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Gaithersburg Police Officer Noah Grubic got a special award for his actions in helping track down a man who cut another person with a knife but it wasn’t while he was on the job and it wasn’t even in his own state. On Aug. 31 Grubic was off duty in Cleona, Pa., when he saw a man carrying a […]

The Gaithersburg Police Department in partnership with Starbucks, 121 Market Street in Kentlands, hosted “Coffee with a Cop,” from 7 – 9 a.m. on Sept. 30. Some of the hot topics discussed at the event included pedestrian safety, parking issues, thefts from automobiles, street robberies, neighborhood watch, list serves, identity theft and dogs. Police stressed […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will honor Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters and Paramedics at their 19th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event will be held on Friday, August 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Harvest Building, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg. This year we will honor 57 of the […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will honor Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters and Paramedics at their 19th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event will be held on Friday, August 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Harvest Building, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg. We will honor the County’s & the City […]

The City of Gaithersburg Police Department will host “Coffee with a Cop” on Oct. 29 starting at 7 a.m. at the Kentlands Chick-fil-A located at 104 Main Street. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department will be on hand to meet with members of the community in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues and […]

The kickoff for the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair is the annual Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) public safety awards. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports this year’s event also included some awards for some young life savers. More coverage: GGCC Hosts Public Safety Awards (Photos & Video) Gaithersburg Police Celebrate 50 Years (Video) “I Love My Job […]

With Montgomery County Public Schools starting the new school year on August 26, the Gaithersburg Police Department offers these reminders to students, parents, motorists and bicyclists to ensure a safe and healthy school year: Students Discuss with your family the safest route to school. Identify intersections with crossing guards and the route with the fewest […]

The Gaithersburg Police Department held its first annual “Chief’s Pistol Competition,” sponsored by the Gaithersburg Police Foundation, on October 10. This year, 18 officers qualified for the event based on an average of the officer’s daytime and nighttime qualifications. The Department’s firearms instructors designed a combat course for the competition and the top three officers […]

Gaithersburg police are investigating three car accidents that occurred in a 24-hour time period in the  Kentlands community on Sept. 29. The first accident happened at 5:07 a.m. on Sept. 29 at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard. Police said a 19–year-old driver was under the influence of alcohol when he lost […]