On a recent evening shift in downtown Silver Spring, an officer from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District utilized license plate reader technology to identify a stolen vehicle.
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On January 2, 2025, Celtic Cup opened its first brick-and-mortar location, a “Coffee Roastery and Tasting Room” at the Argent Spring Building in downtown Silver Spring. The new address is 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 101B, located next to the building lobby entrance. After recently receiving recognition in the trade publication Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine, Source of the Spring reports that Celtic Cup is planning a Grand Opening celebration soon.
The Montgomery County Police Department’s Drone as First Responder program assisted in locating a missing 5-year-old and helped apprehend six suspects during three separate incidents on March 13, 2025. The drone, known as RAVEN, provided officers with real-time aerial support, leading to quick arrests in two theft cases and the safe recovery of the missing child.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a vehicle collision into a building at 2223 Bel Pre Road (Bel Pre Barber Shop) in Aspen Hill at 8:30 p.m on Thursday. (more…)
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will hold six Community Conversations from March through May to discuss long-term priorities and the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Improvements Program budget. Five meetings will be in-person across the county, with a virtual session on May 6, providing residents an opportunity to share input on major projects, including schools, transportation, parks, and public facilities.
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has scheduled roadway patching work on sections of Piney Branch Road and Philadelphia Avenue in Takoma Park.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kimberly Elizabet Carias Lemus, a missing 14-year-old. (more…)
A grocery shopper won a $33,150 prize on a FAST PLAY lottery ticket purchased at Giant Food located in the Aspen Hill Shopping Center. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, on Tuesday, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, the Honorable Margaret Schweitzer sentenced Wenhui Sun, 35, of Lake Arbor, CA, to 20 years in prison, suspending all but 6.5 years to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation. Sun was also ordered to pay $457,410.34 in restitution. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested and charged two men for theft at H&M in downtown Silver Spring after a foot pursuit, as well as two women for a strong-armed robbery on Colesville Road.
On March 7, 2025 U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jesus Manuel, age 44, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 58 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.