Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives were helping a U.S. Marshals Task Force this morning in Virginia Beach, Virginia when a confrontation with a suspect resulted in detectives using deadly force, according to a press release from MCPD. The suspect was shot and died at the scene. According to a press release from the Virginia […]

Three pedestrians were struck Tuesday in Montgomery County.  The first incident occurred close to 6 a.m. this morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer’s Twitter account. A person was struck on Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in Silver Spring, and had non-life threatening injuries.  The second incident was […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) introduced the Community Opioid Prevention Education (COPE) trailer Monday following a press conference.  The mobile trailer is made to look like a bedroom and bathroom on the inside. Throughout the COPE trailer are warning signs of opioid addiction, like paraphernalia and makeshift hiding spots for substances.   Capt. Dave McBain, […]

Los detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) acusaron a tres personas del tiroteo ocurrido el 5 de enero en Ellsworth Drive, en Silver Spring. Elias Salmerón, de 16 años, Bryan Santos, de 20 años, y Brayan Josue Villatoro, de 15, fueron acusados (Salmerón y Villatoro fueron acusados como adultos). Los tres […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives charged three people with the Jan. 5 shooting on Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring. Elias Salmeron, 16, Bryan Santos, 20, and Brayan Josue Villatoro, 15, were charged. Salmeron and Villatoro were charged as adults. All three are from Washington, D.C. They were charged with attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment […]

Un residente de Wheaton, de 23 años, fue acusado el lunes de agresión, resistencia al arresto y robo de vehículos tras la denuncia de un vehículo robado. Oficiales del 3er distrito del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery arrestaron a Yeyson Alexis Salgado-Umana después de una persecución, según un comunicado de prensa. Alrededor de […]

A 23-year-old Wheaton resident was charged with counts of assault, resisting arrest, and vehicle theft Monday in connection with a vehicle reported stolen.  Officers from the 3rd district of Montgomery County Department of Police arrested Yeyson Alexis Salgado-Umana after a vehicle and foot chase which took place after a traffic stop, according to a press […]

Investigators from the Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division are asking the public to help identify suspects in connection to a Jan. 10 home invasion robbery in Fairland. The detectives released surveillance video of the suspects and are asking for the public to provide information regarding the suspects’ identities. On Jan. 10, officers […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police, 5th District Patrol Investigations Unit released surveillance footage in connection with an assault that took place at a 7-Eleven in Germantown on Jan. 13. Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in connection with the incident, according to a press release from the […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives released surveillance video of the Jan. 2 armed robbery of Midway Beer and Wine in Derwood. They ask for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the video.   On Jan. 2 at about 2:29 p.m., MCPD responded to a report of an armed robbery at the beer […]