Explore articles related to law enforcement activities and policies in Wicomico County. Topics include the Sheriff's Department resources, involvement in federal programs like 287(g), responses to public incidents, and interactions between law enforcement and citizens or government officials.
Law Enforcement
S2 E80 ICE Arrest Intimidates Pinehurst Neighborhood
OPEN AGENDA has produced a special year-end episode (S2 E80) to address ICE's recent arrest and ongoing detention of a 24-year-old mother, Vanessa Parrazal, who was brought to the U.S. illegally at the age of two. The arrest, which involved busting o...
Open Agenda S2 E75 Appointments, Arrests, and Accountability in the City Council of Salisbury
We cover the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Salisbury City Council's newest member, Melissa Holland. At Monday's City Council meeting, many residents expressed their outrage that Ms. Holland was selected behind closed doors to fill a...
Open Agenda S2 E66: ICE is Melting Beneath the County Executive's Plan to Weaponize Government
It looks like the agreement with ICE has been crushed in Wicomico County. On the Friday, November 7 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E66) you'll see how the County Executive, without prior notice, pulled out of her much publicized and highly controversial...
S2 E43: GOOD CITIZEN FIGHTS BAD GOVERNMENT
In this episode, a local resident known as “Good Citizen” tells his story about a recent visit to the Government Office Building for the purpose of obtaining information, and the unpleasant interactions with Executive Branch employees that ensued. Al...
Open Agenda TV S2 E39 Social Media, Law Enforcement and 287G with ICE
Several important events have occurred this past week, so OPEN AGENDA is bringing you a SPECIAL EDITION to supplement our usual two weekly episodes. Links and brief descriptions of this week's episodes are below:
Open Agenda Ep 6 Part 2: MOU w ESU Work Session and Press Confrerence
This special episode of Open Agenda is dedicated entirely to the public controversy surrounding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Wicomico County Executive with Eastern Shore Undercover (ESU), granting access to encrypted police rad...