Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 1,062,061,increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat is Rockville,and Germantown is the most populous place in the county. The county is adjoined to Washington,D.C.,the nation's capital,and is part of the Washington metropolitan area and the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Most of the county's residents live in Silver Spring,Bethesda,Germantown,and the incorporated cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg.
Charles Alexander Moose was an American author and police officer. He was best known for his roles as being the primary official in charge of efforts to apprehend the D.C. snipers in October 2002 and the "Forest Park Killer",Todd Alan Reed,years prior. During his law enforcement career,Moose served as the chief of police for Montgomery County,Maryland,and Portland,Oregon.
Christopher Van Hollen,Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland,a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017,and as a Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003.
Thomas S. Wootton High School or Wootton High School(WHS) is a public high school in Rockville,Maryland. Its namesake is Thomas S. Wootton,the founder of Montgomery County. The school was founded in 1970 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system.
Douglas Michael Duncan is a former American politician from Maryland who served as Rockville City Councilman,Rockville Mayor,Montgomery County Executive,and candidate for Governor of Maryland. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Duncan currently serves as president and CEO of Leadership Greater Washington,a position he has held since 2014.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD),officially the Montgomery County Department of Police,is a nationally accredited agency and the primary law enforcement agency of Montgomery County,Maryland,providing the full spectrum of policing services to the entire county,including the Potomac River.
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories. It answers to the Capitol Police Board and is the only full-service federal law enforcement agency appointed by the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
Section 287(g) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deputize selected state and local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration law. Section 287(g) allows the DHS and law enforcement agencies to make agreements,which require the state and local officers to receive training and work under the supervision of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE provides the officers with authorization to identify,process,and—when appropriate—detain immigration offenders they encounter during their regular,daily law-enforcement activity.
CASA is a Latino and immigration advocacy-and-assistance organization based in Maryland. It is active throughout the state,but has major foci in Prince George's County,Montgomery County and Baltimore. CASA influences Maryland politics on a wide range of policies,ranging from law-enforcement to education. It also has offices in Virginia,Pennsylvania,and Georgia.
The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) is a U.S. law enforcement agency responsible for patrolling the city of Rockville,the third largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. The RCPD patrols the city in cooperation with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). The agency serves a jurisdiction consisting of over 65,000 people and has been a CALEA-accredited agency since 1994. According to the RCPD,its mission is to protect and promote community safety,ensure the safe and orderly movement of traffic,and seek solutions to any problem that creates fear or threatens the quality of life in its jurisdiction.
Glenn Frederick Ivey is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district since 2023. The district covers most of the Black-majority areas on the Maryland side of the Washington metropolitan area.
Walter A. Scheiber played an influential role in the development of regional government in the United States,as the first executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (1966-1991). During his leadership of the council,he led a number of cooperative regional initiatives on issues including air and water pollution,housing and cooperative purchasing;his advocacy to Congress helped support the creation of the Metro transit system in the Washington,D.C. area. The Washingtonian called him "the primary architect of regional planning and cooperation in Washington." On his retirement in 1991,a Washington Post editorial referred to him as a "'consummate professional,a superb diplomat,'" who was "held in the highest regard by professional colleagues across the country." He played a key role in founding the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) and,having spent a decade before joining MWCOG as a city manager,was very active in the International City and County Management Association (ICMA).
The Gaithersburg Police Department (GPD) is the municipal police force of Gaithersburg,Maryland.
Christopher Beauregard Emery is an American author and former government official. He was a White House Usher during the Reagan,George H. W. Bush,and Clinton administrations. Emery later served as the chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division and the Architect of the Capitol. He was chief enterprise architect of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Emery is the author of the memoir White House Usher:Stories from the Inside (2017).
The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Governor Larry Hogan was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. This was the first gubernatorial election where both parties' nominees for lieutenant governor were women.
Robert J. Contee III is the former Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington,D.C.,United States. He was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser as acting chief effective January 2,2021,and was confirmed unanimously by the DC Council on May 4,replacing Peter Newsham. He retired from the Metropolitan Police Department on May 31,2023.
Yogananda D. Pittman is an American police officer who is the University of California,Berkeley chief of police. She was formerly the assistant chief and acting chief of the United States Capitol Police (USCP),serving in those posts during and after the 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol.
Law enforcement mounted a response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack,initially failing to maintain security perimeters and protect parts of the building from being breached and occupied,but succeeding at protecting members of Congress,and subsequently,as reinforcements arrived,to secure the breached Capitol.
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office,but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023.
The Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 is an Act of the United States Congress.
