Montgomery Community Media

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center has found that Catherine Hoggle is not competent to stand trial, according to a court motion filed by her attorney David Felsen. That psychiatric evaluation on the Clarksburg mom who has been charged in connection with her children’s disappearance, was submitted on Monday, Felsen said. In the filing made on Tuesday, Felsen says Hoggle’s […]

Sarah and Jacob Hoggle have been missing since early September without a trace and now Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said he is preparing to indict their mother on additional charges. Montgomery County District Judge Eugene Wolfe refused to sign an order late last week allowing police temporary custody of Catherine Hoggle. McCarthy had […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett was joined by State’s Attorney John McCarthy to announce the creation of a “Crimes Against Seniors and Vulnerable Adults” Special Unit in the Office of State’s Attorney today. The unit was created to target such crimes as the financial exploitation by anyone including family members, caretakers, or fiduciaries; physical abuse […]

Catherine Hoggle, the Clarksburg mom of Sarah (3) and Jacob (2), made her first appearance at a bond review hearing today. Hoggle was arrested by Montgomery County Police on Friday night and police say she has refused to share the whereabouts of her missing young children. Right now, Hoggle is being held on a $1-million […]

After two days of deliberations, a Montgomery County jury has found David Benjamin Goldberg of Potomac guilty of nine counts in the case of a road rage incident that occurred at the Montgomery Mall in November of last year. Goldberg was charged with stabbing a man and a woman in that incident. “People are entitled […]

John McCarthy, State’s Attorney for Montgomery County, announced today (June 9), that Daniel Mendoza, 52, of Rockville, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. According to a statement from the state’s attorney office, Mendoza was found guilty of one count of solicitation to commit first degree murder in February of this year. “Today’s sentence reflects […]

A memorial service entitled, “The Love a Heart Holds Dear,” is meant to give hope and honor Maryland’s murdered and missing crime victims today (April 6). There will be speakers, musical performances, and time dedicated to reflection. Receptions will immediately follow the services. The memorial services are being held in several counties throughout Maryland and […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Police Chief Thomas Manger, along with State’s Attorney John McCarthy and County Council President Craig Rice, announced today (Feb. 25) that total crime for 2013 in Montgomery County decreased nine percent from 2012 – part of a seven-year trend that totaled a 33 percent reduction in serious crime and […]

Montgomery County police have charged a second woman with murder in the deaths of two children in Germantown and they have released more information about the motive. On Jan. 18, detectives arrested Monifa Denise Sanford, age 21, of the 19000 block of Cherry Bend Drive in Germantown after she was released from the hospital. Police […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police have charged a 28-year-old woman with murder in the deaths of two of her children. On Jan. 17, Montgomery County police officers responded to the 19000 block of Cherry Bend Drive in Germantown where they discovered four children that had been assaulted. Police said two of the children were pronounced deceased […]