Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Tasha Saunders of Parkville was sentenced to 10 years in prison and her daughter, Tamyra Jordan, received five years of supervised probation for participating in a scheme that defrauded Medicaid of more than $3.6 million.
Maryland State Police arrested a 24-year-old woman and charged her with first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of her five-week-old infant, whose autopsy showed evidence of trauma. Investigators recovered evidence supporting the charges after responding to a December 4 call where the baby was found deceased and initiating a homicide investigation. (more…)
Jose Ulises Aguilar-Martinez, 23, pleaded guilty today to six charges connected to the July 2024 carjacking that killed 54-year-old Melody Waldecker of Silver Spring. The plea was entered in Loudoun County Circuit Court, just weeks before a jury trial was set to begin on January 5.
Maryland-National Capital Park Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in an aggravated assault that occurred on November 1, 2025, along the Northwest Branch Trail in Silver Spring. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male between 18 and 22 years old with a slim build, wearing dark clothing, a black beanie, and black-framed glasses. (more…)
On Wednesday, Catherine Hoggle was ruled competent to stand trial in the disappearance of her two young children in 2014, allowing the murder case to proceed as prosecutors noted drawings and statements she allegedly made indicating she had harmed them. (more…)
Detectives with the Gaithersburg Police Department have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that occurred in late October near the Rio Lakefront area.
Montgomery County police have charged a 27-year-old California man, Mauricio Martinez Garcia, with multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, and assault following an investigation into sexual assaults that occurred in Gaithersburg and Prince George’s County.
Four suspects were arrested in Downtown Silver Spring on Monday night after Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) plainclothes surveillance officers spotted a stolen vehicle driving along Fenton Street near Wayne Avenue.
The Montgomery County Police Third District Holiday Crime Suppression Task Force began its seasonal enforcement effort on December 1, focusing on reducing theft and increasing safety in Silver Spring retail areas.
A traffic stop in White Oak late Monday night led to the arrest of a driver found with a handgun equipped with an extended magazine. (more…)
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 3rd District officers responded Monday at approximately 3:20 p.m. to a reported stabbing near the 12110 block of Harlequin Terrace in Fairland. (more…)