Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD)– Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Sunday, November 10, 2024, in the area of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Drive in North Bethesda.

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Santa is riding with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) on Wednesday, Dec. 11th, ending the evening with a visit to the Children’s Inn at NIH. The event usually garners attention at every stop, with many writing in to ask us what’s happening, so below you’ll see each stop listed in case you want to catch Santa or are wondering what the commotion is:

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In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, Judge Harry Storm sentenced defendant, Jovan Ali, 45, of Fairfax, VA, to seven years in prison after he was convicted on one count of second-degree assault for an incident on April 17, 2024, when he stabbed a man. The incident was caught on video captured by a Montgomery County Police drone.

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Updated to include letter to Wootton Community sent by principal Douglas Nelson on Monday afternoon.

Wootton High School was placed under a brief Shelter-in-Place Monday morning due to a bomb threat at the school, according to communication sent to parents and guardians at shortly before 8:30am. A second message was sent approximately 10-15 minutes later informing them that police cleared the school and directed administration to lift the Shelter-in-Place.


The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) has arrested a federal agent accused of sexual assault. Detectives believe there may be additional victims. The agent, Eduardo Valdivia, was previously found not guilty of attempted murder by a jury in 2022 after he was charged for an off-duty shooting that occurred on a Metro train in Bethesda on December 15, 2020.

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This afternoon, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) patrol officers operating in the central business district (4th district) responded to a report of shoplifting at the JC Penney store located in Wheaton Mall. Upon arrival, officers encountered an adult male suspected of theft.

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