[Scan-DC] MONDAY: Transportation Security Detail Exercises & Training

[Alan Henney]

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION
2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD    ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND   20850-3294


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          FOR MORE INFORMATION:
July 6, 2008 Media Services Division

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Media Advisory

Law Enforcement
Transportation Security Detail Exercises & Training

WHEN:   Monday, July 7, 2008
                    6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Montgomery County METRO and MARC train stations (on platforms,
above and below ground, and riding on the trains) and other
undisclosed locations throughout the county

 WHAT: High visibility presence of uniformed law enforcement
officers engaged in detection and deterrent terrorism training
exercises.

 Montgomery County Police want to assure our community members that
there has been no intelligence developed that there are any terrorist
threats to our county at this time.  These exercises are planned and
conducted on a regular basis.

 During the above listed time period, over 130 members of Montgomery
County Police, Sheriff’s Office, Fire Marshal’s Office, Rockville City
Police, Gaithersburg Police, Takoma Park Police, Metro Transit Police,
Maryland Transit Authority, and Transportation Security
Administration, will be conducting combined training exercises that
will make them highly visible to community members, especially those
using METRO and MARC trains.  In addition to regular uniformed
officers, K9 teams and SWAT officers will be part of the exercise.

 This training is designed to duplicate the type of response that
could be used to detect and prevent terrorist activity in our area.
Again, these are tests of deployment and training, not a response to
any identified security threat.

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