Montgomery County Police 5th District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched at 1:24 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, to the 13000 block of Briarcliff Terrace in Germantown for a reported shooting. (more…)
Crime
Maryland State Police arrested a 24-year-old Howard County woman Monday night after authorities say she rammed a Virginia State Police patrol vehicle and led officers on a pursuit from Virginia into Prince George’s and Howard counties before crashing and fleeing on foot.
A Damascus man is in custody following a lengthy standoff that stretched into the early morning hours Tuesday.
Nearly 50 vehicles were broken into overnight in Ellicott City and Columbia, prompting a large police response that ultimately ended with suspects on the run and a high-tech search involving a drone and thermal imaging.
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A 19-year-old driver was arrested Monday after an erratic driving incident in Germantown escalated into a short police pursuit during which the vehicle struck multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, and attempted to strike an officer on foot. (more…)
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 5th District officers arrested a driver Monday after a vehicle pursuit that ended near the MARC Train Station on Bowman Mill Road. (more…)
On Thursday night, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 5th District officers responded at 9:12 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 13000 block of Dovedale Way in Germantown. (more…)
A Montgomery County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a large unemployment insurance fraud scheme tied to pandemic relief programs.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested two juvenile males during a December 4 early-morning theft-from-auto enforcement detail after locating two stolen Hyundai vehicles and a stolen handgun during a traffic stop in Gaithersburg. (more…)
Members of the Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force conducted enforcement operations from December 17 to 20, making 239 traffic stops and issuing hundreds of citations, warnings, and repair orders. During that period, task force officers arrested 22 people for DUI, made one additional criminal arrest, and conducted breath tests and DRE evaluations, with officials noting that the total number of DUI arrests countywide is higher when patrol officer arrests are included. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in Silver Spring, where an adult male was found with a gunshot wound and transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. No suspects are in custody, and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers as the investigation continues. (more…)