Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown advises consumers to stay vigilant during the holiday shopping season to avoid scams, offering tips on safe online shopping, gift card security, and verifying charities. (more…)
Author: Patrick Herron
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is urging residents to plan ahead and avoid driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis during the holiday season and has launched a “Holiday Task Force” with sobriety checkpoints and patrols running from November 20 through January 11 to detect impaired drivers. The task force arrested 29 individuals for DUI during the week of November 20-23, with additional DUI arrests made by patrol officers not included in this total. (more…)
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested two 17-year-olds from Hyattsville following an armed carjacking that occurred on Monday, October 28, 2024 on Grand Pre Rd in Aspen Hill.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Madelin Alejandra Machado Batres, a missing 14-year-old. (more…)
The Clarks Lodge Bar & Grill at 12011 Snowden Farm Pkwy in Clarksburg is offering a free carryout Thanksgiving dinner for those in need on Wednesday, November 27, from 12-4pm.
On Tuesday, police arrested two juveniles and recovered a carjacked vehicle from Prince George’s County during a traffic stop near Bel Pre Rd and Layhill Rd in Aspen Hill.
The Clarksburg High School Ambassadors leadership club raised over $2,000 to provide 60 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need at Clarksburg High School and Rocky Hill Middle School. The 60-member club collected donations throughout October and November, allowing the schools to identify 60 families who could benefit from additional support during the Thanksgiving holiday. (more…)
Max Nguyen, a student intern at Thomas Wootton High School in Rockville, recently secured a generous donation of guitars and equipment for the school’s guitar class, led by Mr. Keith Schwartz. (more…)
Approximately 55 Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) firefighters responded to the scene of a fire in the 1200blk of Gladstone Dr, near Baltimore Rd in Rockville on Tuesday, November 26.
A Takoma Park man is $250,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery scratch-off at Warehouse Liquors at 7619 Marlboro Pike in District Heights, MD. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced over $17 million in fines and a permanent business ban against Prosperity Partners, Inc., Prosperity Medical, and three individuals for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 585 investors of nearly $29 million in Maryland and beyond. (more…)