Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police are investigating a pair of armed robberies at 7-Elevens about 1.5 miles from each other. The first robbery, at 15821 Frederick Road, occurred about 2:30 a.m., police said. Several individuals entered the store and took cash. The second robbery, at 15900 Shady Grove Road, occurred about 2:39 a.m., police said. Where individuals […]

Two Montgomery County post offices will be open late today to receive tax forms. Open till 6 p.m.: White Flint Mall, 11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, Md. 20895-9997 Open till 6 p.m.: Silver Spring Main Station, 8653 16th Street Open till 7:30 p.m.: Suburban Window Service, 16501 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, Md. 20898-9996   The Postal […]

A 44-year-old woman was arrested between 4:02 a.m. and 4:13 a.m. Feb. 20 for second-degree assault on a police officer, trespassing, and disorderly conduct, after an incident in the 200 block of West Montgomery Avenue. Other arrests On Feb. 11, a request was submitted to the Montgomery County Police Department’s Special Victims Investigation Division for […]

A mixed-use development with commercial office space, a retail area, a hospitality component and a residential section has been proposed for a 31-acre section of Shady Grove Road between Choke Cherry and Gaither roads, a company proposal says. Lantian Development and partner 1778 Holdings Inc., both companies based in Bethesda, filed a project plan with […]

Employees at the United States Postal Services (USPS) processed more than 600 million pieces of mail on Dec. 20 and projecting nearly 16 billion cards and letters and 750 million packages this holiday season.  This is an estimated 12 percent increase in package volume compared to last year’s holiday season, according to a news release. […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire at Nordstrom Rack in the 15780 Shady Grove Road Thursday evening. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated in a dumpster and trash compactor. According to Piringer, the building’s sprinklers activated and there was considerable smoke and water damage […]

Maryland Transportation Authority police officers are investigating a serious motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday night on the Intercounty Connector (ICC). Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The eastbound lanes of the ICC, near Shady Grove Road, were closed for several hours while 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 […]

Montgomery County police officers are planning to escort approximately 2,000 motorcyclists to the Pentagon as part of the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride into Washington, D.C. this Memorial Day weekend. The escort is scheduled to depart from Battley Harley Davidson, located at 7830 Airpark Road in Gaithersburg, at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 29. As […]

Montgomery County police officers say a 22-year-old transgender woman found dead at the Red Roof Inn on Saturday was murdered. According to police, 22-year-old Keyonna Blakeney was assaulted and killed in her Rockville hotel room during the early morning hours of April 16. In a news release, police said there was trauma to her upper body. […]