And the readers can already infer that controlling crowd size at OP meetings is a wise step, when facing 20,000 size of the facebook group.  Could be spelled out perhaps a bit more directly, more explicitly.  

Seems the Police officials are NOT objecting, but ARE OK with their role.  

PS  A bit of searching: One Message 1178023:  Our board has received threats and active investigations are on going from the police.

Another:  1177973  “One of the things that’s really hurting is the temperature of this community,” Farr said. “The harassment, the bullying, the threats – we have Board members here that have been threatened, and open investigations have been done for those threats.

“That bothers me as a Board member, as a father, [and] as part of this community,” he continued. “The temperature has to drop immediately. You can’t get anything done when you act like this. It’s a mob-type mentality that doesn’t belong in our loving community.”

“Ocean Pines is not part of this [police] investigation that’s going on. That’s up to the state’s attorney, Maryland State Police and all of that. We have nothing to do with that,” Farr said. “We want justice, just like everybody else does.

Director Stuart Lakernick echoed Farr’s statement and said he was also an early supporter and donor to the foundation. But he said the behavior by some was “just wrong.”

“We had to take our phone numbers and addresses off our website because of the targeted emails, text messages and phone calls we have all been getting, that are threatening us,” Lakernick said.

He said Horn, in particular, has been a target.

“She’s endured some brutal attacks. I’m horrified at what this woman has had to go through,” he said

“Some members have asked, ‘is it even safe to go to our food and beverage venues anymore?’” Rakowski said.

[Jacobs]  “No matter where you fall on this debate, engaging in insulting, mean, disparaging comments or actions that harass or insult someone else simply because they disagree with you is wrong and fails to get us any closer to a solution,” he said.