Trevon Brox, the 26-year-old from DC that was charged with shooting at a Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer yesterday in Olney will be held without bond.
Brox waived his right to a bond hearing earlier this afternoon, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Maryland-National Park Police have released the following statement regarding this morning’s incident in Olney.
“At 9:16 am today, officers responded to the Olney Swim Center for a call of a suspicious person. The staff believed the person to be related to prior thefts. Officers arrived on the scene as the person was leaving the property in a vehicle.
We first reported back in November 2019 that the Olney Crab House was coming to the location that used to be home to The Olney Tavern (18200 Georgia Avenue) in the Hillcrest Center in Olney. Renovations on the building began in the summer of 2020 but since then, the building has largely remained dormant and “For Lease” signs were placed back on the building in late 2020.
Today we were informed by the property management of center that the original owners had pulled out of the location and new owners have just recently taken over the lease. The new owners are still planning to open the restaurant as a crab house. No timeframe for opening was provided.
A suspect is in custody after firing a single shot at Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officers this morning in Olney. The incident occurred at Georgia Ave and King William Dr after the suspect fled from police after an earlier incident at the Olney Swim Center.
Officers did not return fire and there were no injuries to officers. A public information officer is on the scene and more information will be released soon.
F45 Training, an Australian franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Austin, Texas, is opening its third Montgomery County location in Olney (current locations exist in Bethesda and Silver Spring, though Google lists Bethesda as temporarily closed). The fitness center will open in the 3,200 sf location that was previously home to Pet Valu in Olney’s Fair Hill Shopping Center (previously Olney Town Center) at 18100 Town Center Drive, Unit 8115.
Pet Valu announced that it would close all of its stores in late 2020, which included 6 Montgomery County locations (Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Olney, Potomac, and Rockville) affecting 43 local employees. The storefront has been vacant ever since, but the klnb commercial real estate website now lists F45 as the new tenant.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The Olney Theatre at 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd in Olney has announced that due to multiple breakthrough cases of COVID-19, they have been forced to cancel the remaining performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which was scheduled to run through January 2.
According to the theater, the final 12 performances of the run were lost due to successive COVID-19 infections among the cast.
The Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting its Santa On a fire truck runs around Olney and surrounding area neighborhoods.
Check out Santa’s schedule, courtesy of the SSVFD.
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School at 17301 Old Vic Blvd in Olney announced today that it was ending in-person instruction several days earlier than scheduled for winter break after 21 students at the school tested positive for the coronavirus. The last day of school before the break begins was originally scheduled to be this Friday.
Mid terms were scheduled to take place for students on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week and have now been pushed back until January.
Olney Winery has been operating since 2012. The winemaker is currently located at 18127 Town Center Drive in the Fair Hill shopping center in Olney. In 2016, Olney Winery expanded and opened a tasting room in the stone house at 12810 Shank Farm Way in Hagerstown.Now, we’ve learned that Olney Winery will be one of the new tenants at Ashton Market, a new development that includes shopping and retail, located at 12 Olney Sandy Spring Road in Ashton.
Olney Winery will remain at its current location until the new location opens. They are currently aiming for a June opening. More on Ashton Market:
You may have seen the term “NIL,” which stands for “name, image, and likeness.” Rule changes have allowed college athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness.
Kentucky’s star pass rusher, Josh Paschal, took advantage of this as he was hired by pediatric dentist Dr. Danny Steckler to hilariously help communicate the importance of oral health.