Crime
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Bill 2-24: What Will Jawando Doesn’t Want You to Know
Read more: Bill 2-24: What Will Jawando Doesn’t Want You to KnowThe premise of Bill 2-24, introduced by Councilmember Will Jawando, is flawed. He states that consent searches of motor vehicles during traffic stops disproportionately affect Black and Brown residents. Data from the Maryland race-based traffic stop dashboard shows, however, that there are no real disparities in consent searches by race. 13-14% of all races consent…
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The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations Distilled
Read more: The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations DistilledThe recommendations of the Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” are out. Well, they’ve been out for a few weeks now… but it isn’t clear that local media even bothered to actually read it before issuing press releases about the task force’s work. In short, “they” (the people on the task force, mainly individuals on taxpayer…
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2 Easy Steps to Begin Fixing Public Safety
Read more: 2 Easy Steps to Begin Fixing Public SafetyPublic safety in Montgomery County has deteriorated and all signs point to the trajectory not changing any time soon. As our county council and county executive announce new initiatives daily – from ground breakings to foreign trips – we wonder if the challenge of fixing public safety is too large and too intimidating for them,…
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Crime for Fun and Profit
Read more: Crime for Fun and ProfitAmericans have always had a fascination with crime and criminals. Whether it was the fifteenth reimagining of Robin Hood taking from the rich to give to the poor, celebrating gun fighters such as Jesse James or Billy the Kid, or glorifying gangs from Al Capone to the Hells Angels to the Crips and the Bloods,…
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Revealing Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control For MoCo and the Region
Read more: Revealing Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control For MoCo and the RegionWhat the DC Metro Council of Governments (COG) “Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control” Reveals About MoCo and the Region
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Teen Who Targeted Officer Has Extensive CaseSearch
Read more: Teen Who Targeted Officer Has Extensive CaseSearchOn October 18th we learned of a horrific incident involving a local officer. Sgt. Patrick Kepp, 36, lost both of his legs after being purposefully targeted by driver Raphael Mayorga who was traveling over 100mph on 270. Sadly, this could have been avoided had our judicial system accurately projected the threat that this particular person…
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Real Terror
Read more: Real TerrorThe last 2 weeks in Montgomery County have been especially horrific. By especially, I mean more horrific than the typical level of travesty that has taken hold of our county. Let’s do a quick recap. Last Friday through Sunday there were 5 shootings and 2 stabbings, including a poolside shoot out. (link) A report came…
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Marc Elrich’s Incoherent Take on School Safety Policy & SROs
Read more: Marc Elrich’s Incoherent Take on School Safety Policy & SROsRemember 2014? A throwback to a time, just nine years ago, when Montgomery County seemed “governed” by responsive adults. MoCo was still highly taxed, its small businesses burdened and frequently regulated with local ordinances that started in California, not in MD. It was still stagnating, economically, and it couldn’t hold a match to Northern VA’s…
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NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCo
Read more: NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCoWhile the County Council and County Executive continue to pander to activists to the exclusion of all others, here is a sampling of comments from a NextDoor feed. It illustrates the crime concerns of ordinary Montgomery County residents. Maybe the Council should step out of their echo chamber? “Yes, we have a serious crime problem…
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The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public Safety
Read more: The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public SafetyIT’S PAST TIME FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE TO FACE REALITY 5/27/20 The Washington Informer: “The fatal shooting of Finan H. Berhe by a Montgomery County Police Officer has ignited efforts of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition (SSJC) and Berhe’s family to ensure consequences for his death and eradicate what they say is the…