Author: Patrick Herron

MCDOT

MCDOT to Hold an Online Public Informational Meeting on the Greater Seneca Transit Network on Wednesday, March 15

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: On Wednesday, March 15 starting at 6 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold an online public informational meeting to engage the community on the Great Seneca Transit Network, a new Ride On extRa bus service in and around Shady Grove Medical Center, Rio, and adjacent properties. The meeting will share information, answer questions and allow for MCDOT to receive community feedback.

The Great Seneca Transit Network will provide frequent and equitable transit, improving mobility and crucial access to jobs in the healthcare, biotech, and education sectors as well as healthcare providers, and medical facilities. The network will include five frequent bus routes with dedicated bus lanes, new bus stations and safer pedestrian and bicycle connections in the area. Sustainability is important to MCDOT. Along with reducing the number of single-passenger cars by replacing them with dependable bus service, MCDOT is also transitioning to a zero-emission bus fleet with upgraded facilities.

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County Council and Committees Meet on March 14 for Briefings on Fire Inspections and Fire and Housing Code Enforcement

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: The Planning, Housing and Parks (PHP), Public Safety (PS) and Economic Development (ECON) Committees will meet on Tuesday, March 14 at 9:30 a.m. to receive a briefing from the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) to discuss fire inspections and fire code compliance. The PHP Committee will meet at 11 a.m. to receive a briefing on housing code enforcement and troubled properties from the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). The members of the PHP Committee include Chair Andrew Friedson and Councilmembers Natali Fani-González and Will Jawando. The members of the PS Committee include Chair Sidney Katz and Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke and Kristin Mink. The members of the ECON Committee include Chair Fani-González, Councilmember Marilyn Balcombe, Council President Evan Glass and Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles. More detail on each agenda item is provided below.

There are 80 buildings in Montgomery County that currently are not yet retrofitted with sprinklers. DPS serves as the regulatory body for fire codes that are adopted from the national and state level. According to County Code, a building permit cannot be issued for the construction or reconstruction of a residential building without a fire sprinkler system. The County Code also provides a property tax credit for any residential building where a fire sprinkler system was not legally required, if installed on or after July 1, 2000.

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Wheaton

Suspect Charged With Multiple Counts of Carjacking and Attempted Murder at Wheaton Mall

By Patrick Herron
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Per MCPD: A Washington, D.C. man is in custody following multiple carjackings and shootings in D.C. and Montgomery County. The suspect was apprehended by Montgomery County Police 4th District officers in Wheaton. Through the course of the investigation, Major Crimes detectives learned that earlier in the day, 43-year-old Monteray Horn had boarded a Metro train in Anacostia, and armed with a handgun on the train, Horn shot at an adult male. The bullet went through the victim’s clothing but did not strike the victim.

When the train stopped, Horn left the Metro and carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. He abandoned that vehicle and boarded the Metro train, riding it to the Wheaton Metro stop where, at approximately 11:06 a.m., he attempted to carjack an Audi at the Westfield Wheaton Mall. Horn pointed the gun at an adult female with two young children and demanded the keys to the Audi. The woman was able to get her children out of the car and run away. Horn entered the Audi and although he had the key, he was not able to start the car.

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Kensington

Husband Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Wife

By Patrick Herron

According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Margaret Schweitzer, a jury has found defendant, Reginald Dunlap, 45, of Silver Spring, guilty of First-Degree Murder for the brutal slaying of his wife, 40-year-old Lauren Charles.

Charles’ body was found inside the couple’s home on March 7th, 2021. She had asphyxiated due to a pillowcase forced down her throat and was beaten to death. A decorative Buddha statue is believed to have been the murder weapon. After murdering his wife, defendant, Dunlap poured bleach on her body and ransacked their bedroom in order to stage a crime scene.

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North Potomac

MCFRS Respond to Kitchen Fire Early Monday Morning; One Family Displaced

By Patrick Herron

(~145a) 15200blk Dufief Dr, off Darnestown Rd, SFH, kitchen fire @mcfrs PE731, PE732, PE708, PE703, PE722, T731, PAT708, RS703, M731, BC703, BC705, RS729, AT703, A732, ALS708 & others responded, all occupants got out, fire extinguished, no injuries , 1 family displaced pic.twitter.com/Hgs97dc2Xm

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 13, 2023

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Gaithersburg

Police and Family Concerned for Missing 17-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 17-year-old from Gaithersburg.

Jeisy Aryani Lopez Lopez was last seen on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at approximately 9 a.m., in the 500 block of W Diamond Ave. Lopez Lopez is approximately 5-feet, 4-inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. It is unknown what she was last seen wearing. Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

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Montgomery Village

Police and Family Concerned for Missing 15-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 15-year-old from Montgomery Village.

Benito Mabilo was last seen on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at approximately 2 p.m., in the 20200 block of Lea Pond Pl. Mabilo is approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and grey sweatpants. Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

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Aspen Hill

Police and Family Concerned for Missing 13-Year-Old

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old from Aspen Hill. Shania Adams was last seen on Friday, March 10, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., in the 3500 block of Pear Tree Ct. Adams is approximately 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair styled in a ponytail. She was last seen a pink bonnet, a black and grey puffy coat, a black t-shirt, black leggings and green Crocs with a bow. Police and family are concerned about her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Shania Adams is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240) 773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.

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