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Here are five things to know today, May 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Roasting: Kathleen Matthews, the new chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, will be roasted by Alison Starling, anchor at WJLA; Rep. Jamie Raskin; and her husband, Chris Matthews. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference […]

Here are five things to know today, May 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Scam Alert: Montgomery County police officers are warning residents about a jury duty telephone scam. 2. Talk of the Town: U.S. senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are sharing their reaction to the firing of FBI Director James Comey on social media. […]

In an effort to combat long-running scams that target customers, Pepco is joining a group of electric and natural gas utilities across the United States and Canada for the first of its kind, “Utilities United Against Scams Day.” According to a news release, Pepco along with other Exelon utlities, Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. City of Gaithersburg flags are at half-staff in honor of Councilmember Henry Marraffa. Marraffa passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. 2. MCPS is scheduled to announce a partnership with Common Sense Education at a news conference today. 3. Montgomery Libraries […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Vote 2016: The Presidential General Election is just three weeks away, and today is the deadline to register to vote. Watch this report for five things you need to know before Election Day. 2. On the Agenda: Tonight, the Montgomery County Council […]

Maryland troopers are warning motorists about scam artists that are flagging down drivers and requesting money at exit ramps. According to police, the suspects are pretending their vehicles are disabled and flagging down passing motorists on exit ramps to ask for money. Police said these incidents are causing traffic delays and, in some cases, crashes […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating two incidents that occurred within the last week which involve threatening emails being sent to nonprofit organizations. The emails, sent to specific members of the organizations, state that if the recipient does not transfer a specified amount of money via the online payment system, Bitcoin, by a specified […]

Pepco officials are notifying customers about a scam that threatens to shut off electric service to customers because of false overdue bills. As in previous cases, like the “Green Dot Scam,” a person warns customers their electric service account is delinquent and will be shut off for non-payment unless immediate payment is made. A “Green […]

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP)  investigates and solves consumer complaints. In this consumer alert, OCP Director Eric Friedman provides important information about a deceptive letter that you may have received: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

It starts with a phone call from someone claiming to be representing Pepco. The Takoma Park Police Department wants residents to be on alert. According to a news release, police have received information from citizens that a person is calling and saying they represent Pepco to offer services and upgrades in exchange for money. “Many companies, […]