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UPDATED Soon, visitors to the Council Office Building (COB) at 100 Maryland Avenue in downtown Rockville will have to pass thru a security checkpoint to enter the building. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. On Tuesday, Councilmembers unanimously approved a special appropriations request of $302,000 for the installation and staffing for security checkpoints at the COB entrances […]

Montgomery County police and county Fire and Rescue Services have released this video from the Aug. 10 fire at the Flower Avenue Apartments. The video incluke’s narrated from the first responders as well as body camera footage. In one instance, a mother and father are reunited with their baby. More than 100 firefighters were called […]

The principal of Clarksburg High School sent a message to parents and students today following a “possible threat” to the school that was reportedly posted on Instagram. According to principal Stephen Whiting, Montgomery County police officers are investigating and have determined there is “no credible danger.” When asked for more information, MCPS spokesperson Derek Turner […]

Montgomery County police officers say a homeowner shot a 19-year-old burglary suspect at a Germantown home early Saturday morning. According to police, the suspect is hospitalized in serious condition at a local hospital. The burglary was reported at 2:11 a.m. in the 11700 block of Tall Pines Drive on April 1, police said in a […]

A Montgomery County police officer remains hospitalized in stable condition after he tried to pull over an automobile on Interstate 270 and was struck by another automobile, a police statement said Thursday afternoon. Officer Robert Sagona, a four-year veteran of the force, was traveling north in his cruiser on I-270 near the Montgomery Village Avenue […]

UPDATED: A police officer shot a man Monday night, who had called police to report a stolen bicycle, after the man lunged at the officer with a knife, Montgomery County police said Tuesday. As part of the investigation, investigators examined the officer’s body camera video, said a police statement, released Tuesday afternoon. About 10:55 p.m., […]

It remains unclear how a 14-year-old student at Rockville High School was allegedly raped by two male students during school hours. School officials notified the Montgomery County Police Department on Mar. 16 that an unidentified female student was sexually assaulted in a boy’s bathroom, according to a police statement. Two students were charged by police […]

Inspired by the dialogue in the community, Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard joined Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger for a conversation about race, diversity and community policing. This discussion is a part of Dr. Pollard’s 2017 presidential dialogue series titled, “Civility in Action: Dialogues Across Difference.” “I think there’s a hunger in our […]

Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks provides an update on the incident that closed Falls Road at I-270 on  Thursday. A tweet from police says the man threatened to harm a county judge. WJLA is reporting that a man was arrested for making threats against several locations, including a day care center. .@mcfrs just drove robot down […]

UPDATED 2.28.17 Montgomery County police officers have safely located Hilmer Anibal Espino, according to a posting on the police department’s Twitter account. Update: Hilmer Anibal Espino has been located safe and unharmed. TY for sharing! https://t.co/4PmHdz4uFE pic.twitter.com/JvcH85EPsC — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) February 28, 2017 Montgomery County police officers are looking for a missing teenager […]