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…)
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, to 55 years in prison, with all but 20 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of third-degree sex offense.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPS) responded at 6:57 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, to a shooting in the 8300 block of Colesville Road in Silver Spring. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Dr. Andrew T. Fried, a licensed dentist and owner of Perry Hall Family Dental in Nottingham, MD, pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution and improper prescribing of controlled substances and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but one day suspended, followed by probation.
Several Montgomery County residents are among those who have now pled guilty in a large, multi-member federal money laundering conspiracy that involved millions of dollars in fraud proceeds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.