Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Winter break is over, and it’s back to school for MCPS students and staff. 2. The new members of Congress, including Jamie Raskin and Chris Van Hollen, are scheduled to take the oath of office today. 3. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is […]

A woman was shot in the leg on Monday afternoon, according to a Gaithersburg police spokesperson. Gaithersburg Police Officer Dan Lane said officers responded to the shooting in the 100 block of Lamont Lane at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 2nd. At the scene, he said, police officers discovered a woman with a gunshot wound to […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting involving two adult victims that happened in Aspen Hill overnight. According to police, at approximately 12:02 a.m., the Emergency Call Center received a call from a male who said he and a female companion had been shot while parked in a vehicle in the 3800 block of Palmira Lane in the […]

UPDATE 11.18.16 Montgomery County police have arrested and charged two suspects in connection with the homicide of Richard Michael Lone III. Police have arrested and charged Mohammed Sirleaf, age 20, of Towne Crest Drive in Gaithersburg, for the murder of Lone. Timario Makaveli Gregg, age 19, of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring, was also arrested and charged with […]

Gaithersburg officials hosted a “Council in the Communities” meeting on Oct. 19 at Fields Road Elementary School. Dozens of residents from the communities of Shady Grove Village, the Reserve at Crown Pointe, Washingtonian Village and Timberbrook attended the meeting to ask questions and to listen to presentations from city staff about neighborhood services, public safety, […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a double shooting that occurred on Sunday morning in Germantown as a domestic-related case. It happened in the 19500 block of Frederick Road shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 9. Police said dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call from a woman stating she had been shot by her husband. Police […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of a man that occurred Tuesday night in Burtonsville as a homicide. According to police,  an assault call was dispatched shortly before 10:30 p.m. at a residence in the 4500 block of Sandy Spring Road. According to police, first responders entered the residence and located 22-year-old Syed […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro is speaking out about the tragedy in Orlando. “This targeted attack that took the lives of 49 people should be more than just a moment of reflection, but a call to action,” she said at the Council dais on Tuesday. Read her full statement, below: “On Sunday, Orlando fell victim […]

Eulalio Tordil, the suspect Montgomery County police have charged in the shopping center shootings in Aspen Hill and Bethesda, made his first appearance in court at a bond review on Monday afternoon. Tordil was arrested by the Montgomery County Police Department on Friday, and faces charges of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder.  A […]

The Victims’ Rights Foundation has scheduled a prayer vigil tonight to honor the victims in last week’s shootings in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. Greg Wims, founder and president of the Victims’ Rights Foundation, said he plans to announce a new fund for the victims at tonight’s vigil. According to Wims, the funds will be […]