Author: Patrick Herron
Per the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM): “MDEM wants to make sure all Maryland residents are as safe as possible as they travel during this holiday season. MDEM’s Annual Maryland Travel Safety Week encourages Marylanders to practice safe travel habits while using all modes of transportation throughout the year. MDEM also reminds travelers that, regardless of their mode of transportation, they should remember to “Know Before You Go” and “If You See Something, Say Something.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released the following press release on Monday, November 13: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men at Washington Dulles International Airport on November 3 who were both wanted on felony rape charges by the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department.
Per Montgomery County: The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:
Go to Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Nov. 28, 2023 and Jan. 16, 2024
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A total of $483.1 million was waged in Maryland during the month of October through online/mobile and in-person sportsbooks, which generated $5,812,245 in contributions to the state . Montgomery County’s first sportsbook opened at Sports & Social (11800 Grand Park Ave) in Pike & Rose opened in September. Full details below courtesy of the Maryland Lottery:
According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Jason Jose Solano, 24, of Rockville, and Christian Alvarado, 27, of Lanham, MD, died after the vehicle they were in crashed into a into a utility poll on Sunday morning in Shady Side, MD.
According to KLNB, The UPS Store is coming to 19226 Montgomery Village Ave, next to Kobe Japan in the Montgomery Village Center. UPS stores are “locally owned and operated, and […]
Per the Maryland Department of Health: “The Maryland Department of Health expanded its statewide public awareness campaign highlighting the importance of preventing respiratory illness by getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine, annual flu shot and the new RSV vaccine for older adults and pregnant women.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a basement fire on Sunday, November 12 on Troy Rd in Kensington. According to MCFRS Battalion Chief Jason Blake, residents of the home were alerted by a working smoke detector/fire alarm and there were no injuries reported. One family and their pets have been displaced. Blake did not give a cause/source of the fire. We will provide an update if additional information becomes available.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 6th District Investigative Section, are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 87-year-old Jairo Sandoval, of Montgomery Village.
Major Crimes Detectives Investigating Fatal Montgomery Village Shooting; Identify of Victim Released
Per MCPD: “At approximately 12:49 p.m., officers received a call for a man unconscious, near the initial call, in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. Upon arrival, officers located Alan Garnica of Gaithersburg, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts, Garnica was pronounced dead at the scene.