On Tuesday, plainclothes officers in Downtown Silver Spring disrupted an attempted robbery spree, apprehending a suspect with the help K9 units and a drone after three unsuccessful robbery attempts. (more…)
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1:43pm UPDATE: MCPD officers have checked the area. The shelter in place at Georgian Forest Elementary has been lifted.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating the homicide of an adult male found in the 8000 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, prompting road closures at Sligo Avenue and traffic delays in the area on Monday morning. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a shooting on Saturday, December 14, in Fairland.
S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., age 64, Arnold, Maryland, to 18 months in federal prison, six months of home detention, and a $20,000 fine, […]
Flavio Cesar Lanuza, the suspect who stole an MDOTSHA tow truck and led police on a chase through Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, has been sentenced to ten years in prison. (more…)
Former Maryland state employee Shanell Angelia West was sentenced to 18 months in jail and five years of probation for felony theft and insurance fraud, involving the embezzlement of state funds and filing a false insurance claim after her termination. (more…)
Ravinklejeet Mathon, 26, of Rockville, was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of probation, for his role in a phone scam targeting a 94-year-old man, in which three gold bars valued at over $229,000 were stolen as part of an international organized crime scheme. (more…)
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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. To address impaired driving, MCPD has launched a “Holiday Task Force,” running sobriety checkpoints and patrols from November 20 through January 11.
During the week of December 4-7, the task force arrested 37 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, bringing the three-week total to 109 arrests. Additional DUI arrests made by patrol officers are not included in this total.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a series of thefts at CVS, Target, and Gap stores in Chevy Chase and Bethesda, releasing video and images of ten suspects and seeking public assistance in identifying them. (more…)
A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men, one from Montgomery County, yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc.– a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington.