Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police officers are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects and a vehicle that they believe are connected to a vandalism that happened at John Poole Middle School located at 17014 Tom Fox Avenue in Poolesville. According to police, on the morning of May 16th, employees arrived at the school and […]

Seven vandals who spray painted profane graffiti on Damascus High School (DHS) property, including a brick wall and bleachers, have been caught, according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials. MCPS Spokesperson Derek Turner says the school is addressing the incident internally with police support and that names and ages of those involved will not be […]

Montgomery County police officers are looking for the vandals that painted swastikas at several locations in Rockville. Police said on Sunday afternoon,  officers responded for the report of vandalism that had just recently occurred at Welsh Park on Mannakee Street and at Beall Elementary School located at 451 Beall Avenue in Rockville. Through the course […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Councilmembers are expected to vote on a pesticide bill today- a proposed legislation that would ban certain pesticides from being applied to lawns and county-owned properties. The chief sponsor of this bill is Council President George Leventhal. Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Nancy […]

Gaithersburg police officers are investigating vandalism of numerous vehicles in the East Deer Park community of Gaithersburg that occurred over the weekend. According to police, tires were slashed to multiple vehicles along Woodland Road, Tulip Drive and Oakton Road. Officer Dan Lane said the first report came in shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday in […]

The teen, who was arrested and charged with vandalizing a Gaithersburg synagogue, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to court documents. Sebastian Espinoza-Carranza was charged with defacement of religious property, damage to a religious institution, and malicious destruction of property for the antisemitic graffiti found on Shaare Torah Synagogue in Gaithersburg back in April. His sentencing is set […]

UPDATED, Aug. 28, 5:56 p.m. – : Montgomery County Police said swastikas were painted on two-speed cameras and a community neighborhood sign in Olney and Rockville.  Police said, on Aug. 26 around 6 a.m., a Montgomery County police officer noticed a large green-colored swastika painted on a county speed camera.  According to a post on […]

Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 25, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County police officers are investigating vandalism to over two dozen vehicles in North Potomac. 2. Montgomery County Public Schools has named Kimberly Bolden as acting principal of Wootton High School. 3.  Leadership Montgomery names C. Marie Taylor as its new CEO […]

Someone vandalized the “Black Lives Matter” sign outside a Bethesda church on Aug. 11. cutting out the word “black” leaving only “lives matter.” It is the second incident at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation. The first happened on July 29. “It’s unacceptable,” said Rev. Louise Green. The church replaced the sign on Aug. 6 […]

Montgomery County officials have taken measures to protect the Confederate soldier statue from future incidents of graffiti and vandalism. On Friday, July 31st, the statue was enclosed by a wooden structure. David Dise, general services director of Montgomery County, said the wood box was installed around the statue “to protect it from vandalism until it […]