Montgomery Community Media

Drivers along Interstate 270 this morning who thought they might have had a Halloween treat when a money bag fell from an armored car are being asked by the Maryland State Police to give the money back or face theft charges. About 8 a.m. Oct. 31, an armored transport vehicle from the GardaWorld security company […]

County officials are alerting motorists that all southbound lanes of I-270 are closed at West Montgomery Avenue because of an accident. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that emergency medics are evaluating several injuries at this scene, including one possible trauma. No other information has been released to […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating an armed bank robbery that occurred at 10:02 a.m on March 11 at the Wells Fargo bank at 404 King Farm Boulevard in Rockville. According to police, two male suspects entered the bank armed with handguns and demanded money. Police said the suspects obtained an undisclosed amount of cash […]

Maryland state police are investigating a three-car accident that occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on March 10 along southbound Interstate 270 north of West Montgomery Avenue in Rockville. According to a police account, all three vehicles were travelling southbound in lane number one. Police said the driver of a 2008 Jeep Wrangler then attempted to […]

UPDATED An official with the State Highway Administration (SHA) is apologizing to Rockville residents who experienced property damage during snow removal operations following last week’s snowstorm. “SHA apologizes for the situations with snow being projected over sound walls onto residential property,” wrote Charlie Gischlar, SHA’s public information officer, in an email dated Feb. 18. “SHA […]

Maryland troopers are investigating a head-on, fatal car crash that occurred on Nov. 12 at 11:27 p.m. on I-270 at I-370 in Gaithersburg. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord was traveling southbound in the northbound lane of I-270 when the vehicle struck an oncoming northbound Mercedes SUV in lane […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police responded to a car accident involving a black bear on July 7 at about 9:10 a.m. on southbound I-270 at Father Hurley Boulevard in Germantown. There were no injuries to motorists, police said. According to police, the responding officers found the bear in a wooded area adjacent to the highway. The […]

A Maryland state trooper is recovering from injuries he sustained during a traffic stop along the shoulder of I-270 in Montgomery County when a vehicle that had just struck another car ran into the back of his patrol vehicle at 6:15 p.m. on June 27. According to police, the suspect is a 19-year-old from Montgomery […]

UPDATED I-270 is now open at Shady Grove Road and traffic is moving southbound. ========================================================================================================= Commuter alert: I-270 southbound is shut down at Shady Grove Road as police investigate a fatal car accident in Gaithersburg. Local lanes are getting by but motorists should prepare for significant delays through this area.