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Montgomery County leaders react to police chief's sudden resignation following allegations of misconduct

To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON — After Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada suddenly resigned following allegations of misconduct on Friday, county leaders are reacting to the revelations. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich accepted Yamada's resignation around 12 p.m. on Friday. About three hours later, Elrich said his decision was due to the investigation into Yamada's alleged misconduct. He released the following statement: "Today, I requested the resignation of Montgomery County Department of Police Chief Marc Yamada.

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WilluChill News DeskMontgomery County, Washington · Published Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTCUpdated Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM UTC

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I have confidence that Acting Chief Francke will provide stability and leadership for the department during this transition.” A spokesperson for the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said it's the organization's practice not to identify subjects of its investigations in publicly issued synopses.

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To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON — After Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada suddenly resigned following allegations of misconduct on Friday, county leaders are reacting to the revelations. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich accepted Yamada's resignation around 12 p.m. on Friday. About three hours later, Elrich said his decision was due to the investigation into Yamada's alleged misconduct. He released the following statement: "Today, I requested the resignation of Montgomery County Department of Police Chief Marc Yamada.
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To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON — After Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada suddenly resigned following allegations of misconduct on Friday, county leaders are reacting to the revelations. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich accepted Yamada's resignation around 12 p.m. on Friday. About three hours later, Elrich said his decision was due to the investigation into Yamada's alleged misconduct. He released the following statement: "Today, I requested the resignation of Montgomery County Department of Police Chief Marc Yamada.
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To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON — After Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada suddenly resigned following allegations of misconduct on Friday, county leaders are reacting to the revelations. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich accepted Yamada's resignation around 12 p.m. on Friday. About three hours later, Elrich said his decision was due to the investigation into Yamada's alleged misconduct. He released the following statement: "Today, I requested the resignation of Montgomery County Department of Police Chief Marc Yamada.
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