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MEDIA ADVISORY: MCPD Special Operations Division to Showcase New Air Safety Cushion

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 9, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

WHO:         Montgomery County Department of Police
                   Chief Marc Yamada
                   Captain Nicholas Picerno, Special Operations Division

                   Representatives from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

 

WHAT:       MCPD Air Safety Cushion Announcement/Presentation

 

WHEN:      Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:     Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters

                    100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
                    Parking lot (weather permitting)
In the case of rain, the news conference will be held in the PSHQ first-floor conference room.
The demonstration will be in the parking lot underneath the solar panels.

 

The Montgomery County Department of Police received a grant from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that supports initiatives related to national security.

The grant funded the purchase of an air safety cushion—an inflatable device designed to help prevent serious injury or death in the event of a fall by a person in crisis.

MCPD officers traveled to New York City to receive specialized training from NYPD on the proper deployment and use of the device, as well as to develop best practices.

 

Because this was a privately funded philanthropic gift, MCPD will host a media presentation and demonstration to publicly thank the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation and to showcase this new life-saving capability.

 

 Media, please confirm attendance with Public Information Office. 

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Release ID: 25-264
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: media-advisory