Montgomery Community Media

Police released surveillance images of a man sought in connection with thefts from two separate 7-Elevens in downtown Silver Spring. The two crimes occurred in late April, police say. Before 3 a.m. on April 25, Silver Spring district officers responded to reports of thefts that occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 8202 Georgia Avenue. Investigators […]

Dozens of firefighters battled a fire at an apartment complex at Leisure World on Sunday afternoon. It happened at 15101 Glade Drive, according to fire and rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said several apartments were damaged by the blaze that ignited when a cigarette came in contact with oxygen. He said one person was treated […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a four-story apartment building at 410 Girard Street on March 28. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire occurred near a balcony at the Villa Ridge condominium building in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. Piringer described the fire department’s efforts to battle the blaze as […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters were dispatched shortly after 8 p.m. on March 12 for the report of a porch fire at One Wells Avenue in Gaithersburg at the Wells/Robertson House. Beth Anne Nesselt, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said additional resources were requested as a precaution given the weather and […]

A man narrowly escaped from a house that caught fire early Saturday morning and investigators have determined that a cigarette discarded in a kitchen trash can was the cause of the blaze. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m. to the 13000 block of Payson Street in Rockville for the […]