Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police need your help to identify two theft suspects who police officers say took several pairs of sunglasses from a Sunglass Hut at Macy’s inside the Westfield Wheaton Mall on July 15. Police have released surveillance video, see below, from the investigation in hopes someone will recognize the suspects: According to a police […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Potomac. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. at Bells Mill Road and Windsor View Drive. Police said 65-year-old Simon Saikmon Eng was walking west in the area of the eastbound side of Bells Mill Road when he was struck by […]

Montgomery County police officers arrested nine people for driving under the influence (DUI) at a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night in the city of Gaithersburg. The checkpoint was set up from 10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 at Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road. ‘ On Monday, the Maryland State Police Department announced […]

Montgomery County police officers are reminding motorists to drive safely this summer. On Friday night, police officers are planning to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Montgomery County. This enforcement is a component of the Montgomery County Police Department’s continuing effort to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. Police said, the exact location of the checkpoint […]

The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage, and donors are needed now. On Aug. 10th, the Montgomery County Police Department is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg. Donors are encouraged to sign up […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has returned a $296,311.38 check to the Montgomery County Police Department from the City of Baltimore. The check was sent by Baltimore city leaders last month as reimbursement for Montgomery County Police Department’s aid during the riots in April of 2015. In a letter dated Aug. 3, Leggett thanks […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that his administration is providing $3 million in state grants to help eradicate the heroin epidemic in Maryland, including $35,000 for a heroin coordinator at the Montgomery County Police Department. According to a news release, a total of $931,371 will go toward funding a heroin coordinator in law enforcement […]

UPDATED: Police locate Gerald Webster, safe and unharmed. Update: Gerald Webster has been located, safe and unharmed. Thank you! Original release: https://t.co/xAwl4aXWwO pic.twitter.com/FbF4I8opRz — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) August 8, 2016 ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police officers need your help to find a missing Kensington man with dementia. Police said that 73-year-old Gerald Webster was […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released a statement about the shootings in Dallas: “It is with profound sadness that we learn of the despicable ambush of police officers in Dallas, Texas. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of those slain and wounded, as well as to their fellow officers. “We are […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of an 18-year-old male whose body was discovered in a Gaithersburg park on Friday evening as a homicide. Police said shortly before 8 p.m. on June 17th, officers from the 6th District station and Gaithersburg Police Department responded to Malcolm King Park, located at 1200 West Side […]