Michael C. Okolo, 68, of Parkville, MD has been charged for a fourth time, this time with obstruction of justice and fabricating evidence, in connection with an ongoing insurance fraud case in Baltimore County, with previous charges including theft, fraud, and acting as an unlicensed insurance agent.
The Montgomery County Police Department is marking the 50th anniversary of the unsolved 1975 murder of 15-year-old Kathy Beatty, who was found unconscious and sexually assaulted in a wooded area behind the former K-Mart in Aspen Hill, later dying from her injuries.
Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Financial Crimes Section arrested 31-year-old Charles Horlesen of Kissimmee, Florida, on Wednesday, July 23 in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, for allegedly defrauding an elderly Montgomery County woman out of $20,000 through a tech support scam. (more…)
A Montgomery County jury found 77-year-old Patrick Estrella of Clarksburg guilty on two counts of sex abuse of a minor and two counts of third-degree sex offense for sexually assaulting two girls, eight and nine years old, with sentencing set for October and a potential sentence of up to 70 years in prison. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a stolen vehicle report on Wednesday evening in White Oak. Police initiated a pursuit that was later discontinued after the suspects entered Prince George’s County. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) reports that during the ninth week of its Summer Traffic Task Force, officers conducted 107 traffic stops resulting in 17 DUI arrests and issued over 300 citations and warnings, with cumulative totals since the initiative began reaching 127 DUI arrests and more than 2,400 total enforcement actions. (more…)
Update: The victim has been identified as an adult female. We had previously reported the victim as male. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred […]
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating an attempted strong-arm carjacking of a rideshare driver on May 24 in the 8800 block of Rockville Pike in Bethesda and has released surveillance photos of three suspects, asking for the public’s help in identifying them. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded around 3:30 a.m. on Monday to multiple fires outside a shopping center near Country Boy Market in Glenmont.
Eduardo Valdivia, a federal agent, has been convicted on six counts of second-degree rape and two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense by a jury, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney Office. The jury reached its decision after deliberating for just over three hours. Valdivia’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 14 at 1:30 pm.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested and charged Oscar Hernandez-Bonilla of Rockville and Osmin Ernesto Martinez Diaz of Silver Spring in connection with a commercial burglary and theft that occurred on Triangle Lane on July 9, 2025.