CRIME & SAFETY
Maryland high school student arrested after authorities discovered a 129-page document detailing school shooting plan, police say
A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting.
Man struck, killed by tractor-trailer on busy I-270 in Montgomery County
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - A man was killed early Friday morning when police say he stepped out onto a busy Montgomery County highway and was struck by a tractor-trailer. The incident happened around 5:45 a.m. on Interstate 270 near the Interstate 370 interchange in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson...
Maryland homeowner opens fire after finding 2 men had broken in
ASPEN HILL, Md. — A homeowner in an Aspen Hill neighborhood shot at two burglars early Thursday. Police say one person has been taken into custody. Montgomery County Police Department officers were called to the 3200 block of Weeping Willow Court for a report of a burglary around 3 a.m. Investigators learned that two men entered a home in the area. The homeowner discovered the two men inside, and fired a round from a firearm, police said. No one was shot, and one of the burglars is in custody.
Several shot on Hanover Parkway in Maryland: police
PRINCE GEOREGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Greenbelt Police are responding to a shooting on Hanover Parkway. Police are in the area of 6925 Hanover Parkway after receiving reports of a shooting. According to police, several people have been shot. No word on the number of victims or any suspects. This is...
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