A 45-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Montgomery County Circuit Court today for a 2001 homicide that was solved in 2024 through forensic genetic genealogy. (more…)
Crime
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is urging residents to be cautious of door-to-door home improvement scams and distraction thefts, especially as warmer weather brings an increase in unlicensed or fraudulent service offers. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a residential burglary that occurred on Friday, April 4, 2025 in the 8000 block of Freyman Drive in Chevy Chase. (more…)
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Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 3rd District officers seized illegal guns, ammunition, and drugs, including fentanyl and crack cocaine, during several traffic stops in Silver Spring over the past week. (more…)
On 4/28 at approx. 6:40 p.m., Frederick Police Department (FPD) officers responded to a shots fired call in the 1100 block of Key Parkway. Two adult male victims were flown to Shock Trauma with non-life-threatening injuries and later released. Both declined to cooperate with the investigation.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested and charged a 32-year-old man with theft, vandalism, and providing false information following incidents at multiple retail locations and a 7-Eleven on Rockville Pike on May 1, 2025. (more…)
Montgomery County Police 3rd District Captain Jason Cokinos announced that there would be extra officers deployed around Veterans Plaza, Ellsworth Drive, and Fenton Street on Friday and Saturday nights, beginning this past weekend, in addition to ongoing safety patrols in downtown parking garages. (more…)
A Gaithersburg man was fatally shot in Southeast Washington, D.C early Saturday morning. (more…)
The Laurel Police Department has shared news of 47 vehicle break-ins, with local residents now reporting more than 90 broken into in the early hours of Sunday, May 4th.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released additional information regarding the arrest of Gaithersburg resident Eric Tano Tataw, revealing that he allegedly raised over $110,000 to fund separatist militias in Cameroon. He is also accused of directing violent acts, including mutilations referred to as “Garriing,” and using social media to incite and coordinate attacks on civilians. (more…)