Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Police Department SWAT team officer who was not charged in the fatal shooting of a Potomac man March 12, 2020 has returned to fulltime duty. Following a lengthy investigation by the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office, the officer was cleared of any wrongdoing. His actions were declared “reasonable under the circumstances” as […]

Members of the Montgomery County Council discussed the use of force, choke and neck holds, no knock warrants and other controversial police tactics during their July 9 public safety committee meeting. The committee plans to update certain police policies in light of local and nationwide police abuse incidents, especially the death of George Floyd Jr. […]

A man who pointed a rifle at another man at a Poolesville house has been charged with assault, a Montgomery County police spokesman said Thursday. Fernando Flores-Sandoval, 47, of the 15800 block of Budd Road, Officer Rick Goodale said. Quoting the charging documents, Goodale said Flores-Sandoval was recently fired from a landscaping company. The victim, […]

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