The Maryland National Capital Park Police (Montgomery County Division) assured residents that signs posted along the Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park regarding alligators were not posted by county or state officials and appear to be a prank.

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Update: The subject has been taken into custody without any injuries to himself or officers. More information will be released when it becomes available.

The Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Montgomery County Division) and the Montgomery County Police Department are responding to an incident involving an armed, barricaded individual in Bethesda on Thursday afternoon.


The Maryland-National Capital Park Police have arrested Jose Ivan Cordova-Blanco of Hyattsville, Maryland, in connection to indecent conduct charges that occurred on Saturday, August 17, 2024, on Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park, Md. A mugshot was not provided in the press release.

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