Montgomery Community Media

Want your student to get to know your local police officer? County police officers from the fourth district station will meet with students and residents at an event entitled, “Hot Cocoa with a Cop” on Friday, Jan. 27. Residents can chat informally with the officers from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. at the McDonald’s located […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Major Crimes Division have arrested five suspects for the homicide of Jordy Mejia, age 22, of New Jersey, according to a news release. Meija’s body was found on Nov. 12 by hikers  in a shallow grave in a wooded area on the 11500 block of Game Preserve Road. Neris […]

Here are five more things to know today, Dec. 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Family of Sarah and Jacob Hoggle have released age progression photos of the children on FindJacobFindSarah Facebook page. The children went missing from their Clarksburg home more than two years ago. 2. The Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center opens today. 3. Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is getting into the holiday spirit. The 3rd District posted their very own mannequin challenge on Tuesday. Watch the video in its entirety, below.

UPDATED 12.19.16 Montgomery County police officers report that Isaura Ovalle has been located and she has been reunited with her family. UPDATE: Isaura Ovalle, reported missing, has been located. Thank you to everyone who shared missing person case: https://t.co/oxIX6TNi8Z — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) December 19, 2016 Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s […]

UPDATE 12.14.16 Geraldine Lonkon Fongong has been located safe and unharmed. Update: Geraldine Lonkon Fongong has been located safe and unharmed. TY for sharing!https://t.co/PPTk29vOSw pic.twitter.com/IkHLQowdTn — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) December 14, 2016 Original Post  12.13.16 Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing Wheaton woman. According to police, Geraldine Lonkon […]

What started out as meetings to discuss the importance of a trusting relationship between the police and community earlier this year,  has now turned into a call-to-action. Montgomery County leaders hosted a town hall meeting in Silver Spring Monday evening entitled, “Working Together for a Better Community: A Continuing Dialogue on Community and Police Relations.” […]

Is Catherine Hoggle competent to stand trial? The answer to that question is expected to be discussed at a status hearing in District Court on Monday morning in Rockville. Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital in Jessup for over two years now. She is the last known […]

The Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force is running now through Jan. 7. The task force is comprised of officers from the Alcohol Initiatives Section and patrol officers from the six police districts, as well as officers from the Gaithersburg City Police Department, the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department (Montgomery County Division), Maryland State […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Police Department  honored Lieutenant Thomas Jacocks for serving 61 years at a retirement reception on Nov. 30. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. At the age of 84, Jacocks is the longest serving member of law enforcement at a single agency in the state of Maryland, according to police. He was born in Washington […]