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UPDATED 4.25.17 Montgomery County Police Captain Mark Plazinski, a 23-year veteran of the department, has been named the police department’s new 5th district commander. He begins his new assignment on May 1st, according to a news release from the Montgomery County Police Department. Plazinski takes over for Captain David Gillespie who is leaving the department […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police say that Daniel Zancan has been located safe and unharmed. Update: Daniel Garrett Zancan has been located safe and unharmed. TY for sharing!https://t.co/1YnnEd9Gqs pic.twitter.com/ePoOSyduEI — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) April 7, 2017 Montgomery County police officers are asking for your help to locate a missing Rockville man. According to […]

Just hours before Noah’s Law went into effect on Oct. 1st, local officials unveiled a stamp that will be affixed to ignition interlock devices across Maryland as a reminder that Officer Noah Leotta is still on patrol. Find out more in this report, below: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of […]

Montgomery County residents recently got to meet with police officers at local coffee shops across Montgomery County as part of a national event called, “Coffee with a Cop.” County Cable Montgomery’s (CCM) Susan Kenedy reports from one “coffee with a cop” meeting that was held in Damascus.

Troopers investigated several crashes involving impaired drivers and made numerous arrests across the state of Maryland this past weekend. From Aug. 12 thru Aug. 14, troopers said they investigated 15 collisions involving suspected impaired drivers. One of those crashes involved a Maryland State Police Officer and occurred along Rt 193 (University Boulevard) in Prince George’s […]

A Maryland State Police Department trooper was injured on Saturday morning during a traffic stop on northbound I-270 south of Shady Grove Road. Police said the trooper had to be extricated from the vehicle and was airlifted to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma in Baltimore. The collision happened shortly before 7 a.m. during a […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Pepco – Exelon merger, the 6th annual World Elder Abuse Day workshop at Holiday Park Senior Center,  graduating inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Center, and more.

Rockville police have charged a 21-year-old Rockville man for shooting his 23-year-old brother during a fight that occurred on March 1. Police said James Joseph Frederick is charged with one count of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and the use of a firearm in a violent crime. His brother was found in a parking […]

UPDATED The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision on the Beltway that occurred on westbound Interstate 495 east of Connecticut Avenue on Friday morning. The overturned truck closed both the inner loop and the outer loop lanes of the Beltway for some time during the morning rush hour. Fire and Rescue […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is hosting a blood drive in honor of Officer Noah Leotta. You can give the gift of life by donating blood in honor of Officer Leotta from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg on Friday. You can sign up online or call the Red […]