The Mayor and City Council recently took a tour of the building set to one day become the home of the Gaithersburg Police Department. During a scheduled on-site work session Sept. 12, the governing body and members of the public were…
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School Resource Officers Provide Security and Positive Impact on Schools
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This week, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) saw the return of backpacks, buses and lunch boxes. For the past several weeks, students have been gathering supplies and educators have been readying their classrooms, but they are not the only ones…
Taser Use by MCPD Officers Low
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A recently released independent review found Taser use by Montgomery County police officers to be low and not their go-to weapon of force. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett asked for the study in March after a published report by the…
City Police Now Answer Calls With Backup
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The number of line of duty law enforcement deaths due to firearms has jumped 68 percent from last year, according to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. From Jan. 1, 2015 to July 23, 2015, there were 19 officer fatalities…
Explorer Post Heads to Arizona for National Competition
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Law Enforcement Explorers from across the country will get to see how Montgomery County does policing. The Montgomery County Police Explorer Post 1986 will be traveling to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff to participate in the National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference the week…
GPD K-9 Max to Retire
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No matter if it is drugs stashed away in a car’s glove compartment or tracking a suspect hiding in an overgrown wooded area, Max, a Belgian Malinois, will sniff out secret locations. For the past eight-and-a-half years (50-plus in dog…
Learn to Swim at the British Swim School
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Pools and summer go together like sleds and winter but people need to make sure water safety is paramount during their aquatic experience. The British Swim School has more than 1,200 students in their programs throughout multiple locations in Montgomery…
Future Public Safety Building Now Owned by City
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The City of Gaithersburg now owns the building at 16 S. Summit Ave. that will become the home of the Gaithersburg Police Department (GPD), a community meeting room, and possibly house the Mayor and City Council chambers. Initially, the city…
GPD Sergeant Makes Unique Pens Off Duty
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Gaithersburg Police Department’s Sgt. Kathy Fairfield sees the workshop in her home as a place where the art of relaxation and creative imagination collide. In this space, she creates wooden bowls, boxes and wine stoppers, but her favorite pastime is…
Book Festival Coming May 21
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When coming to Gaithersburg to explore the area for a potential move from Philadelphia, children’s book author Alexis Frederick-Frost got lost downtown. “We drove directly into the traffic for the Gaithersburg Book Festival,” he said. “We parked in a parking…