A Montgomery County police officer and another driver sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision on December 20, 2024, near Snouffer School Road and Flower Hill Way, with the officer rescued from a burning police cruiser. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested two men for stealing used cooking oil from two downtown Silver Spring restaurants using a siphon and tanks. Restaurants sell used cooking oil for biodiesel production, and one victim reported losing approximately 20,000 pounds of oil recently, valued at over $2.38 per pound. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is encouraging residents to report abandoned vehicles. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an assault. (more…)
Marion Pearson, 67, of Durham, NC, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, suspending all but 17 years, for second-degree rape and sexual offense charges stemming from attacks in 1981, and will serve two years of supervised probation and register as a lifetime sex offender.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location on Saturday, December 21, 2024, starting at 10 p.m., focusing on enforcing impaired driving laws. The locations of checkpoints are selected based on statistics based on impaired driving arrests. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has issued a statement addressing reports of suspicious drone activity, clarifying that no local investigations are underway. (more…)
A traffic stop by the Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) 3rd District Community Action Team in Silver Spring led to the safe seizure of a fully loaded Glock handgun and the arrest of the individual in possession. (more…)
A Gaithersburg man has been arrested and charged with gross negligence manslaughter after driving at 100 mph in a 50-mph zone, striking and killing 28-year-old Juan Guerrero-Moreno, who was operating a riding lawn mower in a pedestrian crossing.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is urging residents to plan ahead and avoid driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis during the holiday season. To address impaired driving, MCPD has launched a “Holiday Task Force,” running sobriety checkpoints and patrols from November 20 through January 11. (more…)