Meeting to improve communication between law enforcement and community

With the recent scenes of violence and protests in Ferguson, MO fresh in the minds of many, community groups are asking could such an occurrence happen in St. Mary’s County?

As a way of improving communication between law enforcement and the St. Mary’s County community a Town Hall meeting will take place at on Thursday, September 25 at the Dominion Apostolic Ministries, 21600 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The Town Hall begins at 7:00 p.m. and will run until 9:00 p.m.

The goal of the meeting is to discuss policing and the community with the hope of fostering a conversation about ways to improve communication between law enforcement agencies and St. Mary’s County residents.

The meeting will be hosted by the Human Relations Commission, Community Leaders, NAACP, and area pastors. The event will be streamed live at dominionapostolic.com and basketball4lyfe.com.

For more information contact Kelsey Bush by email at Kelsey.Bush@stmarysmd.com or by phone at 301-475-4200, ext. 1848. For additional flyers visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging.