Montgomery Community Media

Five men have been arrested for a Silver Spring home invasion that started on Aug. 1 and continued into the morning of Aug. 2, Montgomery County police said in a statement. One of the five was arrested two days after the home invasion, which occurred in an apartment in the 8800 block of Manchester Road. […]

Montgomery County police officers are setting up a sobriety checkpoint Friday night. The enforcement is a component of the department’s effort to curb impaired and underage drinking. The checkpoint will include officers from the Montgomery County Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Police Department, Gaithersburg Police Department, Rockville Police Department and […]

Across the country, police agencies are becoming concerned that officers, who drive Ford Explorers, are becoming ill from carbon monoxide poisoning. In Montgomery County, the Department of General Services has been monitoring the Explorers since January, said David Dise, the department’s director. Of the 108 Explorers the county operates, 60 to 80 percent have cracked […]

Police around Montgomery County are celebrating National Night Out on Aug. 1. “It’s a big showcase for us to get out with the community to let the community see what we do and to interact with them,” said Officer Rick Goodale, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department. According to Goodale, NNO events are […]

A 92-year-old man has died Friday from injuries he suffered in a July 19 three-car collision, police said. The crash occurred at Rockledge Drive and Democracy Boulevard, a police statement said. The collision occurred about 11 a.m. July 19, police said. The preliminary investigation by Bethesda District officers found that a 1997 Chrysler Concord left […]

Silver Spring District detectives are investigating a July 17 shooting where gunshots were fired into a home from a moving vehicle, Montgomery County police said in a statement. Police are releasing video surveillance from the area of the suspect vehicle and are asking anyone with information to call investigators. About 3:25 a.m. July 17, officers […]

Montgomery County police is accepting applications for the September 2017 Citizen Academy Class, which increases resident awareness of police department functions. The free academy is scheduled to begin Sept. 5, meeting on Tuesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The 15-week academy plans a graduation on or about Dec. 19. Participants are required to […]

UPDATED Police have located Jeannette Sullivan safe and unharmed. Update: Missing person Jeannette Sullivan has been located safe and unharmed. See: https://t.co/7eIBd37vVr pic.twitter.com/qBNKt83HSO — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) July 20, 2017 Montgomery County police officers are asking for your help to locate a critically missing woman from Gaithersburg. According to police, 60-year-old Jeannette Sullivan, who […]

UPDATE 2:50 p.m.: The victim in the Wednesday night shooting has been identified as Jon-Christian Kemachet-Webster, 20, Montgomery County police said in a statement. Detectives do not believe that this homicide was a random act, police said.   UPDATE: A shooting Wednesday night in a Forest Glen home turned fatal, a Montgomery County police statement said. The […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious pedestrian collision that occurred Tuesday night in Aspen Hill. Police said the collision was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2006 Toyota Scion was traveling southbound on Connecticut Avenue when […]