The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) have arrested and charged 26-year-old Abraham Luna Perez with first-degree murder in the October 22 homicide of his roommate, 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja-Cardona, who was found dead near a bus stop on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring. (more…)
Montgomery County Public Libraries will honor Native American Heritage Month and Military Family Month in November with two special events: a musical storytelling program with Mwalim “DaPhunkee Professor” Peters on November 14 at Rockville Memorial Library, and a discussion with Alexandra N. Harris on Native American military service on November 20 at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a basement fire in a single-family home on Burnt Mills Ave, near Columbia Pike in Silver Spring on Monday morning. (more…)
Eater DC has released its list of “The 18 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.” and though there are many great coffee shops in the area, it includes just one coffee shop in Maryland– Montgomery County’s very own Takoma Beverage Company (Takoma Bev Co. 6917 Laurel Ave. Takoma Park, MD).
Earlier this week, Maryland-National Capital Park Police announced they arrested 76-year-old Steven Eisen of Silver Spring on charges of indecent exposure and possession of child pornography following an intensive investigation. Eisen was previously arrested for indecent exposure by Montgomery County Police in August 2021 and by Park Police in February of this year and a man of the same name and age was named as a suspect in at least 30 similar incidents back in the 90s, according to the Washington Post.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision at Bel Pre Rd and Chesterfield Rd in Aspen Hill early Sunday morning, November 3. (more…)
District 4 (4D) Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander David Smith shared that 400 pressed fentanyl pills were recovered when protective patrol observed and interrupted a drug sale on Friday night.
The 16th Annual Tribute to America’s Veterans concert will take place on November 8 at Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41 in Silver Spring, featuring The Patty Reese Band, with food and drinks available for purchase, and a guest speech by retired U.S. Navy Captain Cynthia Izuno Macri. (more…)
Maryland-National Capital Park Police have arrested 76-year-old Steven Eisen of Silver Spring on charges of indecent exposure and possession of child pornography following an intensive investigation. Police are seeking information on additional potential victims. Eisen was previously arrested for indecent exposure by Montgomery County Police in August 2021 and by Park Police in February of this year.
A Virginia man was found guilty of second-degree assault in Montgomery County after a jury trial where drone footage from Montgomery County’s Drone as a First Responder (DFR) Program showed him stabbing a man in Silver Spring. This case marks the county’s first jury conviction using drone evidence, with the program praised by officials as a valuable tool for enhancing safety and improving response capabilities. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced the arrest of 33-year-old Jayson Edwards of Rockville following a shooting incident on October 31, 2024, in the 14100 block of Whispering Pines Court in Silver Spring, where six shell casings and two bullet holes were found in nearby apartment buildings. (more…)