Police: Officer ignored call of armed robbery on same block

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A Montgomery County police officer ignored an emergency alert about an armed robbery on the same block where she was sitting in her patrol car, according to court records.

But when the chief of police sought to give Cpl. Nancy Swandic a one-day suspension for neglect of her duties, she rejected the punishment, triggering a police union lawsuit that is still ongoing.

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