Public Safety

November 16, 2021 | Margaret Attridge

More Than 1,700 MCPS Employees Miss Deadline to Report Vaccination Status

More than 1,700 Montgomery County Public School employees have not reported their vaccination status as of Nov. 15, and the school district is extending their already-pushed-back deadline for reporting before issuing disciplinary measures. As of the morning of Nov. 15, 1,782 employees had yet to report their vaccination status, according to MCPS Director of Communications […]

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November 16, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Líderes de Transporte de MCPS Están Bajo Investigación por Irregularidades Financieras

Al menos dos miembros del personal del Departamento de Transporte de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están siendo investigados por el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery con respecto a “acusaciones de posibles irregularidades financieras”, según el Director de Comunicaciones de MCPS, Christopher Cram. “Nos tomamos muy en serio estas acusaciones […]

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November 16, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Policía Estatal Investiga Accidente Fatal Peatonal, el Conductor se dio a la Fuga

La Autoridad de Transporte de Maryland (MDTA) está investigando un accidente que resultó en la muerte de un peatón a las 3:20 a.m. del martes. Según MDTA, los agentes que respondieron a un accidente en el Intercounty Connector en dirección oeste antes de la avenida Georgia, donde hallaron a un hombre adulto, que fue declarado […]

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November 16, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

State Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Hit and Run Early Tuesday Morning

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. According to MDTA, officers responding to a crash on the westbound Intercounty Connector before Georgia Avenue found an adult male, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver did not stop and fled […]

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November 16, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Top Leaders of MCPS Transportation on Leave Pending Financial Investigation

At least two staff members at the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation are under investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department concerning “allegations of possible financial improprieties,” according to MCPS Director of Communications Christopher Cram. “We take these allegations very seriously, and as a result, we immediately contacted the police to investigate,” Cram […]

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November 15, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Mask Mandate May Return Saturday as County Maintains Substantial COVID-19 Transmission 

Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate will return Saturday if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms the jurisdiction has maintained seven straight days of substantial COVID-19 transmission, per a county Health and Human Services (DHHS) spokesperson. If the CDC shows the county has reached seven days of substantial transmission on Tuesday, the mandate […]

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November 15, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Escuela Blair Recibió un Llamado Anónimo el Lunes de ‘Preocupación por la Seguridad’

La escuela secundaria Montgomery Blair recibió un aviso anónimo por un “problema de seguridad” a la escuela, dijo la directora Renay Johnson en una carta a las familias, el lunes. “Esta mañana recibimos un aviso anónimo de la línea de información de Maryland Safe School con respecto a un problema de seguridad para nuestra escuela. […]

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November 15, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Update: Blair High School Received Anonymous Tip for ‘Safety Concern’ Monday, Principal Says

Update (Nov. 16): Around 2:27 a.m. Monday, Montgomery County Police officers began investigating the report of someone who threatened to bring a gun to Montgomery Blair High School, Police Spokesperson Officer Carlos Cortes told MyMCM. Officers responded to the school in the morning hours and did not find anything. No one was arrested, injured, or […]

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November 15, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Policía: No hay Evidencia de Agresión Sexual en el Incidente de la Escuela Secundaria Wootton

La Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) concluyó que el “incidente grave” reportado en el vestuario del equipo de fútbol americano de la escuela secundaria Thomas S. Wootton, el 2 de noviembre, no fue un asalto sexual, y entregó la investigación a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS). La policía llegó a la […]

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November 15, 2021 | Collin Riviello

Police Release Surveillance Video of Suspect in Silver Spring Armed Carjacking

Montgomery County Police released surveillance video of a suspect they believe is responsible for a Nov. 8 armed carjacking in Silver Spring. At about 6:05 p.m. on Nov. 8, police say the suspect approached a 29-year-old male inside of his vehicle at a parking lot at the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring. […]

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