CRIME & SAFETY
Student found with a pellet gun at Clarksburg middle school
A student at Forest Oak Middle School in Clarksburg was discovered Monday with a pellet gun at school, Principal Dacia Sewell wrote in a community letter sent to families. “During a lunch transition, students reported another student had an item that appeared to be a firearm,” Sewell wrote Monday. “Staff intervened quickly and discovered a pellet gun.”
Clinton man struck, killed by car in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a collision early Wednesday morning. MCPD said 43-year-old Earl William Smith of Clinton, Md. was driving a Ford van when he hit a sign, causing his van to become disabled in […]
Man dead after car hits pedestrian in Rockville
A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, police said. Around 5:30 a.m., Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel and Montgomery County police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck on the westbound side of Norbeck Road, between Georgia Avenue and Muncaster Mill Road.
Man accused of murder, kidnapping for January death held without bail
Alonzo Epps, who was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of a Pikesville man found dead in his car in Mount Pleasant in January, will be held without bail at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center. During a bail review hearing for Epps on Wednesday afternoon, the Frederick County...
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