The Montgomery County Department of Police responded Sunday at approximately 5:27 pm to the 124000 block of Pennyfield Lock Road, near C&O Canal Lock 22 in Travilah, for a report […]
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The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) announced officers will have an increased presence in downtown Silver Spring on Sunday evening as warmer weather brings more people to the area. (more…)
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Montgomery County Police 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos said in a post on Friday that officers have seized five illegally possessed guns in Silver Spring during the week, highlighting a series of enforcement actions aimed at preventing shootings and other violent crimes in the area.
According to Cokinos, officers recovered the firearms during several separate incidents this week:
Dateline NBC, the long running newsmagazine program that focuses on investigative reporting and true crime stories, featured a Montgomery County murder case on Friday, March 6, in an episode titled “The Professor & The Poet.” (more…)
Montgomery County Police arrested a suspect after responding to a reported shooting Friday night in Silver Spring. (more…)
Montgomery County Police responded early Saturday morning to a report of shots fired in Gaithersburg. (more…)
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Sophia Negroponte, 33, of Washington, D.C., to 35 years in prison for the 2020 killing of Yousuf Rasmussen.
A Clarksburg man and a California co-conspirator have pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances following a multi-agency investigation into cocaine trafficking from California to Maryland.
The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating a stabbing that occurred Saturday, February 28, 2026, in the 11500 block of February Circle in Silver Spring.
A Capitol Heights man has been charged with solicitation of a minor, and Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District Central Business District officers believe there may be additional victims.
The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) reports overall crime in the department’s 3rd District, which covers Silver Spring, has decreased by 8 percent compared to 2024.