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…)
Crime
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.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has has charged 29-year-old Isaac Tomas Pellegrino of Laytonsville, with homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, in connection with a fatal collision that occurred in July 2024. (more…)
A 30-year-old Rockville woman, a manager at Silo Falls Restaurant in Brookeville, has been charged with theft and credit card fraud after using a customer’s forgotten credit card, with detectives seeking additional potential victims.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested and charged 37-year-old Mackenzie Rose Colgan with first-degree murder in the drowning death of her 3-month-old daughter on December 8, 2024 in Chevy Chase.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating the vandalism and theft from 21 vehicles in Silver Spring that occurred on December 2, 2024, involving four armed suspects, and are seeking tips from the public for a reward of up to $10,000.
Antoine Randall, 20, of Boyds, was sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of supervised probation for gross negligent manslaughter and other charges stemming from a 2023 police pursuit in Wheaton that resulted in a fatal crash.