Three newly appointed assistant police chiefs in Montgomery County, Maryland, said there will be changes to how policing is carried out, including a shift from what one called a “warrior mentality” to a “guardian mentality.”
When the Montgomery County Council voted on the appointments of the assistant chiefs, Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones told the council members the three “will be a tremendous asset to our police department.”
Two of those appointed are veterans of the department. Assistant Chief Darren Francke served as a captain in the 3rd District, and Assistant Chief Marc Yamada served as a captain in the 4th District.
Vehicles vandalized with obscene graffiti in Silver Spring neighborhood
Montgomery County police commander promises additional patrols By Dan Schere |
January 15, 2021
Mary O Driscoll was one of several residents who had profanity spray-painted on their vehicles in Silver Spring s Woodside neighborhood last week. (She blacked out the profanity and the license plate number in the photo.)
Photo courtesy of Mary O Driscoll
Several vehicles were vandalized with graffiti in Silver Spring’s Woodside neighborhood late last week.
A racial epithet was scrawled in at least one case. Other vehicles had various obscenities on them.
Sgt. Rebecca Innocenti, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman, said in an interview Wednesday that she knew of four reported incidents: