Montgomery Community Media

Takoma Park police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Thursday morning, according to a department Facebook post. About 4:55 a.m. a taxi driver was waiting to pick up a fare when three men, all wearing dark clothing, surrounded the cab, police said. One of the men pointed a gun at the driver and […]

Thieves made off with a catalytic converter and a rain barrel, according to the latest crime summary from Rockville City police. The catalytic converter, which helps reduce the pollution cars emit, was removed from under the car parked in the 200 block of Congressional Lane, sometime between 2 p.m. April 3 and 8 a.m. April […]

The Montgomery County police crime summary shows several commercial burglaries targeting restaurants. A commercial burglary occurred at the Five Guys restaurant at 12238 Rockville Pike, Rockville, in the early morning hours of March 20. Forced entry; cash and property were taken. Police seek three men. A commercial burglary occurred at Siena’s Restaurant at 12303 Twinbrook […]

Here are five things to know today, April 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman will deliver the “State of the City” address tonight at the Rosborough Cultural Arts Center. 2. Missing a goat? It took three animal control officers to capture a runaway goat in Aspen Hill on Wednesday and now they are […]

Here are five things to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County: 1. The county’s departments of environmental protection and transportation are celebrating Transportation Week with a Bikeshare promotion in Friendship Heights from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ride On Customer Appreciation at the Lakeforest Transit Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and an […]

Montgomery County police have released a surveillance photo of a man who committed a sex offense on a Ride On bus in hopes the public can help identify him. About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, a 17-year-old girl told officers that she boarded the bus at the Twinbrook Metro and took a seat in the […]

Here are five things to know today, April 11, in Montgomery County: 1. The 2018 General Assembly session ended at midnight. You can expect to see a tide of post mortems flooding the news as bleary-eyed lawmakers stand in front of television cameras. 2. State’s Attorney John McCarthy said cell phone, hotel and financial records helped prove […]

Montgomery County police have reported three armed robberies in the latest crime summary. One armed robbery occurred in the 8700 block of Gilbert Place, Silver Spring, about 9:36 p.m. March 10, the summary said. One suspect displayed a weapon but nothing was taken from the adult male victim. Two men sought. One armed robbery occurred in the […]

Montgomery County police detectives are trying to catch a group of burglars who are breaking into homes in the Gaithersburg and Rockville areas, police said Monday. Someone typically knocks on the front door to see if anyone is home, then the burglars force their way into the home from the rear, Detective Mike Kwarciany said. […]

Detectives have released the surveillance video of the person who robbed the Thrive Pharmacy in Clarksburg on March 23 and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him. The robber, who kept his hand in his jacket pocket, arrived at the pharmacy, at 23213 Stringtown Road, about 1 p.m., announced the robbery and vaulted the […]