Montgomery Community Media

Kate Bradley, the principal of Bannockburn Elementary School in Bethesda, emailed parents Wednesday about a swastika and curse word found drawn inside a boys bathroom stall. According to Bradley, the “a 5th grade patrol” officer discovered the expletive and antisemitic symbol Tuesday in the bathroom located in Green Hallway, which is primarily for 4th and 5th-grade […]

One of the two suspects charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom on March 16, at Rockville High School, appeared in District Court on Friday in Rockville. During the preliminary hearing for the 17-year-old suspect, prosecutors asked Judge Eugene Wolfe to continue the case for one week because of new evidence. Defense attorneys […]

An electrical fire forced a family of five at 12117 Suffolk Terrace in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County out of their home overnight. Gaithersburg Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two adults and three children were evaluated by emergency rescue crews at the scene for smoke inhalation. One firefighter, he said, was treated […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a townhouse fire overnight at 8664 Delcris Drive in Montgomery Village. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire occurred in a bathroom on the third floor of a three-story townhouse. He said the occupants are out of the house. So far, no word on the […]