Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED- Jelani Bates has been located unharmed, according to police. Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Wheaton teen. Jelani Bates, 14, of the 4000 block of Sigsbee Road in Silver Spring was last seen Oct. 28. According to the police, Bates was seen leaving around 4 p.m. to catch the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police were called to the scene of the 17000 block of Hughes Road in Poolesville today where a man had reportedly barricaded himself in a house. Police Spokesperson Angela Cruz said the call came into dispatch at 9:17 a.m. today. According to Cruz, adjacent neighbors were evacuated as a precaution during the […]

Some call Ruby the luckiest dog in the county. A nine month old boxer, Ruby was shot earlier this year in Wheaton and the veterinarian who saved her also has become her owner. Susan Kenedy has the heartwarming story of Ruby’s recovery. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local […]

UPDATED, Oct. 27, 7:15 p.m. – Police say the teen has been found safe. Montgomery County Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old boy in Rockville. His first name is Johannes and police describe him as “at-risk.” He was last seen in around Frederick Road and Paramount Drive. Pictures of missing at risk 14 year […]

Montgomery County Police have arrested a Florida man for the robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank on Congressional Lane in Rockville. Police said the suspect is Cary James, 44 years old, of Orlando. According to a police account, on Oct. 23, James took a taxi to the Wells Fargo Bank on Congressional Lane and entered […]

Montgomery County Police are asking for your help to find a missing Rockville woman. Police are concerned for the emotional and physical welfare of Tonya Simms, age 45, of the 14200 block of Chadwick Lane in Rockville. According to police, she was last seen on Oct. 20 at approximately 1:30 p.m. when she left her […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and representatives from various jurisdictions recently gathered at the Emergency Operations Center in Gaithersburg this week to announce major improvements to the county’s alert system. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

Montgomery County Police have been investigating a series of 14 auto property thefts that have happened at area gas stations over the past two months. Police are urging drivers to lock their cars, even when they are pumping gas Related:

UPDATED Montgomery County Police said an officer shot and killed a dog after it attacked a woman at a residence in the 4600 block of Garrett Park Road around 12:10 p.m. on Oct. 16. Police said when officers entered the residence where they heard screams the dog, described as a 40-pound male terrier mix, was actively […]

A Nashville man, who killed his ex-wife in Germantown, was sentenced on Oct. 15 to life in prison for the crime. Baldeo Taneja, 63, murdered Preeta Gabba, of Germantown, last October. His wife at the time, Raminder Kaur, was with Taneja during the crime, according to court documents. Kaur’s sentencing date is yet to be […]