Montgomery Community Media

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed early Saturday morning at the intersection of Goshen Road and East Village Drive in Montgomery Village, according to Montgomery County Police. Police said they were notified of the incident at approximately 1:22 a.m. on March 7. The pedestrian, identified by police as Osmin de Jesus Montano Carrillo of […]

Montgomery County has had than double the number of reported homicides in 2014 than in 2013. Last year, there were 19 homicides. That compares to 8 in 2013. But, Capt. Darren Francke, director of the department’s Major Crimes Division, said the number is not alarming. He talks about the county’s homicide rate in this MyMcMedia […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred Christmas night in Colesville. According to a police account, emergency rescue crews responded to the area of Randolph Road at Hammonton Place for the report of a collision at approximately 9:36 p.m. on Dec 25. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a […]

UPDATED 12-8.14 Detectives from Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes-Homicide Division are investigating a death that was discovered on Dec. 6 in the 2300 block of Eagle Rock Place in the Layhill area of Silver Spring and police say it is a homicide investigation. According to a police account, at 10:47 a.m. the Emergency Communications […]

A Nashville man, who killed his ex-wife in Germantown, was sentenced on Oct. 15 to life in prison for the crime. Baldeo Taneja, 63, murdered Preeta Gabba, of Germantown, last October. His wife at the time, Raminder Kaur, was with Taneja during the crime, according to court documents. Kaur’s sentencing date is yet to be […]

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rockville teenager. According to police, Zymirah McGill, age 15, of the 14700 block of Latakia Place in Rockville has been reported missing. Zymirah is described by police as a black female, 5’5″ tall, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and long, black hair. […]

UPDATED, July 28 at 3:30 p.m.: Police have arrested a 51-year-old man for the slaying of his wife in their Gaithersburg home Sunday. Cola Winbone Beale is being held in Norfolk, Va. on the strength of a Montgomery County warrant charging him with the murder of his wife, 47-year-old June Carlita Beale, according to police. […]

Montgomery County police have charged Adou Louis Kouadio, age 24, of the 9700 block of Dilston Road in Silver Spring, with one count of attempt second degree murder and two counts of first degree child abuse. According to police, the victim, Amir Iman-Kouadio, is Kouadio’s two-month-old son. Here’s a police account of what happened: “On […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a theft of a wallet that occurred in October at a restaurant on Layhill Road. Investigators said they have exhausted leads and are now releasing photographs of the suspect to the public in hopes of getting a tip. Here’s the police account of what happened: “On October 20, 4th District […]

Montgomery County Police detectives are investigating a case of theft and credit card fraud that occurred in August. Investigators are releasing videos of the two suspects and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. According to police, the investigation has revealed that on August 11 between approximately 12 p.m. and 1:10 p.m., the […]