Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision on the Beltway that occurred on westbound Interstate 495 east of Connecticut Avenue on Friday morning. The overturned truck closed both the inner loop and the outer loop lanes of the Beltway for some time during the morning rush hour. Fire and Rescue […]

Troopers are urging drivers to use caution and to think twice before heading out during this expected blast of cold weather across the state. Colonel William Pallozzi, superintendent of the Maryland State Police Department, has ordered all troopers to be on high alert for disabled vehicles with the anticipated extremely low temperatures. Troopers, along with […]

Although there is no known threat to Maryland, state officials are reminding residents that they have an important role  in helping to keep our state safe by reporting to police suspicious situations or circumstances that could be related to crime or possible acts of terrorism. “Maryland law enforcement agencies need the active involvement of citizens […]

Troopers were called to a plane crash at Tipton Airport, 7515 General Aviation Drive, in Fort Meade on Sunday afternoon. It happened shortly before 2 p.m., according to a news release from the Maryland State Police Department. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 1965 Mooney aircraft attempted to take off from Tipton Airport […]

Troopers investigated several crashes involving impaired drivers and made numerous arrests across the state of Maryland this past weekend. From Oct. 2 thru Oct. 5, troopers said they investigated 15 collisions involving suspected impaired drivers. One of those crashes involved a Maryland State Police Officer and occurred in the Annapolis area while the trooper attempted […]

Troopers are investigating a fatal rollover collision that occurred on Sunday morning on the southbound I-270 ramp to Shady Grove Road. Police said the driver, 56-year-old Guillermo Yarin Romero of Silver Spring, died from his injures at the scene of the crash. According to police, the initial investigation indicates that Romero was driving a Toyota […]

With lower gas prices this Labor Day weekend, troopers say they expect to see an increase in vehicle traffic along Maryland roads. You may see more troopers on the road, too. Over the three day holiday weekend, troopers plan to conduct high visibility traffic enforcement across the state. Operation SHOWBOAT (SHOre-Wide Bullseye On Aggressive Traffic) […]

UPDATED A man known as the Route 29 Batman was killed in a traffic accident Sunday night in Hagerstown. Maryland State Police said that 51-year-old Leonard (Lenny) Robinson was driving his custom made Batmobile, although he was not in costume, when he had engine trouble on eastbound I-70 west of Big Pool Road around 10:30 […]

Maryland State Police troopers will be part of a joint law enforcement escort this Friday of a U.S. Marine combat veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan and is nearing the end of a cross-country solo hand-cycle ride to raise awareness of the sacrifice of our military personnel. Toran Gaal left San Diego on June […]

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning on I-270 northbound at the ramp to Middlebrook Road. According to a police summary, at 12:41 a.m. a citizen called police to report that a white Subaru was traveling at approximately 80 mph and was weaving all over the road. Police said […]