Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police officers have identified the toddler who was pulled out of Lake Whetstone in Montgomery Village on Friday evening. Police Captain Paul Starks said 22-month-old Malik Bojang died at a local hospital. An investigator, in the medical examiner’s office, confirms the cause of death was an accidental drowning. “Our hearts go out to […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police Captain Paul Starks reports the child has been identified within the last hour, and a parent’s identity has been confirmed. In a news release, Montgomery County police said the investigation is ongoing. The post on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website has been removed. Special Victims Detectives Investigate […]

A two alarm apartment fire on Lockwood Drive in White Oak sent three people to the hospital on Monday, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze sent two adults and one child to the hospital. Their injuries are not life threatening, he said. According to […]

A two-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a car in Takoma Park on Saturday afternoon, according to Takoma Park police. The collision happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the 8200 block of Roanoke Avenue in a parking lot, police said. According to police, the driver remained […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews evacuated a home in Randolph Hills on Saturday afternoon after discovering high concentrations of carbon monoxide at the residence at 4803 Topping Road. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said three people were transported to the hospital, two children aged 6 and 12, and a 34-year-old man. Piringer said […]

You may say he was at the right place at the right time. A Montgomery County police officer helped save the life of a 9-month-old girl on Sunday after relatives said the child was unresponsive. Authorities said Officer James Herman was on his way home when he pulled over a vehicle on the on the […]

The Montgomery County Police Department held a news conference on Friday to discuss the death investigation of 5-year-old Daniel Dana, who was found in a fiery car crash on June 16 at the intersection of Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road in Gaithersburg. You can watch the police news conference, below: According to Captain Darren […]

Montgomery County police are investigating the deaths of a 29-year-old mother and her four-year-old daughter at a Chevy Chase home. According to a police account, police and firefighters responded to a report of an electrocution at the residence shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the 8800 block of Connecticut Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Police said the […]

UPDATED, June 17, 6:30 p.m. – Police have identified the driver of the car and the boy killed in a crash in Gaithersburg Tuesday morning. The driver of the 2003 Toyota Corolla is being identified as Narges Shafeirad, 33. She remains hospitalized in serious condition, police said. The boy who died was her son, 5-year-old Daniel Dana, […]

UPDATED A seven-year-old boy was transported to the hospital on Memorial Day after nearly drowning at a community pool in the 1600 block of Yale Place in Rockville, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a bystander initiated CPR on the boy. Piringer […]