police
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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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Mink’s 2021 Anti-SRO Hearing Testimony to Board of Ed
Read more: Mink’s 2021 Anti-SRO Hearing Testimony to Board of EdCouncilmember Kristin Mink’s 2021 Anti-SRO Hearing Testimony to Board of Ed Included Reference to Questionable Study (and Appears to Conflate Correlation with Causation) In March 2021, activist and now-current Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink supplied written testimony to the MoCo Board of Education in which she urged an end to the Student Resource Officer (SRO)…
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2020-2023 Traffic Stop Details
Read more: 2020-2023 Traffic Stop DetailsThe Montgomery Perspective published an article on 2/24/23 on a new bill being sponsored by CM Will Jawando and CM Kristin Mink to limit police traffic stops. Bill 12-23 would prohibit the following: a stop for certain traffic offenses by a police officer prohibit consent searches of a vehicle by a police officer require the…
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HB433 Won’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube in MoCo
Read more: HB433 Won’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube in MoCoThe hypocrisy and irony inherent in HB433: Expanding the Freedom to Serve Act, sponsored by David Fraser-Hidalgo and Cheryl Kagan, are too blatant to go unchecked. The bill states, “There is an ongoing shortage of police officers in our communities. The Freedom to Serve Act will significantly increase the potential candidates of law enforcement applicants…
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Traffic Stop Report: All Feeling, No Logic
Read more: Traffic Stop Report: All Feeling, No LogicThe Source of the Spring published an article today announcing that the Police Advisory Commission plans to hold a virtual forum on traffic enforcement. Scheduled for January 9th at 6:30 pm, community members can register to provide up to 3 minutes of testimony related to the release of their report on traffic enforcement. It is…
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High Priority Reimagining Public Safety Action Items Spell Disaster
Read more: High Priority Reimagining Public Safety Action Items Spell DisasterIt seems to now be a daily occurrence. Another shooting. Another robbery. Another carjacking, or assault, or act of violence. Having not previously read or explored the Reimagining Public Safety task force recommendations, I was curious to see which recommendations might be contributing to this culture. Started in 2020, some of the task force recommendations…