Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division have arrested and charged 49-year-old Charles Newton Townsend IV of Gaithersburg with multiple sex offenses involving a child at the Quince Orchard Library and are asking anyone with additional information to contact investigators.
A significant collision occurred this morning on the eastbound lanes of MD200 (ICC) between New Hampshire Avenue and Route 29. The incident involved a pedestrian in the highway work zone, causing immediate response from several emergency services.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a two-vehicle, head-on collision at River Road and Goldsboro Road in Bethesda early Thursday morning, where one vehicle went off the road into a ravine. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the Aldi store on Frederick Road, near Shakespeare Boulevard in Germantown after a vehicle crashed into the building, causing structural damage on Tuesday evening. (more…)
The community is rallying around an Aspen Hill family of five after a devastating house fire on Saturday, August 30, destroyed their home and belongings, prompting friends to launch a GoFundMe campaign to help cover temporary housing, essentials, and the long road to recovery. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) and U.S. Park Rangers responded Sunday to Great Falls Park at the end of Ford Mine Trail for an injured adult female hiker who suffered a non-life-threatening head injury after a fall. (more…)
On Saturday, August 30, a fire engulfed a two-story home on the 2300 block of Cranberry Terrace in Aspen Hill, displacing a family of five, including two adults, three children, and one pet.
Updated to reflect that the incident occurred in an unincorporated area of Gaithersburg, .3 mile outside of Montgomery Village (originally reported as Montgomery Village)
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 6th District officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched early Sunday for a reported shooting in the 9000 block of Centerway Road in Gaithersburg. (more…)
On Saturday, August 30th, a fire engulfed a two-story home on the 2300 block of Cranberry Terrace in Aspen Hill. According to updates from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS), the call for assistance came in at 6:19 p.m., when flames were already visible on the first and second floors of the residence. Fortunately, no occupants were present at the time of the fire.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded around 4 p.m. Friday, August 29, to a single-family house fire in the 8500 block of Churchill Downs Road in Laytonsville. (more…)