Montgomery Community Media

This post has been updated to include comments from Councilmember Will Jawando. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has concerns with a proposed council bill that would require prospective police officers to complete a 30-hour community-informed policing program prior to acceptance into the academy, said County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Caroline Sturgis, who testified on Elrich’s […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Major Crimes division are investigating an armed carjacking in White Oak. On June 13, around 7 p.m., the suspect fled on foot from the 10100 block of New Hampshire Ave. after stealing from a business located there, MCPD said. According to a police press release, “An employee, […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating a robbery and carjacking outside of a Silver Spring Chick-fil-A. The victim, a food delivery driver, was leaving the Chick-fil-A at 825 Ellsworth Drive when he was approached by three males who went for his car keys, MCPD said. Police said there […]

A man is facing charges after authorities say he used a FaceBook Marketplace online ad to lure and carjack victims at gunpoint in Wheaton. Montgomery County Police [MCP] say 20-year-old Markeith Dwayne Jones of Washington, D.C., carjacked two victims whose vehicle he agreed to purchase from a social media ad. According to an MCP press […]

Un hombre se está recuperando de heridas graves en el hospital después de que intentó evitar que dos sospechosos robaran su camioneta en Gaithersburg, el miércoles por la tarde. La policía del condado de Montgomery afirma que el hecho sucedió en Whetstone Glen y Girard Street alrededor de las 3:45 p.m. Los sospechosos conducían un […]

A man is recovering from serious injuries in the hospital after he tried to stop two suspects from stealing his SUV in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon. Montgomery County Police say it happened on Whetstone Glen and Girard Street around 3:45 p.m. The suspects arrived in an older model, gold Chevy Malibu before committing the crime, according […]

The owner of Turner’s Beltway Bistro food truck is raising money to replace his stolen business. James Turner, the owner of the food truck, reported the truck missing on May 31. The truck was found two days later looking completely different than before. While Turner has yet to see the truck in person, he has […]

The Special Victims Investigations Division of the Montgomery County Police is looking for a missing teenager from the Twinbrook area, according to a press release. 15-year-old Nicole Diaz-Santos was last seen in the morning at her home on Lemay Road on May 29. Diaz-Santos is approximately 5 feet 1 inches tall, 180 pounds, and has […]

Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the theft of a food truck taken in the area of Brookeville Road in Silver Spring. Police released photos of a Turner’s Beltway Bistro food truck and say that the truck was taken on May 31. Patisserie Manuel, a French bakery located at 8810 Brookville Road, posted on Facebook […]

Investigators from Montgomery County Police Department’s Wheaton District released residential surveillance footage showing a man they say burglarized a home in Wheaton. The incident happened on May 27 at around 9 p.m., police say, and during the incident, a resident in the home confronted the suspect which caused the suspect to flee. The resident of […]