racial profiling

July 9, 2019 | Ben Palmer

County Residents Give Input on Desired Qualities for Next Police Chief

As County Executive Mark Elrich looks for the next police chief, he has released a survey asking residents what they want to see from Tom Manger’s successor, and the results were released last month. According to the county government, the survey generated 1,028 responses, which were taken into consideration along with 95 responses made at […]

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July 9, 2016 | Merlyn Reineke

MCM Editorial: The Fault is Not in Our Police But in Ourselves

On the evening of November 3, 2014, officers from the Montgomery County Park Police pulled over a large SUV near the Good Hope Recreation Center in Silver Spring. The driver of the vehicle was a 70-year-old African-American man, and as he stepped out of his SUV, he was confronted by one of the Park Police. […]

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August 30, 2015 | Staff Writer

Leggett Supports Attorney General’s Approach to End Racial Profiling (VIDEO)

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh unveiled new guidance designed to end racial profiling by police in Maryland this month and by his side was County Executive Ike Leggett. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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December 11, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Leggett Recounts His Own Police Profiling Incidents (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett recounts his own experiences with being stopped by the police, including an incident when he was on the campaign trail this year on Good  Hope Road. Leggett made these remarks at a news briefing on Dec. 10 where he was asked about his participation in […]

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