Montgomery Community Media

A man killed two people in a shooting in Mt. Airy yesterday afternoon, and the suspect is dead as well, police say. Police responded to the 7900 block of Bennett Branch Road in Mt. Airy at around 2:50 p.m. for reports of shots fired. When they arrived at the scene, they found 18-year-old Noah Homayouni, […]

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A double slaying. A bank robbery. A body found inside a burning automobile. Adults charged with sex offenses against minors. All headlines from Montgomery County. Does the county have a crime problem? We asked the question to Council President Roger Berliner. Here’s his answer: PREVIOUS POSTS:

Several public safety stories topped our coverage, based on web traffic last week. The number one story, however, was the list of principal assignments by Montgomery County Public Schools.    

It’s been a tough month for Northwest High School and principal Jimmy D’Andrea. Within a 48-hour period, the Northwest community lost three teenagers in June. Two of the students were violently murdered. D’Andrea has attended all three funerals. “It’s been devastating,” he said. “Shocking on so many levels.” D’Andrea has attended the funeral services for […]

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 […]

UPDATED Lt. Nicholas Picerno is leading the team investigating the double homicide that occurred in Montgomery Village over one week ago. According to Montgomery County Police, two Northwest High School students, 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar and 18-year-old Artem Ziberov, were shot to death as they sat in a parked car on Gallery Court on June […]

Montgomery County 6th District Police Commander Dinesh Patil will meet with residents tonight at a community meeting in Montgomery Village. The meeting follows a double homicide last week on Gallery Court. “That has created a significant amount of anxiety in the community,” Patil said, noting that some Montgomery Village residents are expressing a general sense […]

It’s been one week today since two Northwest High School students, 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar and 18-year-old Artem Ziberov, were gunned down as they sat in a parked car on Gallery Court in Montgomery Village, and still there’s been no information released about a suspect or a motive. Police say detectives have collected a lot […]

Funeral services for Artem Ziberov will be held on Saturday at Neelsville Presbyterian Church in Germantown. Police say 18-year-old Ziberov and 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar were shot to death on Monday night as they sat in a parked car on Gallery Court in Montgomery Village. Police have not released any information about a suspect or […]