Montgomery Community Media

The start of the 2017-18 school year for students in Montgomery County Public Schools system is just days away and starting this school, drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus will pay a heftier fine. Maryland state law requires motorists to stop when the bus displays flashing red lights and remained stopped until the […]

Here are five things to know today, Aug. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Coffee With A Cop: Montgomery County Police Department’s Sixth District will host ‘Coffee with a Cop’ from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Rothbury Drive McDonalds in Gaithersburg. Reminder 6th District Coffee w/ a Cop this Wednesday at the Rothbury Dr. McDonalds. […]

UPDATED Police have identified a deceased man found in a Bethesda creek last night as 40-year-old Daniel Taylor Evans of Sykesville. According to Montgomery County police, Evans had been reported to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office as a missing person. Police have not released the cause of death and said an autopsy is pending. Anyone […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett joined law enforcement chiefs in congratulating the new graduates of the Montgomery County Police Entrance Level Training Session 64 at Northwest High School in Germantown on Aug. 4, according to a news release. The recruits began their training on Jan. 9 of this year. The training session included recruits joining the […]

Local communities will celebrate National Night Out on Aug.1. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), National Night Out is an event celebrated nationwide to generate neighborhood support and participation in crime prevention efforts. The following communities have provided their itinerary of events to the Montgomery County Police Department: District 1  (Rockville, Darnestown […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a vandalism to Montgomery County Police Department’s Third District Station located at 1002 Milestone Drive in White Oak. According to a news release, an employee discovered that an exterior window on the lower level of the police station had been vandalized. Detectives believe the vandalism was caused by a projectile […]

The Montgomery County Police Department will host a discussion with the LGBTQ Community on Sept. 7 to answer questions about the agency’s entry level and annual training for police officers. Since 2016, the police department has hosted a variety of liaison meetings with various groups in the community including the African American Liaison Committee and […]

Three teens have been arrested for the destruction of a rental home in Bethesda during a party earlier this month that resulted in broken windows, doors torn off hinges and walls kicked in. According to a spokeswoman from the Montgomery County Police Department, two males from the District of Columbia and one female from Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Police Captain Darren Francke held a news conference on Friday morning to release new information about the double homicide investigation and to ask the community for more tips. The shooting happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. on June 5. Police said they received only one 9.1.1 call for shots fired on Gallery Court in […]

In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Montgomery County officials hosted the seventh annual Senior Safety Forum on Wednesday. The United Nations General Assembly designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, where people from around the world could voice their opposition to the abuse of older generations. Since the 60-and-over population in Montgomery […]