Winston Churchill High School in Potomac will have additional security on-campus Tuesday following recent online threats police deemed as not credible. “As you know, the Winston Churchill Community, along with… Read More
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen vowed to work toward doubling the amount of federal grant money given to faith organizations for security, noting that both threats and acts of violence… Read More
A Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School student was charged after assaulting a school security employee on campus about two weeks ago, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. On Feb. 3… Read More
Safe Silver Spring held its quarterly meeting Wednesday with representatives of the the Montgomery County Police Department, Third District Commander David McBain, Lt. Sunyoung Kim, Lt. Tenesha Jensen and Lt.… Read More
61 faith-based and nonprofit organizations have been awarded $700,000 to support their security needs. “Our action on this predates the incident of two weeks ago,” County Executive Marc Elrich said… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials met virtually Monday night to highlight safety, security and student well-being measures in schools. Last week, students at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown… Read More
This week violent incidents were reported on public schools’ premises, most recently the arrest of a 16-year-old student at Montgomery Blair High School. The arrest occurred after the stabbing of… Read More
Montgomery County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz spoke about recent fighting during a Northwest at Seneca Valley high school football game and “other reported incidents of violence in our public… Read More
Nine Metro stations have reopened so far following inauguration security closures. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, Gallery Place and Union Station reopened, a statement from Metro said. The following stations… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers Andrew Friedson, Sidney Katz and Gabe Albornoz are hosting a town hall called “A Discussion of Security for Our Faith Communities.” The event will be held on… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers are considering a step up in security because of messages they’ve received since several men, who are in the country illegally, have been charged with sex crimes.… Read More