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A Silver Spring man was charged with possession of a handgun and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it after police stopped him for a moving violation on Georgia Avenue. Deion Furr, 22, was stopped by Montgomery County Police on Nov. 4 just after 10 p.m. Police say the officer stopped the vehicle and […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Edward Lay, 26, of Clinton, Maryland on Feb. 19 in Silver Spring. He was charged with possession of a stolen handgun and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a statement from MCPD.  At around 10:28 p.m., an officer was driving on Georgia Avenue during […]

Montgomery County Police arrested and charged a man in Wheaton for handgun-related offenses. Carlos Aquino, 29, of Aspen Hill Road in Rockville was arrested on Sunday. 4th District officers responded to a report at approximately 1:38 a.m. of an observed male with a gun at the 11300 block of Georgia Avenue in Wheaton. Officers noticed […]

Detectives have arrested three people in connection with the Thursday morning burglary of a Randolph Road gun shop, a Montgomery County police statement said. Arrested were: Terrence Massey, Jr., 21, of Anne Arundel County Brandon Allen Jackson, 17, of Anne Arundel County, charged as an adult. A juvenile, 15, of Anne Arundel County, who was […]

Montgomery County Police say five people robbed United Gun Shop in Rockville Thursday morning, fled the scene, and four of the suspects are on the loose. The fifth suspect has died, according to police. Marcus Jones, the acting chief for MCPD, urges county residents to proceed with caution when outside. “We believe the suspects that […]

A 17-year-old from Silver Spring was arrested and charged for possessing of an unloaded handgun on school property, according to police. Police say the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 10 a.m. at Springbrook High School. That morning, administrative staff and security personnel received a tip about the incident. Therefore, they notified the School Resource Officer […]

A 17-year-old was charged as an adult for having a stolen handgun at Paint Branch High School, a Montgomery County police statement said. Elijah C. Nyamekye of the 100 block of Wilton Oaks Drive in Silver Spring was taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center where he posted a $3,500 bond, according to online court […]