Montgomery County Police Department

Montgomery County Department of Police
Common name Montgomery County Police Department
Abbreviation MCPD
Patch of the Montgomery County Police Department
Coat of arms of Montgomery County
Badge of the Montgomery County Police Department
Flag of Montgomery County
Motto "We begin with pride, and end with excellence!"[1]
Agency overview
Formed July, 1922[2][3]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County of Montgomery in the state of Maryland, U.S.
Legal jurisdiction Montgomery County, Maryland
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878
39°06′47″N 77°14′11″W / 39.113030°N 77.236462°WCoordinates: 39°06′47″N 77°14′11″W / 39.113030°N 77.236462°W
Agency executive J. Thomas Manger, Chief of Police
Website
www.myMCPnews.com
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), officially the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCP), is a nationally-accredited agency and the primary law enforcement agency of Montgomery County, Maryland, providing the full spectrum of police services to the entire county.

Established in July 1922, the MCPD is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and in addition to its primary duties, it also provides aid and assistance to other police departments including the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and in neighboring jurisdictions such as the District of Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, Baltimore City, and Prince George's County, Maryland as requested by authority.[2][3][4]

History

A former patch of the Montgomery County Police Department, used in the 1940s and 1950s.[5]
MCPD policemen at Silver Spring in 1952.[5]
An MCPD car at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in 1968.
A former patch of the Montgomery County Police Department, used in the 1960s and 1970s.[6]
Two MCPD officers provide security at the annual "Battle for the Kings Trophy" football game in September 2008.
An MCPD Dodge Charger police car in June 2009.
An MCPD policeman stands guard outside Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland due to a bomb threat in May 2014.

1922-1948: Founding and expansion

The MCPD was established in early July 1922, absorbing some responsibilities from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) through Chapter 259 of the Acts of 1922. At the time, the department was designated to consist of three to six officers that were appointed to two-year terms by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, with one officer designated as the chief. In 1927, the department was enlarged to twenty officers by Chapter 299 of the Acts of 1927. Over the course of several decades, the MCPD would eventually grow to over a thousand officers.[2][3]

From 1922 until 1935, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners designated one police officer from within the MCPD's ranks to serve as its chief. In 1935, through Chapter 9 of the Acts of 1935, the regulations were changed so that the chief could be appointed from any source, at the discretion of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. In 1948, when Montgomery County transitioned to a charter government, the responsibilities of appointing chiefs for the MCPD was transferred to the Montgomery County Executive.[2][3]

1991-1999: Mehrling and the NAACP

On September 24, 1991, Clarence Edwards became the chief of the MCPD, becoming the department's first African American chief as well as the first African American chief of a Maryland county police department. However, in December 1994, Edwards was relieved of his position by Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan, who had taken office that same month, a move which angered the local chapter of the NAACP. Edwards was succeeded by interim MCPD chief Carol A. Mehrling, who joined the MCPD on March 29, 1971. On February 2, 1995, Mehrling was chosen by Duncan to be the MCPD's fourteenth chief, becoming the department's first female chief. The MCPD was, at the time, the second-largest police department in the United States to be headed by a woman.[7][8]

On February 17, 1997, the local Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) body voted overwhelmingly in passing a resolution of no confidence in Mehrling's abilities as chief, claiming that she was not doing enough to defend MCPD officers against accusations of misconduct and abuse by the NAACP. As a result of these allegations, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an investigation into the operations of the MCPD. On November 17, 1998, Mehrling announced that she would retire from the MCPD and did so on February 3, 1999, with Thomas Evans becoming the acting chief. Throughout much of the 1990s, the MCPD faced numerous allegations of abuse, excessive force, and misconduct, including fatal officer-involved shootings in Wheaton and Silver Spring in April 1999 and March 1999, respectively.[2][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

1999-2003: Moose and the Beltway sniper attacks

On August 2, 1999, Charles A. Moose became the fifteenth MCPD chief, during a time when the MCPD was nearing the end of a three-year-long U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of misconduct and abuse.

On January 14, 2000, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the U.S. Department of Justice and the MCPD regarding abuses and misconduct committed by the latter. The agreement detailed how the MCPD was to address and correct the misconduct and abuses committed by its officers.[18]

On March 12, 2002, John A. King, on Moose's recommendation, was unanimously approved as the MCPD's assistant chief by the county council, after Alan G. Rodbell retired on December 23, 2001 to fill a law enforcement job position in Arizonan city of Scottsdale.[19]

In October 2002, several of the Beltway sniper attacks occurred in Montgomery County. Moose and the MCPD played a major role in the ensuing investigation. In June 2003, Moose resigned amid controversy over a book he helped author alongside Charles Fleming, that detailed Moose's experiences during the Beltway sniper attacks. The county government objected in stating that the MCPD chief was not allowed to profit privately from official duties; the book itself was released on September 15, 2003.[20][21]

2003-2004: O'Toole and the search for a new chief

After resigning as the MCPD's chief in June 2003, Moose was succeeded by William C. "Bill" O'Toole, who served as the MCPD's acting chief until a new chief could be found.[22][23][24][25]

2004-present: Manger and a new headquarters

On January 30, 2004, J. Thomas Manger, formerly of the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD), became the sixteenth MCPD chief.[26][27][28][29]

On October 5, 2007, ten MCPD officers were charged in a "double-dipping" probe. The accused officers were alleged to have improperly billed Grady Management, a Silver Spring real estate firm, for more than 8,900 hours for which they also were compensated by the police. The accused improperly earned more than $200,000.[30]

From the 1940s until 2008, the MCPD wore khaki-colored uniforms.[5] In 2008, the MCPD switched to black-colored uniforms. These are usually worn with a ballistic vest on top of the uniform's shirt, with the word "POLICE" embroidered onto the back. However, formal uniforms are still khaki and olive-colored.

Until 2012, the MCPD was headquartered at 2350 Research Boulevard in the county seat of Rockville. In 2012, the MCPD moved its headquarters from Rockville, where it had been headquartered for forty years, to the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters, located at 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg, Maryland, located around four miles from the former MCPD headquarters. The process of transferring the MCPD's headquarters to its new location took around two years at a cost of 108.5 million dollars. The MCPD shares the building with other count agencies, such as the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) and Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security. The MCPD's 1st District station was also consolidated into this new headquarters. The building which houses the headquarters, located near Lake Placid, was built in the 1960s and was originally used by the National Geographic Society, and later by General Electric (GE). The building was leased to the county government before a purchase date of 2014 was finalized.[31][32][33]

On the evening of January 30, 2014, an MCPD officer shot and killed his son at their home in Gaithersburg as the latter was stabbing the officer's wife, who later died.[34][35]

2014: Interstate 270 closure

On the morning of March 11, 2014, personnel from the MCPD, Maryland State Police, Rockville City Police, and Prince George's County Police Department, acting on a report, set up a roadblock on across all twelve lanes of Interstate 270 (I-270) and walked car to car with weapons drawn. The incident brought hundreds of vehicles and thousands of motorists on the interstate to a standstill as dozens of police officers conducted vehicle-to-vehicle searches at gunpoint for suspects alleged to have participated in a bank robbery.[36][37]

Controversy

A controversy over the tactics used by the MCPD ensued, with reports of officers walking down I-270 between stopped cars with weapons drawn, telling people to get back in their vehicles, and demanding commuters pop their trunks without any explanation why. One woman was reportedly shouted at by police with weapons drawn after she'd opened her car door to throw up, having gotten motion sickness from sitting in her vehicle for an extended period of time. Chief Thomas Manger defended the MCPD's actions, stating that they were justified under exigent circumstances.[38] Don Troop, a man who witnessed the incident, told the Washington Post that a group of officers made its way to his car and other cars around him. "They were just walking along saying: 'Pop the trunk! Pop the trunk!'" Troop said he overheard a man in a truck next to him call out to another motorist: "The police are looking for bank robbers." A short time later, about nine officers approached his car — including state troopers, county police officers, and at least one plainclothes officer. Among the commands given to motorists by officers were: "stay in your car", "pop the trunk", "get your hands on the steering wheel", and "get you hands up where we can see them", according to Troop. Corporal Aaron Smith, a pilot flying a Prince George's County police helicopter dispatched to assist stated that he "saw that they were searching traffic and going vehicle to vehicle."[39] MCPD spokesman Captain Paul Starks described the incident as a "systematic check of trunks and rear hitches" of detained vehicles.[40]

2014: School bomb threats

In April 2014 and May 2014, the MCPD responded to several bomb threats called against public high schools in the county by a Canadian teenager from Ottawa, Canada.[41] In all three cases, the threats were determined to be baseless after the schools in question were evacuated and searched for any explosives, in which none were found.[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51]


Organization

The MCPD is headquartered at the Public Safety Headquarters at 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, near Lake Placid. It was formerly headquartered at 2350 Research Boulevard in the county seat of Rockville. The current chief of police is J. Thomas Manger, who has held the office since January 30, 2004. The MCPD is divided into four bureaus and the Office of the Chief:[52]

List of chiefs

No. Chief Rank Life Tenure Notes
13 Clarence Edwards[8] Colonel[8] February 14, 1940 – present[8] September 24, 1991 – December 1994[8] First African American chief of the MCPD and a Maryland county police department. Former U.S. Park Police (USPP) officer for 21 years, joined the USPP in September 1963. Also served in the Maryland-National Capital Park Police.[8]
14 Carol A. Mehrling[2][7][13] Chief[2][7][13] 1949–present[2][7][13] 1995 – February 3, 1999[2][7][13] First female chief of the MCPD, at the time the second-largest U.S. police department headed by a woman. Served as interim chief from 1994 to 1995. Joined the MCPD on March 29, 1971.[2][7][13]
Thomas Evans[13][14] Chief (acting)[13][14] February 1999 – August 2, 1999[13][14] Served as the acting chief after the retirement of Carol A. Mehrling on February 3, 1999.[13][14]
15
Charles Alexander Moose
 Charles Alexander Moose Chief 1953–present August 2, 1999 – June 2003 U.S. Air Force commissioned officer; led the MCPD during the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002. Former chief of the Portland Bureau of Police.
William C. "Bill" O'Toole[22][23][24] Chief (acting)[22][23][24] June 2003 – January 30, 2004[22][23][24] Served as the acting chief following the resignation of Charles A. Moose in June 2003, also served as the MCPD's assistant chief. Retired on August 1, 2006.[22][23][24]
16[23] J. Thomas Manger[26][27][28][29] Chief[23][26][27][28][29] January 30, 2004 – present[23][26][27][28][29] Former Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officer; served as the FCPD's acting chief before becoming its chief. Graduate of the FBI National Academy.[23][26][27][28][29]

Ranks

Rank Insignia Notes
Chief of police
The rank insignia for the MCPD's chief is a gold-colored U.S. eagle, similar to that worn by colonels in the U.S. military.[53]
Lieutenant
The rank insignia for an MCPD lieutenant is a single gold-colored bar, similar to that worn by second lieutenants in the U.S. military.[54]
Sergeant
The rank insignia for an MCPD sergeant are three gold-colored chevrons. They are metallic pins and are worn on the shirt collar of uniforms.[55]
Corporal
The rank insignia for an MCPD corporal are two gold-colored chevrons. They are embroidered onto black cloth rectangles and worn as epaulettes, as well as metallic pins and worn on the shirt collars of uniforms.[56]

Historical ranks

Rank Insignia Notes
Chief of police (2002)
During the tenure of Chief Charles A. Moose, the chief's rank insignia consisted of two five-pointed yellow stars.

Fleet

The Montgomery County Police Department utilizes a fleet of second-generation Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, Dodge Chargers, Chevrolet Impalas, Dodge Magnums, Harley-Davidson Police Edition motorcycles, and others.

In popular culture

See also


References

  1. ↑ Montgomery County Department of Police (2013). "Organizational Values". myMCPnews. Montgomery County Department of Police. Retrieved August 15, 2013. We begin with Pride, and end with Excellence.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "County police department celebrates 75th anniversary". The Gazette. 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20877: Post-Newsweek Media, Inc. July 2, 1997. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 State of Maryland. "Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Executive Branch, Public Safety: Department of Police". Maryland State Archives. State of Maryland. Retrieved January 15, 2014. Established on July 1, 1922, the Montgomery County Police Department absorbed law enforcement duties from the Montgomery County Sheriff and designated constables (Chapter 259, Acts of 1922). The Department was authorized to consist of three to six officers appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to two-year terms, with one officer designated as Chief. In 1927, the Department was expanded to twenty officers (Chapter 299, Acts of 1927). Today, the Department is comprised of over a thousand officers and personnel. From 1922 to 1935, the Board of County Commissioners designated one police officer within the Department to serve as Chief. In 1935, the position was altered so that the Board could appoint from any source, at their discretion (Chapter 9, Acts of 1935). When the County transitioned to a charter government in 1948, the duty of appointing the Police Chief transferred to the County Executive. Today, the Police Department provides crime prevention and protection services to the public, and investigates crimes when they occur. During emergencies, the Department works in cooperation with other federal, State and local law enforcement agencies, and supports emergency service providers. The Department is composed of the Internal Affairs Division, and four bureaus: Field Services, Investigative Services, Management Services, and Patrol Services.
  4. ↑ Montgomery County Department of Police (March 2004). "Vision and Mission Statements". Montgomery County Department of Police. Montgomery County. Retrieved August 17, 2012. We, the Montgomery County Department of Police, are committed to providing the highest quality of police services to the people who live, work and visit our County. We will constantly evaluate and improve our efforts to enhance public safety with the goal of improving the quality of life within Montgomery County, while at the same time maintaining respect for individual rights and human dignity. The Mission of the Montgomery County Department of Police is to safeguard life and property, preserve the peace, prevent and detect crime, enforce the law, and protect the rights of all citizens. We are committed to working in partnership with the community to identify and resolve that impact public safety.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Montgomery County Police Department (1952). "Montgomery County Police Department Officers - Silver Spring, 1952". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Montgomery County Police Department (1968). "1968 Driver's Training, County Fairgrounds". Throwback Thursday. Facebook. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center. "Carol A. Mehrling: First woman Chief of Police of Montgomery County" (PDF). Montgomery County Women’s History Archives. 401 N. Washington Street, Suite 100, Rockville Maryland, 20850. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
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  10. ↑ Shaver, Katherine; Levine, Susan (November 18, 1998). "Mehrling to Retire Next Year; Montgomery Police Chief's Tenure Marked by Controversy". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014. Chief Carol A. Mehrling, the first woman to head Montgomery County's police department and one of the top female law enforcement officers in the nation, will retire in February, ending a tenure marked by bringing police closer to many residents but criticisms from some minority groups and her own rank and file. Mehrling, 50, said yesterday that she is leaving because she always intended to serve only four years and she wants to spend more time with her family, particularly her aging parents.
  11. ↑ Mooar, Brian (February 3, 1995). "Duncan Gives Interim Police Chief the Job". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014. Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan selected Maj. Carol A. Mehrling yesterday to become the county's first female police chief, saying she was "without question" the best person for the job. Mehrling, 46, of Gaithersburg, had served as interim chief since Duncan (D) took office in December, and she emerged from a nationwide search that drew 30 applicants from 13 states.
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Thomson, Candus (May 5, 1999). "Montgomery officials, lawyers for family of slain black man meet: Unarmed victim shot by white officer during traffic stop". The Baltimore Sun. Rockville, Maryland. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 'The officer obviously did not feel he had enough time to do anything other than what he did,' said acting Chief Thomas Evans.
  15. ↑ Perez-Rivas, Katherine; Shaver (February 24, 1998). "Despite Critics, Police Chief Still in Charge; Montgomery Executive Says Mehrling Able to Correct Problems". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014. She has received a vote of no confidence by her own police officers, her leadership skills have been criticized by community activists, and she recently was scolded by the county executive who appointed her three years ago this month. From the first day of her tenure as Montgomery County's first female police chief, Carol A. Mehrling has been a target for critics. She has been by far the most controversial of County Executive Douglas M. Duncan's departmental appointees, plagued in particular by persistent allegations that the county's 1,000-member force routinely mistreats or even abuses African Americans.
  16. ↑ Perez-Rivas, Manuel; Shaver, Katherine (November 19, 1998). "Montgomery Wants `Seasoned Manager' as Chief; Focus on Experience Could Rule Out Top Aides in Search for Mehrling's Successor". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014. Montgomery County officials said yesterday that there is no clear front-runner to replace Police Chief Carol A. Mehrling, who announced Tuesday that she will retire in February, and they began organizing a nationwide search for her successor, saying they are looking for a 'seasoned manager.' The emphasis on management experience could mean the new chief will have to come from outside the force. The department's current leadership hasn't been in place long. Lt. Col. Thomas Evans was appointed deputy chief just five months ago. Of the department's three majors -- the next management level -- only one has been in his post more than a year.
  17. ↑ Mooar, Brian (November 27, 1996). "Montgomery Police Chief Heeds NAACP; Mehrling to Ask Outsiders To Look for Harassment". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2014. Responding to persistent NAACP allegations of widespread police harassment and excessive force against African Americans, Montgomery County Police Chief Carol A. Mehrling has offered to open her department to scrutiny by a civilian panel and an outside law enforcement group. Mehrling held a news conference yesterday to announce the formation of a citizens advisory group and her intention to appoint an African American liaison to help ease strained relations between her department and minority communities.
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  21. ↑ Fleming, Charles; Moose, Charles A. (September 15, 2003). Three Weeks in October: The Manhunt for the Serial Sniper. New York City, New York: E.P. Dutton. ISBN 9780525947776. OCLC 52547597. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
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  42. ↑ Dempsey, E. Lancellotti (April 29, 2014). "Update of Today's Events". Northwest High School. Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved April 29, 2014. Good afternoon, this is Lance Dempsey, principal of Northwest High School, with an update for parents about today’s incident. At 10:51 am, the police cleared Northwest High School for re-entry after investigating a threat made against the school. I want to commend our students and staff for following our evacuation protocols and procedures. Based on the information we had from police this morning, we took appropriate action to ensure the safety and security of our students and staff. The police are continuing to investigate who made this threat against the school. If you have any information please contact the police directly. We are now resuming our instructional day today and will have counselors and staff on hand to speak to any students who are concerned or upset. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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