In the news:

Montgomery killing attracts support for gun measure- The Gazette
August 8, 2008
A fatal attack on a Gaithersburg woman in April is sparking interest in Montgomery County to support a Baltimore city effort to cut in half the monthly good behavior credits certain Maryland inmates receive.

The change will keep gun criminals in jail longer, which could have helped prevent the Montgomery County murder, said Capt. Mitch Cunningham, director of the information support and analysis division for the Montgomery County Police Department.


Crime, punishment on some agendas- The Gazette
January 11, 2008
‘‘It’s a bipartisan effort because it’s an issue that affects Republicans and Democrats alike,” said Olszewski, noting that a convicted predator who lives in his district had his three-year sentence cut in half as a result.
Law-and-order issues may be a strong theme during this year’s session, he said. ‘‘I think it’s the sleeping giant of the session. It’s the thing that people aren’t talking about a lot, but are concerned a whole lot about.”

Murder suspect held without bond - The Gazette
April 23, 2008

Harvey, a DNA analyst at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Rockville, was shot after returning home from an evening out with friends and colleagues, according to police. Just before she was shot, she spent some time cleaning out her car, which was parked next to the trash bins, Gaithersburg Police Chief John King said during a county police meeting last week.
In October 2000, Henderson, then 18, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in two armed robberies and one attempted armed robbery in which he and a Germantown man cut female victims’ throats from behind. All but 12 years of the term were suspended. The Germantown man is serving a 26-year sentence with nine years suspended.