Montgomery Community Media

The City of Gaithersburg is hosting a “Citizen Pet” photo contest and the deadline to participate is at 5 p.m. on July 20th. Gaithersburg residents are encouraged to take photos of their family pets and enter them for a chance to be declared “Citizen Pet of the Year.” Cats and dogs must have a current […]

UPDATED April 19 It took over seven hours but Montgomery County firefighters have successfully rescued a small dog from a a six-inch pipe  that was buried about 12′ below ground, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the call for help came in from the Pomeranian’s owner around 6:30 p.m. […]

Abacus Mental Math Program – 405689 Ages: 5 yrs. to 10 yrs. Fees: resident $135, nonresident $150 The idea of the Komodo Math Program is to teach kids how to work math problems and do the arithmetic operations involved in those problems by visualizing an abacus. The child will learn basic arithmetic starting with simple […]

UPDATED – The Montgomery County council approved both a ban on retail pet stores that sell cats and dogs and the use of electronic cigarettes in public places where traditional tobacco smoking is prohibited. The bills now go to County Executive Ike Leggett for his approval. It will take effect 91 days after he signs it. […]

A former Baltimore City police officer pleaded guilty Aug. 27 to killing his girlfriend’s puppy in her Silver Spring home and texting her a picture of the lifeless dog. Alec Eugene Taylor, 28, of Hyattsville pleaded guilty to one count of felony aggravated animal cruelty. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Oct. […]

Montgomery County police have arrested Alec Eugene Taylor, age 27, of the 13800 block of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring, for intentionally and cruelly killing a seven-month-old puppy.  Police said Taylor is being charged with aggravated animal cruelty and abuse or neglect of an animal. Here’s a police account of what happened: “On February 28, at […]

Montgomery County Police Detectives have charged Michael Pulliam, age 39, of the unit block of Janwall Court in Annapolis, and Jennifer Camardi, age 29, of an unconfirmed address, with a theft and credit card fraud that occurred in August. On October 25, the Police Department issued a press release with video surveillance of these two […]

Montgomery County Police detectives are investigating a case of theft and credit card fraud that occurred in August. Investigators are releasing videos of the two suspects and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. According to police, the investigation has revealed that on August 11 between approximately 12 p.m. and 1:10 p.m., the […]

The Rockville City Police Department is investigating the report of a puppy theft at the Just Puppies pet store in the Twinbrook Shopping Center. According to Lt. Eric Over it happened at 5:15 p.m. on April 12.  The police released the store’s security camera footage on April 25. The video shows a suspect entering the […]