Montgomery Community Media

Between May 1, 2020 and Feb. 13, 2021, there were 190 reported thefts from vehicles in the City of Takoma Park, Police Chief Antonio DeVaul reported. Purses, money, credit cards, cell phones, laptops, gym bags, sunglasses, tools and other items were stolen from inside the vehicles. According to DeVaul, in 24% of the incidents, forced […]

Takoma Park Police responded to a report of an armed robbery on Jan. 30 in the 7300 block of Hilton Avenue. According to police, at 4:10 p.m. the victim was standing in the front of his or her home when a gray Chevy pulled up and two young Black males got out of the vehicle, […]

Surveillance video released Monday shows a suspect in a home invasion robbery in Gaithersburg, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said. Police are asking residents for help identifying the suspect in the following video: MCPD said detectives do not think the November robbery was random. Close to midnight on Nov. 9, police said, officers responded […]

There are many reasons to sell a business. Maybe you’re in ill health or ready to retire. Or you’re tired of working all the time and now that the business is profitable you’re ready to cash in. Whatever the reason, selling a small to medium sized business is a complex venture and many business owners […]

Gaithersburg police officers are reminding motorists to lock their vehicle’s car doors and windows. Officer Dan Lane said between Oct. 2nd and Oct. 9th, there have been four thefts from automobiles along Inspiration Lane, Booth Street, Treehaven Street and Chestertown Street in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. According to Lane, in each case an unknown […]

Montgomery County officials are proposing to relocate the Confederate soldier monument from the Red Brick Courthouse property to the Beall-Dawson Historic Park at 103 West Montgomery Avenue in Rockville. You may remember that just last week, the Rockville Historic District Commission (HDC) approved the county’s request to move the statue from its current location at […]

The Montgomery County Commission for Women is scheduled to host “When a Marriage Ends: Financial, Property and Practical Issues Spouses Must Consider” on July 28 at the Rockville Memorial Library. The seminar includes topics such as parental responsibilities regarding children, child custody and visitation access, child support, use and possession of property and the role […]

Peerless Rockville recently sponsored a workshop to help residents understand tax credits for historic property preservation. Find out more in this report: Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

Gaithersburg officials have acquired a new property that they plan to develop into additional recreational space. On Oct. 1, City Manager Tony Tomasello signed the deed of transfer for the former Consumer Property Safety Commission (CPSC) lab testing facility located on Darnestown Road. Terms of the transfer require that the property be primarily used for […]