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Montgomery County Police (MCPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred Friday night in Silver Spring, per a release from the department. Police responded to the Forest Park Apartments on Piney Branch Road at about 11:30 p.m. for a reported shooting, MCPD said. Arriving officers found a man on the sidewalk with a suspected gunshot wound. […]

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in the August 31 armed robbery of a Damascus business. According to a press release from Montgomery County Police, officers responded at approximately 8:50 p.m. to a report of an armed robbery in Damascus. Montgomery County detectives confirmed that the suspect walked into […]

Update (Aug. 17): The man found dead in Germantown on Monday evening has been identified as 31-year-old Louis Alfredo Sanchez Jr.– also of Germantown. Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a home on the 21000 block of Futura Court after the homeowner reported that an intruder was allegedly attempting to enter his […]

A Silver Spring man has been arrested and charged with killing 25-year-old Marvin Alexander Mendoza, Montgomery County Police (MCPD) said in a release. Erik Aguilar, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, according to online case records. Police said he is being held without bond. On Aug. 10, officers responded to the 2000 block of Blueridge […]

Lawrence Sakkestad, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday to the first-degree murder of 39-year-old Jennifer Sparks in Germantown in 2019, according to online case records. Sentencing is set for Aug. 27 and Sakkestad continues to be held without bond. In 2019, Montgomery County Police reported Sakkestad was arrested Sept. 9 and charged with first-degree murder. Officers […]

Montgomery County Police released surveillance video of a July 4 armed robbery on a Ride On bus in Silver Spring and asked for assistance in identifying the suspect. MCPD responded to the incident at 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Piney Branch Road and Garland Avenue. According to detectives, a man entered the bus near […]

Twenty-six years of honoring the Upcounty’s finest continued despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) honored fifty-eight Upcounty Police Officers and Public Safety Emergency Communications Specialists at their 26th Annual Public Safety Awards on Friday, July 30, 2021. This event honors the public safety personnel and first responders from Montgomery County Upcounty’s […]

Montgomery County leaders and public safety officials joined residents at neighborhood events Tuesday for National Night Out. The annual event is meant for police to connect with residents and for leaders to encourage community relationships with law enforcement. Residents could also learn about crime prevention and other safety information or about county resources like COVID-19 […]

Julia Birch, 26, last week admitted to killing her roommate, 92-year-old Nancy Ann Frankel, according to Montgomery County Police (MCPD). Frankel’s cause of death was asphyxiation, Officer Carlos Cortes, with the police department’s Public Information Division, told MyMCM in an email Tuesday. According to police, officers and fire/rescue personnel responded to a home on Spruell […]

Law enforcement leaders joined residents at numerous neighborhood block parties in Montgomery County for National Night Out on Tuesday. The event allows police to connect with residents and leaders to encourage community relationships with law enforcement. Residents could learn about crime prevention and how to avoid being victims of scams. Fire marshals educated residents about […]