Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Because of the icy weather conditions, Montgomery County schools are closed today, and many offices are opening late. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. today, and a Flood Watch is in effect until 11 p.m. tonight. 2. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger provides some sobering stats as he stresses the need for tougher DUI laws in the state of Maryland. Manger’s comments followed a Feb. 12th bond hearing for Luis Reluzco, who faces charges in a Dec. 3rd collision that resulted in the death of Montgomery […]

UPDATED 2.12.16 10:45 a.m. A Montgomery County grand jury has indicted the suspect driver who police say struck Officer Noah Leotta, while he was working as a member of  the Holiday Alcohol Task Force, last December. Leotta died from his injuries a week later. According to a Montgomery County Police Department news release, Olney resident […]

The Maryland State Police Department is investigating a single vehicle, fatal collision that occurred at 7:47 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the ramp at I-270 to I-370 in Gaithersburg. According to troopers, the initial investigation indicates that the driver was traveling on northbound I-270 at the ramp to I-370 when he lost control of his […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist and an SUV that occurred on Monday night at the intersection of Viers Mill Road and Turkey Branch Parkway. According to police, 19-year-old Frank Lawrence Towers of Rockville was killed in the collision that occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 28th. Police […]

For Montgomery County police, the holiday season is a time to be extra vigilant when it comes to drunk drivers. That’s why there is a special task force in place. The Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force is made up of multiple departments including, officers from the Alcohol Initiatives Section, patrol officers from six […]

A 20-year-old Takoma Park man was killed and two others were hospitalized following a single vehicle crash on Thursday night in Takoma Park. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22nd at 7810 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates a 2000 Toyota Corolla was traveling north on Carroll Avenue when […]

Montgomery County police say a 68-year-old woman, identified as Penelope Ann Garland of Woodbine, was killed in a single vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Georgia Avenue at the Inter-County Connector (ICC). According to a police account, officers were responding to a call for service at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Oct. 17th when they observed […]

Troopers are investigating a fatal rollover collision that occurred on Sunday morning on the southbound I-270 ramp to Shady Grove Road. Police said the driver, 56-year-old Guillermo Yarin Romero of Silver Spring, died from his injures at the scene of the crash. According to police, the initial investigation indicates that Romero was driving a Toyota […]

UPDATED Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. Montgomery County police have charged 22-year-old Ryan Anthony Salandy of Germantown with first degree murder in the death of 21-year-old William Dean McDaniel of Clarksburg. Salandy is being held without bond. According to police, his bond hearing has been set for Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. in Rockville. So […]