Wes Moore announced that his proposed FY 2027 budget includes a record $124.1 million for law enforcement through the State Aid for Police Protection Program, citing preliminary data showing significant statewide declines in homicides, non-fatal shootings, and robberies.
The Montgomery County community is rallying to support the family of Taeyon Malachi Prather, an 18-year-old Gaithersburg resident whose death is being investigated as a homicide. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, officers were called around 7:21 p.m. on Friday, January 2, to the 23600 block of Rolling Fork Way near Damascus after Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a person down and found Prather suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. (more…)
During the week of December 31, 2025 through January 3, 2026, Montgomery County Police Department task force officers conducted 307 traffic stops, issued hundreds of citations and warnings, and arrested 28 individuals for driving under the influence, in addition to other alcohol-related enforcement actions. (more…)
Multiple large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled Friday night across Howard, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties following a coordinated enforcement operation by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and partner law enforcement agencies, according to Maryland State Police.
The operation began around 9 p.m. on Friday, January 2, and targeted public roads, industrial areas, and parking lots where illegal exhibition driving events were planned or underway. Police said high-visibility patrols and enforcement actions prevented crowds of up to 300 participants from engaging in dangerous driving behavior, disorderly conduct, and roadway shutdowns.
Howard County police say a 27-year-old Ellicott City woman who was reported missing on January 2 was found deceased with stab wounds inside a Columbia apartment, and her ex-boyfriend is now wanted on murder charges.
Montgomery County police continue to investigate the homicide of an 18-year-old Gaithersburg man, Taeyon Malachi Prather, whose body was found Friday evening in a parking lot near Damascus.
Montgomery County Police 6th District officers responded Sunday at approximately 10:55 a.m. to the 18200 block of Flower Hill Way following a report of a stabbing. (more…)
Montgomery County Police 5th District Special Assignment Team officers carried out a search warrant on Friday in the Crystal Rock area of Germantown following several days of surveillance related to suspected drug activity, according to police.
Montgomery County police have released an update in the homicide investigation on Rolling Fork Way, off of Woodfield Rd. in Gaithersburg (near Damascus).
A rescue unfolded early Thursday, January 1, after an attempted armed robbery forced two men onto a narrow exterior ledge nine stories above the ground at the Embassy Suites Hotel, located at 6711 Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda.
Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched at 6:30 a.m. to the 900 block of Browning Avenue in Takoma Park for a reported stabbing. (more…)