While the nation mourned the death of George Floyd, Prince George’s County paid a $20 million settlement after Corporal Mike Owen shot and killed a handcuffed.
In Maryland s largest suburb, an ambitious police overhaul faces roadblocks
Rebecca Tan and Dan Morse, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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1of3Montgomery County, Md., Police Chief Marcus Jones, left, with interim Prince George s County, Md., police chief Hector Velez during a news conference after a Montgomery County police detective was shot in November.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Protesters in Clarksburg, Md., after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last year.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson.Show MoreShow Less
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After the killing of George Floyd last year, residents of Maryland s Montgomery County held more than 120 protests against police violence, joining communities across the country in a wave of civil unrest not seen since the 1960s.
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Firefighter who nearly died of covid begs front-line workers: ‘Please, get the shots’ Katie Mettler Prince George’s firefighter Steve Collins, 61, is transported home from a residential rehabilitation center on Sept. 1, 2020. (Courtesy of Prince George’s ) The firefighter’s family had decided to let him go. For a month, Steve Collins, a 33-year veteran of the Prince George’s County fire department, had been hooked to a ventilator and fighting for his life against the coronavirus. The doctors said he would not wake up. His family visited a funeral home to make arrangements. But before they said farewell, they had one request: Wait to remove him from the machines until after his 61st birthday.
A Maryland police officer was suspended on Tuesday over two social media posts, including one showing him wearing what was described as a political T-shirt as he displayed his badge and service weapon.