Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Up County
There is currently an extended road closure on Lone Oak Drive (off of Democracy Blvd) between Montauk Avenue and Mayfield Drive, in Bethesda, due to a traffic collision.
Montgomery County Police advises drivers to seek an alternate route and to expect delays.
Signage has been installed at the new DSW (20900-B Frederick Road) in the Milestone Shopping Center in Germantown.
DSW will be taking over the location that was home to Modell’s. The store sells designer and name brand shoes as well as fashion accessories. No opening date has been provided.
Temperatures this week will start in the 60s and reach the 70s by Thursday…just in time for Jimmie Cone’s opening on March 17th.
Jimmie Cone has been serving soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt in Damascus since 1962, which make this year its 60th season! One of the reasons Jimmie Cone’s soft serve ice cream is loved by many could be because it is made with 10 percent butterfat, which is approximately twice as much as in McDonald’s and Dairy Queen soft serve. Cars usually pack the Damascus location on warmer days with long lines that move relatively quick.
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Detectives are investigating a collision involving a bicyclist that occurred in Clarksburg yesterday.
The full press release can be seen below (the release refers to the area as Germantown).
From the U.S. Department of Justice:
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Dwight Luis Clarke, age 31, of Germantown, Maryland, for federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, distribution of controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to the criminal complaint affidavit, Clarke sold crack cocaine and a heroin/fentanyl mixture, as well as seven firearms, including five privately manufactured firearms, known as “ghost guns.” The criminal complaint was filed on March 4, 2022, and Clarke was arrested on March 7, 2022. Upon his arrest, law enforcement seized another apparent semi-automatic privately made firearm from Clarke’s person. Clarke had his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt yesterday and U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day ordered that Clarke be detained pending trial.
The Stoltzfus family, owners of the Dutch Family Restaurant located inside of the Lancaster County Dutch Market at 12613 Wisteria Dr. in Germantown, were injured in a serious car accident in South Carolina on Sunday morning. The family was traveling to Florida for a vacation.
A GoFundMe has been set up at https://www.gofundme.com/f/jr-ruthies-accidentwe
Per the Germantown Historical Society:
The Germantown Community Flea Market is the place to find bargains and treasures. There’s something for everyone – toys & games – fashions and footwear – antiques and collectibles, lawn mowers and bicycles. You can search for your favorite CDs or books, discover kitchen gadgets you never knew you needed, jewelry to go with your favorite outfit – all kinds of things that you just can’t live without — and all at bargain prices! And the first bargain you find is when you come in – there is no admission or parking fee.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Saturday, March 5, 2022
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods (including Amazon 4 Star) in the United States and United Kingdom, per Reuters.
Amazon has an Amazon 4 Star location in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda and one that was planned for Germantown, with signage at that location recently going up. The Montgomery Mall Amazon 4 Star location will be closing permanently on march 19th, the store confirmed today. The Germantown location will no longer be opening, despite the recent signage that was erected prior to Amazon’s announcement.
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Update: James Authur Turbeville has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD: