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At a Saturday night news conference, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger announced that three people have been arrested for the homicides of 17-year-old Shadi Najjar and 18-year-old Artem Ziberov. According to police, the Germantown teens were shot to death as they sat in a parked car in the 8200 block of Gallery Court in […]

Montgomery County Police Captain Darren Francke held a news conference on Friday morning to release new information about the double homicide investigation and to ask the community for more tips. The shooting happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. on June 5. Police said they received only one 9.1.1 call for shots fired on Gallery Court in […]

Several public safety stories topped our coverage, based on web traffic last week. The number one story, however, was the list of principal assignments by Montgomery County Public Schools.    

A Verizon Wireless store in Olney was robbed by two men in April, and Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. The robbers entered the store, at 18130 Georgia Ave., about 9 p.m. with their faces concealed as two employees were closing the business for the evening, according to a police […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the apparent drowning of a 22-year-old woman from Gaithersburg. Police said fire rescue crews were called to a residential pool in Potomac for the report of a possible drowning on Corral Drive shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to a police account, fire rescue crews pulled the woman […]

It’s been 25 years since 57-year-old James Essel was killed at the Sugarloaf Mountain Market at 23800 Old Hundred Road in the Comus area. According to police, Essel was stabbed multiple times on March 22, 1992, and the suspect remains at large. Today, police released a composite of what the suspect may have looked like […]

Here are five things to know today, June 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Scorcher: Temperatures are expected to be in the 90’s again today. Montgomery County officials are advising residents to take protective measures. 2. Cold Case: Montgomery County police officers are expected to release some new information about an unsolved homicide that dates back […]

A 62-year-old Rockville woman was killed in a car crash that occurred Friday night in Kensington, according to Montgomery County police. Police said it happened shortly after 6 p.m. on June 9 at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Franklin Street. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2014 Toyota Camry was traveling […]

Not much happy news in this week’s top 10 stories: a fatal accident, a double homicide, a toddler’s drowing. Here’s the list:

Fourteen burglaries reported in the Montgomery County police crime summary for May 15 to May 23. Rockville: A residential burglary occurred in the 1300 block of Darnestown Road between about 12 a.m. and about 7 a.m. on May 21. Forced entry; nothing was taken. Bethesda: Two commercial burglaries occurred at the following locations: At Saul […]