Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended the county reinstate the COVID-19 indoor mask mandate if the jurisdiction reaches what the CDC defines as “substantial transmission”: 50 new cases per 100,000 residents for seven days, which is about 525 new cases over a seven-day period for the county. According to a county release Friday, “The […]

The Maryland Health Department (MDH) began releasing COVID-19 numbers organized by zip code Sunday.  Three Silver Spring zip codes have the highest concentration of cases in Maryland after Baltimore City with 153 cases (zip code 21215) and Lanham with 143 cases (20706). The Silver Spring zip code 20904 has 137 cases as of Monday morning. […]

It’s been three years since Sarah (6) and Jacob (5) went missing.  Their mother, 30-year-old Catherine Hoggle, has been charged with their murder. The Washington Post, reports that she was charged with two counts of murder following a grand jury indictment Thursday evening. Hoggle has spent the last three years in a psychiatric facility in […]

Defense attorney David Felsen has filed a motion to dismiss three misdemeanors that his client Catherine Hoggle was charged with almost three years ago in the disappearance of her children 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob. Since she was arrested by Montgomery County police officers and charged with child neglect, obstruction and hindering in Sept. of […]

Montgomery County police officers have released a surveillance video, see below, in hopes you can help them identify a bank robbery suspect. The bank robbery happened on July 28 shortly after 5 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Bank on Westlake Drive in North Bethesda. According to the police investigation, the suspect entered the bank and […]

Dozens of residents attended a community meeting with Montgomery County police officers on Wednesday night to discuss crime in Montgomery Village. Many residents attended the meeting at the North Creek Community Center because they wanted more information about the double homicide that occurred on Gallery Court on June 5th. Commander Dinesh Patil of the 6th […]

Montgomery County police officers say a homeowner shot a 19-year-old burglary suspect at a Germantown home early Saturday morning. According to police, the suspect is hospitalized in serious condition at a local hospital. The burglary was reported at 2:11 a.m. in the 11700 block of Tall Pines Drive on April 1, police said in a […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery that occurred on Jan. 26 at CVS pharmacies in Bethesda and a Rite Aid in Silver Spring. According to police, investigators believe the three robberies were committed by the same suspect. Police have released surveillance video, see below, of the suspect […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled a Sept. 6th public hearing in Rockville on a request by Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) to increase its electric distribution rates by $104 million (an increase of about $13 a month for the typical residential customer). According to the PSC, Pepco provides electricity to about 560,000 […]

The Clarksburg community continues to mourn the loss of three teens who died in a fatal crash this week. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger says the collision remains under investigation, and he says this case is also difficult for his officers — some who have kids the same age. According to Manger, speed appears to […]