Montgomery Community Media

One suspect was arrested for involvement in a home improvement scam that occurred in May in Wheaton. Two suspects remain at large. In May, the 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit of the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) began to investigate a home improvement scam that happened on May 4. A 63-year-old resident of Horde […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will discuss a recently-released preliminary audit report of the county police department (MCPD) during a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Elrich will discuss recommendations from the report, released June 30, as well as other reimagining public safety implementation updates. He commissioned the independent audit as part of the […]

Update (July 7 at 10:05 a.m.) Police have identified the man who was found shot inside a Silver Spring high-rise apartment building on Friday. 25-year-old Patrick Davion Gafford, of an unconfirmed address, succumbed to gunshot injuries at the hospital. Gafford and a second male were found inside the Enclave Apartments in the 11200 block of Oak […]

Los detectives de la policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD, por sus siglas en inglés) están investigando un doble tiroteo que ocurrió el viernes en un complejo de apartamentos en Silver Spring. Según las autoridades, un hombre falleció como resultado. Los oficiales respondieron al llamado en los apartamentos Enclave, ubicados en la cuadra 11200 de […]

Montgomery County leaders released recommendations from a preliminary audit of the county police department (MCPD) during a press conference Wednesday. County Executive Marc Elrich commissioned the independent audit as part of the Reimagining Public Safety initiative he launched in 2020. It aims to improve public safety in the county with an emphasis on equity. The […]

Update (June 30 at 12:10 p.m.) Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department have arrested and charged 36-year-old Billy J. Phillips III of Key West Avenue in Rockville for the murder of 66-year-old Geoffrey Biddle. Biddle worked for Chevy Chase Village for about 15 years. On Thursday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m., officers responded to Biddle’s […]

Two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to the alleged murder of 18-year-old Kennedy Merritt-Millet, who was fatally shot on June 22 in the Fairland area near Greencastle Road and Turbridge Drive. Authorites were notified that John Delonte Black, Jr. and Annbel Sierra Massilon – both 18 years old – turned themselves in […]

Two 15-year-old males from Northeast, Washington, D.C., have been arrested and charged for the June 16 theft of a vehicle at a gas station in downtown Silver Spring. A toddler was in the backseat of the stolen car when the suspects took it, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers say it happened at a gas […]

Update (June 24, 10:25 a.m.) Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating the homicide of 18-year-old Kennedy Merrit-Millit of Rockville. Investigators say they do not believe this is a random incident. On Tuesday, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the Fairland area shortly after 11:00 p.m. Merrit-Millit was found lying on […]

This post has been updated to include comments from Councilmember Will Jawando. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has concerns with a proposed council bill that would require prospective police officers to complete a 30-hour community-informed policing program prior to acceptance into the academy, said County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Caroline Sturgis, who testified on Elrich’s […]