Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED,  May 27 –  Police report that Elexis Kirby and her son were found and are safe. ORIGINAL –  Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Gaithersburg teen and her 3-week-old son. Elexis Lynn Kirby, 17, of the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard, was last seen on May 24 as […]

UPDATED, May 14:Andrea Lourdes Mejia-Sauceda, age 13, of the 9300 block of Piney Branch in Silver Spring, has been located safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL: Montgomery County Police are asking for your help to find a missing Silver Spring teen. According to police, Andrea Lourdes Mejia-Sauceda, 13, of the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road in […]

Montgomery County police officers are asking the public for help in locating a missing Wheaton juvenile. According to police, Trixia Alava-Figueroa, age 15, was last seen on March 23. Trixia is described by police as a Hispanic female, 4’11” tall, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and straight black hair. She was last seen wearing black […]

Montgomery County Police have charged a 15-year-old Germantown resident with one count of attempted first degree murder and one count of first degree assault. Police said the teen is being charged as an adult. Police said officers responded on March 9, at 11:14 a.m., to the report of a shooting that had occurred on Crystal […]

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed early Saturday morning at the intersection of Goshen Road and East Village Drive in Montgomery Village, according to Montgomery County Police. Police said they were notified of the incident at approximately 1:22 a.m. on March 7. The pedestrian, identified by police as Osmin de Jesus Montano Carrillo of […]

Phil Andrews, director of crime prevention initiatives for the Office of the State’s Attorney, encourages teens and their parents to attend the Choose Respect Conference coming up March 8. Here’s what he had to say about it. Related:

Jessica Mendez, a freshman at Gaithersburg High School, plays the trumpet, dances contemporary Jazz and enjoys horseback riding. The city of Gaithersburg is scheduled to present Mendez with a certificate of recognition on March 2 after she was crowned Miss American Teenager Junior 2015 in Alexandria, Va. “When you step on stage and all eyes […]

UPDATED – Unique Myesha Carter has returned home, according to police. ORIGINAL – Police are asking for help finding a missing Germantown teen. Unique Myesha Carter, 14, of the 13000 block of Meander Cove Drive in Germantown, was last known to be at her home  at approximately 2 a.m. Monday morning. Unique is described as […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 16. Watch the MCPS news conference here. You can find more reaction to this news from local officials on the MyMCMedia.org website. 2. WSSC is holding a public […]

The top ten posts on the MyMCMedia website for the week of Jan. 5 – Jan. 11: 1. Montgomery County Police plan to review New Jersey video for signs of the missing Hoggle children. 2. A house fire in Damascus causes $300,000 in damage and displaces occupants. 3. Fire at St. Elizabeth Church in Rockville […]