Montgomery Community Media

A man was arrested Monday night and charged with kidnapping and assaulting an 18-year-old female in Rockville, Montgomery County Police (MCPD) said. Daniel Belcik, 26, of an unknown address is charged with kidnapping, attempting kidnapping, second degree assault and resisting/interference with arrest, according to online case records. According to MCPD, the victim was in the […]

As of Oct. 31, auto theft is up 21% in Montgomery County from what it was as of the same date last year, according to Montgomery County Police 6th District Commander Capt. Michael Ward. Between Jan. 1-Oct. 31, 2019 there were 131 auto thefts in Montgomery County, according to a graph displayed by Ward at […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire on Tuesday night in the 1700 block of Pasture Brook Way in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said when firefighters arrived at the scene, around 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 20, there were flames throughout the house. According to Piringer, the occupants of the house safely […]

If you are a student or visitor you know finding a parking spot on Montgomery College’s Rockville campus can be challenging during the school year. But the parking situation is expected to improve when Montgomery College opens the North Garage this fall. MCTV’s Dan Rankin reports that when the seven-level parking structure opens, it will […]

A fire at 1608 Timberline Road in Colesville ignited in the garage and extended to the house, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused an estimated $250,000 in damages, and displaced a family of four, on Easter Sunday. According to Piringer, there were no injures. […]

A house fire in the 900 block of McCeney Avenue on Wednesday night caused $675,000 in damages, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it took 65 firefighters about thirty minutes to bring the blaze at 909 McCeney Avenue under control. According to Piringer, the family was home […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers and fire and rescue crews responded to a collision on Tuesday afternoon where a car crashed into a vehicle and then into the garage of a house. It happened at 2:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Sunflower Drive in the Flower Valley neighborhood of Rockville, according to police. Police […]

UPDATED Over 60 firefighters battled a house fire in Olney on Tuesday evening. A fire official said the fire caused an estimated $600,000 in damages. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two occupants in the house assisted ten dogs out of the house and they were not injured. Piringer has Tweeted a link to […]

Demolition of three sections of the White Flint Mall parking garage started July 8, according to a community notice letter signed by Desharri Bell, general manager of the White Flint Mall. The work is scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and will follow Montgomery County codes and regulations. […]

UPDATED – Smoke alarms alerted a sleeping family in Derwood that their house was on fire and everyone was able to get out safely, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. About 65 firefighters battled the blaze Friday morning at the large three-story home on Granby Road. Piringer said damage is estimated at […]