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Police Announce Charges in Shopping Center Shootings Montgomery County police officers have charged the suspect in the shopping center shootings, Eulalio Tordil, with two counts of first degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and four counts of the use of a handgun in the commission of a felony. LIVE on #Periscope: May 7 Press […]

It was an emotional interview for Sebastian Espinoza-Carranza at his home in Gaithersburg. The teen was arrested and charged with vandalizing a Gaithersburg synagogue. The 18-year-old teen says he is not a racist person and that he is really sorry. The congregation’s surveillance video helped lead police to Spinoza-Carranza. It shows him allegedly spray painting swastikas, […]

Detectives from both the Gaithersburg and Montgomery County Police departments are looking for the vandals that defaced the Shaare Torah synagogue, located at 1409 Main Street, in the Lakelands community on April 7. The incident was first reported to a police officer who was flagged down at 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning by a citizen. […]

Montgomery County Police is searching for a person of interest in connection with an assault on a off-duty police officer when a driver attempted to hit the officer with his car, police said. The assault occurred on April 7 in the shopping district of Chevy Chase. According to a news release, the officer was in the location working as a security […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg police officers are looking for the vandal(s) who defaced the Shaare Torah synagogue in Gaithersburg. “At this time, detectives are continuing to investigate the incident,” said Officer Dane Lane. “They are following up on leads and speaking with citizens who may have or may not have seen anything. We are always looking for more […]

Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka said detectives have identified a “person of interest” who could be involved in the Shaare Torah Synagogue vandalism case. Local authorities have surveillance footage showing a masked person running away from the building.  Sroka said the report came in at 7:10 a.m. this morning. That’s when police officers found eleven swastikas and other […]