Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which begins with an update on the county’s truancy prevention program. Other topics include new legislation proposed by Councilmember Hans Riemer, to allow short term rentals in Montgomery County, and the latest on the Westbard Sector Plan. You can watch the show in its entirety, […]

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy has released a statement about the death of Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta: “Today is a sad day for the Montgomery County Police Department, the Office of State’s Attorney and the people of Maryland. I have extended my condolences personally to Officer Leotta’s family for the loss of […]

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a North Potomac man to life in prison for the murder of a Gaithersburg resident, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Pavel Ivanov was found guilty of first degree murder on June 5 in the death of 22-year-old Bryan Robert Hall who was stabbed on […]

UPDATED Troy Turner is bracing for Friday. That’s when his missing daughter, Sarah, turns five on Nov. 20th.  It will also be the second year in a row that he marks her birthday without her by his side. “That was one of the worst days of my life,” he said, recalling her 4th birthday last […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy says that there should be a tougher penalty for those who host underage drinking. McCarthy mentions Kenneth Saltzman, who is cited twice for furnishing alcohol to a minor on June 25th at his home. Related coverage:

Samuel Ellis, a former Wootton High School quarterback, is being formally charged for the fatal North Potomac car crash in June, which resulted in the deaths of two Wootton High School graduates. Ellis is charged with five counts, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery […]

It’s been one year this month since Sarah and Jacob Hoggle disappeared from their Clarksburg home on Sept. 7th and Sept. 8th. Their father, Troy Turner, said he doesn’t sleep much and when he does his dreams are often haunting. You can find more information about the missing Hoggle children on their family’s Facebook page, […]

It’s been one year this month since siblings Sarah (4) and Jacob (3) Hoggle disappeared from their Clarksburg home on Sept. 7th and Sept 8th. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, their father Troy Turner talks about the police investigation. Turner believes his children are still alive. You can find more information about the missing Hoggle […]

Authorities from Montgomery County and Bedford County, Virginia held a news conference on July 15 in Wheaton to announce indictments in the 40-year-old case of missing sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon. The girls disappeared in March of 1975 from the Wheaton Plaza. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown and Bedford County Commonwealth Attorney Randy Krantz announced […]