Report: MoCo police still facing staffing issues, overtime costs

Plus: Three displaced by Takoma Park house fire; Silver Spring dancer kicks high with Rockettes

December 2, 2024 11:00 a.m.

The Montgomery County Department of Police continues to face understaffing issues and ballooning overtime costs as a result, according to a legislative report that will be discussed Monday by the County Council’s Public Safety Committee. [WTOP]

Takoma house fire displaces three, plus dog

Fifty firefighters responded Sunday night to a house fire in 100 block of Elm Avenue in Takoma Park that left three people and a dog displaced, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. [DC News Now]

Silver Spring dancer kicks high with Rockettes

Silver Spring dancer Tamia Strickland made her debut with the Rockettes, the legendary dance troupe that performs at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, in early November and showed off her moves when the group performed in the city’s annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. [WUSA9]

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