Montgomery Community Media

On Sunday, July 25, 8-year-old Carson called 911 to help his grandfather who was in distress. He carefully followed all of the instructions he was given. And his grandfather responded favorably. In recognition of his quick thinking and assistance to his grandfather, the Montgomery County Department of Police invited him to tour their call center. […]

Los detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) continúan investigando un robo a mano armada que ocurrió en un autobús Ride On, en Silver Spring el 4 de julio. “El sospechoso arrebató el teléfono celular de las víctimas … mostró un cuchillo y amenazó a la víctima”, dijo Carlos Cortés, oficial de […]

Los detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) están llevando a cabo una investigación de homicidio en Wheaton después de que se encontró el cuerpo sin vida de un hombre sobre la avenida, justo antes de las 9:00 a.m. del martes. MCP investigating homicide & shooting in 2000 blk of Blueridge Ave […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) are conducting an active homicide investigation in Wheaton after a male victim was found deceased at the scene just before 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. MCPD Officer Rick Goodale gives details and explains how the public can assist in solving the case. MCP investigating homicide & shooting in 2000 […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred on a Ride On bus in Silver Spring on July 4. “The suspect snatched the victims’ cell phone… displayed a knife, and threatened the victim, ” said MCPD Officer Carlos Cortes. MCPD released a surveillance video of the crime unfolding and […]

Lawrence Sakkestad, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday to the first-degree murder of 39-year-old Jennifer Sparks in Germantown in 2019, according to online case records. Sentencing is set for Aug. 27 and Sakkestad continues to be held without bond. In 2019, Montgomery County Police reported Sakkestad was arrested Sept. 9 and charged with first-degree murder. Officers […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives arrested 40-year-old Mark Samuel Yellock of Washington D.C. for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile student while coaching at a gymnastics facility in Montgomery County. According to an MCPD press release, an investigation began in August 2020, when the victim came forward and revealed that Yellock, […]

Julia Birch, 26, last week admitted to killing her roommate, 92-year-old Nancy Ann Frankel, according to Montgomery County Police (MCPD). Frankel’s cause of death was asphyxiation, Officer Carlos Cortes, with the police department’s Public Information Division, told MyMCM in an email Tuesday. According to police, officers and fire/rescue personnel responded to a home on Spruell […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) continue to investigate the July 26 armed robbery of a gas station in Gaithersburg. Investigators released surveillance video of the two male suspects on Tuesday and ask for the public’s help in identifying them. On Monday, July 26, shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a gas […]

Montgomery County Police (MCPD) say 74-year-old Steven Hirsch Eisen of Silver Spring has been arrested for indecent exposure on multiple occasions. In November 2020, officers began investigating several reports of indecent exposure occurring at various locations throughout Kensington. Victims reported that the suspect would get their attention and “expose himself” to them while in public areas. […]