergency response time. The money for these changes are included in County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended fiscal year 2016 operating budget.

Montgomery County officials are reminding residents to look out for each other when out and about this holiday season. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Respect the Space reminders: Drivers are reminded that it is illegal to park a vehicle without disability tags or license in a designated disability parking space. The fine is $250. The individual […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka presents the Distinguished Service Citation awards to Gaithersburg Police Officer Chris Leach, Gaithersburg Police Officer Nathan Provost, Montgomery County Police Sergeant Robert Lumsden, Montgomery County Police Officer Matthew Stoycos, Montgomery County Police Officer Andrew Ingalls and Montgomery County Police Officer Amy Krone at the Public Safety […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Chief Tom Manger addresses a question posed at a forum on race relations in Montgomery County. The question: “Do you think a Trayvon Martin type incident occur in Montgomery County?” For more coverage see our earlier posts:      

Do you think a Trayvon Martin-type incident could occur in Montgomery County? That was the hot-button question posed to six panelists and dozens of community members at a joint commission public forum held at the Executive Office Building (EOB) in Rockville on Feb. 1. The forum was presented by the Montgomery County Human Rights Commission, […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, a panelist at a race relations forum held in Rockville, addresses the audience. Take a look: Related posts:

UPDATED Montgomery County police have charged a 28-year-old woman with murder in the deaths of two of her children. On Jan. 17, Montgomery County police officers responded to the 19000 block of Cherry Bend Drive in Germantown where they discovered four children that had been assaulted. Police said two of the children were pronounced deceased […]

A public forum to address school safety was held on Jan. 16 in Rockville. Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger addressed the crowd about the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and said he wants to see more officers in schools locally and around the country. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view […]