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December 18, 2017 | Staff Writer

Man Dies Crossing Piney Branch Road, Police Say

Montgomery County police are investigating how a pedestrian was struck and killed about 1 a.m. Saturday in Silver Spring, a police statement said. The pedestrian, 30-year-old Inmar Alejan Garmendez-Escobar, was hit at Piney Branch Road and Garland Avenue, by a car driven by Noellie Espinal Rosario, 40, of the 1500 block of Overlook Drive in […]

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October 13, 2015 | Staff Writer

SHA Schedules Oct. 15 Meeting to Discuss Road Improvements in Takoma Park

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is hosting a community meeting at the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department from 6 – 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 to discuss two possible alternatives to roadway and pedestrian safety improvements on Carroll Avenue (MD 195) in Takoma Park. Proposed alternatives include features such as widened […]

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December 17, 2013 | Staff Writer

Police Seek “Person of Interest” in Rape Case (Video)

Montgomery County police are investigating a rape that occurred on Dec. 13 on Garland Avenue in Silver Spring. Detectives have released video of a person of interest in this case and are asking for the public to call police with any information about this crime. According to police, on Dec. 13 at approximately 10:45 p.m., […]

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November 5, 2012 | Staff Writer

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House Fire

Forty Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 7200 block of Garland Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in Takoma Park. The fire began in the kitchen area and was quickly extinguished, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, with no extension to the house. The cause of the blaze has […]

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October 8, 2012 | Staff Writer

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Police Need Your Help (Video)

Montgomery County Police are asking for your help to identify the person or persons responsible for an assault on a 72-year-old man. The assault took place sometime between 8 p.m. on October 1 and 3:30 am on October 2. The victim was found alive but unconscious in an apartment building parking lot in the 8600 […]

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