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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will discuss a recently-released preliminary audit report of the county police department (MCPD) during a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Elrich will discuss recommendations from the report, released June 30, as well as other reimagining public safety implementation updates. He commissioned the independent audit as part of the […]

Montgomery County leaders released recommendations from a preliminary audit of the county police department (MCPD) during a press conference Wednesday. County Executive Marc Elrich commissioned the independent audit as part of the Reimagining Public Safety initiative he launched in 2020. It aims to improve public safety in the county with an emphasis on equity. The […]

Officers from Montgomery County Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening starting at 10 p.m., weather permitting. The enforcement is intended to curb impaired driving and underage. Police will not disclose the location of the checkpoint in advance. The police encourage county residents to drive responsibly and ride with a sober driver. Sobriety […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Major Crimes division are investigating an armed carjacking in White Oak. On June 13, around 7 p.m., the suspect fled on foot from the 10100 block of New Hampshire Ave. after stealing from a business located there, MCPD said. According to a police press release, “An employee, […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating a robbery and carjacking outside of a Silver Spring Chick-fil-A. The victim, a food delivery driver, was leaving the Chick-fil-A at 825 Ellsworth Drive when he was approached by three males who went for his car keys, MCPD said. Police said there […]

The owner of Turner’s Beltway Bistro food truck is raising money to replace his stolen business. James Turner, the owner of the food truck, reported the truck missing on May 31. The truck was found two days later looking completely different than before. While Turner has yet to see the truck in person, he has […]

Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the theft of a food truck taken in the area of Brookeville Road in Silver Spring. Police released photos of a Turner’s Beltway Bistro food truck and say that the truck was taken on May 31. Patisserie Manuel, a French bakery located at 8810 Brookville Road, posted on Facebook […]

Investigators from Montgomery County Police Department’s Wheaton District released residential surveillance footage showing a man they say burglarized a home in Wheaton. The incident happened on May 27 at around 9 p.m., police say, and during the incident, a resident in the home confronted the suspect which caused the suspect to flee. The resident of […]

Montgomery County Police Department is searching for a Gaithersburg teenager and is requesting the public’s help finding him. According to a police statement, 13-year-old Majai Williams left his home—located on Prism Place—at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, and was riding a red bicycle. Concern for Missing Gaithersburg Juvenile For additional details, visit: https://t.co/aU7x3aQILK pic.twitter.com/cOxmP9xMTJ — Montgomery […]

To address the rapidly increasing incidents of carjackings, the U. S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland announced a new regional carjacking task force that will cover Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as well as Washington, D.C. Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan Lenzner announced the task force, noting it was designed to promote […]