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It’s been a big week for animal lovers in Montgomery County: the county’s new animal shelter is now open for business. The spacious state-of-the-art facility replaces the cramped shelter on Rothgeb Drive in Rockville and it’s operated by the Animal Services Division of the Montgomery County Police Department. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can visit […]

Wayne Pacelle, the president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, attended the ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony for the county’s new animal shelter on March 1 in Derwood.  “This is really one of the finest buildings you will see for animal welfare in the country,” said Pacelle. Take a look at this […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, makes some remarks at the ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony for the county’s new animal shelter in Derwood. “Montgomery County loves animals,” Andrews said. Take a look: The new Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center is located at 7315 Muncaster […]

The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) opens for business and adoption on March 2 from noon – 5 p.m. at 7315 Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood. Montgomery County leaders celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art facility on March 1 with two ribbon-cutting ceremonies and tours of the new building. “I hope that […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, will review the Fiscal Years 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) request of the Police Department. At 10:30 a.m., the committee will discuss the CIP request for the Fire and Rescue Service. The Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Phil Andrews […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in the evening of Feb. 25 at the Rockville Metro station. Police said the call of a pedestrian struck at 250 Rockville Pike came in to dispatch around 7:30 p.m. last night. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian was walking […]

This just in from Montgomery County police at 5 p.m. on Feb. 22: a serious collision southbound Route 29 between Briggs Chaney Road and the ICC. According to police, this is a five vehicle collision and three people have been transported with serious injuries. Police said only one lane is getting through southbound Route 29, […]

UPDATED Police report that Rita Cummings was located on Feb. 23 safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a woman missing from Montgomery Village. According to police, Rita Cummings, age 70, of the 18200 block of Lost Knife Circle was last seen on Feb. 21 at […]

Montgomery County police held a news conference, along with the FBI this week, to identify a person of interest in the disappearance of the Lyon sisters nearly 40 years ago. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.   Related posts:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve Vogt hold a news conference to report a new development in the disappearance of the Lyon sisters. The two girls went missing from Wheaton back in 1975 and now police investigators have identified a person of interest. Take […]