Montgomery County Police Department (Maryland)

Summary:

In June 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) in Montgomery County, Maryland, focused on racially discriminatory traffic stops, searches and arrests. The Division and Montgomery County entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in 2002, which was terminated in February 2005

Fast Facts

Case Status: Closed
City and State: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Year Initiated: 1996
Year Closed: 2005