Montgomery Community Media

A Gaithersburg man has been arrested and charged with firearm offenses including loaded handgun possession and firearm possession by a prohibited person. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Christopher Bacchus, 28, last week on Oct. 7. According to online case records he is charged with: Handgun on person Loaded handgun on person Illegal ammunition […]

A rollover crash in the Clarksburg area claimed the lives of two young people from Germantown on Saturday night. 20-year-old Dylan Bansi and 18-year-old Maryann Hardesty were both killed as a result. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Bansi, was traveling south on Ridge Road (Route 27) near Morning Star […]

A student-led virtual town hall on sexual harassment and assault is set for Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. Montgomery County Public Schools is joining Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County Police Department, the Victim Assistance Sexual Assault Program, Choose Respect Montgomery, Coaching Boys Into Men, EveryMind and Identity on this forum for both students […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a severe bicycle-involved collision that happened in Gaithersburg on Friday night. After further investigation, authorities determined that 36-year-old Jose Lopez Hernandez of Gaithersburg was riding his bike on Snouffer School Road near Sweet Autumn Drive. For reasons still under investigation, Hernandez collided with a car driven by Trevon Thacker, of […]

No charges will be filed against Montgomery County Police Sgt. David Cohen, who shot and killed Finan Berhe in White Oak on May 7, 2020. When an officer-involved shooting resulting in injury or death occurs in Montgomery or Howard counties, the other county’s State’s Attorney’s Office reviews the incident. Investigators from Howard County determined Berhe’s […]

Montgomery County Police is participating in the first National Faith and Blue Weekend Oct. 9 through Oct. 11 in an effort to bring law enforcement and faith traditions together to build strong communities. Local Faith and Blue weekend events include programs in Rockville, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton and Germantown. The weekend events begins Oct. 9 […]

A Gaithersburg teenager is being charged as an adult with armed robbery and home invasion. Mohammed Timaji, 17, was arrested Sunday after Montgomery County Police (MCPD) and Rockville City Police (RCPD) officers responded to a home invasion report on Pitt Place in Rockville. According to MCPD Timaji went to the house to get money he […]

Update (October 8): Officers from both the Montgomery County Police Department and Gaithersburg Police Department arrested and charged 30-year-old Samrat Lama for the armed robbery of a WellsFargo bank in Gaithersburg on Tuesday. An employee called 9-1-1 shortly after 10:00 a.m. and stated that the bank located on the 600 block of North Frederick Avenue was […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police have arrested and charged 25-year-old Marquel Addison with vehicle theft and handgun-related offenses. This comes after an armed carjacking investigation in Gaithersburg. An investigation by detectives determined that on September 30, shortly before 3:00 p.m., an adult male victim parked his vehicle on Travis Drive. About 20 […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a burglary at a doctor’s office in Germantown. Police say it happened on September 19 at the Greater Washington Advanced Podiatry office located on the 19000 block of Doctors Drive. The next day, an employee who was opening the office discovered the burglary’s aftermath and called […]