Montgomery Community Media

A man and woman from Fairfax, Virginia have been arrested and charged with auto theft, firearm-related offenses, and possession of methamphetamine and heroin. According to a press release obtained from the Montgomery County Police Department, 33 year-old Kevin Salisbury and 28 year-old Courtney Rucker, were arrested Aug. 6 in Silver Spring. A police officer noticed […]

Montgomery County detectives continue to investigate at least three reports of wallet thefts and subsequent fraudulent use of the victims’ credit cards at stores in the county. Police released surveillance photos of a man who used stolen credit cards. According to police, between the months of March and May, at least three victims reported that […]

A trial date for the Montgomery County Police Officer who has been charged for aggressively kneeing a man during an arrest on July 3 at a McDonald’s in Aspen Hill has been set. Officials with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office say Officer Kevin Moris had a scheduling hearing on Friday. The trial is set […]

Montgomery County police gave some insight into pedestrian involved crashes throughout Montgomery County. Capt. Thomas Didone says this is a Vision Zero community, meaning officials are working to get all fatal crashes down to zero.   Within the past couple of weeks alone, there have been two fatal pedestrian involved incidents in Montgomery County. UPDATE: […]

Update, 2:45 p.m. Tuesday: Police announced Herbert Wilbanks had been located safe and unharmed. Original post: The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Wheaton area man who has dementia.   70-year-old Herbert Wilbanks was last seen leaving Medstar Montgomery Medical Center located at 18101 Prince Philip Drive in […]

Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is investigating an armed carjacking incident in White Oak on July 2. On July 12, MCPD released a sketch of a man of the man sought in connection with the incident. Police say the suspect is believed to be in his 30s and he’s described as “5’8′ to […]

Police from the Rockville and Silver Spring districts are investigating burglaries they believe were committed by the same person. The Montgomery County Police Department says that they’re working on this investigation with The City of Bowie Police Department because they believe the person is the same suspect who committed a commercial burglary in Bowie on […]

Montgomery County Police Department tweeted a photo of the Colesville couple thanking Sgt. Scott Brooks for rescuing them from their burning home on July 16. On Tues, off-duty MCP Sgt Brooks entered a burning home in Colesville to rescue a couple. Today, the couple visited the 3rd District Station w/ their adult son to present […]

Dos Oficiales de Montgomery, que se encontraban fuera de servicio, salvan a una pareja de Colesville que estaba atrapada dentro de su casa en las llamas Dos rescatistas, que no estaban en servicio, un oficial de policía y un teniente de bomberos, rescataron a una pareja de su casa en en llamas ubicada en Colesville, […]

Off-Duty Montgomery County Officers Saved Colesville Couple From Fire Two off-duty first responders — a police officer and a fire lieutenant — rescued a couple from a Colesville house fire on Tuesday morning. Sgt. Scott Brooks, a patrol sergeant for the Silver Spring police district, was driving to work on New Hampshire Avenue at around […]