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The man who barricaded himself in his home on Sunday evening told police he had wanted to force officers to shoot him, according to a release from Montgomery County Police. Jeffrey Allan Flaherty is being held on $250,000 bond charged with four counts of first-degree assault. Police said the man barricaded himself in his Gaithersburg […]

UPDATED: A barricade situation ended peacefully when a Gaithersburg man surrendered after a three-hour standoff with police. Montgomery County Police report that a 53-year-old Jeffrey Allan Flaherty finally surrendered to police after initial reports he threatened a woman and her family and then barricaded himself in his home off Maryland Avenue. Police worked from about 7:15 p.m. […]

Montgomery County Police partnered with Target at their store in Rockville Saturday for a Heroes & Helpers shopping event benefitting in-need youth to help buy holiday gifts for their families. This is the third year MCP and Target have teamed up to help build strong community relations. The Heroes & Helpers program helps to foster […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are reporting that the suspect arrested for an attempted kidnapping yesterday afternoon has been linked to previous assaults. A bond review is set for today. Police have also released a mugshot of the suspect. Mug shot of Christian A Jordan pic.twitter.com/oNZ4kcH1lc — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) December 12, 2014 Wheaton assault […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred at the Wheaton Metro parking garage last night. Detectives believe that the same suspect attempted to commit a sexual assault at that same location on the evening of December 8. According to police, at approximately 11 p.m. on Dec. 10, a 37-year-old female victim was walking […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 along Georgia Avenue just north of Hathway Drive in Wheaton. Police said the 72-year-old driver of a 2014 Cadillac CTS died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the 2004 GMC C4500 truck, police said, […]

The three people on board the jet that crashed in Gaithersburg Monday died of multiple traumatic injuries, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Police released the finding Wednesday afternoon. The three have been identified as Michael Rosenberg, 66; David Hartman, 52, and Chijioke Ogbuka, 31, all of Raleigh, N.C. The cause of […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating an alleged attempted sex assault that occurred at the Wheaton Metro parking garage last night. At approximately 9 p.m. Monday, a 33-year-old woman was opening her vehicle door in the Wheaton Metro parking garage at 11010 Veirs Mill Road when she was approached by a what police describe as a teen […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and other county officials held a news briefing at Congressional Plaza on a cold Dec. 8 to spotlight pedestrian safety during the holiday season. Watch the conference in its entirety here: Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger stressed the need to be safe in congested parking lots. Officials reminded motorists […]

The holiday season task force is patrolling area roads. Montgomery County Police Captain Tom Didone has more: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.