The Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) collaborated with Canadian authorities to investigate a phishing scam that defrauded a Rockville resident of over $400,000, warning residents to stay alert for similar scams. (more…)
Crime
While responding to drug-related complaints in the Long Branch area last week, Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Montgomery County Division) officers arrested a driver found with cash and suspected fentanyl pills after observing possible CDS (Controlled Dangerous Substances) activity.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a vehicle theft outside a Silver Spring government building, where a suspect took car keys from a security desk and drove off in a 2020 Toyota RAV4. (more…)
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Ta’Liyah Tapp, 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for possession of an unregistered firearm, illegal transport of a handgun in a vehicle, open alcohol container in a vehicle, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.
A 45-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Montgomery County Circuit Court today for a 2001 homicide that was solved in 2024 through forensic genetic genealogy. (more…)
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is urging residents to be cautious of door-to-door home improvement scams and distraction thefts, especially as warmer weather brings an increase in unlicensed or fraudulent service offers. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a residential burglary that occurred on Friday, April 4, 2025 in the 8000 block of Freyman Drive in Chevy Chase. (more…)
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Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 3rd District officers seized illegal guns, ammunition, and drugs, including fentanyl and crack cocaine, during several traffic stops in Silver Spring over the past week. (more…)
On 4/28 at approx. 6:40 p.m., Frederick Police Department (FPD) officers responded to a shots fired call in the 1100 block of Key Parkway. Two adult male victims were flown to Shock Trauma with non-life-threatening injuries and later released. Both declined to cooperate with the investigation.
