Montgomery Community Media

In light of the March 16 shooting spree in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women, local and state leaders are speaking out against hate crimes, particularly among the Asian American community which has seen an uptick in incidents during the pandemic. However, Georgia officials said it was too early to say […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department continue to investigate the Feb. 12 burglary of Pollo Ala Vista Restaurant located on the 16000 block of Oakmont Avenue in Gaithersburg. Officers responded to the burglary that had been discovered by employees opening the business around 6:00 a.m. Surveillance video showed that the male suspect forced entry […]

Four people were arrested and charged with multiple armed carjackings and robberies in Silver Spring and the surrounding area. Jeremiah Cox, 17, Elijah Day-Quan Greene-Parker, 18, Antonio Daylos Myles, 21, and Rashaun Onley, 21 were charged with multiple incidents that occurred in January and February. All four suspects are from Washington, D.C. and are being […]

Montgomery County Police Officer Kevin Moris, who was sentenced to two years of supervised probation after he kneed a handcuffed man in the head, was cleared of the misdemeanor assault that a jury had handed down. Moris had requested a hearing for the court to reconsider his sentence, which took place March 3 before Judge Nelson […]

Montgomery County Police continue to investigate the Nov. 3, 2020 burglaries of six businesses in the Briggs Chaney area. Detectives say five of those businesses are located in the Briggs Chaney Marketplace on Outlet Drive. Authorities believe the same suspect committed the string of crimes. An investigation by detectives determined that on Nov. 3, between […]

“Nunca hemos tenido siete homicidios en un mes en el condado de Montgomery que cualquier [persona] pueda recordar”, dijo el Jefe de la Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD), Marcus Jones, durante una reunión del Comité de Seguridad Pública del Concejo. Según los informes anuales de MCPD sobre delincuencia y seguridad, el número de homicidios […]

“We’ve never had seven homicides in one month in Montgomery County that anyone can remember,” County Police (MCPD) Chief Marcus Jones said during a council Public Safety Committee meeting. According to MCPD’s annual reports on crime and safety, the number of homicides per year in Montgomery County prior to 2020 are as follows: 2019: 15 […]

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) arrestó a un hombre por apuñalar a una mujer en Wheaton, el 20 de febrero. Christian Norman, de 32 años y de una dirección desconocida, presuntamente apuñaló a una mujer de 40 años a las afueras de una residencia en la cuadra 2300 de Arcola Avenue, […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested a man for stabbing a woman in Wheaton on Feb. 20. Christian Norman, 32, of an unknown address, allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman outside of a residence in the 2300 block of Arcola Avenue, according to a press release from MCPD. The investigation revealed that the woman and […]

Update (Feb. 22): Montgomery County Police are investigating three separate robberies of local business owners. Last week, authorities released details of two robberies that involved other business owners. Police are now investigating the possibility that the same suspects also committed a third robbery on Thursday night. Detectives believe that the suspects followed the victims from […]