Elrich and his supporters would rather rule over MoCo’s ashes than have someone replace him.
You just described Mephistopheles.
Elrich and his supporters would rather rule over MoCo’s ashes than have someone replace him.
Here's the link to it: https://montgomerycountymd.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=169&event_id=16095&meta_id=173983Our County Executive and almost all of the Council Members do not give a crap. The only 2 that I have interacted with who may care a little, are Balcombe and Luedtke. Neither has any sway over the other CMs
Luedtke's husband is the Chief Legislative Officer for the MD Governor.
OH, and the MCPD staffing....... here is the latest
Holy Preload, Batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, 1,000! My apologies, good catch!!! I went to school in monkey county, I'm doing the best I can with that racist math!!!****Those number above cannot be right! 4 officers per 100k? You must mean 10k, or some other much lower number like 1000.
With 1.1 million residents that’s only 41 officers for 1.1 million people!
Generally, no...
Yes, 10,000! My apologies, good catch!!!
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This is the house & corner market my father, 10 siblings, mom, dad and babcia all lived. It was clean and filled with joy.I really feel badly when I drive through some formerly nice(ish) neighborhoods and just see litter *everywhere*, homes in disrepair, bars over windows, and people just milling about with no discernible means of support smoking weed and/or of school age not in school on a school day just milling about aimlessly. Terrible or missing/broken families and a breakdown in values as opposed to just poverty have caused this.
****No worries, I'm thankful there are LEO's like you on the force. Hopefully, you leave some DNA behind so you can be cloned a few hundred times to make more good police officers/investigators.
Short-timer's disease is a real thing. Every morning, pray you make it through the day. Every evening, pray to give thanks for surviving(literally for some, figuratively for others).I certainly appreciate your kind words, but I can assure you that there are thankfully much better cops out there than me. My attitude is admittedly poor. My level of caring has plummeted in the past 10 years or so. I can see it in the quality of my work. I still try to work hard and ensure that I can hold my head high and sleep comfortably at night... but I certainly don't give the level of effort that I did back then. I used to take my work a lot more personal, I tried to save everyone, I tried to fix all the problems. I lost a lot of sleep and sacrificed my personal and family time to answer the phone calls from my victims on my days off.
Now I do my job, make sure that completed everything that I need to complete and move on.
If the States Attorney craps out on a case... I shake my head and get annoyed, but move on.
If a judge makes a wrong decision and denies a search warrant because they are applying the wrong ruling to my circumstances, I complain to my boss, but move on.
If my victim doesn't cooperate, I don't try to assuage their concerns or convince them to reconsider, I close the case out and move on.
Back when I worked rape cases, I was trying to change the world. Now I'm trying to make it to retirement. That's the wrong attitude. I know it is. I wish I had a better attitude, but after 22 years I just can't make myself care anymore. I have my work ethic, I still want to help people... but I'm worn out and tired of feeling like Sisyphus. I do everything that is required, then I move on.
I hope that something drastic changes in MCPD and they somehow fix all that ails this county. I won't be around to see it though. 839 days left (recently found out that I have to work through June 2026, as opposed to retire June 1... that's another reason for my grumpy attitude, but that's a rant for another day!).
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Thankfully I'm not out on the street anymore, so I'm able to stay pretty safe. I certainly pray every morning and give thanks every night though!Short-timer's disease is a real thing. Every morning, pray you make it through the day. Every evening, pray to give thanks for surviving(literally for some, figuratively for others).
I feel safer already!
Jurisdiction Population | Average Total Personnel Per 10k Population | Average Officers Per 10k Population | Number of Agencies |
---|---|---|---|
50,000-100,000 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 419 |
100,000-200,000 | 21.0 | 16.1 | 165 |
200,000-500,000 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 73 |
500,000+ | 29.8 | 23.7 | 33 |
All Departments | 21.4 | 16.6 | 690 |
Wow. That's really depressing.A good article. If you live in MoCo, I think that it is worth a read.
The Police Staffing Bomb - Montgomery Perspective
By Adam Pagnucco. I have written many times about Montgomery County’s problems with police department staffing. Here is a sample. MoCo’s Recent Record on Police...montgomeryperspective.com