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November 12, 2019 | Jordan Lindsay

Teenager in Critical Condition After Being Hit by a Car

A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Friday evening while riding her bike in Bethesda. According to a Montgomery County Police press release, on Nov. 8, around 5:45 p.m. the teen was riding her bicycle in the crosswalk of northbound Old Georgetown Road at the entrance ramp on […]

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November 4, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Elrich Stands By Decision to Prohibit Divisive Flag

County Executive Marc Elrich met with members of the media Monday afternoon and doubled down on his decision to prohibit a Thin Blue Line flag from being displayed at the Germantown District police station. Elrich said his problem with the flag is that it’s been appropriated by Blue Lives Matter, a media group started in […]

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November 4, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Hogan Takes Aim at Elrich for Banning ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag

Gov. Larry Hogan has taken aim at County Executive Marc Elrich’s decision to ban a “Thin Blue Line” flag from being hung at the Germantown District police station. On Oct. 30, Montgomery County Police Department tweeted a photo of a wooden Thin Blue Line flag crafted by a young boy as a gift to Germantown […]

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November 1, 2019 | Jordan Lindsay

Detectives Investigating Store Burglary in Silver Spring

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a burglary of a business in Silver Spring that happened in October. On October 18 shortly before 2:00 a.m. dispatch got a call that the glass front door to the Noon Store located on the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue had been shattered.  Officers responded and […]

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October 31, 2019 | Andrea Sarralde

ACTUALIZACIÓN: Policía Aclara que Auto fue Robado y Víctima No Fue Baleada

Actualización, 3:15 p.m .: en un comunicado emitido a las 3:15 p.m., la policía del condado de Montgomery dice que el Suburu, un Impreza SW de 1999, fue denunciada como robada. La declaración también dice que el hombre herido en el asiento trasero del Subaru era un menor y solo sufrió lesiones por la colisión. […]

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October 31, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne and Doug Tallman

UPDATE: Police Say Subaru Was Stolen, Victim Was Not Shot

Update, 3:15 p.m.: In a statement issued at 3:15 p.m., Montgomery County police say the Suburu, a 1999 Impreza SW, was reported stolen. The statement also says the injured male in the Subaru’s backseat was a juvenile and suffered only injuries from the collision. He was not shot. “The initial assessment by Montgomery County Fire […]

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October 31, 2019 | Jordan Lindsay

Detectives Investigating Theft at Rockville 7-Eleven

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a theft from a 7-Eleven in Rockville that took place earlier this month. According to a press release, more than $2,500 was taken from the convenience store located on the 1700 block of Rockville Pike on October 3 shortly after 10:00 a.m. After reviewing video surveillance, […]

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October 28, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Man Arrested for Burglarizing Two Silver Spring Homes, Assaulting Homeowners

Police arrested a Germantown man who they say burglarized two houses in Silver Spring. A statement released by Montgomery County police department identified the man as 56-year-old Steven Anderson. Maryland court records show that Anderson faces seven charges related to first-degree burglary, property destruction, and second-degree assault. Police say the first incident occurred Saturday, Oct. […]

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October 28, 2019 | Staff Writer

UPDATE: Aspen Hill Girl Located Safe, Unharmed

Update (Oct. 28): Montgomery County Police released a statement Sunday that said Asucenia Martínez Benítez, 13,  has been located safe and unharmed. Original Post (Oct. 23): Detectives from the Montgomery County police Special Victims Investigations Division are asking the public for help in locating a missing Aspen Hill juvenile. Asucenia Martínez Benítez, 13, was last […]

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October 23, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Five Injured in Kensington Collision Involving Cyclist, Multiple Vehicles

Five people were taken to the hospital after a collision in Kensington involving multiple vehicles and a cyclist, according to Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS). Piringer told MyMCMedia that one of the five people is facing life threatening injuries, two of them appear to have serious injuries, and […]

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