Patrick Herron, Author at The MoCo Show

Published February 2, 2023 at 4:23PM

At approximately 2:13 a.m., 5th District officers responded to the location for the report of a suspicious situation. Upon arrival, officers were advised that after hearing a knock at their door, the victims observed two male suspects, one armed with a handgun standing outside of their residence. The male suspect, later identified as Kelly, began to shoot at the house.

Rockville

17-Year-Old Charged After Making Anti-Semitic Calls to Jewish Center

By Patrick Herron

Published February 2, 2023 at 2:08PM

Per MCPD: A 17-year-old Montgomery County teen is facing charges after making harassing and anti-Semitic phone calls. On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Montgomery County Police responded to the Jewish Rockville Outreach Center, in the 11300 block of Old Georgetown Road, where they met with a staff member who reported receiving multiple calls from a person who used anti-Semitic language.

During the course of the investigation, detectives from the 2nd District Patrol Investigations Unit were able to determine the identity of the caller, a juvenile who lives in the community.

MCDOT

Virtual Public Hearing on the Proposed Abandonment of a Public Right of Way off Old Georgetown Road in Rockville to be Held on Wednesday, Feb. 15

By Patrick Herron

Published February 2, 2023 at 1:16PM

Per MCDOT: On Wednesday, Feb.15 at 1 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold a virtual public hearing to discuss the proposed abandonment of a public alley covering a parcel of approximately 166 square feet, located at the northwest corner of 11565 Old Georgetown Road in Rockville. The public will have an opportunity to present oral or written testimony.

The applicant, SSL Investment Partners II, LP, is seeking to abandon the Public Right of Way on the basis that there is no current or anticipated future public use of the alley. The abandonment is being sought in connection with the applicant’s development of a property adjacent to this right of way. If approved, it will allow the applicant to construct steps that, as currently planned, extend into the right of way.

Silver Spring

Update: Suspect Arrested and Charged With First Degree Murder; Identity of Victim Released

By Patrick Herron

Published February 2, 2023 at 11:36AM

At approximately 12:44 a.m., Hinnant Jr., walked into the Rockville City Police Station and requested to speak with a homicide detective. Hinnant Jr., stated that officers would find the deceased body of his wife at their residence on Lanier Drive.

Montgomery Village

Pedestrian Struck by Driver Near Montgomery Village Center Wednesday Evening

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 9:20PM

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on Wednesday night in Montgomery Village. According to public safety reporter Cordell Pugh, a pedestrian was struck on Montgomery Village Avenue, near Centerway Road and the Montgomery Village Center Shopping Center, around 7:35PM. One adult patient was transported to an area Trauma Center with critical traumatic injury. Some lanes are currently blocked. We will post an update when additional information is available.

CRITICAL INJURY PEDESTRIAN STRUCK: MD-124 Montgomery Village Avenue near Centerway Road and the Montgomery Village Center Shopping Center. ~7:35PM Wednesday, pedestrian struck, transported to an area Trauma Center with critical traumatic injury. #MDTraffic

Maryland

Governor Wes Moore Delivers His First State of the State Address

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 8:54PM

Today, Governor Wes Moore delivered his first State of the State address.

“We can be a state that rewards, celebrates, and elevates a culture of service – we must be,” said Governor Moore. Let us serve, together, the people who entrusted us with a solemn oath to put them before ourselves. It’s an honor to stand before you, and it’s an honor to serve beside you.”

Bethesda

MCPD: Driver Charged in Connection With Bethesda Hit and Run

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 7:06PM

Per MCPD: A Fort Washington man has been charged in connection with a hit and run committed on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Anthony Warren Offutt is alleged to have been driving an Isuzu NRR box truck when, at approximately 3:13 p.m., he struck an adult male in the intersection of Elm Street and Woodmont Avenue.

Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded and the victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

Maryland

Beyond MoCo: Governor Moore and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce $3.9 Million Award to Coppin State University to Expand Broadband Internet Access to Underserved Marylanders

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 5:20PM

Per the State of Maryland (1.31.23): Today, Governor Wes Moore joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves and Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson to announce a $3.9 million grant award to Coppin State University to expand broadband internet access and technology to students and underserved Marylanders.

“This collaboration among the academic community, government, private, and nonprofit organizations is going to do so much to help meet the needs of communities right here in Baltimore,” said Governor Moore. “It’s exactly the kind of forward-thinking initiative that Marylanders deserve.”

MoCo Libraries

‘It Happened in Rockville: Remembering Two Lynchings’ Exhibit at Wheaton Library Through Feb. 28

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 5:04PM

The Wheaton Library is located within the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center complex at 11701 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton. The exhibit, launched in collaboration with Peerless Rockville and Montgomery History, memorializes and honors two men who were lynched in Rockville—John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Sidney Randolph in 1896. It also honors George Peck, who was lynched in Poolesville in 1880. The exhibit is intended to reveal the history of these fatal miscarriages of justice that happened in Montgomery County, to remember the victims and to promote reconciliation and healing.

Working closely with the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, the exhibit is part of a larger effort to advance the cause of reconciliation in Maryland and advocates for public acknowledgement of these murders. As highlighted in a proclamation by the Montgomery County Council on Sept. 26, 2021, the exhibit “reminds us of our responsibility to understand our history and to work to repair and heal the damage of the past by acting in the present.”

MoCo Libraries

Montgomery County Public Libraries Celebrates ‘Library Lovers Month’ with Kickoff Special Virtual Event on Saturday, Feb. 4

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 5:02PM

Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL), the Montgomery County Library Board and Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. (FOLMC) will kick off “Library Lovers Month” with a family friendly virtual event at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. To celebrate the beginning of Library Lovers Month, Jacqueline Means (the STEM Queen) will demonstrate the hands-on STEM activity “Let’s Make Snow” for elementary-aged students.

To fully participate in the hands-on part of the program, registrants are invited to pick up a free activity kit before the program at one of the following libraries: Aspen Hill, Connie Morella, Gaithersburg, Kensington and Wheaton. The availability of activity kits is limited. Participants should call ahead to confirm availability.

MoCo Government

Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Grant Program Opens for Applications on Wednesday, Feb. 15

By Patrick Herron

Published February 1, 2023 at 5:01PM

Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County businesses conducting research in biotechnology, medicine or life sciences may be eligible to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) matching grants to assist with their research funding and commercialization activities. Applications for grants will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Businesses that have received SBIR/STTR Phase 1 or Phase 2 awards recently for research taking place in Montgomery County may be eligible for additional non-dilutive funding through the program to help them with technical assistance, IP costs and other research-related activities. Businesses that never have received a SBIR/STTR award may apply for Phase 0 grants to cover the cost of SBIR/STTR application support. Montgomery County’s SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Program is the only County program of its kind in the nation.

Author: Patrick Herron

Suspect Arrested in Connection With Germantown Shooting

17-Year-Old Charged After Making Anti-Semitic Calls to Jewish Center

Virtual Public Hearing on the Proposed Abandonment of a Public Right of Way off Old Georgetown Road in Rockville to be Held on Wednesday, Feb. 15

Update: Suspect Arrested and Charged With First Degree Murder; Identity of Victim Released

Pedestrian Struck by Driver Near Montgomery Village Center Wednesday Evening

Governor Wes Moore Delivers His First State of the State Address

MCPD: Driver Charged in Connection With Bethesda Hit and Run

Beyond MoCo: Governor Moore and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce $3.9 Million Award to Coppin State University to Expand Broadband Internet Access to Underserved Marylanders

‘It Happened in Rockville: Remembering Two Lynchings’ Exhibit at Wheaton Library Through Feb. 28

Montgomery County Public Libraries Celebrates ‘Library Lovers Month’ with Kickoff Special Virtual Event on Saturday, Feb. 4

Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Grant Program Opens for Applications on Wednesday, Feb. 15