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Montgomery County Police Department issued a statement in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s “Stay at Home” order enacted in Maryland Monday. Under Hogan’s order, Marylanders who leave their homes for nonessential reasons and congregate in large groups can receive jail time or a fine of up to $5,000 for not adhering to the state’s efforts […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a critical shortage of hand sanitizer for Montgomery County’s employees and first responders. In response, a dynamic partnership has been created to address the shortfall. Locally made hand sanitizer has made its way into the hands of Montgomery County Police and staff at the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation thanks […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating shots that were fired in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Montgomery Village on March 27, according to a press release from MCPD.  No victims were struck by gunfire and no property damage was found, but officers are looking for information regarding the identities of those who fired […]

La policía del condado de Montgomery arrestó a un sospechoso en relación con actividades relacionadas con drogas el 25 de marzo, menos de un mes después de un arresto en relación con actividades relacionadas con pandillas. El 28 de febrero, los oficiales de MCPD arrestaron a Shamauri Scott, de 19 años, con una orden de […]

Montgomery County Police arrested a suspect in connection to drug-related activity on March 25, less than a month after an arrest in connection to gang-related activity. On Feb. 28, MCPD officers arrested 19-year-old Shamauri Scott on a warrant for charges related to participation in a criminal gang, according to a press release from MCPD.  During […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives are asking the public for help finding Tatyana Brooks, a missing teenager from the White Oak area.   Brooks, 17, is about 5’6’’, 140 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. She was reported missing by her family, according to police. She lives on Featherwood Drive. Police and family are […]

In accordance with recent state mandated social distancing orders, the Montgomery County Police Department says they are addressing gatherings of ten people or more from an educational perspective rather than an enforcement point. MCPD says no arrests have been made when they encounter groups. Instead, they are reminding people of Governor Larry Hogan’s  Executive Order. […]

A 31-year old motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon after his vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole. Rajawhn Eric Clary of Greenbelt was driving on Colesville Road at Southwood Avenue in the Four Corners section of Silver Spring at 1:55 p.m. when the collision occurred, according to Montgomery County Police Department. Police said that […]

An officer from Montgomery County Police Department has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a Montgomery County press release. The statement says the officer worked “across several sections of the police department,” but had little interaction with the public. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said in a statement that this is the first […]

El peatón que fue atropellado por un automóvil en el área de White Oak, el jueves por la tarde, murió. David Rafael Velásquez de Silver Spring, de 65 años, sucumbió a sus heridas el jueves por la noche en un hospital local. Según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery, […]