Montgomery Community Media

A pedestrian in Rockville was seriously hurt Tuesday morning after being hit by a falling tree branch, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The accident happened at around 9 a.m., near the “entrance to the Gables of Tuckerman” neighborhood, which is by Tuckerman Lane and Hampton Mill Terrace. ICYMI (~9a) […]

Montgomery County Police is starting to periodically release information about ongoing investigations in the hopes that someone will come forward and have information to bring closure to the case. In a video released to the police’s Twitter account, Detective Katie Leggett said that Wednesday, Feb. 20, marked the five year anniversary of the homicide of […]

Police around Montgomery County are celebrating National Night Out on Aug. 1. “It’s a big showcase for us to get out with the community to let the community see what we do and to interact with them,” said Officer Rick Goodale, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department. According to Goodale, NNO events are […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the report of a sexual assault that occurred last week in Gaithersburg. Officer Rick Goodale said police received the report during the early morning hours of July 26. Goodale provides more details about the case and the investigation in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: Montgomery County police have released […]

UPDATED 4.25.17 Montgomery County Police Captain Mark Plazinski, a 23-year veteran of the department, has been named the police department’s new 5th district commander. He begins his new assignment on May 1st, according to a news release from the Montgomery County Police Department. Plazinski takes over for Captain David Gillespie who is leaving the department […]

Montgomery County police officers are now providing security at Montgomery County Council meetings, according to police spokesperson Rick Goodale. At his weekly briefing, County Council President Roger Berliner was asked about the presence of uniformed officers at a recent County Council meeting. “There is a feeling that there is a different anger out there, and […]

Montgomery County police officers were called to the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville on Monday morning to investigate a bomb threat. Police spokesperson Rick Goodale said police received the report at 9:37 a.m. and, he said, officers swept the school but found nothing. He said police officers are now trying to determine […]

Someone is showing their appreciation for Montgomery County police by leaving blue hearts with inspirational messages on their cruisers. Officer Tara Bond said she picked up her cruiser Tuesday at the Silver Spring substation and noticed the hearts. The heart read: “Thank you for protecting us out here in these mean streets.” “The outpouring of […]

The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump takes place on Jan. 20, and about 100 Montgomery County police officers are assisting the Metropolitan Police Department with security. “The officers that are going down to Washington, D.C. are part of our SERT team, our Special Events Response Team,” said Police Officer Rick Goodale, a spokesperson for the […]

UPDATED 6.7.16 Montgomery County police officers are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at the SunTrust Bank at 14939 Shady Grove Road shortly before noon on June 2nd in the Fallsgrove community of Rockville, and today they are releasing photos and surveillance video in hopes you can help identify the suspect. Police Spokesperson Rick Goodale […]