Gang Profiles: Garret County, Maryland.
27 February 2009, 4:04 pm
Excerpted and/or paraphrased from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Gangs Homepage at the University of Maryland website http://www.gangs.umd.edu .
Garrett
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In Case of Emergency!
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To report gang activity that is an immediate threat to life or property,
citizens should call 911
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To report gang activity in
Garrett
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The public can report gang information to 301-334-1911.
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To report gang related crime use the following link or call 911 as appropriate.
http://www.gangs.umd.edu/wfrmContact.aspx?page=report
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Garrett County is located in western Maryland adjacent to Allegany County and is bordered by West Virginia and Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census, the population is approximately 30,000. Most of the county is rural and police report no gang activity.
If a parent is concerned about a child as potentially being involved in gangs, the first resource is the child’s school counselor or pupil personnel worker. For a list of school telephone numbers, please consult list of schools.
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