Montgomery Community Media

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department continue to search for a suspect linked to an armed robbery in Germantown last month. In a press release, police say the suspect met the male victim in a grocery store parking lot at the 19700 block of Germantown Road just after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10. “The […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will honor over forty Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters, and Paramedics at their 24th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast on Friday, July 12, 2019. This event honors our public safety personnel and first responders from Montgomery County Upcounty’s fire & police departments, Maryland State Police, and Office of the […]

Five thousand Montgomery County Public School students have experienced -over the past seven years- King Arthur Flour’s “Bake for Good” program at Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus (JHU). The kids program affords them the opportunity to share what it feels like to bake and give to those in need. King Arthur Flour (KAF) wanted […]

Damascus’ varsity football team maintained its winning streak last night, beating Century High School 42-3. The varsity team’s victory came as the school and the community dealt with the fallout from rape allegations involving the junior varsity team. During the day on Friday, the school received a “concerning call,” threatening administrators if the varsity game […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) honored twenty Upcounty Police Officers and a Firefighter at their 22nd Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast on Friday, July 14. The event was held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. The Annual Public Safety Awards honor the Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue, and Emergency Service professionals protecting the Upcounty of […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) honored Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters and Paramedics at their 21st Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event was held on Friday, July 8 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. This year we honored 53 of the County’s finest public safety officials from the Gaithersburg Police Department, Montgomery […]

UPDATED Dozens of residents turned out for a Town Hall meeting hosted by police to discuss an uptick in crime in the Germantown central business district area on Wednesday. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. The meeting was held at the Germantown Community Library, where Commander of the 5th District Dave Gillespie along with officers presented residents […]

UPDATED Feb. 2nd  Montgomery County police report that Migdaila Von Strauss has been found safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST Detectives from the Montgomery County 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 48-year-old Damascus woman. Migdaila Von Strauss of Damascus Road was last contacted by a family member via […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 5th District Patrol Investigations Unit are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted person, Gregory Howard Pearson, age 66. According to a news release, a warrant has been obtained by detectives for Pearson’s arrest, charging him with theft and credit card fraud offenses. Police say Pearson […]

UPDATE Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department – Major Crimes Division have charged Francisco Trujillo, of Ridge Road in Damascus, with the homicide of Mario Perez. The Montgomery County Police Department – Major Crimes Division is investigating a homicide that occurred early Monday morning in Damascus. According to a news release, the Emergency Communications Center (9-1-1) […]