A joint operation by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and partner law enforcement agencies dismantled ten illegal car rallies across Maryland, arrested five individuals (including four juveniles), recovered stolen vehicles, seized firearms, and charged one adult with multiple traffic offenses during a large-scale enforcement effort on November 30, 2024. (more…)
On Friday, November 22, 2024, after a nine-day trial, a federal jury found Stephen L. Snyder of Baltimore, Maryland guilty of one count of Attempted Extortion and seven counts of the Travel Act stemming from an attempt to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced plans to increase patrols, including visible and undercover officers, drones, and camera systems, across all six districts to enhance safety in retail areas during the holiday season.
The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) has released surveillance images of suspects wanted in connection to a theft at a Montgomery County liquor store. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested two 17-year-olds from Hyattsville following an armed carjacking that occurred on Monday, October 28, 2024 on Grand Pre Rd in Aspen Hill.
On Tuesday, police arrested two juveniles and recovered a carjacked vehicle from Prince George’s County during a traffic stop near Bel Pre Rd and Layhill Rd in Aspen Hill.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced over $17 million in fines and a permanent business ban against Prosperity Partners, Inc., Prosperity Medical, and three individuals for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 585 investors of nearly $29 million in Maryland and beyond. (more…)
A 22-year-old Gaithersburg man has been charged with criminally negligent manslaughter after striking and killing bicyclist in a high-speed collision on August 30, 2023, on Frederick Rd, where Flores was found to be traveling at 72 mph in a 40-mph zone.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) has arrested a federal agent accused of sexual assault. Detectives believe there may be additional victims. The agent, Eduardo Valdivia, was previously found not guilty of attempted murder by a jury in 2022 after he was charged for an off-duty shooting that occurred on a Metro train in Bethesda on December 15, 2020.
In the early hours of the morning, a resident in the Bethesda area alerted authorities to a potentially dangerous situation unfolding in their neighborhood. While many were settling in for the night, the midnight shift officers received a call about a suspicious individual attempting to break a window at a local business. This timely tip-off would soon lead to a series of events culminating in the arrest of the suspect, according to a social media post by District 2 Commander Amy Daum of the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).