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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating the homicide of a 20-year-old Washington, D.C. found in the Briggs Chaney area on the night of March 11. Police have released new information and say that the man, identified as Sheldon Williams, died because of a gunshot wound to the upper body. According to police, […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man, who was found dead in the Briggs Chaney area on Friday night, as a homicide. Detectives have identified the victim as Sheldon Williams of  southeast Washington, D.C. According to police, the investigation is ongoing and detectives are urging anyone who may have […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is increasing patrols in a Germantown neighborhood following a murder there earlier this week. Police said the victim, 30-year-old Robert King of Frederick, was found shot in the 18600 block of Sage Way shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. According to police, King died from his injuries at the […]

UPDATED 12-17-15, 5:15 p.m. Montgomery County police officers are investigating a homicide that occurred on Wednesday night in Germantown. According to police, dispatch was notified of a shooting in the 18600 block of Sage Way at 7:14 p.m. on Dec. 16. Police said they located a man on the ground adjacent to the residence with […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a homicide that occurred last night in Aspen Hill. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., officers received a report of an assault that occurred in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station at 14031 Georgia Avenue. Responding police officers said they located two Hispanic male victims in the parking lot, […]

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a North Potomac man to life in prison for the murder of a Gaithersburg resident, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Pavel Ivanov was found guilty of first degree murder on June 5 in the death of 22-year-old Bryan Robert Hall who was stabbed on […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Homicides are up in Montgomery County this year. 2. Dave and Busters is one of several businesses that has signed a lease at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring. 3. Eight of Montgomery County’s nine Councilmembers have sent a letter to […]

Takoma Park police officers have identified the woman found dead in the 7500 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Tuesday morning as 34-year-old Elena Gugicheva. According to police, Gugicheva was stabbed multiple times. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said Gugicheva, a paralegal, worked part-time in the office park where she was […]

  UPDATE 10.26.15, 10:15 a.m. Montgomery County police have arrested two suspects for the Oct. 8 homicide of 22-year-old Garrett Alexander McClees, which happened in Edgewood Neighborhood Park. Earl Junius Bennette and Shante Gladden were arrested on Oct. 23rd and are being charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery, according to Montgomery County Police. UPDATED 10.9.15 […]

Montgomery County police officers have charged 20-year-old Rico Hector Leblond of Germantown with first degree murder. A bond hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday. Leblond is charged  by police with the Oct. 15th death of Zella Ziona, a transgender woman, also known as DeAndre Smith. Police said Ziona was shot multiple times in […]