Author: Patrick Herron

MCDOT

Vision Zero Youth Ambassadors to Take Over Montgomery County Department of Transportation Social Media for 24 Hours on Monday, May 8

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), for the first time, will have its social media platforms taken over for 24 hours by local youth safety advocates from the County’s Vizion Zero Youth Ambassador Program on Monday, May 8. The youth-created posts will appear on MCDOT’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms under the handle @MCDOTNow.

For information on MCDOT programs and services, visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.

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Bethesda

Organic Butcher to Hold Grand Opening Event

By Patrick Herron

The Organic Butcher, which opened in March at 7925 Old Georgetown Rd in Bethesda, has announced it will hold a grand opening event on Saturday, May 6, from 10am-6pm that will feature free samples of house-made meats, local beer, wine, and more. The Organic Butcher took over the space that was previously occupied by French restaurant Le Vieux Logis. Modeled after the old-fashioned English butcher shops, The Organic Butcher is a full-service, traditional butcher shop with its first shop located in McLean, VA.

According to a press release, “in addition to the freshest cuts, they have house-prepared meats, sausages, prepared foods, produce and fresh bread delivered daily from a Baked Joint. As well as a large selection of local craft beers, boutique wines, artisan cheese and unique grocery items. Home chefs can pick up a wagyu ribeye, and all the herbs and spices you would need. Interested in bison, venison — ostrich! — The Organic Butcher has that, too. There is always an experienced butcher behind the counter to help you select the perfect cut of meat, game, poultry or seafood as well as provide you information on the farms and cooking tips on how to best prepare your purchases in your own kitchen.”

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MDLottery

$50,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at MoCo Exxon

By Patrick Herron

Fenton Street Exxon, located at 8301 Fenton Street in Silver Spring, is also celebrating this win. For selling a $50,000 top-prize winning scratch-off, the Montgomery County retailer will receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery. The Crazy 8s game launched in November 2022 still has some major prizes left. There are four more $50,000 top prizes remaining, six $5,000 prizes and thousands of additional prizes ranging from $5 to $1,000.”

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Crime

Taxi Driver Charged with Second-Degree Rape of Minor

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) have arrested and charged 24-year-old Orlin Martinez Orellana with second-degree rape and sex abuse of a minor. Detectives have released a photo of Martinez Orellana and are urging anyone who may be a victim of a sex assault by Martinez Orellana to come forward. On Monday, January 2, 2023, 4th District officers responded to a residence in Silver Spring for the report of a rape.

The investigation by detectives has revealed that at approximately 3 a.m., the juvenile victim contacted a taxi service to take her to a location outside of Montgomery County to meet with a friend. Moments later, Martinez Orellana picked up the victim and drove her to the location. Upon arriving at the destination, the victim determined that her friend was not going to meet with her. The victim asked Martinez Orellana to take her back to her residence. Martinez Orellana refused to comply with her demands and took her, against her will, to his residence in Silver Spring.

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Gaithersburg

Big Lots to Accept Now-Expired Bed Bath & Beyond Coupons

By Patrick Herron

Discount retailer Big Lots has announced it will be accepting now-expired Bed Bath & Beyond coupons through May 7. Bed Bath & Beyond announced last week that it will close all 360 of its stores and 120 Buy Buy Baby locations and will seek to sell parts of its business. In its filing with the bankruptcy court, the company said that it expected all stores to close by June 30, according to the New York Times. The Gaithersburg Bed Bath & Beyond location closed in 2021 and the Germantown location closed permanently last Sunday. The Rockville location is the only Bed Beth & Beyond store left in MoCo with Buy Buy Baby also having a location in Rockville.

Big Lots has Montgomery County locations at 20926 Frederick Rd in Germantown and 19142 Montgomery Village Ave in Montgomery Village.  An image of the e-mail Big Lots sent to its subcscribers below:

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Crime

Police Respond to Armed Robbery of CVS

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Police responded to an armed robbery of a CVS in Silver Spring on Saturday, April 29. According to MCPD, “the call went out at approximately 7:09 p.m. for a robbery at the CVS at 1290 East West Highway. A male suspect displayed a knife and demanded cash from a store employee. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. Reportedly, the manager chased the suspect as the suspect was attempting to leave the store and received a superficial stab wound. Fire Rescue treated the victim on scene. The victim does not have life-threatening injuries.”

There is currently no suspect in custody. We will post an update if addition information becomes available.

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MCDOT

‘Heads Up, Phones Down’ Montgomery County Teen Video Contest Winners Announced

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: High school students across Montgomery County have a message for their peers: “Put those phones away when driving or walking.”  That theme was emphasized as the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced the winners of its 2023 “Heads Up, Phones Down” video contest. Thomas Phillips of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda was the grand prize individual winner. Anna Li and Isabel Wu of Poolesville High School took the grand prize in the team category. The contest asked students to produce videos encouraging peers to not allow cell phones to distract them while driving and walking. The contest received 185 video entries.

“Due to texting and driving, 11 teenagers die per day in our country,” said County Executive Marc Elrich. “We want to avoid these tragedies in Montgomery County and these peer-to-peer messaging contests and campaigns are very effective at drawing attention and awareness to this dangerous and deadly behavior. I am really happy to see the level of participation we received; 185 video entries is very impressive.”

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Wheaton

Police and Family Concerned for Missing 12-Year-Old

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 12-year-old from Wheaton.

Leah Parham was last seen on Friday, April 28, 2023, at approximately 12 p.m., at Sligo Middle School in the 1400 block of Dennis Ave.  Parham is approximately 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. She has black hair with gold strains and dark brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white short sleeved shirt that says “Clueless” and blue/pink pajama pants with white stars.  Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

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