Montgomery Community Media

Un hombre de Silver Spring murió en una colisión el lunes temprano en el área de Fairland, dijo el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD). Edwin Marcial Bonilla Sánchez, de 40 años, fue declarado sin vida en el lugar, dijo la policía. La policía respondió a llamado a la 1:46 a.m. Según MCPD, […]

A Silver Spring man was killed in a collision early Monday in the Fairland area, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said.  Edwin Marcial Bonilla Sanchez, 40, was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. Police responded at 1:46 a.m. According to MCPD, a 2007 Honda Accord and 2004 Chevrolet Express work van were both […]

Recently Montgomery County completed a study that looked into challenges surrounding policing. In an effort to improve transparency, the county has launched an initiative called Reimagining Public Safety Initiative.  Residents will be able to access information about public safety thanks to a new dashboard  made available online this week. The Reimagining Public Safety Dashboard tracks nearly 300 […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a June 18 attempted carjacking in downtown Silver Spring. Police released surveillance photos of one of two male suspects. According to police, an adult female parked her vehicle inside a parking garage at 8700 Cameron Street around 8:35 […]

Como gran parte del país, un aumento en la violencia con armas de fuego amenaza la seguridad pública en el condado de Montgomery. Según el subjefe del condado de Montgomery, Dinesh Patil, ya ha habido 16 homicidios confirmados en el condado en 2021. Puede aumentar a 17, depende de los resultados pendientes de un médico […]

Like much of the country, an uptick in gun violence threatens public safety in Montgomery County. According to Montgomery County Assistant Chief Dinesh Patil, there already have been 16 confirmed homicides in the county in 2021. It may increase to 17 pending results from a  medical examiner about an incident last week. And it’s only […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will discuss a recently-released preliminary audit report of the county police department (MCPD) during a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Elrich will discuss recommendations from the report, released June 30, as well as other reimagining public safety implementation updates. He commissioned the independent audit as part of the […]

Montgomery County leaders released recommendations from a preliminary audit of the county police department (MCPD) during a press conference Wednesday. County Executive Marc Elrich commissioned the independent audit as part of the Reimagining Public Safety initiative he launched in 2020. It aims to improve public safety in the county with an emphasis on equity. The […]

Two 15-year-old males from Northeast, Washington, D.C., have been arrested and charged for the June 16 theft of a vehicle at a gas station in downtown Silver Spring. A toddler was in the backseat of the stolen car when the suspects took it, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers say it happened at a gas […]

So far this year, there have been 16 homicides in Montgomery County. During 2020, there were 19 and in 2019 there were 15, according to Montgomery County Police Department records. “On average, the department records 18 homicides a year (based on the 10-year trend),” it notes in the department’s 2020 annual report. That means during […]