The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) is seeking the public’s help in identifying individuals wanted for questioning in connection with several recent residential burglaries .
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Updated to include links to statements by County Executive Marc Elrich and MCPD Chief Marc Elrich
A Montgomery County jury found Raphael Mayorga, 21, of Frederick, guilty of second-degree assault, failure to remain at the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, failure to stop at the scene, and multiple counts of fleeing from police. The collision resulted in a police sergeant Pat Kepp losing both of his legs. Mayorga faces up to 28 years plus 120 days in prison, with a sentencing hearing set for August 27, 2025.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced that 18-year-old Wilmer Ventura of Silver Spring has been arrested and charged with handgun and drug related charges.
TSA officers at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted a loaded firearm in a passenger’s carry-on bag on April 8, marking the third such incident within five days, following similar gun discoveries on April 3 and April 6. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested and charged 45-year-old Michael Powers with a strong-arm robbery and theft that occurred on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Germantown. (more…)
Eleven individuals have been charged in connection with a long-term investigation in Southern Baltimore City involving illegal firearms and fentanyl distribution, led by multiple law enforcement agencies as part of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy.
On April 9, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM, Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) officers responded to an assault and theft at the 7-Eleven located at 13251 Atlantic Avenue in the Twinbrook Community of Rockville.
Takoma Park Police are investigating a contact shooting that occurred on Wednesday in the 6500 block of New Hampshire Avenue. Police shared that the incident is classified as a contact shooting, meaning the firearm discharged at close range and struck the victim.
Today, Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pled guilty to attempting to kill a United States Supreme Court Justice. As part of his guilty plea, Roske admitted that on June 7, 2022, he flew from Los Angeles International Airport to Dulles International Airport with a firearm and ammunition in his checked baggage. He then took a taxi from the airport to Montgomery County, Maryland, with the intent to kill the Supreme Court Justice.
In Montgomery County Circuit Court, Judge Sharon Burrell sentenced 26-year-old Cesar Alexander Lopez of Hyattsville to ten years in prison, suspending all but five years, followed by five years of supervised probation. Lopez pleaded guilty in November 2024 to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Aiden Vining, who overdosed after taking pills purchased from him. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a shooting at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Wheaton on Monday night. (more…)