Governor Wes Moore issued the following statement on the investigation into the death of Da’ Cara Thompson, who went missing from Prince George’s County two weeks ago:
Crime
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who may have been in or near the Wayne Avenue Garage on December 21, 2022, as investigators believe he could have information relevant to an ongoing homicide investigation. (more…)
Maryland State Police arrested three men from Prince George’s and Charles counties and seized multiple firearms following a Maryland Car Rally Task Force investigation tied to an illegal car rally involving about 300 people in the Baltimore Metro Region on June 29, 2025. Search warrants executed on September 3 led to additional firearm seizures, and the suspects face various charges related to unlawful vehicle use, firearm possession, and ammunition violations.
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division have arrested and charged 49-year-old Charles Newton Townsend IV of Gaithersburg with multiple sex offenses involving a child at the Quince Orchard Library and are asking anyone with additional information to contact investigators.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in connection with the armed robbery of a United States Postal Service letter carrier earlier this month here in Montgomery County.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested 67-year-old Alejandro Ceferino Zunca of Montgomery Village for impersonating a police officer and driving a vehicle marked and equipped to resemble a police cruiser. (more…)
The Montgomery County County Police Department (MCPD) has have charged two men with an armed robbery that occurred at a CVS Pharmacy in the 7900 block of Tuckerman Lane in Potomac. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in multiple thefts from Kohl’s in the 3900 block of Aspen Hill Road. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who forced entry into a Shell gas station on Randolph Rd near the intersection of Randolph and Veirs Mill Rd.
Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division, Missing Person and Cold Case Section have arrested a Silver Spring man in connection with a 2022 homicide at the Summit Hills apartment complex in Silver Spring, MD. A mugshot was not provided by police.
Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department – Investigative Section are actively investigating two shootings that occurred overnight, early Wednesday morning.