The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced that 18-year-old Joshua Carter has been arrested in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in connection with the September 21 shooting death of 29-year-old Akwalabeng Fontava in North Bethesda, while a second suspect, 25-year-old Justin Michael Greene Collins, remains at large. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictments of Ronald Van Price and Walter O’Riley Poindexter for their alleged roles in a $479,000 procurement fraud and bribery scheme involving COVID-19 cleaning contracts at the Maryland Department of Labor.
Montgomery County Police have arrested 31-year-old Darrell Dwayne Cousar of Silver Spring for allegedly breaking into a senior living facility on October 8, 2025, where he assaulted multiple elderly victims and attempted a sexual assault before being apprehended nearby and charged with multiple offenses.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a commercial burglary that occurred around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Sunoco Gas Station in the 11240 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton.
According to MCPD, the suspect is described as a Black male in his 20s or 30s with a thin build and long locks, was seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, no shirt, black pants, and orange with red sneakers. According to detectives, the suspect forced entry into the business, stole items of undisclosed value, and fled on foot.
At approximately 6:32 p.m. Monday, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 6th District officers responded to the area of Royal Bonnet Circle and Royal Bonnet Terrace in Montgomery Village for a reported stabbing. (more…)
Overnight Saturday, Montgomery County Police 5th District (Germantown) officers responded to reports of a subject breaking into vehicles.
Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to kill a United States Supreme Court Justice in Montgomery County, MD. The Department of Justice advocated for a sentence of at least 30 years to life.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 4th District officers responded around 1:25 p.m. Thursday to a report of shots fired near Grand Pre Road and Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill. (more…)
UPDATE: As of October 2, 2025, the individual in the photo has been identified. The investigation is ongoing. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) – 6th District Investigative Section […]
U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Harold Dotson, 54, of Gaithersburg, to three years in federal prison and ordered him to pay nearly $24.8 million in restitution for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy involving over $24 million in fraudulent CARES Act loan applications.